Bo Nickal picks the best Wrestler in the UFC

#bonickal #ufc285 #wrestling

[@bosquatch6700]

Olympic wrestling>College wrestling

[@2juiced]

Obviously

[@seanmcbrearty1365]

@@2juiced it’s a totally different sport. The rules and style of collegiate or folkstyle wrestling differs from other styles of wrestling that are practiced around the world such as those in the Olympic Games

[@sethkilby]

Folkstyle translates better to MMA grappling tbh. Olympic wrestling is too rules heavy nowadays

[@nathanc4298]

@@seanmcbrearty1365 bare knuckle boxing has different rules but boxing> bkb

[@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo]

@@sethkilby They recently edited the ruleset so college is similar to olympic

[@alexd2555]

Henry is far above him in wrestling. Huge difference between NCAA championship and an Olympic gold medal.

[@alexshapiro6812]

4 ncaa championships 😂

[@swerve-experience]

@@alexshapiro6812 And how many Olympic gold medals?

[@titomartinez9145]

Different Rule Sets

[@jordandull548]

@@alexshapiro6812 yeah 4, but he lost one of them.

[@georgemartyn5268]

@@alexshapiro6812 ben, what part of OLYMPIC GOLD do you not understand?

[@uzlifatmir7040]

Below him..dude is an Olympic gold medalist ..stupid question

[@utubedude2842]

But in freestyle.

[@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights]

​@@utubedude2842 champion of the world, not just USA

[@utubedude2842]

@@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights but in freestyle. That’s like folkstyle lite. Or diet folkstyle. How come you don’t see those foreign Olympic freestyle wrestlers getting college scholarships like you do in basketball? Because folkstyle is king. Bo is the best wrestler in ufc.

[@fightingowenmcdonagh6734]

@@utubedude2842 Copium

[@Yuri_Zv]

@@utubedude2842 americans are so dumb

[@fengxiong3687]

Yoel Romero beat Bo Nickals Coach the greatest American wrestler of ALL time, Cael Sanderson, twice out of the three times they met.. Thats how good yoel was

[@ryanlynch290]

John Smith is the goat American wrestler, then Dan Gable, THEN Cael

[@justinharry3030]

@@ryanlynch290dog what

[@ryanlynch290]

@@justinharry3030 I said what I said

[@LoudenSwain]

@@ryanlynch290neither are mma

[@ryanlynch290]

@@LoudenSwain We're not talking MMA, we're talking American wrestling.

[@Mileage_]

so henry just went straight from HS to Olympic gold

[@conormcgregor8451]

Bo says that like it’s a bad thing lol that just makes his olympic win 100x more impressive.

[@Mileage_]

@@conormcgregor8451 no it was a question lmao

[@conormcgregor8451]

@@Mileage_ no i’m speaking on Bo bro, but to answer your question yeah he went straight to the olympic training center after high school he was already a prodigy and arguably the greatest high school wrestler of all time.

[@Mileage_]

@@conormcgregor8451 oh yeah gotchu!!! my b bro

[@renechang2406]

​@@conormcgregor8451Exactly right. He didn't need college experience. Shows how good he was.

[@brucegammon4106]

Henry’s head just grew 2 cm

[@Nick-dd2xg]

Which is insane because the dude already has a top-heavy toddler head 🤣

[@judah2543]

Pls don’t say that.. he has a cannon already..lol.. but he is good though

[@XXXCRSPL]

Which 1? Lol

[@CG-xy4or]

You don't get higher than an Olympic Gold medal

[@flirx]

Unless you play basketball

[@grappling.enthusiast]

@@flirx You cannot be serious

[@Th1sIsMyLegacy]

@@grappling.enthusiastNah man, Argentina won gold in 2004 with Ginobili as their best player at the same time prime Kobe, Shaq, Duncan, Garnett and 20 others were better but didn’t play.

