Revenge! (form of)
Seventeen days have handed since surging Final Preventing Championship (UFC) Middleweight contender Reinier de Ridder halted super-prospect Bo Nickal with a devastating knee within the second spherical of their UFC Des Moines co-main occasion at Wells Fargo Enviornment in Des Moines, Iowa (watch highlights).
For the reason that upset, followers have “slaughtered” Nickal, branding him a fraud, whereas fighters like Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis have piled on with jabs.
One entity, nonetheless, bided its time for 2 weeks earlier than touchdown a sly dig: Iowa Wrestling.
The powerhouse faculty program, lengthy at odds with Nickal from his wrestling days, despatched de Ridder a care package deal full of Hawkeye gear, amusingly, “RDR” stated he anticipated it.
Try the care package deal beneath:
As a proud Penn State wrestler, Nickal’s rivalry with the College of Iowa runs deep, making this troll job sting—although seemingly lower than his first profession loss on Iowa soil.
Earlier than the struggle, Nickal, who went 3-0 in opposition to Iowa in faculty (pinning each opponent within the first interval), claimed he’d win over some UFC Des Moines followers regardless of his Hawkeye enmity. However when “RDR” sported an Iowa Hawkeyes shirt throughout struggle week, Iowa followers had their hero.
For now, the College of Iowa has received the final giggle … I suppose.
