Kamaru Usman victory against Colby Covington? His relationship with daughter Samirah Usman

Kamaru Usman victory against Colby Covington? His relationship with daughter Samirah Usman

Kamaru Usman fought against Colby Covington in the main event of UFC 245. According to UFC welterweight champ Matt Serra, the event was stopped a bit early.

They went back and forth for five rounds in the main event fight but in the fifth round, Usman stopped Covington after knocking him down. Matt thought that the stoppage was a bit early. Matt said,

“I felt that was definitely a little premature,”

Kamaru Usman VS Colby Covington
Kamaru Usman VS Colby Covington(Source: MMA Fighting)

He added,

“F—k, the guy’s fighting almost 10 minutes with a broken jaw. He went down, he’s moving his head, he’s covering up. Why? He gets up, first thing he says is, ‘what are you doing?’ And listen I really feel weird being the guy to go to bat for Colby cause I don’t like the guy.”

One of the judges scored the fight 3-1 in favor of Covington, another scored 3-1 for Usman, and others scored 2-2.

Covington made multiple remarks on Usman and some of them were racist and discriminatory. In the ring, Usman punched Covington in the face, broke his jaw, and won the fight.

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Is Kamaru Usman a great father?

The Nigerian-American mixed martial artist is not just a good fighter but also the best dad. He has a daughter Samirah Usman born on 30th July 2014. Usman loves his daughter and shares about her on his Instagram handle.

Kamaru Usman with daughter Samirah Usman
Kamaru Usman with daughter Samirah Usman(Source: Scoopnest)

However, Usman has not revealed his baby’s mother. When Samirah turned 5 years old, Usman shared a picture of her in In and wrote,

“My heart is heavy with emotions while posting this. Today my little princess @misspretty_14 turns 5. I’m extremely proud and excited to watch her grow mentally, physically, and spiritually each and every day into a superstar.”

Similarly, he shared his life story in The Guardian Life Magazine which he announced through Instagram and wrote the caption,

“UFC welterweight champion, the father of one is living the life most of us dream of.
Grab of copy of tomorrow’s issue of The Guardian Life Magazine an insert of @guardiannigeria Usman takes us on a journey of his childhood, career, fatherhood, and being a Nigerian.”

Usman loves spending time with his daughter. Samirah is a daddy’s princess. Similarly, she has a good bond with her cousins as well. His daughter is of multi-culture. He tweeted,

“My daughter speaks fluent Portuguese & even watches shows in Portuguese dat I can’t understand of course well time 2 learn that language lol”

Samira’s mother is a Brazilian lady.

Kamaru Usman with his daughter and baby mama
Kamaru Usman with his daughter and baby mama(Source: Paragon Page)

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Short bio on 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. Read more bio…

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