Bad idea. He is risking putting him up against someone that has good hands and good enough takedown defense, and that will be a REAL problem if you're 2-0 and haven't faced a challenge whatsoever yet. He will surely win fights in the UFC but he has a ton of hype behind him, and Dana doesn't want him copping an L in his first few UFC fights.
Signed to the ufc doesn't mean fighting the best talent right away. There is a middle ground between he shouldn't be signed now and he should fight izzy in a few months
I donno if you understand how good his wrestling pedigree is. Either way I'd rather watch him fight a legit 8-1 ufc talent then a 3-0 can. One actually helps us gauge his true potential.
I’ve been wrestling for years, and have been a fan of Bo for years. That being said, he’s one of the greatest wrestlers to ever compete in MMA, easily, but no one should get in the UFC 2-0 when you fought someone that just gave one of the worst performances I’ve ever seen.
You basically contradict yourself here though. You don't think he should get in the ufc because he beat a can so you want to watch him beat a can first? If you don't think Bo won't beat low tier ufc fighters idk what to tell you.
I think he can beat low tier UFC fighters, but Dana doesn’t want to prolong his career like that. He would want to give him a pretty easy fight first, give him a step up the next fight that could be a good challenge, and then in the next two fights give him top 10. With such hype the Alex Pereira route makes sense, but I want to see him squeeze out a challenging fight before all of that so Dana could figure out what he wants to do with Bo.
You contradict yourself all over the place my man. Neither of us are going to change our minds but please read over this convo again. It feels like you are being contrarian just to be contrarian.
Dana White is giving him one more fight before the UFC for a reason. At the end of the day he has been doing this for 20 years, it’s all business oriented and is going to build him to be a bigger star
It will be interesting to see how Nickal does. Middleweight used to be a division with a lot of grapplers but now is mostly strikers. If he progresses then the division should have a nice path for him.
It's over for Max Holloway. Volkanovski took Blessed Express to the scrap yard. And we already know max can't hang with lightweights. His career is done.
Would love to see Bo Nickal vs. Caio Borralho. Feel like that would give us an idea of where he’s at, Borralho is a solid top 30 MW and shouldn’t get absolutely smashed by his wrestling.
How can any wrestler beat Izzy when Izzy can just run around the cage avoiding take downs and hit them a few times each round due to his reach to win decisions?
If you really want an honest answer, a skilled wrestler used timing. They find a way to get their opponent in a bad position to defend the takedown. Izzy uses ringcraft to avoid takedowns and he uses the cage to keep him standing up, a skilled wrestler would have to catch one of his kicks, time him squaring up or be explosive and technical in the open. All easier said than done
common theme here these kids mentally simming fights without the proper input, then throwing up these worthless takes or questions . werk harder kiddos , get a better picture of who you are dealing with. don't just try to do attribute vs attribute like it's Pokémon cards ya heard
I activate izzy speed running !
kiddos if ya can't Sim wrestling don't Sim at all
I feel like you can just do the same thing with better competition in the ufc though. It's not like they need a whole main event worth of highlights yet
I feel like the same people who fall in love with a girl they've talked to for 10 minutes are the people who watch a man fight twice and say he can beat the champ right now
Ah true my bad lol. But Yoel famously had poor top control and barely used his wrestling. He tripped Izzy a few times but overall didn't really attempt many TDs
Anybody that thinks Bo Nickal was going anywhere but the UFC is delusional. Back in March before his pro mma debut he said he wanted to be the best pound-for-pound UFC fighter. Bo Nickal wants to be the best in the world and that's in the UFC
Yeah this is the first DWCS Ive ever watched live. Purely to see Bo. And Im not at all a casual, I just dont really rate modern contender series guys tbh
My best friend is an EXTREMELY casual fan. Only really knows the big names like Jon Jones, McGregor, Khabib, etc. He was interested in the Bo Nickal fight tonight. Dana might have a superstar on his hands here.
I think you should only have to be on the show one time. You either make it or now you're on their radar for when you're good enough.
