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Bo Nickal announces his next UFC fight will be at Madison Square Garden
Bo knows when his next UFC fight will be, but it’s unclear who he’ll be fighting on November 9th at UFC 309.
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Bo’s next opponent announced
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I know nothing about MMA fighters, but some FB comments say Paul Craig is a good opponent
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Nickal faces a steep mountain to climb against Craig, who has had an up-and-down run at 185lbs since cutting from light heavyweight. He most recently fell to Caio Borralho at UFC 301 by second-round knockout.
Craig has earned wins over the likes of Jamahal Hill, Shogun Rua, and Nikita Krylov during his UFC tenure. The 36-year-old Craig is a complicated puzzle to solve for any opponent.
Nickal’s wrestling base will face a challenge against Craig’s guard, arguably one of the best in the UFC. But, the two middleweights have also shown to be capable strikers if opportunities present themselves.
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I know nothing about MMA fighters, but some FB comments say Paul Craig is a good opponent
REPORT | Bo Nickal vs. Paul Craig in the works for UFC 309 | BJPenn.com
A middleweight clash between the unbeaten Bo Nickal and Paul Craig is reportedly in the works for UFC 309 on November 16th.
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Nickal faces a steep mountain to climb against Craig, who has had an up-and-down run at 185lbs since cutting from light heavyweight. He most recently fell to Caio Borralho at UFC 301 by second-round knockout.
Craig has earned wins over the likes of Jamahal Hill, Shogun Rua, and Nikita Krylov during his UFC tenure. The 36-year-old Craig is a complicated puzzle to solve for any opponent.
Nickal’s wrestling base will face a challenge against Craig’s guard, arguably one of the best in the UFC. But, the two middleweights have also shown to be capable strikers if opportunities present themselves.
Definitely a step up in competition. Craig has one of the better submission games and is good off his back so Bo will have to be careful. I still think Bo runs through him but it should be a bit tougher than his previous fightsBo’s next opponent announced
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REPORT | Bo Nickal vs. Paul Craig in the works for UFC 309 | BJPenn.com
A middleweight clash between the unbeaten Bo Nickal and Paul Craig is reportedly in the works for UFC 309 on November 16th.
Nickal faces a steep mountain to climb against Craig, who has had an up-and-down run at 185lbs since cutting from light heavyweight. He most recently fell to Caio Borralho at UFC 301 by second-round knockout.
Craig has earned wins over the likes of Jamahal Hill, Shogun Rua, and Nikita Krylov during his UFC tenure. The 36-year-old Craig is a complicated puzzle to solve for any opponent.
Nickal’s wrestling base will face a challenge against Craig’s guard, arguably one of the best in the UFC. But, the two middleweights have also shown to be capable strikers if opportunities present themselves.
I didn't get a screen grab but perhaps it'll emerge somewhere--Bo Nickal was on the big screen tonight at MSG to help hype the UFC card during the Rangers Winnipeg Jets game, wearing a Rangers jersey. The on-screen graphic erroneously stated that it was Nickal's MSG debut.
He’s fighting Paul Craig not Paul Davis. I’m excited to see Bo wreck someone. Guy has really good bjj but no wrestling and barely any striking.
Wishing Bo the best. I'm not sure +1500 is a fair evaluation. Davis is a step up......a pretty big one. Davis beat (KO) Jamahal Hill..........who later became the UFC champ. Good Luck Bo
He Knocked out a UFC Champion.........Jamahal Hill. I would say he has some striking ability.
He Knocked out a UFC Champion.........Jamahal Hill. I would say he has some striking ability.
This is the fight. He knocks him out from a triangle after breaking his arm. No striking from his feet
At this level I guess everyone has some ability in all areas but bjj is absolutely his strength and striking is his weakest area. He actually pulls guard in mma fights just to get the fight to the ground
Nickel is on deck. There will be play-by-play for his UFC fight at the link below.
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UFC 309 ‘Jones vs. Miocic’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring
Sherdog's live UFC 309 coverage will begin Saturday at 6 p.m. ET.
After round one Bo outstruck 16-15. Close round
Round Two: Bo out-strikes 21-16. No takedowns.....no control. Bo is connecting on over 50% of his punches. His opponent is connecting on less than 33%. Still close
Round three: Fight ends: Bo with 50/88 strikes. Craig with 42/147 strikes. No takedown, control or submission attempts. Judges decision coming
BO WINS 30-27 on all cards. Strike breakdown: RD. 1: 16-15 Craig. Rd. 2: 21-16 Bo. Rd. 3: 13-11 Bo. Pretty close fight by the numbers.
Round Two: Bo out-strikes 21-16. No takedowns.....no control. Bo is connecting on over 50% of his punches. His opponent is connecting on less than 33%. Still close
Round three: Fight ends: Bo with 50/88 strikes. Craig with 42/147 strikes. No takedown, control or submission attempts. Judges decision coming
BO WINS 30-27 on all cards. Strike breakdown: RD. 1: 16-15 Craig. Rd. 2: 21-16 Bo. Rd. 3: 13-11 Bo. Pretty close fight by the numbers.
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Thanks keep the updates coming. We are driving back from the meet
PBP here:
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UFC 309 ‘Jones vs. Miocic’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring
Sherdog's live UFC 309 coverage will begin Saturday at 6 p.m. ET.
Boring fight. Bo really didn’t do anything. Fans weren’t happy. Yelling “overrated”
He probably won but not convincing. Didn’t try a takedown attempt once.
He probably won but not convincing. Didn’t try a takedown attempt once.
“Afraid to wrestle” isn’t exactly an accurate description. More didn’t want to grapple. He had the better of Craig on his feet. Probably could’ve taken more risk and landed more, but the fight really wasn’t super close.
But yes, the guy with 7 career fights is not ready to compete for a title. He’s pretty much said as much in every interview he’s had.
Craig is incredible off his back and his striking isn’t great. This was a smart but boring fight from Bo. Get more striking experience and octagon time against an opponent who really can only hurt you with submissions. He didn’t make any fans with that fight though
Bo stepped up his competition a lot this fight. Craig is no bum. But he is also not an elite fighter. Bo apparently feared his Jiu-jitsu enough to not try a takedown. A boxing match between a wrestler and Jiu-Jitsu specialist turned out to be boring. Shocking. Bo has a lot to learn still. Undefeated is still good
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A lot of fans in attendance who are not MMA fans. They wanted to see blood or 2 guys just swinging at each other. Experts in MMA praised Bo for not letting anyone get in his head and never putting himself in danger. Very smart fight by Bo. The crowd should have been booing Graig he was behind and never really tried to win the fight. The expectations for Bo to just destroy people is the problem. It’s not realistic. He has still never lost a round in the UFC.
