Did Bo Nickal Sign His Death Certificate Last Night with His Dumb Interview Answers?

[BluntForceTrama]

I realize theres not much to say when youre put on the spot the way Rogan put Bo on the spot but that was clearly a shit performance last night.

But to top it off, Bo waxed on how awesome he thought he did and basically told the fans to shove it last night. "These guys want blood.....Im fired up about that performance" as the crowds boos get louder.


My thinking is that with that answer, people will now expect similar performances if he thinks that was so awesome. Hopefully saying and doing are two different things from him and he actually hated that performance but he seemed very sincere with his answer.

A better way to have answered that was obviously No...that was a shit performance and that he has MUCH more to offer but that was a very safe and gay performance against a very underwhelming opponent in Craig.

 

[SomethingCringetastic]

Bo interveiws like he's trying to steal my screen name

 

[Egészségére!]

Didn’t do himself any favors

He should fight Michel P next he’ll no choice but to engage

 

[blaseblase]

I think there's a reason he's only fought twice this calendar year. It's not like he was injured. He knows where his current ceiling is and is delaying his step up in competition. They should not be putting him on PPV main cards going forward.

 

[GiganticMeat]

Honestly. I don't think it was a tone deaf reply. I liked the way he approached it. Imo he just over explained himself. It was a solid performance against a Craig that crucially, looked very good/refreshed. Should have just left it at that.

 

[DoctorStoppage]

Completely embarrassing interview. I look forward to the day this clown gets slept. And it better not be on the main card of a PPV again. He deserves to get slept on the prelims in the apex.

Fuck any fighter that tries to tell us we should enjoy cowardly performances like that.

 

[Axe720]

It was cringe, but people will forget it if he has 1-2 good performances. The UFC just pushed him a little too fast. All he needs is a good team to help him blend his striking and wrestling skills together, then he'll do better and win some fans back.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Shouldn't have even been an interview after that fight anyways...

 

[Dionysian]

The real question is what prompted the absurd hype in the first place. I get it he was a very decorated wrestler. But anyone who watched his last fight against Brundage got a pretty good idea about his limitation. Now it's even more obvious. Just shows that fight knowledge is pretty low in MMA. People watch Khamzat steamrolling pro after pro and then just keep moving goal posts yet they see Bo looking less than stellar against hand-picked opponents and then predict he's coming for the belt. It is crazy.

 

[Khaosan]

He apparently “whooped” Craig according to him.

 

[forRealHuh]

It was cringe, but people will forget it if he has 1-2 good performances. The UFC just pushed him a little too fast. All he needs is a good team to help him blend his striking and wrestling skills together, then he'll do better and win some fans back.

Too fast? He claims to be champ material and hasn’t fought anyone serious yet. Could not engage with fading Craig, and most fans need help of google to figure out all his other previous opponents are fighters.

 

[josh345]

His wrestling doesn't translate as well to MMA. If he can get ahold of you against the cage he can chain wrestle well to get people down. But he doesn't have an explosive shot or anything. Its the new mark munoz.

 

[HHJ]

Nah

If he gets better no one will give a shit

 

[Koala]

That's prize fighting, no one cares about interviews
If his next fight is entertaining, people will cheer
Oliveira and Miocic don't even speak English and they made millions yesterday

 

[tymikeson]

As long as he starts to embrass a heal persona, im fine with it.

 

[Neck&Neck]

Bo dosent give a hoot about your salty tears
He’s still undefeated
Khamzat would never fight a whole fight without shooting for a TD
Bo is diversifying his bonds

 

[dipstickjimmy]

Didn’t do himself any favors

He should fight Michel P next he’ll no choice but to engage

The guy is only 7 fights in his career. Not UFC career but career total. Paul Craig was a terrible match up for Bo. You don't want to take him down as that is where he has the best chance to win. In the stand up Paul is decent enough to make Bo look bad because Bo isn't particularly experienced in the striking. His TD threat ususally amplifies his striking.

He did still win 30-27 clear as day. Can Michel P stop a TD yet? He was taken down 10 times and controlled for over 15 minutes. Utterly dominated. Michel is a fun fighter with a massive glaring weakness. He is Superman and top level wrestling is his kryponite.

 

[brody_in_ga]

Why didn't Craig even attempt to pull guard? It was clear Bo was scared of that aspect of his game... Craig was just as stupid imho.

 

[blaseblase]

It was cringe, but people will forget it if he has 1-2 good performances. The UFC just pushed him a little too fast. All he needs is a good team to help him blend his striking and wrestling skills together, then he'll do better and win some fans back.

Thing is I don't think the UFC will stop over hyping him and putting him into undeserved spots. They should, but they won't. They are turning him into a villain unintentionally.

 

[blaseblase]

Bo dosent give a hoot about your salty tears
He’s still undefeated
Khamzat would never fight a whole fight without shooting for a TD
Bo is diversifying his bonds

Lol Khamzat would destroy Bo, get real.