Bo Nickal vs. Myles Martin: 2018 NCAA wrestling championships (184 lb.)

Watch the 2018 NCAA wrestling championship match at 184 pounds, between Penn State's Bo Nickal and Ohio State's Myles Martin. With a first period fall, Nickal clinched his third NCAA title and Penn State's seventh team title in eight years.
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[@quincyspielberger4366]

People don't realize that these wrestlers excel in MMA because of their fitness level, their strength training and their dedication to getting better at everything they do. These life skills carry these men much further than wrestling being a good foundation for MMA would ever bring them.

[@dagodigs]

Life skills you are spot on dude that relentless pace and pressure!

[@clarity2115]

it's not some rocket science. Captain Obvious to the rescue

[@nba_fan7214]

These wrestlers don't even really need much BJJ training. They could roll into most BJJ gyms and submit everyone up to the very good purple belts and even then you may need a brown belt to stop them.

[@JamesTyler-b8s]

Bjj is so incredibly overrated, especially when you can buy your way up the belt rankings or be handed undeserved belts for celebrities.. Ashton Kutcher a brown belt...gtfo... Russell brand..purple belt Zuck the cuck blue belt..my little sister could make that perverted robot tap... Elite wrestling is much more useful in life, mma, and in a street fight... Cam you imagine Gordon Ryan in a street fight, he just plops down on his ass waiting for his drunk opponent to crawl into his arms...no he's going to sprint at him & punt his head off like masvidal Baptistized the funk master.... Chael, Matt Hughes, colby, usman, sean brady, Daniel Cormier, CCC, aljamain sterling, TJ, justin G ( even though he never uses it) And Don forgot the Russian grapplers, even though they have all been juiced up since JR HIGH, and you all know it...khaboob, ahmish islam, one eyed willy, ect

[@alcoyot]

It’s true they’ve turned their bodies into this never tiring weapon doing things they’re not supposed to. In the first round it’s hard to believe, they aren’t winded. Like they just get up and keep going calmly. Any other athlete would be destroyed by that

[@fabiopreka]

NCAA posting this after Bo got his UFC contract and his debut announced huh They know what they're doing lol

[@brettgast]

But I'm not mad at it, whatever gets eyes on NCAA and college wrestling as a whole is good

[@enzocarneiro6748]

@@brettgast fr as a Brazilian fan who started to get into wrestling bc of jiu jitsu and MMA, every publicity is good for the sport

[@fabiopreka]

@@brettgast No my man its awesome MMA guys would love College Wrestling

[@HoldMyNts]

@@fabiopreka probably... You know half of the fans don't like when the martial arts mix 😂

[@tinyky2598]

@@fabiopreka same for me, started bjj, then to MMA, now I'm watching college wrestling

[@stevo3883]

When Bo talked about this moment he made a point to mention that the Penn state guy who ran up to congratulate him was mark hall, who had just lost his match in the 174lb finals. But instead of crying to himself, he was super amped for his teammate.

[@timdockery2753]

I've watched this a hundred times. I love looking at the crowd. The OS fans are so pumped up and filled with hope and excitement when Bo goes to his back. You can actually hear the color drain from their face when Bo flips him lol. At first they are jumping pumping their fists to sitting back down with the ultimate face of dispare in an instant. Their faces are priceless I literally can't get enough of this! I'm so glad you put this back up.

[@ericday2427]

Sit the F down!!!

[@schloughed]

I have to watch it in slo mo.

[@BruthaVIII]

2:42 Loved seeing the fat guy in the green tshirt and hat go from elation to devastation in about 2 seconds.

[@tycotoys]

What the hell just happened ! Bo turned the tables so fast.

[@jakedemaggio8649]

Bo Hit that Gator 🐊 🥓 bacon! Says he’s been hitting that move since he was 6 yrs old!!! 🇺🇸 💪🏻

[@EdogMr]

This interview goes crazy in my opinion. 😂 Bo is a legend in the wrestling community way to go creating a recruiting ad for the school

[@smeatwich]

Cael holding up Bo with his arms spread in victory has got to be the most iconic image in modern PSU wrestling history. That should be in bronze out on the plaza in front of Rec Hall. We are.

[@willstyers7359]

Penn State!!

