How I Sold Fufu Before I Left Nigeria – Kamaru Usman

For Nigerian-American mixed martial arts champion, Kamaru Usman who  knocked  Jorge Masvidal out to retain his UFC welterweight belt April 24th 2021,Saturday night at UFC 261, Kamaru Usman knocked out Jorge Masvidal with a huge right hand, leaving no doubt he's the best in his class;

In his own words  "I told everyone, I'm still getting better, I'm still getting better,"

Usman said. "The sky is the limit for me".

he and his family have paid their dues in Nigeria before moving on to greener pastures and now enjoying the fruits of their labours.

The UFC’s current welterweight champion disclosed this and many more in a wide-ranging interview on a Channels TV program, Gist Nigeria.

According to the 33-year-old father of one he farmed and hawked to secure the next meal.

He said, “We grew up in the village. We farmed. As a small boy, farm boy, I used to hawk Akpu, put hot Akpu on my head. I came from nothing,” Usman started.

The Auchi-born fighter, who moved to USA aged eight, disclosed the everyday family struggle and how his mother catered for himself and two other brothers.

“There is just struggle every day, the struggle to, how are we gonna eat next week, next month. What are we gonna do? We owned a small store where we sold clothes, we sold shoes, my mum sold bags, anything that we could sell, my mum was able to get and try to sell. My mum was a hustler and that is one of the things I respect so much about her as a woman with three rowdy Naija boys, ” Kamaru Usman said.

Kamarudeen "Kamaru" Usman (born May 11, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist, former freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler. He currently competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the reigning UFC Welterweight Champion. Usman was also The Ultimate Fighter 21 tournament winner. As of March 23, 2021 he is #2 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

Usman now has the longest winning streak among active fighters in the UFC.

Dana White the UFC President believes Usman is on his way to becoming one of the greatest fighters ever.

Coming from a humble background ,starting from the bottom and now the young man is at the Top and The Number 1 Champion in the UFC in the welterweight Category.

Remember this , if you believe in yourself, you have the faith that you can make it happen, Go Ahead and Crush those goals and do have a Productive Week and Stay Blessed.

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