How Bo Nickal TRANSFORMED from Wrestler to UFC Star...

Dangerous Bo Nickal slowly transformed from incredible NCAA wrestler to pro MMA fighter. This is his story.
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From Wrestler to Fighter (0:00)
Start in College (1:03)
Bo's First Title (1:52)
3 Success Factors (3:01)
Bo's Most Memorable Match (3:46)
Senior Season (4:43)
Career After College (5:21)
Defense Soap Sponsor (6:12)
Start to MMA Career (6:44)
Bo's Training & Style (8:07)
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[@FancoWrestling]

Will Bo Nickal have a successful MMA career?

[@NicholasRodriguezN7]

Only if he uses Defense soap.

[@BryanRegoli]

Bo Nickal scores devastating knockout in less than one minute in pro MMA debut is a good start...

[@DragunovWayne]

He is from welterweight?

[@hayseanward]

Absolutely! If he can avoid a lot of unnecessary damage as he learns to refine his striking the sky is the limit

[@truthseekerKJV]

@@BryanRegoli That was an amateur match.

[@tadroid3858]

My son had the misfortune of wrestling him in freestyle. He is a MAD athlete!!

[@bodijulius8751]

That is no misfortune. That is an honor

[@ivey_96]

@@bodijulius8751 getting ragdoll is never a fortunate situation. So leave that alone.

[@jaysantos11]

@Tadroid cool story bro

[@tylerberman7527]

@@ivey_96 it depends if he learns from it, i doubt he did probably got smashed and cried

[@rudewallace5410]

@@ivey_96 your a fanboy go get a life

[@billo3314]

Couple reasons I think Bo is particularly well suited among D1 champion wrestlers to do good in mma. 1- He’s a plus athlete. MMA is too broad to be elite at everything. Athleticism is the glue that covers up holes in peoples game and allows fight-changing moments to happen 2- His wrestling style suggests he can be an dangerous submission artist. Hard to think of many guy who jump on pinning positions as aggressively and successfully as Bo. Put that with freaky scrambling ability for a larger guy and the potential to be a guy who gets finishes on the ground is there. 3- He’s with the biggest/highest funded gym in mma and they’re all in on him and he’s clearly taking it seriously. Bo looked very fluid in his striking for a wrestler making his debut. 185 is a very shallow but violent division in mma. The grappling has gone downhill in that division the last few years Bo could be poised for a run.

[@BST-lm4po]

Plus the cardio required to be a champion D-1 wrestler is phenomenal. You have to have a great heart/lung capacity to succeed in that sport, at that level.

[@ezsmith3765]

Wrestling really is the best base overall. Like. Rogan said right after Randy Couture CRUSHED James Toney... “What we learned in 1993 still holds true today” I’m referring to Wrestling/Grappling the ground game as a whole. Of course today’s MMA fighter has to be good at every aspect of fighting. Bo Nickal will continue improving his striking and BJJ and I expect to see him as a champ one day.

[@FancoWrestling]

I'm newer to MMA, but having the wrestling background really seems to help. Bo dominated that fight in the DWCS

[@Jlundeen]

Always sad to see a wrestling talent leave wrestling, but I'll definitely be rooting for him. Hope he continues to show the world how badass wrestlers are.

[@popscola2574]

Yes it is. Its like a downgrade. But hes just not good enough to compete with the best anymore. Thats why they transition.

[@worstgamer1162]

I wish there was a real wrestling organization. What I meant by real is not wwe wrestling.

[@phlandis2]

@@popscola2574 he was team USA #2 at the time of transition

[@phlandis2]

@THERE WAS NO CHECK!!! no one watches any of this stuff, we've known that

[@popscola2574]

@@phlandis2 i know. I never said he wasnt good but how many world medals does he have? It is what it is. Hed always be in top ranks in the world but if you cant be number one its time to move on.

[@willmolinar]

Dude is scary good. As White has said so many times about MMA, wrestling is the most important foundation for all-around prowess in the octagon. Nickal should dominate!

[@zaynes5094]

I mean, I guess it is a good foundation, but I'd argue judo and BJJ, along with Shotokan karate, those are the ones I'd want to get really good in to have a chance at MMA. Every fight starts on the feet, but it very easily could go to the ground and at that point it isn't about ground and pound, a submission should always be looked for there.

[@jomama969]

Wrestlers are known for transitioning into MMA because of their scrambling skills. Well, Bo not only can scramble, but he’ll turn that scramble into a pin. I’d be very surprised if he doesn’t do well in MMA.