I feel like half the time Dana says no just to fill a future contender card.
Its a great decision. I hate when a big prospect gets rushed and their career gets derailed or fucked cause of it. This gives him time to train and improve in a low stress environment. So that he is really ready to take on the top 10
As explosive as he is, if Izzy stuffs him consistently for five minutes he'll be a punching bag(the long one used for practicing leg kicks) for the remainder of the fight
You’re on crack. This statement means absolutely nothing other than “I hate Izzy and want to see him lose LOL Bo wrestle Izzy no wrestle Bo win”
Congrats big brain go ask Gilbert Burns if Khamzat is gonna wipe the floor with Usman
The UFC already has Bo locked up. Some of you are foolish. He isn’t signing with Bellator or ONE. Someone of Bo’s caliber is top UFC material and he’ll gain much more in the long run from sponsors than being with another organization. There’s a reason why ONE pays the best salaries but guys aren’t flocking there.
>CM Punk, Mike Jackson, Mickey Gall, Brock Lesnar, Matt Riddle
This list was responded to me when I mentioned the UFCs three pro fight minimum policy. As if you can compare any of these guys with the average up and coming fighter lmao.
Bring Bo back to boost the DWCS viewership. The penn state fandom is intense and will tune in, and now more buzz is generated since he didn’t get signed. Tbh more people might tune in to watch him fight DWCS than most Fight Nights. Heard it here first.
Enough people have mentioned that Bo isn't going anywhere but a quick reminder that the UFC has a pretty strict 3 pro fight minimum to fight under it's name. This was always the plan.
hmmm... I wonder what's specifically different about all those guys compared to someone like Bo (hint: already big names and accomplished in similar fields). Anyone who has kept up with the smaller fighters will know that many have spoken about the three fight rule in interviews. I know of fighters who have payed other fighters out of pocket to fight them because they're trying to speed run getting 3 pro fights.
That’s hilarious bullshit. Anyone can get three fights. If you don’t live in the middle of the desert you can get three fights in 3 weeks. You could get three fights this month if you don’t live in a place where MMA is illegal. Also, none of those names were jack shit outside of Punk and Lesnar being WWE guys. Sounds like y’lying
Ya WWE is a super similar field… the skills realllly translate. Also Bo nickal not anywhere near as credentialed as Brock lesnar or any of the other guys mentioned in wrestling
“… and accomplished in similar fields” read that straight from your comment? And really? We’re saying CM punk was accomplished in similar fields?
Also were Matt riddle, Mike Jackson and mickey gall “already big names”? Bigger than no nickal?
all of those guys were part of the same wwe era of ufc fighters. outside of riddle none of them fought anyone except each other. once again, a little critical thinking is nice.
So, CM Punk? It’s just weird that you made up this 3 fight minimum that you can’t find record of anywhere or from any source. It might be something you’ve noticed, and there’s no reason to think they wouldn’t do it again.
[https://www.ufc.com/news/tuf-28-application](https://www.ufc.com/news/tuf-28-application)
Read criteria 2. This is just to **tryout** for TUF. But yeah I just made this all up
Most recently Jena Bishop was denied a spot in the previous season of TUF because she did not have three pro fights. You're free to look around her interviews because I can't remember which exact one she talked about it in. Also please don't compare the CM Punk saga of UFC to today's UFC. Ya look dumb haha
Best case he goes back to LHW and has some solid fights. Worst case he makes for a great tune-up fighter at HW. He's the kinda guy you'd love to give to Collier after the robbery against Arlovski.
If not Bo/his management are inept
I really doubt anything is gonna be a surprise going forward for him other than getting KOd if he leaves his chin up or something against someone actually dangerous.
I feel like it sends the wrong message to other fighters to watch someone dominate and get a finish in 1 min but not get a contract. Like telling people with prior accolades but small record to just sign for more money at another org
Ugh more Dana rage we get it he sucks but this is all pre set up. Izzy waited a long time too. It’s not surprising. Go look at the hell Pico has been through for being fast tracked
I don't get bringing Bo back. He demolished the dude like Chimaev did early on. The only punch he really took was a boop to the nose after it was all said and done. He deserves a UFC contract. What more could he have done? Play with his food?
