Bo Nickal might want to win a couple of extra fights earlier than going toe-to-toe with one of the best middleweights on the planet, however as soon as he will get there he believes a struggle towards the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev is the most important matchup to make.
Struggle 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 achieve the expertise wanted to struggle one of the best 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 struggle world-class submission specialist Reinier de Ridder at UFC Des Moines this coming Could and can have his likelihood to show he’s prepared for high 10 competitors. Some struggle 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 document to 5-0 then he’ll undoubtedly get a crack on the high 10 later this yr. Ultimately, 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 one of the best matchup to make within the UFC proper now exterior of Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall and Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria.
“100%, that’s essentially the most thrilling struggle there’s within the division for my part,” mentioned Nickal when requested a couple of struggle towards Chimaev over present UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis (by way of Residence of Struggle). “I feel so far as the fights within the UFC, you’ve received on the high, Jones and Aspinall, you bought Ilia probably with Islam or one other 55’er after which I feel proper after that, essentially the most thrilling struggle subsequent is me and Khamzat. That’s one thing that the followers have to see, that I wish to see, I’m certain he desires it as properly so I simply received 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?
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