Bo Nickal responds to Khamzat Chimaev's criticism of his UFC 300 win

UFC 300 winner Bo Nickal spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters post-fight after his submission victory over Cody Brundage on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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#UFC300 #UFC #BoNickal

[@JAX_Ryder]

I'm a diehard ufc/mma/boxing fan for 30yrs. Bo is doing great and he is a competitor and loves to win. He is great inspiration for young kids

[@Izzy-zh8ck]

Can we please give this guy someone who is HALF decent

[@iluvatarchem]

The fight will always look exactly the same m8. His opponent can be whoever and it will look EXACTLY the same. You're just clueless and don't realize it yet..

[@jasonolinger7585]

@@iluvatarchem Says who? you?

[@collinkelleu5609]

​@@iluvatarchemlmfao everyone looks good against cody brundage, i think hed have an interesting matchup with someone like paul craig his higj levek jui-jitsu and dangerous skills off his back would be interesting. I think even an anthony hernandez would be an interesting one. His best win is cody brundage im not gonna act like we know how good he is we have no idea

[@Ar111e]

@@iluvatarchemok give him Chimaev

[@iluvatarchem]

@@collinkelleu5609 you can lmfao like a clown as much as you want. You are still clueless.... ...

[@jerrylance4932]

Long way to go

[@SimplePleasuresMTB]

Future Star

[@WHITEBOY_RADIO]

All the haters in the comments. Dude is a Christian and undefeated - shut up

[@Rudyard_Stripling]

I know really. It is not his fault if they want to make some money off him on the way up.

[@slaktheking69]

So he’s a bum aight got ya

[@noorularfeen743]

Book him vs Ikram Aliskerov! What a waste Dana added to UFC 300.

[@poopywelder]

Ikram by ko/tko

[@michaelallen5766]

Facts, had Jiri and Kayla on the undercard for this hype job. Total disrespect

[@mixedmartialnutrition1746]

​ @Ishbikes why would some1 with 6 fights fight some1 with 30 fights? are u mentally deranged?

[@MrRobjs83]

I think Ikram is booked already against Andre Muniz. Maybe Nursultan Ruziboev since hes coming off a 1st round finish. Well honestly was hoping they'd have Ruziboev and Aliskerov fight each other but that wont happen for a while most likely if at all. So maybe either Chris Weidman or Brad Tavares

[@peteasarisi2536]

Erik Anders next

[@ep073132]

the way brundage resisted the first attempt takedown from bo is quite badass in the 2nd round

[@GK-gr2mx]

Was taken down 2 seconds later

[@makingkidsgreatagain3043]

That’s how wrestling works. Bo tries one take down, not filling committing. It has his opponent thinking about a single leg, then you shoot a double or hit a duck under. You do this over and over again until your opponent is confused. And with his level of technique you’re gonna get confused fast. Then you take the back and leg ride, that punishes your opponent. The crowd doesn’t like it, but you get to rest while simultaneously really punishing your opponents gas tank. One wrong move and Bo would finish him, so Cody had to expend a lot of energy. Its like when am anaconda eats a jaguar. Boring, but you’re not stopping it.

[@DonovanBunch-ds9oc]

His own words “ I haven’t fought anyone good”

[@jmacsss]

and that's his fault?

[@nickk7425]

Why is ANYONE hating on Bo Nickal?? He is representing USA wrestling to the fullest! I think he is dope

[@abdullahmagomedaliev]

No he's not. Aaron Brooks is and many others. To represent you have to make it to the Olympics let alone compete in them

[@559anthony]

Honestly, I think Kazmat would smoke him.

[@dannyke01]

Khamzat would SMESH

[@jimmicrackhead12]

Ufc is protecting him big time!!! No way they let him fight a contender for a long time

[@mikeparr194]

Bo is the best 185 pound fighter in the world! Keep up the great work Bo!

[@claytonbigbsy3880]

Good experience for Bo! Keep climbing lad!

[@paulomontero12]

Ear protection gear anyone?

[@frankjessee9331]

I thought Bo would run right through Cody!