[@6em974]

Extremely excited for his MMA debut today

[@FancoWrestling]

And what a great debut it was. KO!

[@stevejensen3471]

As a wrestler all 4 years in high school, I was always in awe of the state champs, several of which came from my own school in Omaha, NE. I mean, how good could one be and how do they know how to adapt so quickly to an ever changing palette of opponents moves? That level of talent is crazy! They were usually beasts and eclipsed the rest of us physically. Come to find out years later that they were 2-3 years older than we were, so had obviously been held back several years in grade and middle school. That explained alot and I just shook my head as for their age, they really should have been wrestling varsity or at least JV as freshman. In any event, I had the amazing and rare opportunity to wrestle the state champ my sophomore year at 155 during a subsequent summer AAU meet and I was excited at the opportunity and determined to come out of nowhere and pin him. Well, not only did I not pin him but he pinned me without pinning me - meaning I don't know how in the hell he did it as it was some strange combination of moves that got me there to the point that I didn't even know my shoulders were on the mat! I remember him shooting me on takedowns and he was so smooth and fast that all I could do was watch him execute with no way to stop him. Granted although he was a senior and 2 years older, it was a privilege to experience that level of skill and it has humbled me ever since. I'll never forget that match.

[@kee7678]

What high school? Millard...N? S? W? Burke ??

[@miken2968]

So as a senior how'd you do?

[@stevejensen3471]

@@miken2968 Wrestled at 197. Got eliminated in districts.

[@jakekirby9121]

🧢

[@freezegopher7054]

Lol, sounds like a mirror image of my wrestling "career".

[@isaiahfields4064]

The soap interdiction was slick🤣😂

[@steinervision7643]

Bo is a winner, I will be following his career intently!

[@shitbird69]

was just randomly thinking about how bo was doing in mma and this was just posted 5 hours ago mad clutch

[@chrissmith1364]

God Bless Bo, he is a winner so he will find a way to be a top fighter, and with his wrestling pedigree that is Huge advantage.

[@brandonjones557]

One of my favorite collegiate wrestlers. Special. Look forward to watching his fighting career.

[@jakedemaggio8649]

Bro this channel is awesome! Your the one guy who’s merging wrestling & mma content which is a great idea, there’s a ton of overlap. People don’t realize how close of a connection mma has with wrestling.

[@boots6110]

Loved watching him at Penn State and look forward to seeing what he can do in MMA. Don't think I will like seeing him get hit though. Great video

[@DragunovWayne]

I don't know if he could be dominant in the UFC, but anything a career start at Bellator would be more interesting

[@chrissmith1364]

I agree, followed his career and I think he will be a top fighter, he is smart and gritty.

[@magnus9165]

Bo is a BEAST. He is strong, great strength. Great fighting mind.

[@magnus9165]

I agree with Cael. Bo is a winner in any endeavor he wants.

[@DragunovWayne]

Maybe he has a future in professional MMA, I really want to see how he does against high-level strikers but he will have my supporter here in Brazil 🇧🇷🇺🇸

[@ron.hertzberg]

We know what wrestlers of high caliber do to all strikers. They dominate them for 5 rounds. Or like usman vs masvidal they knock em into another dimension

[@ron.hertzberg]

The takedown threat is so huge for strikers. They do not wanna be stuck under any high level wrestler-grappler

[@christopherthomas1393]

^ wrong, MMA is so dynamic that saying high level wrestlers always win is just flat out false, tons of wrestlers and BJJ practitioners have been knocked unconscious, only causals have that take.

[@christopherthomas1393]

I can pull out 5 examples, with out even thinking too hard, of strikers beating wrestlers and also vice versa, saying “wrestlers/Bjj do to ALL strikers” just shows how little you actually know or how little you’ve actually trained mma before

[@thedopesickshow]

@@ron.hertzberg I got Bo mixed up with Logan Storley, Logan’s more or less only a wrestler and just be MIchael venom Page.

[@trevornetlink4715]

Wrestling is one of the oldest and hardest sports to compete in. His grappling game is by far the most important base , nobody will be able to compete at his level and JuJitsu is the next lethal level to dominate. Bo will never stand and take hits but make his opponents suffer on the ground.

[@daebak7370]

This is how khabib was able to go 29-0 almost unscathed

[@JIbanez1989]

This guy is ELITE!!

