Bo Nickal can’t cease speaking about Khamzat Chimaev.
But when the unranked middleweight wrestler is hoping to attain a future tremendous struggle towards the No. 3-ranked title contender, he might wish to do a greater job of promoting the showdown. Proper now, it appears like Nickal is content material to lay-and-pray his strategy to victory.
Not a good way to rebound from this criticism.
”I don’t assume there’s actually a man on the planet at 86 kilos that may beat me in wrestling,” Nickal mentioned on YouTube (transcribed by MMA Junkie). “I believe that he’s good, he’s bought abilities, however his largest factor that’s going to crush him, particularly in a struggle towards me is, dude, you’re going to get drained. You’re going to go (down), and I’m going to go (up) because the struggle goes on.”
Blame these rattling highschool youngsters.
“And also you’re not going to take me down, which is your finest attribute,” Nickal continued. “So that you’re going to must strike with me. I’m most likely going to have the ability to take you down. Perhaps I don’t maintain you down on the bottom endlessly, however I can maintain you down there for slightly bit, and the longer the struggle goes, the more severe it’s going to get.”
Most likely not how UFC needs to e-book a fighter with six post-fight efficiency bonuses.
Nickal (7-0), a former NCAA Division-1 Nationwide Champion out of Penn State, made his UFC debut in March 2023 following a pair of wins on Dana White’s “Contender Collection” proving floor. As for Chimaev (14-0), he’s most likely one victory away from a middleweight title shot, assuming the promotion doesn’t hold him on ice for the winner of this struggle.
We’ll discover out in only a few weeks.