[@SegaGenesisEvangelion]

And he went straight from that to cutting the best promo the program could have ever hoped for without even trying. I mean as a coach could you even sit a kid down and ask him to sell a program to future athletes any better than that? Icon, he’s a natural in every facet.

[@lawlthelegend]

"We are" rhythmically slapping in the shower still?

[@jaquanenglish5997]

I would love to see Cael corner him in mma. Bo is human highlight reel

[@Th3Chuzzl3r]

ive never seen cael so pumped, look at the way he shoves varner out of excitement haha

[@Tfunrox]

NCAA, I see you guys finally put this one out

[@samcooper4024]

I was the one who suggested it😎😎😎

[@Tfunrox]

@@samcooper4024 me too lol, they replied to me in another video

[@nakodacurrier]

Facts

[@brownjatt21]

NCAA = bandwagons lol

[@matthewlee8618]

At the right time too

[@nicktorres4064]

We need more NCAA wrestling programs. Maybe MMA potential of NCAA wrestlers will help bring back some of those old programs that were canceled years ago.

[@ghostrunner2138]

Texas needs something man I’m dying down here.

[@DTS_I]

@@ghostrunner2138 Bo Nickal is from Texas

[@ghostrunner2138]

@@DTS_I I know I had to wrestle against Allen in my district

[@ghostrunner2138]

@@DTS_I I’m talking D1 wrestling Texas has none

[@strengthful6058]

No one watches it unfortunately. Too boring unless you yourself wrestled

[@brendan638]

Oh man I remember watching this live and my jaw dropped. What a crazy way to win, congrats to Nickal and PSU!

[@cmap4519]

Bo was out of his mind knowing what he had just done and Cael made a simple hand gesture (3:34) to calm down before he was interviewed. Sign of a great coach and what Bo said is legendary.

[@redsnflr]

Bo made time for each of the kids who wanted their shirts signed, great moment for them and surely something they won't forget.

[@ianshue2890]

Yes the famous pin by Bo Nickal. Let’s freaking go!!

[@colestuchal3709]

The memories this brings back. It just makes me so happy

[@whatever97312]

No momentum on that reversal either that was pure strength from that bridge 💪

[@jamesbaka1206]

Cael Sanderson and Bo Nickal is such an iconic duo.

[@manjia938]

Oh so he's a wrestler now

[@Bryanagrace]

Best comment🤣🤣

[@WarofAges258]

😂😂😂😂

[@burningknuckle26]

😂😂😂😂

[@pjtyra2106]

HAHAHAHHA

[@Darrel219]

been a wrestler 🤼‍♀️ 😤💪🏽

[@The13ab]

NCAA wrestling has the potential to produce some of the greatest mma fighters

[@kawikajones9436]

Watching this NEVER gets old!

[@caseyschoenleber1760]

Came back for this match a couple times throughout the years. Thanks for uploading

[@swollacademy3103]

I could watch these guys wrestle each other forever. Bo would probably win most of them but holy hell Martin can put him in tough positions

[@cyberhype5495]

WOW this guy was a Legend even before UFC

[@ThatMexicanBrian]

You have no idea lol. This guy crazy good

[@afeaefwefew5616]

His not a legend in the ufc tho

[@cyberhype5495]

@@afeaefwefew5616 He is a legendary prospect.... will be a big dog for years to come... Wake up

[@jakedemaggio8649]

@@afeaefwefew5616yes he is, he’s literally the single biggest & hottest prospect in UFC HISTORY! That’s a fact, his transition to mma was the most anticipated in the history of the sport. He’s got amazing potential and will likely be champ someday.

[@afeaefwefew5616]

@@jakedemaggio8649 lol no he isn’t to be a legend everyone needs to have heard of you most people who watch ufc don’t even know who he is yet

[@joeyscardamaglia6483]

Bo just used a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu sweep to win the NCAA wrestling championship unbelievable this guy is amazing

[@deathofaclown]

he couldn't really use the butterfly hook bc he was turning to avoid back points, but when he finally did roll to the right it was a left side underhook with his right hand across myles back. classic wrestling bridge sweep

[@BiblicalLongevity]

I know other people have said it in the comments, but I 100% believe Bo will be UFC champion one day. He is 5-0 in MMA right now, with only 2 of those fights being in the UFC, each being finishes in the 1st round. I believe Bo and Khamzat Chimaev will eventually run into each other at the top, maybe even for the 185 pound UFC title, and Bo will beat him.