[@FancoWrestling]

Sure is!!

[@genghiskhan7041]

Great report on Bo, Josiah!

[@monkeybjj]

Bo is clearly on the track to have a lot of success in his new sport. I'm excited to see how his future in MMA goes

[@stevenmorley2286]

Great video man!

[@davidgutierrez4606]

This dude is about to do work in the UFC. As long as he goes to a good Camp he'll be a top fighter within a couple years.

[@Teddy-se8qb]

lest hope he works alot on his boxing. there should be no world that exist where guys like jake paul can knock out guys like bo nickels. lets hope he gets the right training.

[@gigachad6885]

@@Teddy-se8qb he just murked the guy in his first pro fight, only with punches in 1 minute. His striking seems nice already

[@dualmass]

lol

[@ArkusVI]

He trains with American Top Team with guys like Masvidal and Poirier so he's gonna be all good.

[@christianmathison1182]

Cool to see where he is today!!!

[@brymckown]

Holy Crap that was the smoothest transition into and out of a Soap Commercial I've ever seen!!! NICE!!

[@normanhuntley5747]

Bo knows kicking arse!One of my top P.S. guys along with D.T.

[@patswitgats9182]

From State College area. ATT will definitely get some champs through that location.

[@FancoWrestling]

I agree, Pats! Can't wait for it to happen.

[@chrisb5564]

Great vid man, you got a new sub.

[@hdvictoryford5329]

Bo is a winner. In MMA there is little doubt he will be the same. Will he get beat, yes, will it stop or slow him down. Losses for guys like this just makes them get better. Good luck Bo!

[@ebiedog]

Very informative! I can't wait to see more of Bo in the ufc

[@JulesBrunoJjBaggy]

left hand knockdown right hand knock out. beautiful bo, hes gonna be a star of the sport

[@deepblueseeds5563]

Some people are just athletic and coordinated af and I’ve always been surprised that there’s not many who can easily wrestle and strike and just switch it up any ways they want. This is coming to mma, fighters that are ambidextrous between wrestling and boxing that make all the old ones look bad not well rounded. The sport is evolving fast.

[@submit1990]

Great video!

[@NicholasRodriguezN7]

We need Bo Nickal on TUF.

[@krishisel5316]

Bo's Dad was my HS wrestling coach. He comes from a great family and I love watching the kid.

[@benanderson3041]

If you need a good hug find a wrestler they give the best hugs

[@ceceroxy2227]

The best two disciplnes you can have together are Elite wrestlng and BJJ, I would go train with Gordon Ryan who he fought in BJJ.

[@chrissmith1364]

I agree

[@UuU1001.]

Or elite judo and wrestling. Ask khabib.

[@ceceroxy2227]

@@UuU1001. Whatever you can do to get the floor to the ground is the first part, and then getting to a dominant grappling position from the ground is the second part for submission or ground and pound.

[@Shickz]

Very entertaining video. Well done!!

[@FancoWrestling]

Glad you enjoyed, Samuel!

[@billmurray1431]

Great video bud!!! Good work

[@FancoWrestling]

Thanks, Bill! 💪

[@R6Ron]

I'm here after his 3rd fight on the DWCS. 3-0 and a ufc contract. THATS WHAT WE DO!

[@BossCat42]

Great video

[@hunterdevo4547]

Great video and hopefully Bo will help more mainstream MMA fans realize why wrestlers are the best.

[@Valkyrae123]

Majority of the champs in mma are strikers tho

[@fdvkkkkkkkk4542]

There is no such thing as the best martial arts Stop being insecure about the martial arts you practice

[@DragunovWayne]

Khabib has already shown it, but Dagestan's wrestling is out of this world

[@hunterdevo4547]

@@DragunovWayne Yeah their style is different than what we have in the states. I’d love to research it and learn more about it.

[@DragunovWayne]

@@hunterdevo4547 It's heavy training that used to be done to protect against terrorists, but nowadays they prepare them for competitions and I love Dagestan even though I'm from Brazil, here we have many Islamic immigrants so I learn a little about them but of course I love competitions US college wrestling too 🇧🇷🇺🇸🇷🇺

[@swerve3271]

I've been waiting for this I really hope & think he will dominate everybody already know wrestling is the best base for MMA

[@sittienakan1594]

Yeah, definitely! Especially if he fights at middleweight where there isn't a lot of good wrestlers and grapplers, then yeah, he certainl would. The biggest obstacle will be Rob, who has excellent TDD defense, and just crazy striking. I'm interested in seeing a fight with him and Khamzat, Khamzat is definitely bigger for sure, and a bit taller. Both are great wrestlers, with Bo being clearly better, but since this is MMA wrestling, I think Khamzat would also beat him in the wrestling department. I know this might be wayyyyy too early, but I do see him becoming a UFC champion IF he goes to Middleweight, if it's at Welterweight, his chances go down. By that time, Rob is either retired, or way too old. Muniz is one of the guys I'm extemely confident who could beat Bo at his MMA peak potential.

