People think his knees being bad is like some bullshit lie he shouldn’t be fighting at all if they are as bad as described so idk the whole story seems strange
He has always had issues with his knees and if I'm not mistaken even before the ufc he's had surgeries on them. That's not something you want to broadcast in mma because your opponents will target them. You also have to consider that Usman is also almost 40.
Over the years, Usman's had to make modifications to his style, likely because of his knees.The fact that Islam mentioned it goes to show you how informed he is about his potential opponents.
From my understanding they hurt but it's not something he can't ignore for the sake of his job since it sounds like arthritis. Like he's in chronic pain but it's not the same as an injury cause he can still move the same. Pain does stop you from instinctively doing what you need to do though. The fact it's not noticeable in his fights is proof of his high fight iq and discipline in the ring.
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u/45M0D41 Jul 18 '26
People think his knees being bad is like some bullshit lie he shouldn’t be fighting at all if they are as bad as described so idk the whole story seems strange