UFC Champion Kamara Usman made his MCU debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

WARNING: This article contains spoilers forBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.

I’m standing literally a few feet away from Angela Bassett.

Usman Black Panther

And this is a woman that I admired her work since I was a teenager.

And so I’m just sitting there, like, ‘Oh, crap, I can’t mess up.

I can’t mess up my one line.’

Kamara Usman behind the scenes of Black Panther

And, lo and behold, after twenty takes, I didn’t forget the line.

And I’m like, ‘Wow, OK, I see how difficult this is now.'"

I’m excited to see her watch that and know that that’s me up there."

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UFC Champion Kamara Usman can be found throughoutBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever, which is now playing in theaters.

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