[@DragunovWayne]

@@sittienakan1594 In the UFC there are good wrestlers, such as Kelvin Gastelum, Aliaskhab Khizriev and Nassourdine Imavov

[@gigachad6885]

@@DragunovWayne they are nowhere near as good as Bo, Whittaker on the other hand... He's a wrestler nightmare

[@DragunovWayne]

@@gigachad6885 You should research better about Khizriev and Bo is a welterweight, he in the UFC middleweight in my opinion would be small

[@DragunovWayne]

@@gigachad6885 Whittaker is a striker

[@joex2504]

I haven't seen much of him with the gloves but he certaily looks GREAT !

[@Cochise6666]

Successful college wrestlers like Kamaru Usman, Daniel Cormier and Brock Lesnar became UFC Champions, NCAA Champ Johnny Hendricks was almost UFC Champ and UFC Champion Jon Jones was great in Greco Roman.

[@stevejamieson8468]

Johnny did become champ

[@adamrice5267]

As long as Bo doesn't mind getting hit, He will be fine.

[@TheBrainPowerDiet]

He won't get hit he's too speedy quick

[@thomasc5753]

@@TheBrainPowerDiet he’s going to catch a knee because of his obvious need to wrestle! Lights out the end! Lol

[@TheBrainPowerDiet]

@@thomasc5753 lol ik I was kidding

[@bradleywarren1904]

Good video love your content!!!!

[@FancoWrestling]

Awesome. Glad to have you as a subscriber, Bradley!

[@walterkowalewski7271]

Great Video Mate!

[@FancoWrestling]

Awesome - thanks!

[@jonb9895]

Dude the way you thru in that ad 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@enriquegarcia9409]

Bro his senior season I followed start to finish and every match he had he wasn’t even in trouble at all Bo was so nasty his final season

[@truthseekerKJV]

Bo will need to learn a lot more than wrestling to be a UFC champ.

[@wallacesmith865]

If he doesn’t get caught frosh year final, he’s strong contender for 2nd best of all time

[@chrissmith1364]

True

[@nwakava9558]

Hyped job

[@JB-zo7ln]

Bo Nickal was super dominant in D1 NCAA wrestling. 3 time NCAA champ, runner up as a freshman, Hodge trophy winner, and all around master of staying in good position and adapting to his opponent. That's why he's going to be a great UFC fighter.

[@dominiccerreto3772]

Looks great. Confident! Does need to keep chin protected more. Hands low is a no-no.

[@agreer6483]

He's going to be a force in MMA. Maybe longest reigning champ we've ever seen by the time he's done

[@DragunovWayne]

We still haven't seen how he fares with top strikers, especially in the UFC.

[@UuU1001.]

Yes to first. No to the second.

[@andu1854]

Bo Nikel is the wrestler I point my son out to as an example of someone who is not super ripped and muscular but still really good to awesome (3 titles has Bo in awesome category)

[@lucasnein6694]

He trained w Jorge Masvidal and ATT plus he is a great wrestler. And he will succeed in the UFC right now especially because it’s a wrestling era right now in the game

[@allenalbritton4115]

I hope he stays strong in his faith if he finds success in the UFC.

[@ronnyrono782]

That Penn State Diploma is really going to come in handy.

[@dunkelwalde695]

Got to admit Franky boy, you caught me perfectly off guard with that ad plug. Can't even be made about it, lol.

[@Lifesetup2]

The way he got to advertising defense soap weak me😂

[@playballdr]

love watching this guy wrestle when he was at Penn

[@michaelokeefe8709]

Went to Penn State, not Penn

[@playballdr]

@@michaelokeefe8709 Peen is the same thing, df

[@funnyanimals6025]

Dude look unstoppable 😊

[@josephpagan2187]

I’m all for wrestlers turned fighters as I too took that route. However, going pro after two fights is stupid. Same thoughts with Bryce Meredith. Love both those guys, but they need to get punched more. Wrestling is great until you meet a guy who can sprawl and kid your head off. I would love to see him go undefeated and get the belt, but don’t rush to pros.