[@brendanlowery8979]

How can u compare winning decisions against usman and Gilbert to finishing Cody brundage

[@bjornhartmann6839]

Him vs Chris Weidman should be next.

[@chrisayala1293]

He ain’t getting no 300k bonus when Holloway and Alex are on the card 🤣 Also put a shirt on milky 🙈

[@rongentile6431]

If this was a jujitsu guy, Joe Rogan would have said it was the most spectacular display of jujitsu we’ve ever seen

[@bballer2467]

Bo is the American Khabib

[@alexharrisdirector]

Bo vs Alex for the ufc archery belt

[@stephenmoist623]

Bo need’s a Big time fight now !!!! He’s ready !!!!

[@richstafford1245]

This is the first I have seen this guy fight. I have heard all the hype. Ehhh ok. Bad night? Maybe. Boring is something that isn’t fixable imo.

[@abudujana13]

Thanks for the video, MMA JUNKIE

[@richardaquino1640]

Criticism is a sign that somebody “COULD “ be a threat I hear a lot of it

[@samoz7496]

Somebody, please explain me why this guy deserved to be in the main card of ufc 300.

[@shpineda7109]

Why is his shirt not back on?

[@SimonCas]

Him and Aljo should have never been on such a big card.

[@bridgettd8102]

It’s impressive he’s achieved all he has with a legit dad bod

[@FlipNasty1]

He will be champ in the near future

[@ssb2865]

Does he not lift any weights at all or??

[@SFIONFLUX]

This dude said DDP will be easy money for him

[@linds6609]

Yeah he's dreaming

[@ainsdog]

Arrogant.

[@jamieowens2499]

Diamond Dallas Paige?

[@IgnatiusCheese]

Heck yeahh brother he's called out Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW BMF belt!

[@annna6553]

Self high fiiiive

[@Reespeck4all]

In Collegiate Wrestling, he couldn't lock hands, elbow to the neck, punch a man when he's on top, choke out an opponent, etc. and so many other rules. As a Collegiate Wrestler he was remarkable (technical)and now that he can add all of these moves and more to disable his opponent, so he has a definite advantage. Add his grappling ability, he will be tough to beat with more "seasoning" and better opponents.Even the best, we have seen them lose, sometimes at the end of their career though.! Barring injuries he should have a long tenure.

[@runman85]

Not only are fights boring af his personality matches

[@JonathanOvnat]

Hard not to love the guy

[@zx6r79]

When people have a problem with this guy, that's how you know people are messed up. Cant wait to see him fight again.... dudes legit af, if you cant see it, you're just jealous.

[@ricochete5875]

Dan Severn, Reborn.

[@theone8878]

Stupidity from UFC put this guy and that other guy before jiri and others. Disrespectful from UFC.

[@sayville_silver]

Did you watch both fights?

[@mr.brenman2132]

Where is the disrespect?

[@jasonwebb6484]

There’s no $300k bonus for ‘easiest fight of the night’

[@MikeDawg69er]

Jiri is so average his last 3 fights have been trash, hes lucky people like him

[@mixdoe2885]

You don’t realize how big of an audience he brings from wrestling lol

[@MikeGotPlenty]

Bro really thinks khamzat wouldn’t finish anyone Bo has fought 😂😂

[@jasonwisinski6793]

Psyched about your career and enjoy watching your channel brother.

[@sugaashow]

Wanted this guy to live up to the hype. Can’t see him ever beating khamzat. Exciting fight to make happen though.

[@SuckerPunchSon]

Anyone who watches this and didn't know the result would think Bo won with a close decision.....not a sub in R2 :') This man is hard on himself

[@eric12245]

Where is his shirt?

[@michaelgould5167]

Dana put some sugar on that humble pie for Bo.

[@dadlife333]

The wrestling community stands behind him big time.

[@michaelbradley7621]

all in on nickal

[@peteasarisi2536]

Erik Anders next

[@miketopcu8067]

He’s beating bums , let’s see him fight top 20

[@envylures5770]

People hating on him and he won the match he was assigned. I don’t get it is all. Clean fight, didn’t get hurt, executed what his game is and is even critical of himself on his own game. New to ufc and this type of fighting learning new skills and putting them to work. Staying healthy and no injuries moving forward to the next match up, bravo. Humble, respectful, and critiquing his own performance negatively shows his head is in the right place.