[@grappling.enthusiast]

@@Th1sIsMyLegacy wtf is u yapping bout

[@seanslattery6366]

Until the Wrestling rules go away AND you get in a Cage with a good wrestler, bjj black belt with múltiple ways to submit him and highly skilled striker combined that can KO a wrestler with a punch , kick , elbow , knee , or combination of . Many start with Wrestling base but without striking AND submissions you're just another Ben askren lining up to get ko'd AND concussed by these animals with múltiple skills. Rhonda rousy with judo was unbeatable with judo AND arm lock until she started getting kicked in the head AND had her lightscturned out by woman that had bjj skills AND could box hear head off. That was the best to see her cocky azz get finished AND she left the sport with Zero chance at competing . This guy Will never get a UFC belt . Despite being one of the best wrestlers ever .

[@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights]

Bo Nickal acting like Henry wasn't so good that he was able to bypass college wrestling and go straight into training with the Olympic team

[@rhebbhulett]

To be fair, a good number of elite wrestlers could likely do this, it’s just not the standard route to take. Not diminishing Cejudo’s amazing feat, just saying. If guys like Lee, Yianni, Vito, Dake, etc. did nothing but train for senior freestyle, they could medaled in Olympic wrestling by now. Imo.

[@houssedecouette4056]

@@rhebbhulett with "if" we can put paris in a botle mate

[@natecurry1166]

@@houssedecouette4056that’s fucking hilarious

[@drewdrewson1384]

because he is in the manlet weight division. Couldn't do that in a weight class with full grown humans

[@testtor2714]

Why did Cejudo lose a wrestling match inside the octagon against a no name like Dvashvili?

[@Dpend84]

He's actually above you, but it's cool

[@garretbuckmaster2524]

He was asked the question.... lol

[@goat7728]

Merab is above Henry

[@mastertrey4683]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@goat7728henry won olympic gold 16 years ago. I dont know why people are acting like the man isnt a few years past his prime. He retired 4 years ago. Merab is a better MMA fighter than cejudo right now, but wrestler? Doubt that

[@goat7728]

@mastertrey4683 he is even better wrestler idk why ppl act like being a Olympic wrestler has something to do with MMA

[@Dpend84]

​@@garretbuckmaster2524 and he answered incorrectly. He should have corrected the reporter and said Henry is number one.

[@Ricquisimo]

To me that gold medal is King. If you have one you are the best in the world at your prime.

[@icetray]

Glad someone giving Cejudo his roses he’s constantly passed by

[@TheTruthHurts352]

Yo for real he was a double champ and I’m just now getting into ufc but it seems like he doesn’t get that much love

[@Veritas-dq2hs]

​​@@TheTruthHurts352it's honestly probably due to his cringey personality, but perhaps also bc he's Hispanic. Sucks to bring the race card into this, but it might be a factor as well

[@JerseyMiller]

​@@Veritas-dq2hsHenry was poised to become one of the UFC's biggest stars after he beat Dillashaw and won a second belt. His king of cringe persona was winning fans over and he was getting Then he retired amid contract dispute with the UFC and took a couple years off. Most people wanted Henry to win against Aljo but Aljo was just too big for Henry to dog him around with his wrestling. Size matters allot in wrestling. Henry could go back down to 135 and regain the strap but he's been torturing his body to make weight since he was 12? 14? He wants to eat. It takes an incredible amount of discipline to fight at your lightest optimal weight. Also, Henry being Hispanic is irrelevant. Alex Perrera is one of the UFC top stars and he doesn't even speak English. Henry is an American legend and arguably the greatest combat sports athlete of all time. Just ask Chael Sonnen.

[@greggpon7466]

My boy Yoel has been at the top of his game the longest.

[@bsoular11]

And he’s a cheater

[@D9Wx]

Silver lol

[@moltoforte4450]

crzy how none of these olympic level wrestlers had much success with their wrestling in mma..Shows u how different mma grappling is from just wrrstling..And bo will find that out sooner or later..

[@H.K.5]

Yoel’s wrestling is nowhere near as good as it used to be due to his neck issues. He’s still a beast of a wrestler but not as good as he was in the Olympics.

[@The-fs5wn]

@@moltoforte4450Bo has slick submission skills too though.

[@andrewbradley4160]

An All American ? He was ncaa champion 3 times and 3rd place once. That’s domination

[@lionheart4344]

Bo out here smoking dope lmao 🤣

[@NikulPrasad]

Gonna be so funny when Khamzat takes this guy down

[@ntapasar89]

they probably will never collide

[@A.D.Rogers]

DC, Khabib, GSP and Triple C are all up there. But Bo is a beast in his own regard. Would love to see him fight Khamzat at some point.

