Bo Nickal: 'I’ve Got a Lot of Work to Do' to Reach Potential Khamzat Chimaev Fight

I really hope these 2 cross paths at some point , it would be a bit of a shame if they didn’t
 
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Bo Nickal has nothing but praise for Khamzat Chimaev even though they could be on a collision course in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Bo Nickal: 'I’ve Got a Lot of Work to Do' to Reach Potential Khamzat Chimaev Fight

Bo Nickal has nothing but praise for Khamzat Chimaev even though they could be on a collision course in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Chimaev made a case for middleweight title contention with a first-round submission win over Robert Whittaker at UFC 308 last month. The undefeated Chechen-born Swede has has relied on his elite grappling during his rise to prominence, but Nickal, a former three-time NCAA Division I champion, could be the answer to Chimaev’s suffocating style.

Nickal himself has also been impressed with Chimaev’s wrestling since he first saw “Borz” choke out John Phillips in Abu Dhabi in his UFC debut in 2020. However, the Penn State alum agrees that he could stylistically pose the toughest threat to Chimaev. Nickal is also aware that a potential matchup against Chimaev is a long way off.

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“I’ve been super impressed with him I think since the very first time I watched him fight,” Nickal told Submission Radio. “Which was his first fight in the UFC over COVID in Abu Dhabi, that I thought that this guy is exceptional. It’s not any different than anybody else has thought. I think that grappling, he’s definitely at the highest level in MMA. You saw what he did to a super tough guy in Robert Whittaker. So you can’t take that away from him. And I feel like, yeah, a lot of people have said that when you look at matchups, that I’m probably the only guy that could really match him in that department. And I think that hopefully, eventually that’s a fight that we’ll see. I got a lot of work to do. There’s a lot of fights in between now and then for me because he is right up there at the title shot.”

Nickal's first step towards making it to the rankings would be to beat Paul Craig at UFC 309 on Saturday in their main card matchup at the Madison Square Garden in New York. Nickal is undefeated in six pro outings — all finishes — and is fresh off a submission win over Cody Brundage at UFC 300 this past April.



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Self-awareness is so rare anymore that I really appreciate him being this realistic and honest.
Good for you, Bo.
PA bless.

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payton said:
Its crazy how this guy is main carding a Jones ppv.
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He's one of the best folkstyle wrestlers of all-time.
Granted that doesn't come with the same level of fandom of a James Toney or Phil Brooks, but I get it.
They want to make him into a star. The American answer to Chimaev. Gotta get him exposure on a big card against a very favorable matchup.
 
Bitch ass haters will hate not matter what, if he said ''after this fight i want to fight Khamzat'', fucking losers would've said he doesn't deserve it
 
BJJ4Tone said:
He's one of the best folkstyle wrestlers of all-time.
Granted that doesn't come with the same level of fandom of a James Toney or Phil Brooks, but I get it.
They want to make him into a star. The American answer to Chimaev. Gotta get him exposure on a big card against a very favorable matchup.
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Who did the " the best folkstyle wrestlers of all-time." beat to deserve a spot like that?
 
payton said:
Who did the " the best folkstyle wrestlers of all-time." beat to deserve a spot like that?
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That's kinda my point...
Who did CM Punk beat? Who did James Toney beat?
And they were both on the main card in their first fights.

There are no shortage of examples of Dana prioritizing money over sport.
 
just dont hike in mountains next time you ll get a call, mr. Nickel
 
payton said:
Its crazy how this guy is main carding a Jones ppv.
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Not crazy at all. He was also on the main card for 300. They're trying to give exposure to one of their most promising prospects; it's smart marketing.
 
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