Kamaru Usman: Nigerian Nightmare explains ₦1m UFC start

Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist Kamarudeen Usman has detailed his rise to stardom.

Usman, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title holder, is back on social media after an outing on a podcast.

The 36-year-old Usman detailed his situation before getting a substantial fee before stardom in the UFC on the Thanalysis podcast hosted by Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks, Athanasios Rotimi "Thanasis" Antetokounmpo.

On the podcast, Usman detailed his rise to fame, from preparing for the Olympics to making a switch to Mixed Martial Arts.

According to Usman, following his switch from wrestling to the UFC, he made just one thousand dollars.

He said, "I realized, oh well, I could eventually get paid. My first fight, I made, uh, two thousand dollars.

No, it was a thousand dollars I made, and uh, I just remember, Oh, I got a thousand dollars, and that lasted me like maybe two weeks, and so once I got into the Ultimate Fighter,"

In the interview, Usman detailed the meaning of his nickname, the Nigerian Nightmare, and stated that 

Usman then went on to explain that the Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo, is the next Nigerian Nightmare.

Usman has gone on to become one of the most successful champions in the history of the UFC.