Bo Nickal is assured about being part of the UFC White Home occasion and has Colby Covington in his crosshairs, who he desires to dismantle on June 14.
The dangerous blood between Covington and Nickal began brewing on the RAF 05 pre-fight presser, the place Covington and his opponent Luke Rockhold took huge digs at Nickal after the latter opted to not compete at RAF 05 because of his opponent Yoel Romero lacking weight by seven kilos.
‘Chaos’ mocked Nickal and referred to as him ‘a bum who obtained damaged by a Dutch kickboxer.’
Bo Nickal beforehand spoke out about Colby Covington crossing the road on the presser and even alleged that he supplied ‘Chaos’ an opportunity to wrestle him for his entire purse, however the 37-year-old declined.
Now, the 205-pound RAF champ desires to settle the dangerous blood with Covington by locking horns contained in the octagon.
Bo Nickal desires to destroy Colby Covington, however thinks ‘Chaos’ gained’t signal the contract
In a recent interview with MMA Preventing on SBN, Bo Nickal doubled down on why preventing Colby Covington on the White Home makes a lot sense. The 30-year-old opined that if the bout does come to fruition, it might be a grudge match, as Covington is somebody he genuinely hates and desires to beat up.
“I’ll be very honest- The Colby matchup makes a lot sense. I believe that the combat to make. And for me, a lot of the guys that I’ve competed in opposition to up till this level in MMA, I haven’t actually had like motivation to beat that particular person up particularly. The opponent was simply the opponent. And this one is unquestionably a little bit extra private, clearly, with loads of the feedback he’s made and stuff. I really feel like it might be enjoyable to have the ability to compete in opposition to someone that I truly wish to combat, which there’s simply further motivation there for me, which might make it loads of enjoyable.”
Nevertheless, he doesn’t imagine Covington will settle for the combat:
“I believe that the largest drawback is Colby’s not dumb. He’s a wise man, so I don’t suppose he would wish to settle for a combat in opposition to me. I believe he is aware of what I’d do to him in a combat and that may not be actually the very best transfer for him in some methods. In different methods, perhaps he thinks it’s a win‑win state of affairs: everyone would count on me to destroy him, and he nonetheless will get to be on the White Home card, discuss his crap, get his consideration. So, it’s exhausting to say. I believe the largest impediment is simply getting him to comply with it.”
Take a look at Bo Nickal’s feedback under (13:45):
Colby Covington, alternatively, has teased a transfer as much as middleweight and has additionally proven curiosity in competing on the South Garden of the White Home. Nevertheless, ‘Chaos’ has no interest in fighting “quitter” Bo Nickal.