[@loso2751]

Yoel Romero if we are going by pure wrestling resume

[@playerhater1840]

yeah but hes in bellator

[@surfingtothestars]

Still can’t beat an Olympic gold medalist as far as accomplishment

[@oldchunkofcoal2774]

Are you stoned?

[@AkamapD]

Except that his wrestling in mma isnt the best and he uses more his striking than his wrestling

[@loso2751]

@@oldchunkofcoal2774 casual

[@kimberlyallen5947]

Henry. He gave you props 😜

[@samxyx]

The olympic trials for team USA are so crazy. There are a couple other college wrestlers like Bo who went essentially undefeated in their college careers, each winning multiple NCAA championships, and then they all have to wrestle each other for the right to be on the team. It's like a tournament among legends and you got to be the best of the best of the best.

[@noahthegoat2923]

Side note, bo himself couldn’t win those trials. That’s how good David Taylor is

[@MMAcasualss]

@@noahthegoat2923Taylor is older that’s why. If u take Taylor straight out of college and BO I’m picking nickal

[@sirturd2954]

You have to consider they’ve been training folk style their whole lives...

[@buddhastl7120]

Bo went to MMA strictly because he would never beat DT or others up/down weight classes to get to Olympic level. He’s great but not the best in USA at any weight.

[@samxyx]

Yeah, but not to say he couldn't be the best at some point. For example, Even Kyle Dake, who was a 4x NCAA champion, took 5 years after college to qualify for his first US World's team and 8 years post-graduation to make his first olympic team. He kept losing to Jordan Burroughs in qualifying until he finally won. Bo is more interested in MMA because he grew up around it, there's more publicity in it, more money in it, and is probably just more fun for thim. @@buddhastl7120

[@jaykirizz219]

Islam Machachev has entered the chat.

[@ControlAllDa1337]

Lol bro no

[@michaelsun-qh5xe]

Islam is more sambo than wrestling

[@giacalonebuilding4443]

This reporter has no idea how disrespectful it is to call Bo “an all American caliber wrestler” 😂 dude is a 3x natty champ and one of the best in the world

[@seldom_bucket]

henry getting more respect now we've seen aljo.

[@buddhastl7120]

MMA grappling is much more than freestyle or folkstyle wrestling. Arguably, Greco wrestling has more effectiveness in MMA. Regardless, judo and BJJ play roles in MMA grappling. It’s why sambo does well in the current MMA meta. Sambo guys are usually levels above collegiate wrestlers in judo and BJJ.

[@alejandroruedaaa1154]

Yes, samboist are very complete grapplers, since they cross-train in judo and wrestling, henry always shit on judo and bjj which is funny because he has no offensive bjj, mediocre top control and most of the his takedowns are inside leg trips, maybe paying attention to different grappling styles may help him to be a top mma grappler.

[@RangerDaddy]

Takedowns are important in MMA and that’s basically what freestyle wrestling is, takedowns. HOWEVER, the ability to dominate your opponent once you get them down is a whole different animal. That is where Bo will have an absolute advantage over anybody he faces. When it comes to dominating your opponent on the ground, folk-style wrestling is definitely the better of the two styles. When you combine jujitsu to the mix you create a monster! That’s what Bo is…and ground fighting monster.

[@mirgolibrahmonov2412]

bo nickal is such a barbie boy and he is ok with that question being number one😂

[@jnunya3833]

Everyone underestimates Jon Jones wrestling ability

[@amorgan5844]

Dominated and man handled DC, and DC is elite in wrestling.

[@jaimeparra8865]

Got taken down by Gustafson though

[@OneThousandBirds]

@@jaimeparra8865still handled DC tho any elite striker can get hit like any elite grappler can be taken down

[@sibusisomgenge8970]

​@@jaimeparra8865everybody gets taken down at some point..doesn't mean you're not good

[@D9Wx]

Lmao no. He uses eyepokes and steroids not wrestling

[@BonhamsPlayinmobydickFORREAL]

Wow he never even wrestled in college, damn.

