Bo Nickal, the Greatest Talent Since Jon Jones...

Chael Sonnen talks Bo Nickal on this episode of Beyond the Fight
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All things UFC and MMA with the undefeated Bad Guy, Chael Sonnen. UFC Champions, Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, Colby Covington, Khamzat Chimaev, the MMA hour and commentary on the latest UFC news, UFC Champions in 2022, UFC knockouts and finishes.

[@BrokenHomePoets]

I hope Bo is paying Chael well for these videos

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

Chael does get paid well for his consignment videos... but that's not what's going on here. This is a brother letting the ladder down from the loft of success.

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

I hope that one day u realize... Ain't no hug like a bro hug... 🤗 😂 ❤

[@merkloe2635]

I can confirm that he is not.

[@AgxntOrange]

Fr

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

@@merkloe2635 I was just guessing, but I'm sure. Good to have confirmation tho!

[@matthewkorloch5046]

Chael is an advocate for the sport of wrestling. Thank you for advocating for those athletes

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

Absolutely

[@user-ok3wi3yz6x]

He is also an advocate for Deez nutz

[@teleportdinero]

chael is an ally of a descendant of the legendary italians.

[@ross2858]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@aimlessdrive8723aimlessdrive8723 giving props to Mathew for acknowledging chael advocating for the sport of wrestling. Thank you for giving props to Mathew for acknowledging chael giving props to those athletes.

[@kev30631]

Daniel cormier and Ben Askren have a get chemistry on their podcast show.

[@DrJoonPark]

Bo Nickal vs Khamzat Chimaev I would love to see. Then the winner is one-ish fight away from a championship fight

[@heem6619]

Absolutely amazing fight on paper. But I think the UFC doesn't want that match-up until one of them has the belt.

[@NewDarkKnight]

Not happening anytime soon. Khamzat will get title shot next or after 1 more fight and bo needs atleast 3 wins for title shot.

[@DrJoonPark]

I know it's not going to happen, I'm just talking personally what I would love to see.

[@billynollii7396]

We won't see it anytime soon, as one then loses their so called "shine." We may see it in the distant future if the stars align.

[@josephrother7950]

All I want for Christmas is for Chael to tell the story of what happened in that hotel, and how he allowed those five men to live.

[@bakerstreetbear679]

😆

[@FairytaleOfNY]

Turns out it was Hasbulla and 4 of his vertically challenged friends. Chael's kneecap still hasn't fully healed right!

[@Shrewdy1]

The glazing on this guy is unreal. He's been fighting a bunch of Uber drivers so far, and being talked about like Jon Jones after he beat Shogun

[@hardnewstakenharder]

Pickett is the only opponent with a wikipedia page and he was already on a losing streak lol.

[@mmafyasco]

Jon Jones was talked about in such ways after beating Stephan Bonnar. When he only had 9 fights. And the fighters he fought before didn’t have Wikipedia pages, except maybe one. Also, it Hass to do with the fact that this guy has already proven himself in another sport that is very similar. Look at how they were talking about Alex perreira, after only a couple fights. And dude became champ soon thereafter. Almost nobody knew any of his opponents other than Sean Strickland before he got a title fight. But again it’s because he had proven himself in a different sport.

[@berniemacdonald8026]

And some of those uber drivers have fought for the ufc; what’s your record again?

[@ghostrunner2138]

What if I told you that the vast majority of the hype is not from his 5 fight win streak but rather his legendary dominance in wrestling imagine the hype when an elite striker comes to the ufc but when it’s wrestling everyone wants to hate

[@user-mn9wc5ru5w]

​@berniemacdonald8026 for real ... the current flyweight champion was literally an Uber driver like 6 months ago

[@Mr_RaZiM]

Bo Needs more Activity so we can see how far he can go, but he isn’t rushing & that’s driving me Nuts. I want more 😮

[@dougandolini157]

PAUSE!

