Bo Nickal might want to win a number of extra fights earlier than going toe-to-toe with the perfect middleweights on the planet, however as soon as he will get there he believes a combat towards the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev is the largest matchup to make.
Combat followers have lengthy questioned what Nickal can do towards the premier fighters within the UFC’s 185-pound division. Sadly, Nickal solely has seven skilled fights to name his personal and can want extra time to realize the expertise wanted to combat the perfect on the planet. The 29-year-old prospect is just a piece in progress.
The previous NCAA Division 1 Nationwide Champion is already scheduled to combat world-class submission specialist Reinier de Ridder at UFC Des Moines this coming Could and may have his likelihood to show he’s prepared for high 10 competitors. Some combat followers are already counting Nickal out, however the undefeated middleweight is assured he can escape victorious.
If Nickal is ready to take out de Ridder and push his UFC file to 5-0 then he’ll positively get a crack on the high 10 later this yr. Finally, Nickal is hoping to attain a showdown with Chimaev, who’s on the cusp of his first-ever UFC title shot. So far as Nickal is worried, it’s the perfect matchup to make within the UFC proper now outdoors of Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall and Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria.
“100%, that’s probably the most thrilling combat there’s within the division in my view,” mentioned Nickal when requested a couple of combat towards Chimaev over present UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis (through Residence of Combat). “I believe so far as the fights within the UFC, you’ve bought on the high, Jones and Aspinall, you bought Ilia doubtlessly with Islam or one other 55’er after which I believe proper after that, probably the most thrilling combat subsequent is me and Khamzat. That’s one thing that the followers must see, that I need to see, I’m positive he desires it as properly so I simply bought to maintain profitable fights and we’ll make it occur.”
What are your ideas, Maniacs? Is Nickal vs. Khamzat actually a top-tier matchup or does Nickal have some delusion of grandeur at this stage in his profession?
Let’s focus on!