[@ederaguilar7396]

From HS straight to Olympics

[@storlaxen7116]

He didn’t do collage wrestling like that is something special 😂😂

[@sladesheriff6225]

people don’t understand that Bo stopped wrestling and started MMA very early. Bo was on track to probably win a few gold medals in the next 8 or 9 years.

[@nicks2872]

All american😂 he’s a 3x

[@derricksuttles5949]

4x all American 3x national champion

[@fullmetal1766]

Humble pie is waiting for this clown

[@Cheesusrice69222]

Hater

[@killerblademurderslasher8616]

Humble Pie doesnt exist

[@houssedecouette4056]

@@killerblademurderslasher8616 tell that to khamzat vs gilbert

[@killerblademurderslasher8616]

@@houssedecouette4056 Khamzat won and remains not humble

[@shunshun4861]

Bo is a straight clown

[@bigvsouthphilly2156]

Dude bo is a straight up beast

[@CodyDTD]

Subs said *"Best wrestler in America"* 🤣🤣🤣

[@phnxsteve7up]

If you dont have DC and cejudo in the top 3 youre lying to yourself.

[@hubster4477]

Dc couldnt out wrestle jones.

[@phnxsteve7up]

@@hubster4477 mma wrestling and collegiant wrestling greco roman and freestyle are all different

[@mtnvalley9298]

@@phnxsteve7up result oriented sport, he got his ass handed to him by Jones

[@cummerchant542]

@@mtnvalley9298a roided jones

[@mtnvalley9298]

@@cummerchant542 Yes, steroids gave him instant skill to beat down DC eyeroll

[@419LOVE]

In my opinion Folk style wrestling is far more adaptable and efficient in MMA than Freestyle or Greco.

[@autisticus1678]

Facts

[@arronpatterson1600]

Tell that to Henrys two weight UFC championships

[@skidrat55]

​@@arronpatterson1600 Or to undefeated Khabib

[@hungryorphan5975]

​@@skidrat55 casual, khabibs wrestling style is identical to folkstyle.

[@michaelsstephens]

True

[@likexmike2456]

Cejudo above Bo

[@jm4236]

Bo is folkstyle and Cejudo is Olympic. The two are completly different

[@H.K.5]

@@jm4236 Olympic is much better.

[@nakodacurrier]

Bo Nickal - 3x NCAA D1 champ, 4x Finalist - Hodge Trophy winner - 92kg U23 Freestyle World Champion - And more younger age group world teams growing up Henry Cejudo - 57kg Olympic Gold (just a world medal during an Olympic year in terms of wrestling) I firmly believe Nickal would’ve made an Olympic team eventually but he chose MMA.

[@2_mutch]

Imagine if David Taylor comes to MMA to beat Bo again like Alex did to Izzy😂

[@TyroneBiggums789]

I’m here for it

[@buddhastl7120]

DT won’t ever go to MMA but Pat Downey is already here (at least he was) and Burroughs flirted with the idea years ago. Carter Starocci is likely to enter MMA in the future, too.

[@Pirocharm]

Do we take into consideration the low blow bo skill?

[@flirx]

If we do we must take in consideration the fake hand bump khamzat

[@Pirocharm]

@@flirx well you must be mentally challenged to think a trick is the same thing with an illegal blow, knee in the balls = illegal, fake hand bump = scumbag trick

[@user-ig8ro3qd5f]

​@@flirxwho took Usman down 😂

[@flirx]

@@user-ig8ro3qd5f who ultimately defeated Chechnya in the Russian chechnya war? 🤣

[@newchannel416]

The only reason nickal doesnt have olympic medal is due to facing a goat in the trials

[@supercroco894]

Good point to recall.

[@KaninTuzi]

Merab should walk into that press conference and carry Bo Nickal out of there with that bs 😂

[@lynettebruscas-hq7em]

Daniel cormier Chris Weidman and Yoel Romero have entered the chat

[@terrytummons8898]

Chael Sonnen

[@soflokicks]

Bo Henry Jon are the 3 best right now

[@satoshinakamoto7880]

the strongest opinion still doesnt matter. dont forget about dagestani wrestling and dont forget about khamzat.