[@MMATECHNICIAN]

The whole point is that Bo’s wrestling is at such a high level that these mma guys won’t be able to sprawl him. He’s at a level of wrestling where a good sprawl isn’t going to stop him he’s gonna keep going until he gets the takedown.

[@josephpagan2187]

And Ben Askrin, Pico, Ruth, to name a few or all of the same caliper… I’m just saying he needs fight people that aren’t fluffing his record.

[@richardcolon373]

@@josephpagan2187 what you're saying is he fought some tomato cans, lol. I hope not because that's definitely a formula for failure. Definitely need appropriate competitive guy to go against and not pump up a record and a fighter's head when their skills don't match

[@richardcolon373]

@@MMATECHNICIAN I would think if Bo were to pattern his style after anyone in MMA it might be gsp. GSP is probably the best non-wrestler hands down at wrestling in MMA history. He may be a better athlete than Bo being able to be so well-rounded between boxing wrestling and jiu-jitsu. You remember how GSP easily took down Josh cost check who was a national champion. He would train with the Canadian Olympic wrestling team and more than hold his own from what I understand.

[@TheCostprice]

Brock won the heavy weight belt in his 4th pro fight

[@fahadshub]

If he wants to be the best he gotta go train at AKA with DC and Khabib...will be crazy

[@phillipbottrell]

8:23 He also almost has Paddy covered with the Do.

[@paulwall5706]

Bo Knows 💪💪

[@anasshahid224]

Bo, the next big UFC star 👏👏👏👏

[@selenanavarro9935]

It be crazy if he did some training at aka

[@williamoleary9330]

Hopefully he has a better chin than Ben. We are huge fans of both and don’t want to see what happened to Ben at the end ever happen to Bo. We wish him the best of success.

[@chazatkinson]

Dude loves Jesus and is a stud ! Need more like him .

[@FancoWrestling]

Agreed, Chaz!

[@humanbass]

Buchecha is part of ATT now, he is the training partner to push Bo further.

[@ericgranberg8893]

He's gonna kick ass. There are obviously better wrestlers (a very very few), but where are they now? Still wrestling, still winning, but NOT MMA.

[@seanreed9472]

I am a wrestler as is my son. I trained in MMA for 12 years (boxing, BJJ, May Thai, etc.). There is a reason why MMA is dominated by wrestlers. You have to make some adaptations (learn to fight from back, striking) but wrestling is such tough sport that transitioning to MMA is not unusual at all. I love BJJ, but a lot of BJJ guys leave MMA after getting punched in the face. Getting punched in the face is just another day for a wrestler. In wrestling you have to compete 6 times a week and constantly make weight.

[@alfredobarragan2788]

BJJ seems unrealistic without takedowns and leg locks something catch wrestling invented I prefer wrestling I only did it for 1 year in college it's the hardest sport I did and I did boxing for 3 years

[@daebak7370]

Did you ever compete in mma or just as hobby/recreation?

[@itheuserfirst3186]

@@alfredobarragan2788 Catch wrestling did not invent leglocks. That's ridiculous.

[@itheuserfirst3186]

Which BJJ guyss left after getting punched in the face?

[@contradictionsniper8276]

At only 26 years old? I was expecting 20 years old or 22/22. At 26 not worth saying … at only.. 😊. Still he’s a future champ for sure.

[@leifnielson6849]

PUMPED!!!!!

[@tombalthis513]

