Bo Nickal is absolutely terrible

[blaseblase]

Horrible submissions skills on the ground, can get people down but becomes an Almeida afterwards.

A hot prospect with -2000 odds should not go to the 2nd round with Cody Brundage

You're just reaching for any reason to hate. Nickal dominated the fight and got a sub in round two. Jon Jones won his first two UFC fights by decision. Khamzat v John Phillips also ended in round two and everyone was impressed.

 

[CrimsonFan]

This is crazy.

He finished the fight and won both rounds. He was dominant in both rounds.

Talk about setting unrealistic expectations for the guy, lol

 

[clackers]

He is like Khamzat but with less experience.

Khamzat is on another level compared to Bo.

Khamzat can actually strike and has fought better fighters.

Yes Bo has less experience but as the quality of opponents gets better he's going to have problems if he cant them them down.

 

[NicholasJBasile]

I'm the one guy alive that was actually impressed I think. I don't view Brundage as a pushover. He's a decent opponent in my opinion. He did almost no damage and had Bo in zero danger. I kinda figured others wouldn't see it as I did though. Admittedly, Bo kinda lacked the killer instinct that you see from others, but that was only his 6th fight. I feel he has developed very well. I just don't feel he should be on main cards yet, as others have pointed out.

 

[diffuzn]

Looks like a young GSP?

young GSP was a karate striking beast wtf r u on about.

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

Terrible is wild. Brundage hurt him a couple times from what I saw tho and with those odds that's pretty crazy.

 

[Tweak896]

I will say here is the 185 top 15 - who does Bo Nickal beat?

1	Sean Strickland
2	Israel Adesanya
3	Robert Whittaker
4	Jared Cannonier
5	Marvin Vettori
6	Brendan Allen
7	Paulo Costa
8	Nassourdine Imavov
9	Roman Dolidze
10	Jack Hermansson
11	Khamzat Chimaev
12	Anthony Hernandez
13	Paul Craig
14	Chris Curtis
15	Caio Borralho

Paul Craig or Hernandez. Probably Hermansson. The issue is after he wins he's in the shark tank. Bo must know from training he's not ready, but until then he's just squashing nobodies for no reason. Can't believe Robocop isn't top 15, even he would he a nightmare for Bo.

 

[Petarito]

He is like Khamzat but with less experience.

He is in terms of skillset not close to Khamzat

You have no idea what you are talking about

 

[chinarice]

Now people are selling he was dominant the whole fight when he barely won the 1st round..... WTF? lol we watched a different fight.

He won but it certainly was not dominant. Dude is not terrible but he's hilariously overrated at this point in time by the masses.

 

[wufabufa]

I dunno, he looks like a guy who's good at wrestling that's only been fighting for a few years.

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Why was that on the main card lol.

Harrison vs Holm could have been on the main card over that

Or the jiri fight, either one

 

[Xanzito]

Brock Lesnar fought Frank Mir in his 2nd fight

Poatan was chasing his second belt in his 7th fight

 

[cmw43]

He has a long way to go before he can fight for the belt. Before this fight, he was talking that he could already beat Khamzat right now, this fight was a wakeup call. Odds pre-fight were crazy too, obviously he was right to be favoured but -2100?

Last I heard he said he'd be ready for Khamzat by the time he had about 12 fights, he's only had 6 and less than two years as a pro fighter.

 

[Left Hook Lacy]

He’s a poor mans Khamzat.


khamzat is SEVERAL tiers above him.

Yeah Khamzat looks much more polished in striking and grappling. Wouldn't matter if Nickal really is the better MMA wrestler.

 

[cmw43]

He needs a ranked guy, now. He's been given enough chances. If he gets smoked in his next fight, then he'll just go down as a big hype job until he can prove otherwise.

He's been pro less than two years, who do you think he should be fighting?

 

[MMAALLDAYBAYBAY]

Lmao, the amount of insufferable stupidity posted on these boards directly following events never ceases to amaze me.

 

[theincognito]

Bo is going to struggle hard if he moves up in competition right now. He did not react well when he got hit. He also got ragdoll thrown to the ground at one point.

Best thing for him would be slow his role, go to the prelims and work his way up like a normal prospect for the next couple of years. He doesn't currently have the skills to fight high level opponents.

 

[HP_Nut]

Last I heard he said he'd be ready for Khamzat by the time he had about 12 fights, he's only had 6 and less than two years as a pro fighter.

He said he was disappointed UFC didn't give him the call to face Khamzat for UFC 294 when Costa pulled out of the fight. In addition to that, even 2 days ago, DC interviewed him & he said he wanted Khamzat next, that's the fight to make

Bo Nickal 'a little disappointed' UFC didn't call to fight Khamzat Chimaev on short notice at UFC 294

Bo Nickal was bummed out he didn’t get the chance to fight Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294.

mmajunkie.usatoday.com

 

[TimeToTrain]

Bo is still likable despite his performance against Brundage. He will get better as time goes on. He’s still young and learning.

 

[Poirierfan]

Young Guy with only 6 fights wins 99.99999% of a fight and finishes the guy, somehow he's terrible now. Give the dude a break, it takes time. You haven't seen close to the final product, everyone knows this.