[@Aditya-og3yr]

Jon top 3? Oh hell nah

[@kimjongun2872]

​@@Aditya-og3yr casual spotted He ragdolled DC

[@danchristopher7957]

Islam???

[@smackdownhotel8830]

Wipe that Jones juice off your mouth

[@abhijitbhattacharjee7138]

People will be shitting no matter what,he appreciated cedujo

[@obitriceforlife5771]

Chimaev is up there as well Bo

[@masterroshi3994]

Henry cejudo will beat sterling with pure wrestling!

[@escalanteson7454]

To clear things up, Bo is an Olympic caliber wrestler and would’ve made the world team if it wasn’t for David Taylor(a god among men) he was essentially the third best in the world behind Taylor and yazdani(dude from Iran). On the other hand cejudo was a freestyle specialist from a young age and never had any intentions in doing folk style in college, when he made the Olympic team it was an upset and he wasn’t expected to do well at the olympics yet alone win it all! So all in all their both S tier wrestlers. 🤼‍♂️

[@maddog7522]

Did he just put cejudo below himself? 😂

[@Halfway1023]

Bo talks like he's accomplished a lot in MMA. It's still early for him. I wouldn't be surprised to see a non-elite wrestler beat him. Wouldn't be the first time we've seen that happen.

[@basitilyas9612]

So true 👍🏼

[@GuardianA-hole]

Remember the talent pool at Cejudos weight class is less than the talent pool at Bo's weight class. More athletes at weight range of 170 to 185 lbs

[@sirrichter5336]

Bo is not the best wrestler 😂

[@HAPPLIP]

Couldn't agree more, its only Americans claiming this when he's clearly green as fuck in fights. Cejudos MMA debut vs Bo's.... Debut Cejudo would eat debut Bo Nickal alive.

[@berzerkbankie1342]

Henry wasn't a college wrestler? How tf did he make it to the Olympics, jeez.

[@keilman7051]

Moved to Colorado to train at the Olympic training center while in high school.

[@solereeper3955]

College wrestling and the ruleset in olympics are very very different. Basically two different sports theyre so different.

[@novared103gaming3]

Hery is good and is literally a gold medal wrestler was out wrestled by 3 non Olympics fighters DJ, Aljo, Merab. As DJ once said MMA Wrestling is different from regular wrestling

[@christiangjerpe2748]

Cejudo is by far the best wrestler in the ufc..Bo not even close

[@olebanjolip618]

Yoel Romero is better

[@guccimomafly]

Chimaev and Machachev obviously

[@storlaxen7116]

That says more about Bo than anyone else 😂😂

[@darthtrabia]

We all know deep down that Nickal v Cejudo in their prime would be a f-ing masterpiece of a fight

[@sysabeffox]

Khabib, khamzat, Islam

[@Nyorner]

Muslim casual

[@sysabeffox]

@@Nyorner seems you don’t watch mma

[@janidu2002]

​@@sysabeffox funny how you say that when you're not including Daniel cormier or Jones in the best wrestler list when the have better achievements

[@sysabeffox]

@@janidu2002 yes they do but these guys are still coming up and I’m talking about their wrestling. They’re almost invisible especially khabib whom we’ve never seen bleed.

[@sysabeffox]

@@umarmustafa6482 all I care about is the facts and the fact is that, no one has ever outwrestled them and they’re sambo champions. Wat u re saying is theoretically but wen it comes to practice, no one has been able to prove dat dey re not great in sm aspects.

[@nosse5232]

This is just a ben askren copy cat, he will soon learn its more then just wrestling

[@judah2543]

Bo let’s go!!!!

[@athroshi8125]

Gold medalist and Henry didn't even compete in college, wild

[@TotallyNoCat]

Khabib and Khamzat would both out wrestle this dude lmao

[@katana_3558]

How about gane ?

[@jefferybusch]

Can't leave out Justin gaethje 😂😂

[@kad9947]

Holland

[@bmeng7152]

I would put Khamzat above Bo too. If im not mistaken, Khamzat has competed on the international level. He was a national champ in Sweden. His wrestling is very good.

[@yns_bandz16]

Khamzat never competed internationally & he won his national titles in sweden I’m a khamzat fan but his level of wrestling isn’t even close to bo’s

[@bmeng7152]

@@yns_bandz16 okay, then I stand corrected.