[@quentinbowling2535]

Sus

[@scubasteve7638]

Jones was fed to the wolves from the beginning and BoBo the clown has been fed peanuts since his start.. BIG difference and no comparison.

[@user-mn9wc5ru5w]

Jones fought on the regional scene for the beginning of his pro career and Bo didn't. Jones on his UFC debut is a whole different scenario than Bo on his UFC debut because one already had experience and the other was literally fighting the first pro fight of his career

[@joshuajones5580]

Jones is a dirty fighter and a Roid freak.

[@rawchickensandwich]

@@user-mn9wc5ru5w Jon was champ by 23, Bo is creeping up on 30 and still really hasn’t fought anyone. There’s no comparison. Jon is only 8 years older than Bo and look at what he’s done in his Career, even with all the time off and suspended.

[@darrellowings2343]

Way to early to tell but right now he's looking pretty intense. The Bo Nickal project is very interesting to me though. I think through him we're going to learn a lot like maybe we've got our guys out there are good as the Dagestani's, but the key is they cost more to lure in.

[@alanlangley7246]

bo's mom was a boxer and his dad was a wrestler fun fact

[@kevinparrino2371]

he has trained boxing since a young age people dont know that.

[@andreasmith901]

Bo will be a Champion soon.

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

To explain a bit... my mom raised me as a single parent, she cussed like a sailor. Cuss words weren't frowned upon in my family, but were used artfully to help express yourself.... and, here we are... 😂

[@angryredhead553]

Love ya work Chael

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

Line starts behind me... there's only a couple ppl that's been in the Chael line longer then me.

[@Rowsy91]

I love how Chael explains what the Joe Rogan Experience is to people as if most of the auidence not only doesnt watch the show but fact is most have already seen the Bo interview hes talking about haha

[@Meirgottti]

More uncle Chael !!! LETS FUCKING GO

[@merkloe2635]

“Do you guys remember this? It was a beautiful event. 🤔” - Chael Sonnen 2023

[@waywordprairie922]

lol where gordon allowed him to score to make it interesting, then closed the book at will which is almost worse, its like losing with a handicap..hense while u would NEVER hear Bo say. "i almost beat gordon the GOAT"

[@8balljunkie]

Love the video chael 😊

[@Razear]

It's wild how quickly he was able to develop his hands within a two year period. When you watch his stand-up, it doesn't look like he's a wrestler who learned how to box. Some guys just have that intrinsic athletic acumen.

[@2lowkey100]

The average person would make you look silly in a fight

[@givenchyoverall]

Its not whatever the fuck the last 3 words you used are, its more of them having the best mind body connection we ever seen. To think something and pull it off without it ever being done before is something only happens if the said person visualized it thousands of times.

[@connersimonson6243]

@@givenchyoverallyou disagreed with him cuz he used words you don’t understand, but you said the same thing with less complex words. You just don’t have the best grasp of the English language and that’s alright that’s why we made the words you used!

[@ajay.gillig]

Bo had such an amazing interview w/ rogan!

[@716Video]

Fun fact. Bo actually lost to a dude named John Johnson. Not once, but twice during his high school wrestling days. Bo got poked in the eye in both fights which put a huge damper on his performance.

[@App_driver_bsb]

Where you get that from?

[@iSOBigD]

Poke Pokerson

[@isambo400]

That was Jon Jones in a fake mustache

[@johnjohnsonstein8409]

@@isambo400hahahah true

[@LambSauceWill]

Bo is fighting Brundage while Joe Pyfer is about to fight Jack Hernamsson. I think it’s obvious who the UFC is protecting

[@arnanderson7126]

Good training and wrestling talk video. 10/10

[@saffakanera]

I like him, he seems like a nice guy and proper fighter. Hope he fights Dricus one day.

[@Smokeinspace49]

The grappling match with gordon had specific conditions to make it fair for bo to not get smoked

[@sgteduardo2146]

No leg locks, no foot locks . Gordon would have submitted him under 3 mins .

