Who is Kamaru Usman?

Kamaru Usman is a professional Nigerian-American mixed martial artist. Kamaru competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

He is the current UFC Welterweight Champion.

Similarly, on 16th December 2019, he became #8 in the UFC pound-for-pound rankings.

Kamaru Usman- Early Life, Education

Kamarudeen Usman was born on 11th May 1987 in Auchi, Nigeria. When he was 8 years old his parents moved here to the USA. Similarly, his father was in the Nigerian Army. He has a brother Mohammed who is also a mixed martial artist and also has a younger sister.

Kamaru started wrestling in his sophomore year in high school. He attended Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas. After that, he was educated at William Penn University in Iowa and was transferred to the University of Nebraska at Kearney in Kearney, Nebraska.