[@eliteexposure5594]

This dude is hella over rated 😂

[@brunocigic5097]

Islam would cook Bo

[@knuckledragger2412]

It's a good thing that someone got hurt and the alternate was able to step up...

[@goat7728]

Henry fans the comments didn't age well

[@TheBiffsterLife]

The undisputed king of nut shots speaks

[@rainorshine6998]

Weird take given there are other guys with far more nut shots. 😂

[@redbill7154]

Didn't say Khamzat because he doesn't want to have to try and prove it. Also some of the Dagestani wrestlers are the best.

[@cozy_king]

When Is Bo’s next UFC fight?

[@randomguygivingfreepicks629]

The fact that bo puts henry behind him is crazy 😂

[@bbb12973]

Henry is better than bo

[@ivan363]

Khamzat 🏆

[@theoh2282]

Casual

[@advancedchiropractic667]

Not close

[@justintime2473]

Bet dumbo can fly at least a little with those ears 🤣

[@Husani759]

Henry is definitely up there, if not above. I know people hate Colby but he’s in the conversation. Yoel was also a silver medalist, right? Jon Jones was able to hang, and takedown Cormier on multiple occasions, so perhaps he should also be included. And I know Bo thinks Khamzat is basic, but being a Swedish National Champion doing cartwheels on opponents is worth more credit. I love Bo and folkstyle wrestling, having competed myself, but the ufc is deep. I think he might need more competition to be better informed.

[@jeremypolefko3847]

This dude is a killer

[@willf1118]

Henry usman and islam

[@tom4115]

+ jon jones

[@kaydiecooper4617]

Gotta put Colby in there

[@mm-xq7mc]

​@@kaydiecooper4617nah dc maybe or whittaker.

[@Abdul28982]

Usman the fucking bum couldnt even take down edwards he needs to retire before he gets koed

[@jackjack4412]

Dillashaw, Khamzat, DC, Jones... there's a bunch of damn good wrestlers.

[@clgmafnas]

CEJUDO... not even close

[@like2jo4796]

Henry meet riders gotta realise his accomplishments outside the UFC has nothing to do with his abilities inside the octagon

[@redtargetball]

Khamzat

[@TheLegacy87]

Nor would he out wrestle Colby that's why he ducked him and moved to 185

[@Billy-yc7cr]

The eagle will smash them all

[@ericholland-cr1nt]

Bo is the best folkstyle wrestler the ufc has seen and hes young and im sure if he kept wrestling next olympics hed probably get a gold medal

[@benwilson7332]

It's discouraging to see so many react to how a question was phrased, instead of the actual response.

[@godzila100]

How dare he not mention Khabib Nurmagomedov!!!

[@sathishvarma5928]

Henry ass whooped by alijo😂😂😂

[@darrenlee2775]

I can't wait to see more of Bo Nickal. I won't hesitate to purchase a PPV that he is on.

[@user-yq4tv2gi9e]

How do you become an olympic gold medalist without competing in college wrestling?!

[@jimedwards4084]

He’s another one that is soon going to look a bit silly after a bad ass UFC boy Talk it up son

[@nicholasbardoni395]

Bo was praising cejudo it was the journalist who asked him that question about being below you.

[@whn2058]

They disrespected Cejudo

[@zulushanx7959]

NCAA Metal= America Olympic Gold metal= World You'll decide who's the best

[@travisanderson3920]

I wonder why Sterling never gets credit for being as good as he is. Sterling is probably the to guy in my opinion

[@ROSH1503]

Cejudo for sure but Yoel before he left the UFC

[@charliehanchett1431]

U said it yourself Bo, Henry didn't even wrestle college but he did wrestle in the Olympics....and won gold!

[@grump9283]

P4p in pure wrestling henry smokes this Little High school wrestler😂

[@abdulhalimdisimban2405]

This guy fighting a taxi driver and the fans putting him on num.1

[@user-ut9ky8vk8k]

Bro comparing College Wrestling to Olympic Level Wrestling.

[@redearthpaul178]

An olympic goal is levels above college wrestling.

[@DevonAndTania]

Not just Cejudo but Yoel as well. These two are a dimension above him.