[@massacrene1]

He talked about whooping khamzat and that is a joke

[@FactsandReelsForall]

I like that MMA fans are honest and see through this dude's hype.

[@keion_arknights]

Needs work on the cage wrestling. Want to see him succeed tho.

[@cashlasurf5004]

Future champ fer sure,as Bo matures,gets more experience and rounds in,this guy will be unstoppable

[@redheadredemption2]

he doesn't look as shredded as he usually does i wonder why

[@manuelemariani4609]

we all know he would get dismantled by Borz

[@user-lr6iu8xu9i]

stats being padded

[@gregorsmith]

This guy is already pissing off all the right people. Love it!

[@williamoleary9330]

Bo is not ready for him yet. He’s at least fights away.

[@robertmorris4648]

Jealous people look to tear others down to their level.

[@ericrollings]

Class act!

[@patrickm4935]

All the wrestling novices have no idea how good this dude is going to be. Lol It takes a different kind of human being to win NCAA championships. Khamzat is levels below Bo.

[@ericfogle5607]

I am a hardcore fan, as such I never questioned your card placement, I know what it is, you know what it is and they will soon know what it is.

[@neilmacdonald6637]

lackluster performance against a floundering UFC fighter. I don't even know if Bo Nickal could beat someone like Jacob Malkoun at the moment. The UFC will try to build this guy like O' Malley, but I'm just not sure he has it.

[@charlescharlemagne4907]

thanks for your mindless input

[@rh994]

Bo is an Elite Athlete. Don’t turn your back on him.

[@bingusman69]

I'm a Hamzat hater and even I think he finishes Brundage in 90 seconds or less. Enough talking Bo

[@13BloodyAprons]

Brother Bo you looked great but yeah take it easy brother 185 has some killers.

[@acct5910]

Dude got hit once and avoided the standup the rest of the fight. He should have put Brundage away on the feet from the way he talks about how good he is.

[@micahwilliams8742]

while you sat on the couch eating snacks and drinking beer…kills me when beer belly clowns that can’t fight out of a wet paper bag criticize real fighters 😂 go hit your local gym

[@turdferguson1603]

Dude, you're a badass bro

[@Dreamer-3689]

Dude your a casual ​@@turdferguson1603

[@incaseinever]

..it's all quite clear from the couch😅

[@embarrased4326]

So he shouldn’t use his biggest strength in a fight lmao

[@clee888]

i didn't like nickal until he said those things about encouraging his son to do whatever he wants like piano

[@Sam-bz4hf]

This guy will be a star just like dana says from Sam Oates bideford and demi the dog

[@crazypaul3997]

First time Bo nickel got dumped on his head too!!!

[@vincecapri1]

By the time he fights a top 10 guy he will be 40 years old!

[@eclassfb9335]

I don’t think he has a chance against Khamzat, but let’s see! 😂👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@imrulkayes4623]

Khamzat Chimaev not a regular fight. He fight very few fight.

[@timc247]

4:12 you're welcome

[@INeedANewHandle]

Thank god we had this fight, because I had to take a piss and get a beer after that Jiri fight

[@charlescharlemagne4907]

so your a casual

[@INeedANewHandle]

@@charlescharlemagne4907 god no, unlike you I'm a real MMA fan. You little venum-era fanlings don't even know what casual means lmao, sorry I made you cry for insulting your boyfriend, keep on drinking man-milk tho

[@slaktheking69]

@@charlescharlemagne4907bo had no business being on the main card he deserved to be the opener with his white privileged ahh

[@alpe6228]

Poeple said this guy will become champ in 1 year🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@tropicalterrarium1742]

Not sure why the hate. The only guy who can beat him in the entire division is Chimaev.

[@jasonolinger7585]

Well the UFC is trying to make this guy a champ, if they rush it he may end up on a knockout reel ad it's over. You have to remember, he is a wrestler, not a boxer, so he needs time before they put him in with a really good boxer.