[@lethweiblackbelt]

The power of American wrestling

[@Th3Chuzzl3r]

@@lethweiblackbelt Thats right baby, folkstyle wrestling

[@Autonomous_Don]

Once he elevated and threw the hips it was a wrap RIP IZZY

[@mufafaa9254]

I come back and watch this now and then and it shocks me how much better bo nickal is then the competition

[@paultharp4626]

One of my favorite Penn State moments of all time

[@chapter4444]

That finish was fast. That's rare

[@gotdajuiceeee]

This kid is legit

[@lewfulare3507]

This has to go down as the biggest,most dramatic, and best theater in PSU wrestling history . Everything on the line and this guy shows why Bo will go down as one of Penn State’s all time greats. Absolutely one of the most exciting wrestlers-ever!

[@guitarfreak80ftw]

Last week I was wondering why this wasn’t on KZbin. I’m glad they reuploaded the video!

[@squalie9]

Myles could have been one of the GOATS but his lack of anticipation always got in the way.

[@tairoreyes2275]

This guy seems pretty good he should try mma

[@saljablo2767]

Lmao all the Ohio state fans thinking bo was about to get stuck. Bahahhahahaa sit down.

[@jakedemaggio8649]

Bo Hit that Gator 🐊 🥓 bacon! Says “he’s been hitting that move since he was 6 yrs old”!!! 🇺🇸 💪🏻

[@shadowbolt2910]

this beast is a problem for any middleweight. His time to become UFC champ Is coming

[@jakedemaggio8649]

Big Agree!!! 💪🏻 The Bo Show is coming.

[@D9Wx]

Basicly a gilltone. No wonder he transitioned so well into bjj

[@onmysoul2121]

I was thinking the same thing beautiful sweep into a one armed guillotine. Not familiar with wrestling but damn.

[@jakedemaggio8649]

Ya with a minor adjustment that could easily be a mounted guillotine. The wrestling move he used here is called “the gator bacon” Which can be done as a counter to a takedown attempt (like here) or done simply from the front headlock position. It’s a front headlock with an underhook, you spin to the underhook side and stick the pin. What he did here was impressive, he countered his takedown attempt and immediately got the reversal directly into a pin. Crazy.

[@thomaspaine5686]

Was there in person....crazy! Recommend going to NCAA's....best sporting event in the country...any sport!!

[@things-are-happeningtransf3296]

Try going to the world cup final mate, you'd come back and apologize for this comment you just made.

[@jakedemaggio8649]

@@things-are-happeningtransf3296 what soccer? 😂 who cares? This is America 🇺🇸, we don’t watch soccer…

[@alecshunnarah9040]

Insane awareness and confidence to realize Martin was high and to purposefully turn to your back to get the reversal in the championship. I would never think to do that especially in a championship match to risk going to my back but thats what makes Bo, Bo.

[@trytoclutch9450]

This guy will be in the UFC one day

[@roythousand13]

lol!

[@guam9827]

That's what we DEW

[@druhflit8343]

I have been waiting so long for u guys to release this vid

[@outdooraddictionpa8218]

One of the craziest turns in championship ever.

[@joshuatalks6213]

I’ve watched this about 1 million times

[@Ntownsfinest]

Post his ncaa tournament match with Sammy Brooks. I have no idea why the ncaa is sitting in that footage. It’s a 60 second clip.

[@DEANDRE_DTS]

He will be great in UFC

[@sturlingobrien2996]

Good God that was a beautiful reversal and pin

[@Mossyftb]

Future WW Champ

[@nyfolkhero]

Future UFC champion

[@enzocarneiro6748]

Big chances, adapted really well to jiu jitsu and striking

[@RW-Atl]

Rip welterweight devision

[@bane3991]

He is a middleweight

[@Shiny101]

Hearing that crowd was so satisfying. They really thought he had him haha.

[@bmoney2953]

What an electric finish. Doesn’t get much better than that!

[@georgesealy4706]

It was an incredible turn of events. Amazing.

[@Dinetioneditz123]

I see what u did there

[@teagueroellchen2634]

Cut a mad promo at the end 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@Lunney.]

