Mixed martial arts fighter Kamaru Usman hit back at his detractors who keeps talking about his weak knee after his commanding victory over Joaquin Buckley in the UFC Atlanta Main event. The 38-year-old stated that he can still freely do whatever he wants to and will remain the boogeyman.
Usman, who seemed to enter the arena limping, dominated Buckley comprehensively in the main event of UFC Atlanta. Usman took down Buckley in each of the three rounds, planting him into the canvas. The veteran notably opened a cut early and continued to hammer away at the same spot to defeat Buckley.
Speaking after the match, he stated:
"I know it's a running joke, everybody wants to get on the internet and talk s**t. His knees, his knees. Well shut the f**k up. I can still do what I do. The rest of the welterweight division, listen. I have been and always will be the f***ing boogeyman."
"I needed to get that monkey off my back" - Kamaru Usman
Usman went on to comment that he had to brought his A game against an extremely talented and hungry youngster. He said, as quoted by MMAFighting.com:
"It feels good. It’s been a while, I needed to get that monkey off my back. I know I’m still able to do this at the highest level. Sometimes when you’re going up against a young, hungry guy like that, very talented, very aggressive, you’ve got to pull out the skills and use the experience. That’s what I did tonight."