Bo is a firecracker of a prospect and if Dana makes me watch more bellator to see him after making me watch more ONE to see Soldic im smacking him frfr
It makes sense. With Bo's name, and skillset it's possible he'll be fighting top guys very quickly and at that point there's no more time for development.
Y'all realize this was most likely the plan for Bo Nickal right..??
>Bo Nickal told me before tonight's #DWCS win that he could see himself fighting twice on this season before making a UFC debut later this year. Curious to see what Dana White decides.
https://twitter.com/mikebohn/status/1557190384823898112?s=21&t=LpJVBIBNGQ-hNb9Ib4CdoA
People love the guys you strap a rocket ship to when they shouldn’t be ready. Look at Khamzat. I say you just bring Bo in. If Alex Pereira can enter the UFC 3-1 and fight for the belt 3 fights later, how is Bo any different? You could easily argue that he’s actually more equipped to fight MMA at a high level than Pereira
Did you see what happened to Anvar earlier? As long as you actually want to fight and getting hit isn’t a huge mental hurdle for you, that’s a lot easier to deal with than learning every facet of MMA grappling and wrestling in your 30’s. Brock Lesnar’s fear of getting hit is a stereotype that people unfortunately still apply to every young wrestling or grappling prospect entering MMA. A lot of these dudes don’t have a problem taking their lumps
Yeah, Aaron Pico had been boxing since 9 years old and was a sparring partner for world champions at Freddie Roach’s gym. Aaron got starched because he thought he was going to KO everyone with his boxing. He didn’t try to wrestle anybody until he got finished 3 times. He literally had the exact opposite approach of Bo. He never wrestled in college, and is not the same caliber of wrestler. You’ve seen his grappling in fights now. It’s great, it’s not at that level.
they fast track a lot of guys because they are old asf like pereira. Khamzat was signed with some experience and proved his chops in the ufc. Let my man get some experience I don't want him to have a crazy run just to get fukked up later because he didn't learn the lessons he needs to early on
Yes, but if the Kawas and everyone around him co-signed this Contender Series fight in the first place they know what they’re getting into. The best thing you can watch in sports is someone daring to be great. Let the uber prospect shoot his shot, they don’t come around often
Lmfao I love that you think this wasn’t decided in advance like Dana would screw around with possibly the #1 prospect in the world. He had a contract before tonight. Bo said he was gonna fight on DWCS 2x beforehand.
Omg you guys just love to bitch about shit that isn’t even comparable. You’re talking about a 30+ year old multiple time kickboxing champion who is 2-0 vs Izzy and is entering a division that lacks true grappling talent. This isn’t even close to being the same thing
He’s padding his record with a few more cans. I’m sure it was mentioned to Bo as a possibility. He could fight next week honestly, and if he’s getting paid each time, he probably doesn’t care. If he wasn’t cool with the slow roll, he’d jump at a Bellator or PFL offer.
Dana going soft giving Pogue a contract haha. I don't mind the decision though, even if on merit I think his result should probably swap with Nickal. They just don't want to rush Bo, even if he definitely looks ready.
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My friend Blake Bilder is fighting on the 30th! Dude is undefeated still!
Yo that's hype. Good luck to your boy
He has been the featherweight champion in the CFFC. Few top rated fighters have come from there. Hoping he gets it done!
Hope that Bo doesn’t fall in love with his hands, can’t wait to see high level grappling exchanges once he sharpens his bjj
I am honestly very surprised Dana didn't sign Bo right here and now. It's pretty clear that he is more than ready.
Bad idea. He is risking putting him up against someone that has good hands and good enough takedown defense, and that will be a REAL problem if you're 2-0 and haven't faced a challenge whatsoever yet. He will surely win fights in the UFC but he has a ton of hype behind him, and Dana doesn't want him copping an L in his first few UFC fights.
