Bo Nickal will face his hardest test up until now in the UFC Octagon at UFC 309, as he is set to handle submission expert Paul Craig in a huge battle at middleweight.
Bo Nickal is commonly thought about a future champ in the middleweight department, and he has the possibility to take one action better to that on November 16 when he handles the gritty Paul Craig.
With the promo apparently trying to press him into superstardom, the 28-year-old completed on the huge UFC 300 occasion this previous April, sending Cody Brundage in the 2nd round.
Picture by Carmen Mandato/Getty ImagesBo Nickal responds to his battle versus Paul Craig being revealed
The Scotsman on the other hand is on a two-fight losing streak, losing his area in the leading 15 of the 185lb rankings.
One little criticism the UFC has actually gotten for the method they are handling Nickal is that most of fans think he is currently all set for a battle inside the rankings, and regardless of Craig’s consistency in the rankings, he is no longer in the leading 15.
Responding to his battle being revealed, Nickal commented: “Freedom! Yo, I ought to roll up with my face painted blue, envision that he would resemble, ‘Dude, that’s my thing guy’, and I ‘d simply completely clown on him.
“I’m thrilled, Paul Craig, huge battle at MSG UFC 309, certainly going to be an enormous card however yeah, I’m simply prepared to go, I’m thrilled and it’s time to go and do my thing,” Nickal stated on the Nickals and Dimes Podcast.
In regards to wagering chances, Nickal has actually been among the most greatly backed fighters in UFC history and for his UFC launching versus Jamie Pickett, he went into the cage as a substantial -2000 preferred.
According to Nickal’s podcast co-host, he has actually opened as a -2000 favorite versus the UFC veteran, ‘Bearjew’, which Nickal honestly confessed is ‘insane’.
The middleweight battle in between Nickal and Craig isn’t the only battle that was just recently revealed for the substantial occasion headlined by Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic.
Michael Chandler is set to handle Charles Oliveira in a five-round co-main occasion after choosing he is no longer going to await Conor McGregor to go back to action, a minimum of in the meantime.
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Bo Nickal exposes he ‘can’t see anything’ however has actually gained back a few of his vision
In spite of his large supremacy throughout college in fumbling, the 26-year-old has actually exposed that he ‘can’t see anything’ and has actually constantly had a hard time terribly with his vision.
“Dude, I can’t see anything, I do not understand if you understand that. I actually go through life simply rocking out. I can’t do contacts, they tinker my eyes excessive … I used glasses for a long period of time and after that my canine chewed them up.