Who does not like Bo Nickal as a sportsman and person?I am totally for him but I know what others do not know and I am sure will face criticism for saying it.I had hoped Bo would have been wise enough or had someone around him to advise him.MMA is a waste of precious time God has given him to accomplish something of eternal value with the life given him.Sorry to tell everyone .Making a living buy knocking people unconscious or doing massive bodily harm for sport is not what God wants anyone to be doing including Bo Nickal. I am not saying everyone who participates in MMA is going to hell but I am saying it is not from God and when people stand before him there will be no reward for being a UFC champion.I have heard through the years professions of faith by many collegiate wrestlers.My hope is that they would transfer their wrestling tenacity into becoming fighters for The Lord.We wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers of spiritual wickedness.God will still use and accomplish as much good as possible through the people in MMA because that’s the capabilities God has,but it is not his perfect will for those involved.It is multiple steps down from what he has for them and where he would like them to start an be.I do see in the future many people in MMA being enlightened by God and fully understanding just what he thinks of MMA and many other matters !At that time they will be fully enlisted into his army doing the type of real fighting that has true value and he wants and needs done for there fellow man and humanity.It’s unfortunate they could not start sooner.The talents and personality gifts ,excluding there ability to physical fight and render someone unconscious,the people in MMA have like all gifts from God are valuable treasures that need to be used the way Heaven wants for the good of everyone.MMA is only a few steps down from the abominable entertainment in Roman coliseum’s.Many of us are ,myself included ,not much different than those attending those games.Waiting for someone to get smashed or kicked in the face by someone are vain thinking supports.I just hope and will pray the present MMA fighters that are destined to be used as spiritual warriors for Heavens purposes and do not suffer serious harm by being involved in an activity that could seriously hurt them!

[@Waldo-01]

So I’m buying defense soap

[@patmark3059]

Pray an act of perfect contrition

[@lawsonransom8318]

Lol...I didn't see that bar of soap coming...

[@boots6110]

Funny how he just slips it in, lol

[@richardcolon373]

That was a EPIC promo tie in to video, smooth transition

[@MrChingadiculous]

All aboard the hype train!

[@raywalteroutdoors]

Got that contract

[@daylanty11]

I use to wrestle with him and Bryce Meredith bo always dawged me and Bryce in practice.

[@kallepikku4991]

Short answer: Yes

[@thetemplar8695]

Bo is going to shut some of those “wrestlers don’t do well in MMA mouths”. I heard the same thing all my life (as a wrestler) with boxing. Just as Bo Jackson was unstoppable in college, so too will Bo Nickel be in MMA. Heck, I bet he would give Diaz a run for his money even today, if not knock him out.

[@itheuserfirst3186]

Everyone has known since day one that grappling based fighters dominate MMA. That hasn't changed. Pure strikers have the greatest uphil battle at remaining relevant before they develop a goood ground game.

[@masonrandall3824]

still went 1-1 with micheal pixley i would love to see the rematch

[@Urboiaintwrong]

Bo is a 3x ncaa champ fighting guys who work at Burger King feed him to someone in the sport that has done something then we can talk

[@jimnewt2138]

Look at the smart guy here, well do you think he should be fighting anyone at the top 5 in the ufc in his first fight? Also these Burger King employees would play basketball with your head!

[@rudewallace5410]

Love the hype I beat you from post to pillar , why is this not mentioned?

[@billybud9557]

In Athletics ( we call it Track and Field) countries qualify 3 athletes in every event. Why can't we do that in wrestling? the USA would win multiple medals in many wt classes. Bo was a potential medalist. He will be a great MMA champion some day.

[@truetanwrestling]

This video is baller!

[@haraldodunkirk1432]

How cool would it be if BN and Meregali just suddenly agreed to fight!!

[@OGFlaks626]

I gotta see his hands

[@isaiahhoffer9507]

God bless Bo

[@dpc0809]

Nothing is taken for granted in MMA. Every offense has a counter. Knee kicks to the head can neutralize wrestling take downs just ask Ben. Aaron Pico came in to MMA nearly anointed as a champ and lost his first match. I believe Bo will be a great MMA fighter but match ups and experience are everything.

[@googlegmail9888]

Doubters

[@DonLopetegui]

Knee kick? You mean a standing Knee.

[@mpforeverunlimited]

@@DonLopetegui he's doing pretty good so far

[@brendon2462]

Knees can be avoided by using upper body clinch wrestling. Also just using go behinds judo throws. But still need to learn clinch defense to avoid muay Thai plum knees. Also if you set the double up well it's very difficult for an opponent to knee you coming in. Hence why gsp never got caught by a knee during a takedown. He always set it up well.

[@User-54631]

Why bo inclusion of the outcomes of the jiu jitsu round/wrestling rounds the Gordon Ryan match?

[@ScottPutnamART]

Well this aged beautifully

[@dualmass]

I love Bo as wrestler, not sure how he will fare in MMA, He would be better off as coach, mentoring young athletes Imo

[@Tko_Seven]

I am not sure why people doubt a top level wrestler can take a hit or not.. taking hits on chin only takes toll on the person. so the more fresh the better. Mentality wise, there is no way top level wrestler cant tolerate hits..