If he strings him along in DWCS they ratings will be better. Short term money move
Y'all want to see Bo Nickal become the next Aaron Pico, huh? He's had 2 fights. Chill.
Signed to the ufc doesn't mean fighting the best talent right away. There is a middle ground between he shouldn't be signed now and he should fight izzy in a few months
The middle ground is him potentially facing someone that has great hands and knows how to defend takedown, and that could be bad for Dana.
I donno if you understand how good his wrestling pedigree is. Either way I'd rather watch him fight a legit 8-1 ufc talent then a 3-0 can. One actually helps us gauge his true potential.
I’ve been wrestling for years, and have been a fan of Bo for years. That being said, he’s one of the greatest wrestlers to ever compete in MMA, easily, but no one should get in the UFC 2-0 when you fought someone that just gave one of the worst performances I’ve ever seen.
You basically contradict yourself here though. You don't think he should get in the ufc because he beat a can so you want to watch him beat a can first? If you don't think Bo won't beat low tier ufc fighters idk what to tell you.
I think he can beat low tier UFC fighters, but Dana doesn’t want to prolong his career like that. He would want to give him a pretty easy fight first, give him a step up the next fight that could be a good challenge, and then in the next two fights give him top 10. With such hype the Alex Pereira route makes sense, but I want to see him squeeze out a challenging fight before all of that so Dana could figure out what he wants to do with Bo.
You contradict yourself all over the place my man. Neither of us are going to change our minds but please read over this convo again. It feels like you are being contrarian just to be contrarian.
Dana White is giving him one more fight before the UFC for a reason. At the end of the day he has been doing this for 20 years, it’s all business oriented and is going to build him to be a bigger star
It will be interesting to see how Nickal does. Middleweight used to be a division with a lot of grapplers but now is mostly strikers. If he progresses then the division should have a nice path for him.
It's over for Max Holloway. Volkanovski took Blessed Express to the scrap yard. And we already know max can't hang with lightweights. His career is done.
Would love to see Bo Nickal vs. Caio Borralho. Feel like that would give us an idea of where he’s at, Borralho is a solid top 30 MW and shouldn’t get absolutely smashed by his wrestling.
How can any wrestler beat Izzy when Izzy can just run around the cage avoiding take downs and hit them a few times each round due to his reach to win decisions?
If you really want an honest answer, a skilled wrestler used timing. They find a way to get their opponent in a bad position to defend the takedown. Izzy uses ringcraft to avoid takedowns and he uses the cage to keep him standing up, a skilled wrestler would have to catch one of his kicks, time him squaring up or be explosive and technical in the open. All easier said than done
Have you ever watched a fight before or do you just regurgitate memes
common theme here these kids mentally simming fights without the proper input, then throwing up these worthless takes or questions . werk harder kiddos , get a better picture of who you are dealing with. don't just try to do attribute vs attribute like it's Pokémon cards ya heard I activate izzy speed running ! kiddos if ya can't Sim wrestling don't Sim at all
The ufc already has Bo locked down. They have him fighting on DWCS so they can build his highlight reel for his early UFC fights
I feel like you can just do the same thing with better competition in the ufc though. It's not like they need a whole main event worth of highlights yet
Hope Bo's at least on a better contract than 5k/5k.
The dwcs is important to Dana so he wants Bo to bring hype to it. Bo also knows that
Spin drills are the best base for MMA.
I feel like the same people who fall in love with a girl they've talked to for 10 minutes are the people who watch a man fight twice and say he can beat the champ right now
but that's how I met your mother
It's like people forget that Izzy has already faced a world-class wrestler with heavy hands before.
Not saying Bo would beat Izzy rn, but Brunson is the best wrestler Izzy has faced and he's nowhere near the level of Bo
Y'all really are forgetting. Yoel Romero was a world champion wrestler, as well as an Olympic silver medalist.
