UFC legend Daniel Cormier has defined why he doesn’t suppose individuals needs to be dismissing the potential of Bo Nickal‘s combined martial arts profession, even after his first profession loss to Reinier de Ridder.
Earlier this yr, Bo Nickal got here up quick in a one-sided defeat by the hands of Reinier de Ridder. It served as the primary defeat that he had tasted contained in the cage and for lots of his haters, it was a ‘instructed you so’ second. A variety of critics have been doubting Bo’s capacity to compete with the elite fighters of the game, and whereas RDR actually qualifies in that class at middleweight, the trolling of Nickal actually didn’t take very lengthy to come back into impact.
Now, Bo Nickal is out to redeem himself. He’ll try to take action this weekend when he goes face to face with Rodolfo Vieira at UFC 322, in a battle that has the potential to be fairly intriguing. It was bumped down from the primary card to the prelims, however even with that being the case, Nickal continues to be more likely to have loads of eyes on him, as the previous novice wrestling sensation tries to show that he has what it takes to hold at this stage.
In a recent interview, the aforementioned Daniel Cormier determined to weigh in on the Bo Nickal debate as we get nearer and nearer to battle evening in New York Metropolis.
Daniel Cormier’s ideas on Bo Nickal’s MMA profession
“So many individuals are hitting this panic button like his profession’s over, like he’s executed. The Bo Nickal expertise was a failure. I don’t suppose that’s true. I believe we must always give extra credit score to Reinier de Ridder for being nearly as good as he was… The sky’s nonetheless the restrict.
“There’s solely two American wrestlers which are our two greatest hopes as Individuals for a champion which are wrestlers. It begins with Gable Steveson. Proper behind him continues to be Bo Nickal. There’s nobody else. …
“If Bo will get the job executed this weekend, we as MMA followers are quick quick reminiscence, and I consider that every little thing can be proper again on observe, particularly if he appears good this weekend.”
