{"id":267895,"date":"2018-01-15T08:40:31","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T16:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=267895"},"modified":"2018-01-15T08:40:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T16:40:31","slug":"dana-white-wasnt-impressed-kamaru-usmans-performance-30-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kamaru-usman\/dana-white-wasnt-impressed-kamaru-usmans-performance-30-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White wasn’t impressed by Kamaru Usman’s performance \u2013 or his “30%” comment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, on the main card of the UFC’s anticipated debut in St. Louis, streaking welterweight contender Kamaru Usman wrestled a tough Emil Meek to a decisive unanimous decision win<\/a>. In his post-fight speech, “The Nigerian Nightmare” explained that he’d executed this win at “30%”.<\/p>\n

While Usman’s win was undeniably dominant, it didn’t do much to impress UFC President Dana White. White also didn’t like Usman’s 30% comment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t love that fight,\u201d\u00a0White said of Usman’s performance on the FS1 post-fight show<\/span>. \u201cYeah, he\u2019s a tough guy. Yeah, he can impose his will. But you don\u2019t jump up and start acting like you knocked somebody out and say you only went 30%. So what\u2019s that mean? What if you\u2019re on pay-per-view? Do you use 60%?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s one of the most ridiculous things I\u2019ve ever heard somebody say, and you\u2019re getting booed out of the arena on top of it,\u201d White said. \u201cI don\u2019t know. We\u2019ll see what\u2019s next for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

If Usman has his way, his next outing will be against fellow contender Colby Covington, who he called out post-fight. White, however, feels this callout might have been a bit premature.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou just fought a guy who wasn\u2019t ranked and went to a decision, and the people were booing you at the end,\u201d White told MMAJunkie<\/a> backstage after Usman’s win \u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s the right time to call a guy out, when they\u2019re booing you out of the stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having evidently heard the backlash after his 30% comment, Usman took to Twitter to clarify post-fight.<\/p>\n

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Let me clear something up since some didn\u2019t understand my post fight interview. What I meant was that I came into the fight at 30% health. I could\u2019ve pulled out but I chose 2 stay the course & give @emilvalhalla<\/a> his chance @ a top 10 guy. I fight anyone, anytime even at 30%.<\/p>\n

\u2014 KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) January 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n