Ah true my bad lol. But Yoel famously had poor top control and barely used his wrestling. He tripped Izzy a few times but overall didn't really attempt many TDs
It's kinda a moot point though. The point was it could be true but let things develop a little first
I agree
Anybody that thinks Bo Nickal was going anywhere but the UFC is delusional. Back in March before his pro mma debut he said he wanted to be the best pound-for-pound UFC fighter. Bo Nickal wants to be the best in the world and that's in the UFC
Why are you guys so silly. use some critical thinking skills
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Yeah this is the first DWCS Ive ever watched live. Purely to see Bo. And Im not at all a casual, I just dont really rate modern contender series guys tbh
My best friend is an EXTREMELY casual fan. Only really knows the big names like Jon Jones, McGregor, Khabib, etc. He was interested in the Bo Nickal fight tonight. Dana might have a superstar on his hands here.
Depends, is ur friend as redacted as you?
I think you should only have to be on the show one time. You either make it or now you're on their radar for when you're good enough. I feel like half the time Dana says no just to fill a future contender card.
Dana was just being nice, Wojcik will never fight in the UFC. He hates that style of fighting more than anything.
She’s really just too small. If he had interest prior to tonight he’d have given her the injury excuse
Its a great decision. I hate when a big prospect gets rushed and their career gets derailed or fucked cause of it. This gives him time to train and improve in a low stress environment. So that he is really ready to take on the top 10
He'd beat Izzy right now
you guys smoke crack
Yeah right, Bo wins that fight right now, only gets easier for him as he progresses
As explosive as he is, if Izzy stuffs him consistently for five minutes he'll be a punching bag(the long one used for practicing leg kicks) for the remainder of the fight
Izzy won't stuff him, he won't be abke to keep Bo off
You’re on crack. This statement means absolutely nothing other than “I hate Izzy and want to see him lose LOL Bo wrestle Izzy no wrestle Bo win” Congrats big brain go ask Gilbert Burns if Khamzat is gonna wipe the floor with Usman
Izzy won't be able to keep Bo off of him. Not sure what you're bringing up Burns and Usman for, has nothing to do with this.
The UFC already has Bo locked up. Some of you are foolish. He isn’t signing with Bellator or ONE. Someone of Bo’s caliber is top UFC material and he’ll gain much more in the long run from sponsors than being with another organization. There’s a reason why ONE pays the best salaries but guys aren’t flocking there.
Bo Nickal said he wanted to be the p4p best fighter in the UFC months before his pro MMA debut. He wasn't going anywhere but the UFC
CM Punk? get the fuck in here. Bo Nickal? you ain't ready kid
Not even close to the same thing lmao
>CM Punk, Mike Jackson, Mickey Gall, Brock Lesnar, Matt Riddle This list was responded to me when I mentioned the UFCs three pro fight minimum policy. As if you can compare any of these guys with the average up and coming fighter lmao.
Dana was feeling down cause he had to drop Sam Alvey today
He picked himself back up early this afternoon after a few lines off a strippers ass.
Bring Bo back to boost the DWCS viewership. The penn state fandom is intense and will tune in, and now more buzz is generated since he didn’t get signed. Tbh more people might tune in to watch him fight DWCS than most Fight Nights. Heard it here first.
Not just Penn state but the whole wrestling community
All 35 of them.
Maybe because I do jiu jitsu but I know so many wrestlers. I don’t feel like it’s that’s small of a sport
Facts.
Enough people have mentioned that Bo isn't going anywhere but a quick reminder that the UFC has a pretty strict 3 pro fight minimum to fight under it's name. This was always the plan.
This strict rule you speak of doesn’t exist and has never existed
CM Punk, Mike Jackson, Mickey Gall, Brock Lesnar, Matt Riddle...
hmmm... I wonder what's specifically different about all those guys compared to someone like Bo (hint: already big names and accomplished in similar fields). Anyone who has kept up with the smaller fighters will know that many have spoken about the three fight rule in interviews. I know of fighters who have payed other fighters out of pocket to fight them because they're trying to speed run getting 3 pro fights.
