Who is Kamaru Usman's wife?
Kamaru Usman was reportedly married to Eleslie Dietzsch. According to an entertainment outlet, PlayersGF, Dietzsch is of Brazilian descent and was born on November 22, 1986.
Usman and Dietzsch preferred to keep their relationship private. The UFC welterweight champion publicly addressed his relationship status back in 2016, where he referred to Dietzsch as his girlfriend.
In an interview with Playerwiveswiki.com, Usman said:
“I’m loving Brazil, my girlfriend is Brazilian, my daughter is half-Brazilian."
Dietzsch is of Portuguese and Brazilian descent. She was born on November 22, 1986 and was also present at UFC 261, where Kamaru Usman defended his welterweight championship for the fifth consecutive time.
Although Usman and Dietzsch were in a relationship for almost eight years, not too many pictures of the duo have surfaced online, indicating the respect they have for each other's privacy.
The pair also have a daughter named Samirah, who was born in August 2014. Usman has consistently shown his love for the nine-year-old on social media.
Samirah also has an Instagram account which is probably managed by her parents. The nine-year-old has remained fairly active on the photo-sharing platform and has repeatedly been seen accompanying her father during some of his training sessions.
Kamaru Usman split with his partner in 2022
Kamaru Usman and Eleslie Dietzsch called it quits in the Autumn of 2022. During his appearance on the Andrew Schulz podcast, Usman said:
“Yeah, I was in a relationship until earlier this year. I’m single but I’m not really like – don’t get me wrong, we all like girls. But I’m like – I like love.”
Kamaru Usman continues to raise his daughter with love and affection. The Nigerian-American fighter prefers to keep his personal life out of the glitter and glamour of sports entertainment industry. At the moment, his current relationship status is unknown.
Apart from his personal struggles and break-up, Kamaru Usman has hit a rough patch in his fighting career as well. After defending the UFC welterweight title five consecuvie times, the 36-year-old was in the conversation for becoming the greatest welterweight champion in UFC history. However, a perfectly timed headkick from Leon Edwards stripped Usman of his title at UFC 278.
Another loss to Edwards at UFC 286 has significantly hurt the former champion's stock in the title picture. He will attempt to get the momentum on his side by defeating Khamzat Chimaev at this weekend's UFC 294 PPV event.