In September 2017, Kamaru Usman scored a first-round knockout over Sergio Moraes. After the stoppage win, Usman walked up to the camera and said, “170 get ready. I’m a problem.” On Saturday, after his third-round TKO win over Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 258, Usman found a camera and shouted, “Put some respect on my name!”
With his stoppage of Burns, Usman successfully defended the UFC welterweight title for a third time. And yes, anyone who doubted he could get past Burns should apologize for that thinking and put some respect on his name. Oh, and yes, Usman is a problem for the welterweights who are looking up at him perched atop the division.