[@jakedemaggio8649]

What Bo is doing is literally unprecedented in UFC history! Bo has finished all his amateur & all 5 of his pro fights within minutes, he has 2 knock outs & 3 submission’s! (He has both KO’s & Submissions in all his amateur fights) he’s done all this in less then 2 years. There’s not another fighter in UFC history that’s so quickly had the success Bo is having against the level of opponents he’s facing so early in his career. Jon Jones had success quick, but he still had over 6 pro regional fights before going into the ufc & made his UFC debut against a guy who was 1-1 and took him to a decision. Khabib had over 300 amateur MMA fights & 16 pro fights against absolute CANS before making his UFC debut against an opponent with a 9-5 record & took him to the 3rd round, Compare that to Bo who made his debut with only 3 pro fights against Jamie Pickett with over 21 pro fights and 7 UFC fights! Btw in all Bo’s fights he’s never been hit with a significant strike yet!! Think about that? Finished all 5 opponents within minutes against a level of opponents that’s unheard of that early in someone’s career. Made his contender series debut with less then a year of MMA training & only 1 pro fight! Anyone saying Bo is being “slow rolled” or “being built” has no idea and should compare Bo’s early career to any of their favorite fighters, none of them did what Bo is doing.

[@jakedemaggio8649]

There’s a reason so many of us are excited about him and theres a bunch of haters for some reason, he literally has the potential to be one of the greatest talents we’ve ever seen, maybe THE greatest. You compare what Bo is doing so early in his career compared to any of the all time greats and none of them did what he’s doing, in fact not even close! Including GSP, Jones, Khabib, Anderson Silva etc.

[@DADRB0B55]

Matt lindland is superior to Bo nickal at everything, look where he ended up. Why tf are we hyping this clown ? I get 185 is dogshit rn but it wasn’t always dogshit. Prime Chris weidman or Yoel Romero would rape this clown easily, heck Cheal Sonnen would beat Bo nickal ass easily

[@jrsrides]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@jakedemaggio8649 “you compare what Bo is doing so early in his career compared to any of the all time greats and none of them did what he’s doing, in fact no even close! Including GSP, Jones…” sucking his dick so hard for what. Jones won the world title at 23 years old against killers. Bo ain’t sniffing that title for another couple of years…. Clean him up after you’re done😂

[@koemando8355]

Really talk and he's such a nice guy just confident but you have to be at this level

[@deputyblunderbusboondoggle1807]

i love how chael tells us what "we" said or what "we" thought.

[@brysonz]

To be accurate the match against Gordon Ryan was not a regular Bjj match it was geared towards wrestling. Gordon could not sit and play guard. The only way he could play guard is if he was taken down then he could stay seated and use jiu jitsu. He baited Bo the whole match to take him down. Bo was smart and waited, Gordon turned and stood with his back to Bo and finally Bo suplexed Gordon and Gordon was able to submit Bo Bo there after. I am a fan of both these guys and I can’t wait to see what what Bo can do in MMA the next few fights.

[@Danielwills6325]

Thats how bjj matches should be. Scooting around on your ass isn’t fighting. Learn some takedowns.

[@magicalfrijoles6766]

We haven't seen a wrestler like Bo since Johnny Hendricks. It's easy to forget how good he looked until that Stephen Thompson loss. I see Bo having a career like that, but with stand up skills beyond KO power and a submission game.

[@JoeLansing]

You have a point. As far as the wrestling. But Johnny was so full of steroids. And he wasn't when Thompson whooped him. But of a difference

[@magicalfrijoles6766]

@@JoeLansing He was juiced (allegedly, hah). Bo is an even better wrestler though, without all the vices as well. I believe Bo is the second best wrestler the UFC has ever seen.

[@Roberto-de8xv]

​@JoeLansing Everyone is on steroids including GSP when they fought. People forget GSP retired & dodged USADA.

