The world’s most renowned mixed martial artist, Kamarudeen “Kamaru” Usman, has said he aspires to surpass professional wrestler and actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in fame and success.
The martial artist’s speech caught the media’s attention and elicited a wide range of responses from people.
Kamaru Usman and Dwayne Johnson
The best mixed martial artist in the world is Kamaru Usman. Kamaru Usman, of Nigerian-American descent, once competed in freestyle wrestling and continued to do so while pursuing a formal education.
His wrestling accomplishments include being a proud member of the 2010 USA University World Team, the 2010 NCAA Division II National Champion, three-time NCAA D II All American, and an NAIA National Qualifier. He’s worth $3 million.
He is currently a professional fighter for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the welterweight category (of which he also happens to be a champion).
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On the other hand, Dwayne Johnson is both an actor and a retired professional wrestler. His ring name was The Rock, which he still wears today and is also a commonly used nickname.
Throughout his career, he has won numerous honors, including 10 world championships (the most of any athlete of African American descent), two intercontinental titles, five tag team titles, and numerous Hollywood awards. The Rock has a net worth of $800 million.
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Statement by Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman always seems to be thinking of getting more success and notoriety than he already has, even though they are both very accomplished in their own ways in their respective fields.
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He would have recognized that he needed “more effort” and says he “wants to be bigger than Dwayne Johnson” in an interview.
“I worked and I understood, but that does not stop me. I want to be bigger than Dwayne Johnson. Taller than him, so that means I need more work. So this notion of when people say “oh, you’re Hollywood now, it’s going to his head”, I think that’s ridiculous to me, and if he thinks that, that’s the biggest misconception , it’s going to be a short night for him to come on Saturday night.
We still wish Kamaru Usman succeeded in getting what he worked so hard for, even though they are legends in their own right and cannot be compared.
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SOURCE: Sportskeeda
