LAS VEGAS – As per his brother’s request, Mohammed Usman exercised persistence in his win over Junior Tafa.
Usman (9-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) made it 2-0 within the octagon when he defeated Tafa by unanimous determination this previous Saturday at UFC Struggle Evening 222 on the UFC Apex. Along with his brother, former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, giving him some pre-fight recommendation, “The Motor” was in a position to climate an early storm and use his grappling to manage Tafa.
“My brother simply stored saying the identical factor time and again: ‘Don’t rush, keep affected person,’” Usman instructed reporters, together with MMA Junkie, at his UFC Struggle Evening 222 post-fight information convention. “Preventing, whenever you rush, your coronary heart price goes up.
“Your coronary heart price is already going by way of the roof, however whenever you rush, it goes up slightly bit extra. It makes you lose observe of focus, and the mission is to not go in there and rush. The mission is to go in there and execute and do what we have to do to get the job performed. I’m glad that we bought that performed at this time.”
Usman took on an unbeaten prospect in former Glory kickboxer Tafa, however “The Final Fighter 30” winner isn’t involved with matchmaking shifting ahead.
“That is the UFC. You get to a sure degree, you battle everyone,” Usman stated. “The purpose going ahead is simply to maintain listening to my coaches, simply preserve getting higher. Simply preserve getting higher to simply be within the cage and have the ability to combine all the pieces up and simply enhancing.”
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