[@magicalfrijoles6766]

@@Roberto-de8xv USADA partnered with UFC in 2015. GSP's last fight was in 2017. Try again. No, everybody isn't in steroids. There is zero evidence that Gus, Bisping, DC, Khabib, Demetrius, etc, etc, etc ever took steroids. Zero. None. You're just salty, probably because you're trying to excuse someone you like. Let me guess, you're a big Jone Jones or Anderson Silva fan?

[@Roberto-de8xv]

@@magicalfrijoles6766 GSP has taken steroids before you are incomprehensibley naive if you think his entire fighting career he was natural.

[@deadfresh5]

"Pretend that you were caught in a submission" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rtimmer23]

Chael sure flips the script quick, don’t he? Couple days ago he was talking shit on Bo. Today, he’s the greatest talent since Jon Jones. Gotta love it 😂

[@joselombana8381]

I like Bo I want to see him succeed.

[@yozethcanal9877]

Only cause I haven’t started training uncle chael 💪🏾

[@Multihopefulness]

Some people tend to overlook the fact that UFC stands for Ultimate Fighting Champion, with the key focus being on Fighting. As Chael Sonnen once said, "Bo Nickel may be an amateur fighter, but his expertise in wrestling is exceptional.

[@boogiemonster2038]

And wrestling is the most valuable skill in fighting. What’s your point lol

[@shimaalcarrim7949]

Shavkat says Hold his beer

[@davideaston8314]

Uncle Chael - "The Joe Rogan Programme" Joe - "Jamie, change our intials to JRP"

[@elmirbrdar1045]

It shows in his stand up

[@Dreweldeenknives]

Snatch single also works and body locks

[@TheScottieShowTV]

Ngl im glad I did wrestling in highschool even tho I didn’t take it to the college level it taught me a lot about life and self discipline

[@willmc6728]

hair cut looks good. since when have you been training David Taylor? Bo has the skills and smarts to go far in the UFC and chaels podcasts I think.

[@ElephantJackson]

"The Joe Rogan PROGRAM"...had me 😅

[@petersmith5915]

Jons best special move was the knee breaker eye poke combo lol imo.

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

Im all aboard on the Bo train... CHOO CHOOO, MUTHA FAH KAH!!! ANOTHER AMERICAN CHAMPION IS COMMING... HARD N FAST!!!

[@drecckk8464]

I totally get this idea. You can train until youre half dead from exhaustion, but that will never outdo the confidence of someone who trains efficiently and actively believes in themselves.

[@mrkush6141]

WE ARE!!!

[@dragonrider9051]

I'm just saying Bardagi by Payton Perish is the absolute best walkout song never used to my knowledge.

[@icecube4521]

Chael makes these vids the way I attend my 12 mark questions with little to no substance material

[@sychophantt]

the days of being a crossover and being great at mma are LONG OVER.

[@UnwiseMuskrat]

If Bo gets his MMA footwork down he’ll be a problem for everyone for a long time.

[@stefankeeney8462]

Gordon said the same about how he got better training with blue belts just like roger gracie did

[@RAGE-OF-SPARTA-X]

Hey uncle chael i have a question, as a pro athlete, what are your thoughts on stretching after practice? Is it a real thing that needs to be done or BS?

[@tjtruth4793]

I need an answer to this too. David Goggins would say yes.

[@nickrealbuto3786]

Chael “one of those things” Sonnen

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

Wheres my sheeners at? It feels like alot of new Chael supporters have filtered in, which is great. But its up to us Sheeners and Chaelik Knights to explain sum thangs as time goes on.