[@jananmoein6682]

@@tropicalterrarium1742Caucasian wrestling > USA wrestling Anyone in the top 10 gives Bo a run for his money. Khamzat was finishing dudes way quicker than Bo early In his career.

[@tropicalterrarium1742]

@@jasonolinger7585 You say that like a boxer has an advantage over a wrestler lol. You dont get fighting clearly.

[@godmode5552]

@@tropicalterrarium1742no one can buddy not even him

[@jeremysteiner3178]

Go Bo! We Are#

[@MainCardMinute]

Bo by finish🤑🤑🤑

[@valmacdonald4368]

I think Bo showed that He is a good wrestler but he said has more finishes than Khamzat . Ok Bo fight Usman and see if you finish him. 😢

[@kipsmithers8816]

Khamzat didn’t finish usman. Why does Bo need to?

[@Ishbikes]

@@kipsmithers8816usman would beat Bo.

[@Fitkid7672]

@@IshbikesI think he would too. He has the wrestling to stop bos takedowns & is obviously a better striker than Bo.

[@mixedmartialnutrition1746]

​@@Ishbikes why would some1 with 6 fights fight some1 with 30 fights? are u mentally deranged?

[@Dreamer-3689]

​@@Fitkid7672Great point! I think you're 100% correct

[@truthseekerKJV]

I remember Chimaev and Hermanson had an actual wrestling match a couple years back. Maybe he'd like to take Bo on in the same type of match up ?

[@user-kj8cc1by6d]

He means mma wrestling

[@williampetrosky9741]

Dana White does not want to make his champ look bad..

[@vincecapri1]

Penn Stae guys are kinda dorky! What gives! Tough wrestlers but have a Nerd teachers pet about them!!

[@suburbanrebellion6880]

Great fight I love grappling domination Bo knows wrestling . lol old dudes will get the reference

[@theadventuredog1]

Bo knows baseball lol

[@kissmypaleass]

I still think that he's another one trick pony waiting for his Masvidal

[@SubFlow22]

He still has yet to be challenged. None of his fighters have been ranked, we'll see. I'm routing for him for sure, but he's not as good as everyone is making him out to be.

[@bishop1]

Khamzat only has 2 decision wins in his entire career, this bo dude is a clown. Once he beats a ranked fighter then he can talk shit.

[@charlescharlemagne4907]

got beat up by a welterweight

[@linux9211]

That "welterweight" would kill Bo.

[@bishop1]

@@charlescharlemagne4907 What are you talking about? Khamzat put Gilbert Burns on a stretcher and he manhandled one of the greatest welterweights of all time.

[@charlescharlemagne4907]

@@bishop1 lol a stretcher? He arguably lost the fight with Burns. Got dropped and beat up. Bo barely got touched and you are whining. You're an American too. No loyalty clown

[@Corsa15DT]

hamza is the best grappler for 1 round.

[@scottburns5049]

It's not a good look to run and cry to Dana to make excuses for being a challenge. Bo's whole attitude after the fight isn't likeable

[@PeterMJohns13]

Bo is awesome everyone just a hater for no reason

[@_sacredseven_]

Only reason people are disappointed is because they knew he could of dominated Cody more than he did. You aren't always going to perform at peak level. It happens.

[@zz-.-]

4:11 Khamzat question and what a PERFECT answer by Bo. makes me a fan right here

[@linux9211]

Perfect answer? His answer was braindead, Bo is fighting cans while khamzat fought a former pfp #1 fighter and title contenders. Comparing them is absurd. Khamzat was completely dominating his opponents and finishing them in under 1 or two rounds. Khamzat would finish Bo in under a round.

[@zz-.-]

@@linux9211 yes comparing them is absurd, that was Bo’s point that went right over your head clearly. Maybe watch it again 👍

[@linux9211]

@zz-.- Bo has said multiple times that he would beat khamzat easily bud. Bo doesn't have a point, khamzat was fighting ikram in his 5th pro fight while Bo is fighting part time landscapers. He's backtracking now because he knows he would get dominated by khamzat.

[@icomment7715]

@@linux9211 Khamzat was fighting camel jockeys at this point in career while Bo is destroying UFC comp. Cope.

