“I broke my hand while practicing 3 weeks before the match took place,” – the Nigerian puncher said. “Most people do not know that. During that time, I didn't even dare to swing my right hand until this match.”
In the match of UFC 268 in New York, Kamaru Usman won when he fought continuously at Colby Covington and made him lie on the second half, and then had to give up.
The 34 -year -old puncher began to resonate in recent years when trained by Trevor Wittman, who had worked with Rose Namajunas and Gaethje.
The semi -class champion lifted the championship with his broken hand. At the same time, he shared that he had an accident when practicing with Gaethje.
“I punched Justin Gaethje's head. We were having a training session together. He had the same coach with me and sometimes both of them had a joint. Sometimes I helped him prepare and vice versa. Justin Gaethje won me a few matches, it was a heavy puncher.
I felt quite disappointed when I could not launch the last shot and still win. That is quite strange. I want to win the pond because the opponent is much weaker than me.
But at that moment, I also realized that I had never swung my right hand within 3 weeks. Therefore, I stopped and let him fall. That made the game take more time but the end was that I won. ”