[@danhworth100]

The Joe Rogan Program gets me every time 😂

[@ugly_pant]

*American with a wrestling background enters the UFC* Chael: "This is the greatest fighter the sport has ever seen"

[@Dreweldeenknives]

I was there wrestling when bo beat mark hall in Iowa

[@cranker11]

i wish bo nickal could fight unranked fighters

[@harveybirdman_23]

Wish granted

[@jonathaninteriano8389]

@@harveybirdman_23😂😂😂

[@tchambers807]

🤣🤣

[@jasonbaldini]

Chael people saying Brundage sucks, that it’s either a step down or lateral for Bo. Can please apply your expertise and do a video covering this, what you think in general, why it was booked and how it ends. And please turn in your TPS reports on time moving forward. 🙏🏻

[@McNelisG]

Bo undoubtably will be champ one day, any true athlete can recognize his skill level. Which is why Chael is screaming his name from the hilltops. Bo has it all.

[@Flynnstir]

Take it down a notch man. Dude still has a lot to prove..overhypeing is overtime in the ufc

[@tonybowen455]

Two fights in the ufc. pump the brakes pump the brakes

[@manx1569]

Bo vs Brendan Allen would be good

[@KryoNautGaming]

Khamzat vs Bo needs to happen

[@ComplexWork]

Now that I’ve seen both of them a good amount of times I can say it’ll be competitive. I still think chimaev has the edge in wrestling.

[@brandona7472]

I love watching the Joe Rogan Program - almost as much as I love watching Uncle Chael.

[@user-gs7gm4re8i]

Do Bo vs Chimaev to establish were he is

[@ghostrunner2138]

doesn't mean much right now lol even if he loses tro chimaev he's still at least as good as usman or burns on paper

[@terolek]

Waiting for Chael to give his thoughts on Alex Pereira's 30+300=3

[@grimgoreironhide9985]

Chael is treating Bo as the new Colby.

[@timeismoneyentrepreneur]

Glad to see chaell sonnen making money on KZbin with dana white he made pennies training and in the octagon chael you should open your one ufc matches with your platform and i know you will pay fighters good

[@fahed2544]

Imagine if Bo got a DUI, he’s gonna be unstoppable vs Jones

[@petersmith5915]

I can see why youre high on him, great wrestler with knockout power in the hands is champion material imo.

[@manx1569]

Lets do Bo vs Zhamzat at Ufc 300

[@TheRealBrillski]

Bo is turning 28 years old next month. Unreal how fighters like to waste prime years by not fighting. First Khamzat and now Bo. UFC really needs new stars. Here's a list of stars UFC has recently lost or will lose in the next 2-3 years: Conor, Nate, Tony, Masvidal, Jon Jones, Stipe, Gaethje, Chandler, Poirier, Lawler, Khabib, Volk, Izzy, Wonderboy, Colby, Poatan. So many old fighters and yet no new stars are emerging. There's never been a better time to get your name out there if you're a young fighter.

[@TheEnFamous]

I can’t wait for Bo to get humbled and we have to learn about all his injuries and bias against him.

[@ghostrunner2138]

do you think Bo has a weakness that is so large he won't be able to be successful in the UFC? and if so what?

[@bradcaldwell1223]

You'll be waiting for a while bro

[@McNelisG]

You’re going to be eating your words when Bo is champ. However, by then you’ll likely be a fan.

[@Mancoon1803]

I seen bo embarrassing himself on a podcast with Joe conspiracy Rogan you will see him in the wwe next that where he belongs check it out the podcast

[@Roberto-de8xv]

Joe Rogan is to the left of Joe "War Monger" Biden ​@@Mancoon1803

[@BlackMelushia]

He is the next GSP in middleweight division

[@jonwilkinson7695]

Single leg, wizard, arm control, heavy hips, head fighting, takedown defense, switch reversal but I agree that it's called MMA fir a reason 😅

[@djl2226]

I still think it’s way too early to say how far Bo will get in the sport. He’s looked very good so far, but it was all against unheralded competition. We need to see Bo vs. top 15 guys in the UFC.

[@2lowkey100]

Pipe down shitstabber

[@alchapo5372]

Bo has only 2 years of MMA training*** ***this statement does not include the 20 years of wrestling (the best base for MMA) experience that Bo possesses

[@jakedemaggio8649]

Absolutely, that’s the main reason why he’s been able to do what he’s doing, which is absolutely unprecedented.

