bo nickal career mismanagement is insane

[mister piscadinha]

dude should be in the apex facing four cans per year, but they put him in ppv main cards twice a year

dude is 28, not 17

he looks uncomfortable striking, shouldn't at all taking this slow ass road

if this guy want to be great in the ufc, he needs to switch gyms and fight 3-4 times a year

 

[Duke Kensington]

Doesn’t he train out of ATT? Not many gyms better than that.

he’s in a weird place where most cans are so bad everywhere that he can always out wrestle them and learn nothing. It makes more sense to spar/train with high level guys and fight twice a year.

Next year he will probably fight slightly higher level guys and maybe even a ranked opponent. Once you’re ranked it’s only really 2-3 fights until a title shot.

 

[Oscar Madison]

UFC Undefeated.

Craig was his entry into mid-level competition.

He's got 3-4 years to make his run -- and Find Out.

 

[HuskySamoan]

UFC Undefeated.

Craig was his entry into mid-level competition.

He's got 3-4 years to make his run -- and Find Out.

Craig is a 36 year old unathletic butt-scooter who has zero knockout power. He's 17-9, 1-4 in his last 5. Craig is "mid level" somehow, but about as easy as matchup as they could possibly find for Bo outside of your Jamie Picketts and Cody Brundages. Bo hasn't fought a single guy with a shred of potential or upside, not a single competent fighter that's even top 30 level yet and at MW...top 30 is pretty slim pickins still. Also just in a vacuum Bo's striking and wrestling haven't been coming along at all. If he's going to take such easy fights...he might as well be active.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

dude should be in the apex facing four cans per year, but they put him in ppv main cards twice a year

dude is 28, not 17

he looks uncomfortable striking, shouldn't at all taking this slow ass road

if this guy want to be great in the ufc, he needs to switch gyms and fight 3-4 times a year

Switch gyms?
He has a specific BJJ trainer. He has a specific MT trainer. He has a specific American Top Team trainer that trains with him in Pennsylvania. And he still practices wrestling at Penn State.

We need to stop expecting a round shape to fit into a triangle hole. Bo spends 40-50 hours a week in MMA. We just need to accept that we can't just grab combat athletes from other sports and expect them to do good in MMA. Just because you work hard at something doesn't mean you'll be successful at it. This isn't a switch gym issue. This is a Bo Nickels issue. His success in wrestling and potential isn't coming to fruition like it was expected too.

 

[Marko Polo]

Switch gyms?
He has a specific BJJ trainer. He has a specific MT trainer. He has a specific American Top Team trainer that trains with him in Pennsylvania. And he still practices wrestling at Penn State.

We need to stop expecting a round shape to fit into a triangle hole. Bo spends 40-50 hours a week in MMA. We just need to accept that we can't just grab combat athletes from other sports and expect them to do good in MMA. Just because you work hard at something doesn't mean you'll be successful at it. This isn't a switch gym issue. This is a Bo Nickels issue. His success in wrestling and potential isn't coming to fruition like it was expected too.

He seems really scared of being hit, like Lesnar was

 

[Adamant]

Bo should fight Hermannssonn or De Ridder next.

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

dude should be in the apex facing four cans per year, but they put him in ppv main cards twice a year

dude is 28, not 17

he looks uncomfortable striking, shouldn't at all taking this slow ass road

if this guy want to be great in the ufc, he needs to switch gyms and fight 3-4 times a year

He does come across as a 17 y/o

 

[CieloLuce]

I think the dude understands his role in the UFC. I think after that performance the UFC understood what he is capable of and we will be seeing him on fight nights or prelims for PPV's.

I am going to call it out now. He is literally the Daukaus bros but with more time.

 

[ThaiSexPills]

Craig is a 36 year old unathletic butt-scooter who has zero knockout power. He's 17-9, 1-4 in his last 5. Craig is "mid level" somehow, but about as easy as matchup as they could possibly find for Bo outside of your Jamie Picketts and Cody Brundages. Bo hasn't fought a single guy with a shred of potential or upside, not a single competent fighter that's even top 30 level yet and at MW...top 30 is pretty slim pickins still. Also just in a vacuum Bo's striking and wrestling haven't been coming along at all. If he's going to take such easy fights...he might as well be active.

Craig has beaten Hill and Anklaev. He’s a perfect gatekeeper for an up and comer like Bo and if you don’t respect him, you could lose badly. He’s obviously by far the best opponent Bo has had so far.