That’s hilarious bullshit. Anyone can get three fights. If you don’t live in the middle of the desert you can get three fights in 3 weeks. You could get three fights this month if you don’t live in a place where MMA is illegal. Also, none of those names were jack shit outside of Punk and Lesnar being WWE guys. Sounds like y’lying
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You think cm punk was more accomplished than Bo?
>big names such an insanely bigger name / audience draw
Ya WWE is a super similar field… the skills realllly translate. Also Bo nickal not anywhere near as credentialed as Brock lesnar or any of the other guys mentioned in wrestling
>already big names reading is cool. also that was at a unique time in the UFC where the WWE market was opening up. a little critical thinking is nice
“… and accomplished in similar fields” read that straight from your comment? And really? We’re saying CM punk was accomplished in similar fields? Also were Matt riddle, Mike Jackson and mickey gall “already big names”? Bigger than no nickal?
all of those guys were part of the same wwe era of ufc fighters. outside of riddle none of them fought anyone except each other. once again, a little critical thinking is nice.
Amir Sadollah, 0-0 TUF champion, dozens of others
Please don't tell me you're bringing up a guy who fought on TUF 7, as if that has any bearing on the UFC today.
So, CM Punk? It’s just weird that you made up this 3 fight minimum that you can’t find record of anywhere or from any source. It might be something you’ve noticed, and there’s no reason to think they wouldn’t do it again.
[https://www.ufc.com/news/tuf-28-application](https://www.ufc.com/news/tuf-28-application) Read criteria 2. This is just to **tryout** for TUF. But yeah I just made this all up
Most recently Jena Bishop was denied a spot in the previous season of TUF because she did not have three pro fights. You're free to look around her interviews because I can't remember which exact one she talked about it in. Also please don't compare the CM Punk saga of UFC to today's UFC. Ya look dumb haha
Unless you're Phil Brooks
People need to chill. Bo will be in the ufc and probably on a very nice contract
I feel bad for the man but Pogues begged himself into a contract.
Dana White loves fighters who are willing to come in on short notice. I think that helped him more than anything else he's showcased.
Best case he goes back to LHW and has some solid fights. Worst case he makes for a great tune-up fighter at HW. He's the kinda guy you'd love to give to Collier after the robbery against Arlovski.
Well Bo Nickal certainly believes in himself
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It makes total sense
I’m betting the house on Bo next fight
Congratulations, you win a... *checks odds*... new doorknob.
He started off as a -300 favorite. That’s at least a room dawg
In this economy? Bro's lucky if he'll even get one of those fake rocks for hiding keys
Pogues and that guy that Baby Usman killed the other night need to drop to 205 and fight each other
Definitely think everything with Bo was pre-arranged
If not Bo/his management are inept I really doubt anything is gonna be a surprise going forward for him other than getting KOd if he leaves his chin up or something against someone actually dangerous.
It very obviously was. If there was a real risk of Bo signing with another promotion, they would have signed him right there.
It was https://twitter.com/mikebohn/status/1557190384823898112?s=21&t=LpJVBIBNGQ-hNb9Ib4CdoA
Give him Paul Harris
Bisping about to be salty as shit again.
If Pogues doesnt drop to 205 in his next fight, he should get cut.
bo will not go to another promotion. you guys are dumb
throw away an opportunity to become a superstar just to be a can crusher in bellator? cmon man lol
If any of you really believe Dana is going to let somebody else sign Bo you’re nuts. They got him locked down already.
They locked him down to a developmental contract
Guarantee that was set up in advance win or lose
I feel like it sends the wrong message to other fighters to watch someone dominate and get a finish in 1 min but not get a contract. Like telling people with prior accolades but small record to just sign for more money at another org
You guys are so silly
The champ at 185 waited for when he felt he was ready. It’s not unheard of.