[@TitanTrys]

The only difference in this Chael, is that he can get chinned. You can’t get chinned in wrestling, only out performed. Punchers chance will be this dudes kryptonite

[@AintFredoYou]

Facts

[@Luis-ow9is]

He needs more fights

[@andrewroot7668]

BO KNOWS 😂!!

[@ericholland-cr1nt]

I wanna see him fight Alex Pierre at 205 whatever his name is I want strickland as our 185lb champ

[@JnoEL1]

"Could you imagine a guy with no belt....Almost had a win over Gordon Ryna, can you understand that... you start to understand the natural youre with" - Chael that sounds alot like Francis and Fury 🤔

[@Billygrundmeyer]

Only a complete moron thinks Bo almost beat Gordon Ryan.

[@PezCandyy32]

He wrestled for 15 years he didn't just start mma mma doesn't me submissions punching or anything it's a martial art and wrestling is one

[@BenjiProffitt]

Bo could be a g.o.a.t 1 day. The thing about Bones is- yes he beat the best of the best a couple times and from a young age- taking nothing away from Jon - the talent is on a completely different level for a fighter starting out now, then when jon started... hence (like with Khamzat, Paddy, even O'Malley - the UFC knows that they need to go a bit slower with these today's guys/star prospects) but Bo is wildly unbelievably good!!!!

[@ukman1211]

How's Uncle Chael aging backward? Even time can't defeat this man.

[@Glorymole-pv2gt]

Testosterone replacement therapy and exercise.

[@ILKILO1]

Are we speaking about an alternative Bo Nickel here Chael?

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

My classless @ss can be a benefit in many cases... such as, ppl are disrespecting you or another American champ. You have too much class to eviscerate them verbally... not me... ill take care of the light work. 😂 ❤ U da man, Chael.

[@parkerberard8155]

You forgot about alex pereira unc

[@darknightbegins85]

I didn’t know Chael was Bo’s wife

[@Jraab18]

Bo gonna bring a ufc championship fight to state college lfg

[@Wyatt1314.]

How the f is bo so great I get mentally drawn-out by these constant praises of this guy one year, that dude the next.. ugh. His podcast was great though! He is a real human.

[@betweenbrothers6458]

Chael isn’t wrong Bo could become one of the best to ever do it.

[@XBlack-oc6xt]

It's possible, but he needs to step it up... claiming he's good enough to be champ right now but at the same time saying he needs to take it slow? Makes no sense.

[@paujman]

Ryan was all juiced up as well. Imagine if they went in equal.

[@Billygrundmeyer]

He did not do jack shit to Ryan so anything would be an improvement.

[@sgteduardo2146]

Yea Bo was crying about Ryan on the gear. Lol

[@xavierpark5937]

Adter colby he is our guy please uncle chael promotte him

[@LaloVazquez-nj7pc]

How people hate on Bo but meat ride dagestanis is crazy to me

[@dovetailjointfan]

Bo is like many UFC fighters he will be great until his second concussion or hits mid to late 30's whichever comes first.

[@TJ-ss1up]

Mid to late 30s allows for a long career and legacy.

[@bchristopher2270]

I mean, do we want to see 40 year olds taking head kicks?

[@joeschmoe6908]

It's almost like when you start declining physically you can't compete at an elite level anymore. 🤦

[@dustinwalker8152]

Was that Chael low key crapping on Flo, because they've overtaken SUG?

[@REVOLUTION_2023]

The publicity Chael is giving Bo is priceless at this stage in Bo's career. Why? Other than it's a wrestler?

[@301larussomusic]

Still ain’t fight nobody yet gotta wait and see

[@neomatrix4965]

I like bo nikal and the bottom line we need to see him fight any fighter from Dagestan after that fight we can know his true level I very much doubt he cam do anything with any one of em

[@cjleclerc98]

I’d be surprised if Bo doesn’t hold the belt by the end of 2024