Kamaru Usman Quotes

I pretty much focus on all the main styles out there, karate, wrestling, boxing, jiujitsu, just pretty much anything within MMA.

People say that I'm a boxer. I actually started with kick boxing, and then I moved onto boxing, and then I moved onto grappling.

GSP is at the top of my list in knowing how to use strategy, how to bring an opponent out of his game, how to beat a guy without taking a beating. And he's good in standup and good at grappling.

I have to know jiu-jitsu and wrestling, but I'm a boxing guy.

I think martial arts, in general, shaped my wrestling style. I think I grew up as a martial artist as a kid.

If I were to fight Khabib, guaran-damn-tee you I would throw him from his feet to his back and beat him like in sambo like a five-point move in wrestling. That's my background.

Jiu-jitsu is my strong suit, but I trust my wrestling and my striking.

I train in Muay Thai, kickboxing, traditional boxing, wrestling, jiujitsu, and a little bit of judo.

As far as MMA, I want to say there's maybe five guys that do jiu-jitsu that have an actual level of understanding when it comes to boxing.

A good wrestler, with good jiu jitsu and great boxing, can beat Fedor.

I definitely want to fight after I'm done wrestling.

I'm the best there is in jiu-jitsu.

I don't classify myself as a wrestler, I'm a grappler.

Most other schools train no-gi part time, or maybe even half the time. We train no-gi all the time.

I train everything: I train wrestling; I train jiu-jitsu. I like to suplex people. I like ground-and-pound, but in my fight, I never have the opportunity.

I think it's stupid to say a guy who has trained in jiu-jitsu for as long as I have is just a stand-up fighter. I have trained with some of the best black belts in the world. I am comfortable on the ground. I can fight wherever the fight goes and not be concerned.

Street fight, you just ground and pound 'em. Boxing is totally different.

I practiced everything, from my BJJ to wrestling, judo and Muay Thai.

There's no question in my mind that the times I was in my prime, I was the most well-rounded fighter out there - or in the world. I was the one who knew how to kickbox. I did kickbox and muay thai, I competed in events in Japan, and I was a submission specialist. Going into the UFC for the first time, I was the most well-rounded fighter there.

I used to laugh at MMA and say 'do you know what a boxer would do to an MMA guy?' and then I got educated on the truth.

I have jiu-jitsu, wrestling... I like to do everything, especially knocking people out. People like fights like that.

I'm too long, I'm too rangy, I can box, I can kick, I can wrestle, I can do jiu-jitsu.

I just don't want to be a champion; I want to be one of the best fighters there ever was.

I'm a jiu-jitsu guy and that's my root.

I already knew a lot about the ground aspects of MMA, being a wrestler, but there was so much more. There was kicking, punching, and other things I wish I could have done as a wrestler. It really stoked my interest.