[@BobJeff-wk7ht]

@@zz-.-he said khamzat is getting decisions lmaooooo wtf has Bo been smoking he’s only ever gone to decision twice lollllllll

[@BrainLayerLab]

No was on the main card because people like me that follow wrestling had to pay to watch. He doesn’t make the decision on placement. He just fights.

[@JavierJQR]

He’s not ready for Khamzat Chimaev on any level. Lol

[@runronnierun7213]

Kumshot is massively overrated. He arguably lost to Burns, who is tiny for the division, Because he was in Ahbu Dhabi he was gifted a win over Usman which should have been a draw, AND Usman took it on like 10 days notice. Bobby Knuckles is going to beat the shit out of him.

[@icomment7715]

Bo will embarrass that RAT!

[@FlipNasty1]

He gave Gordon Ryan a run for his money... he is young... he is no Ben Askren either... Bo can actually fight!!!

[@JavierJQR]

I said what I said

[@PediatraEstremista]

​@@JavierJQRyeah, a bullshit...

[@chasegardner9569]

I think the UFC is purposely putting bo nickal in the role of villian. Because they know he's going to have super boring fights and his self righteous personality will rub a lot of people the wrong way.

[@-Denisa-]

Malkoun next.

[@MrSilus2000]

What is he gonna do when somebody neutralizes his wrestling and his stay safe game plan falls apart. That’s when the athlete has to turn into a fighter.

[@d04011976]

Good point he will always turn to the wrestling wwhen things get tuff

[@Bigrobistheman]

I like Bo Nickel but dude don’t disrespect Kamara Usman. Khazmat got a decision over a goat in the sport in Kamara & you finished a guy with losses to people nobody has heard of man. Khazmat knocked out GERALD MEERSCHAERT in 17 seconds. Gerald has the most finishes in your divisions history btw.

[@CaseyKCRichards]

So overrated .. terrible performance .. has again problems with choking out … seems unsure of technique. He wants to fight Khamzat? Lol

[@bigsampson585]

He’d get absolutely smoked! People who say otherwise lie to themselves.

[@micahwilliams8742]

@@bigsampson585 i forgot. Sampson is who we should take our ufc advice from 😂🤡 foh clown and go 🥩🚲 somewhere else

[@DannyDeVitois79]

Khamzat has like 8 more years of experience….. give Bo the same amount of time training, maybe half, then “let’s talk now”

[@bjornhartmann6839]

+@CaseyKCRichards Khamzat would be a good opponent in a year or so, after he gets trashed by Whittaker and by Vettori afterwards.🤔

[@CaseyKCRichards]

@@bjornhartmann6839 no idea why he is pushing this fighter.. he is not even of IRISH background.. lol

[@heathswinson6506]

I think bos fight proved why it shouldnt have been on that particular main card. Was literally the worst fight between the two least known and proven fighters on the entire card. It should have kicked the night off. Any other fight on the card would have been a better main card fight. Dry humping brundage into submission WTF. Nobody doubted bo would win. Thats why he was fighting the guy. Gets clobbered when reaches top ten

[@raihanurrahman503]

Fights a nobody with a 10-6 record and people are hyping him up?

[@mr.brenman2132]

Who did you beat? He had hype before he had a single professional fight. That was the 6th fight of his career. What is wrong with people? The UFC is hyping him up because it's a business. He beat the guy they put in front of him.

[@Paul-bk6jx]

Ur a obviously a casual😅😅😅

[@VHBEngines]

And? Khamzat struggles to beat Welterweights

[@kiabtoomlauj6249]

@@VHBEngines But at the very least, he took an actual elite wrestler and former champ like Usman down consistently from 1st to 3rds. And Khamzat has NEVER touted he was some D1 champ or something like that. He just says he COULD easily deal with American elite wrestlers.

[@Izzy-zh8ck]

They call him future champ.

[@threewaycrypto]

Dont understand why people are saying he did bad. He controlled the fight the whole time and dominated the ground game. Still got the submission with a guy who was only defending and not trying at all to advance himself.

[@johnguzman8673]

Interesting, says he beats Chimaev…… thoughts ???