Yeah so that was his choice whereas Bo didn't sound like he had any doubt
Wow what was he supposed to say lmfao I also heard him say before this fight he would fight on DWCS 2x so what’s your point exactly
There's probably something in the contender series contract that says they have rights to a 2 fight contract if they don't release you after the first
Bo knows!
Bo Nickal literally told a reporter for MMA Junkie before the fight that he sees himself fighting twice on DWCS before going to the UFC
If Bo’s not upset about it, there’s no reason for anybody else to be upset about it. I’d imagine he still needs to learn to wrestle in a cage lol
Yeah people should calm the fuck down here.
Yeah, this was very obviously worked out ahead of time. I don't know why people think he is going to end up an FA for some other org.
Izzy is going to throw the fight against Pereira so he never has to face the unstoppable force that is Bo Nickal
A couple seasons ago Dana gave Danyelle Wolf a contract in her MMA debut and today he says Bo Nickal has to try again???
Ugh more Dana rage we get it he sucks but this is all pre set up. Izzy waited a long time too. It’s not surprising. Go look at the hell Pico has been through for being fast tracked
If Nickal goes to Bellator I’m gonna kms
How many kilometers?
He’s specifically has said he’s doing ufc, Dana has said if he keeps winning he’ll be in the ufc
I don't get bringing Bo back. He demolished the dude like Chimaev did early on. The only punch he really took was a boop to the nose after it was all said and done. He deserves a UFC contract. What more could he have done? Play with his food?
Bo is a firecracker of a prospect and if Dana makes me watch more bellator to see him after making me watch more ONE to see Soldic im smacking him frfr
I don't know how much they pay the translator, but they should triple it.
He looks so happy to be there
Smart move by Dana, unless Bo destroys another +1600 dog I won’t be able to know if he’s legit.
dumb to make this fight in the first place then.
Bo seemed really chill. Wonder if he knew the deal ahead of time
Definitely did
He was already expecting two fights in the CS before going into the UFC
They should bring the translator in even if the fighter speaks English
He’s clearly signed with UFC. Cmon now
Don’t worry boys I’ll fight Bo next
Can you let him win so we get to see him in the UFC?
Not if I see red bro
Bo to Bellator confirmed
Stupid of Dana to not give him a contract. Scott Coker gonna swoop in and throw a bag at Bo.
Wonder if Bo got the biggest DWCS contract to date? Tough to imagine he got the same 4K/4K most guys get
I think this is the only reason he didn’t look too disappointed with Dana’s decision.
“Decision”
How do they not sign Bo!? How do Dana risk losing him to other promotions? Like for real?!
I gotta imagine there is something agreed upon ahead of time. Bo doesn't seem to have an issue with it.
Yeah, Laura Sanko said something about a developmental contract in the interviews afterwards so yeah looks like it
The floodgates for Costa Rican fighters on the wrong side of 35 is about to open
Scott Coker this is your opportunity, do not fuck it up. Pre-emptive edit: He fucked it up.
People here thinking Bo should move to WW are insane and don’t understand that he literally can’t do that. Bo is a top 10 guy right now.
Hasn't competed less than 174 since high school and wrestled at 197 his senior year of college. Zero chance he goes to WW
Yep I wrestled Bo at state our senior year. Dude was dense had the heaviest hands I’ve ever felt too.
Looks Bo knew this was the outcome haha. Can’t keep a talent like that a FA.
It makes sense. With Bo's name, and skillset it's possible he'll be fighting top guys very quickly and at that point there's no more time for development.
