29/04/2021
The story of Usman’s father 😦🙏
In 2009, Usman’s father was raided by a swat team and taken in - he was later sentenced on 14 federal charges and jailed for 15 years
But over the past seven years, almost every time UFC welterweight Kamaru Usman fought, the minimum security satellite camp turned into a full-fledged cheering section. All six televisions, which the inmates usually divided, were turned to the UFC broadcast. Just about every inmate packed himself into the television room, leaving the library, dormitory and multipurpose room empty.
"I honestly can't say there was anything else we looked forward to more," says Dee Ray, an inmate in 2007-13 and 2017-20. "Nothing could replace that. That was a time when everyone came together -- Black, white and Mexican -- and enjoyed the festivities. It kind of put us in the arena, so to speak. We didn't think about what we were going through during that time."
From 2015 to 2019, Kamaru fought 11 times in the UFC, including his bouts on TUF. Despite going undefeated, he never made a single appearance on pay-per-view. Colby Covington, one of Kamaru's fiercest rivals, actually used that fact against him during a news conference in 2018. Covington told Kamaru to "stick to basic cable," because he wasn't popular enough for PPV events.
Almost no one knew that behind the scenes, Kamaru had asked the UFC not to book him on PPV until he fought for a title and would have no choice. He knew the Seagoville prison camp wouldn't purchase a PPV for his father.
Usman’s father is now released and Usman wrapped the belt around him after his KO win at UFC 261 ❤️
via combatalk
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