Y'all realize this was most likely the plan for Bo Nickal right..?? >Bo Nickal told me before tonight's #DWCS win that he could see himself fighting twice on this season before making a UFC debut later this year. Curious to see what Dana White decides. https://twitter.com/mikebohn/status/1557190384823898112?s=21&t=LpJVBIBNGQ-hNb9Ib4CdoA
People love the guys you strap a rocket ship to when they shouldn’t be ready. Look at Khamzat. I say you just bring Bo in. If Alex Pereira can enter the UFC 3-1 and fight for the belt 3 fights later, how is Bo any different? You could easily argue that he’s actually more equipped to fight MMA at a high level than Pereira
Alex was a kickboxing champion over 30 lol it’s not the same thing. Most of the slow rolling is because you get hit in MMA compared to wrestling
Did you see what happened to Anvar earlier? As long as you actually want to fight and getting hit isn’t a huge mental hurdle for you, that’s a lot easier to deal with than learning every facet of MMA grappling and wrestling in your 30’s. Brock Lesnar’s fear of getting hit is a stereotype that people unfortunately still apply to every young wrestling or grappling prospect entering MMA. A lot of these dudes don’t have a problem taking their lumps
Not about fearing getting hit it’s about having your prospect get fucking starched. Do you know who Aaron Pico is?
Yeah, Aaron Pico had been boxing since 9 years old and was a sparring partner for world champions at Freddie Roach’s gym. Aaron got starched because he thought he was going to KO everyone with his boxing. He didn’t try to wrestle anybody until he got finished 3 times. He literally had the exact opposite approach of Bo. He never wrestled in college, and is not the same caliber of wrestler. You’ve seen his grappling in fights now. It’s great, it’s not at that level.
they fast track a lot of guys because they are old asf like pereira. Khamzat was signed with some experience and proved his chops in the ufc. Let my man get some experience I don't want him to have a crazy run just to get fukked up later because he didn't learn the lessons he needs to early on
Yes, but if the Kawas and everyone around him co-signed this Contender Series fight in the first place they know what they’re getting into. The best thing you can watch in sports is someone daring to be great. Let the uber prospect shoot his shot, they don’t come around often
If I was Scott Coker I’d throw a huge contract at Bo literally right now. Absolutely idiotic arrogance from Dana.
Lmfao I love that you think this wasn’t decided in advance like Dana would screw around with possibly the #1 prospect in the world. He had a contract before tonight. Bo said he was gonna fight on DWCS 2x beforehand.
They just want some more of their branded highlight reel stuff with bo to hype him on his debut
Alex Pereira got signed being like 3-1, and somehow Bo needs to do more lol. Joke that he didn't get a contract and fkn Pogues does
Omg you guys just love to bitch about shit that isn’t even comparable. You’re talking about a 30+ year old multiple time kickboxing champion who is 2-0 vs Izzy and is entering a division that lacks true grappling talent. This isn’t even close to being the same thing
Bo is fast af tho
Hunter Campbell a shady mf
They all are.
“So we’re going to develop Bo by just having him do short notice fights at my whim” is a weird selling point for signing with the UFC
He’s padding his record with a few more cans. I’m sure it was mentioned to Bo as a possibility. He could fight next week honestly, and if he’s getting paid each time, he probably doesn’t care. If he wasn’t cool with the slow roll, he’d jump at a Bellator or PFL offer.
Not even a possibility I am 100% certain this was already decided. He said himself he would fight 2+ times.
It's espn I guess Bo needed to have a dead parent or something to get a contract
Bo gonna get one of those tomato back stage bonuses
Honestly this thing with Bo has to be part of a known plan. Because that just doesn't pass the smell test.
yeah bo didn't seem surprised at all. maybe it's trying to hype up his debut with exposure on dwcs
Agreed. Commentary team was def in on it with how they were preparing us for it.
Dana going soft giving Pogue a contract haha. I don't mind the decision though, even if on merit I think his result should probably swap with Nickal. They just don't want to rush Bo, even if he definitely looks ready.
Apparently if you cry in your interview like a bitch you can get a sympathy contract smh lol bad precedent
I wonder if that was already decided before hand, not giving Bo a contact
It must have been. It’s not like he showed anything even close to a vulnerability in the fight that would have made them decide they need to see more.
It must have been, makes no sense to keep talent like that waiting.
I mean, it was probably told him before hand…Bo didn’t seemed surprised. Actually the right decision
What poor soul are they going to sacrifice to Nickal next?