Something tells me this guy will be in the ufc someday

[@TheCreator43219]

This gotta be the craziest sequence every . Pure strength no momentum or movement . I can’t see how miles got caught with it

[@nrm0051]

It was partly because Myles hips were too high and it allowed Bo to turn him. That’s why in freestyle they always throw their hips into the ground and when they get stopped on a shot

[@davidrocco200]

That turn was insane.

[@steezy1654]

He’s going to be UFC champion one day

[@jakedemaggio8649]

Hell Ya! 🇺🇸 💪🏻

[@dejo5009]

Post max askren ! Always been curious bout him but can’t find his finals matches anywhere

[@NCAAChampionships]

Thanks for following along. Here's Max Askren vs. Kirk Smith in 2010 👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z52lqKh3nJiKqq8

[@dejo5009]

@@NCAAChampionships your awesome

[@jaynsilentboom]

Bo knows wrastlin

[@cosasverdes]

just insane to create leverage when on back.

[@jaquanenglish5997]

I love the mma casuals just releasing Bo has always been on Demon Time. Welcome to the Bo-bercue🔥🔥

[@chadrudidier4550]

THE HAIR MAKE HIM LOOKS EVEN MORE STRONGER

[@volney142]

Damn man Bo nickel is gonna wreak Havok in the UFC

[@atrioxiclean4996]

- has been said about every NCAA standout to ever sign with UFC 😅

[@jakedemaggio8649]

@@atrioxiclean4996 nice try 😂😂😂

[@moe3005]

Oh Bo took 2016 soooooooo personal lmao

[@CapFlipGaming]

Revenge always does feel good in competition!

[@PLP_305]

How fitting NCAA posts a Bo Nickal video fresh off the mma hype..

[@dougbrown04]

Watching the life drain from osu fans faces always makes me smile as a PSU fan.

[@chivimbe]

Nickal got lucky. The Ohio state wrestler was the better wrestler that day

[@dougbrown04]

@@chivimbe lucky, lol. Was going for that move the entire time and stuck him clean. 7-2 lifetime against him.

[@setalight7290]

​@@chivimbe classic ohio state casual

[@jakedemaggio8649]

⁠@@chivimbe 😂 Nickal has a career 7-2 record against him! Clearly Bo was the better wrestler.

[@lapwingperro]

"Welcome to the UFC brother" ~ Dana White

[@Wrestleknowitall197]

I much prefer the fans Matisse mat-side compared to this years! Looks a lot more intense, crowded, and fun!

[@AyAngelchillfoo1315]

It’s dope to see how amazing Bo Nickal was in HS I hope he does amazing in the ufc now

[@kylerBD]

This is college wrestling but yeah hopefully he becomes ufc champ

[@atiermma]

@@kylerBD best prospect in middleweight right now

[@jakedemaggio8649]

@@atiermma best prospect in the UFC/MMA period!

[@humanbass]

That was some great bjj by Bo. Sweep using the buttefly hook and mounting right away.

[@Momsspaghetti777]

It’s called an elevator hook and it’s been done in wrestling for hundreds of years. That’s not jiujitsu that’s high level wrestling.

[@humanbass]

@@Momsspaghetti777 thats both actually. It's all people hugging and leveraging each other. Now the positions (a quick guard and full mount) he was in are a bit more common in bjj than wrestling.

[@Momsspaghetti777]

@@humanbass that’s not a guard. A guard you are using to genuinely stall and block them from advancing past your legs These are used to actually leverage you over for the takedown. And no, it’s not jiujitsu. The same way you wouldn’t say that a jiujitsu technique that also exists in aikido is aikido and you’d feel disrespected if someone called it aikido. If it’s not learned in bjj school it’s not bjj

[@bane3991]

@@Momsspaghetti777 Guard is suppose to stop your opponent from advancing and can be used to stall. But guards are also meant for sweeps and submissions.

[@Momsspaghetti777]

@@bane3991 there are very few submissions from an actual guard. For instance, you can be in closed guard and go for an armbar, but you need to open up your legs. You can be in deep half and do some type of groin stretch lock, but you’re no longer in deep half The guard is used exclusively to stall and stop the other person from advancing, when you’ve successfully done that you switch to another attack. There’s only a handful of submissions you actually attack while in a guard and most of them are low percentage

[@rationalirrationality5691]

Jocko brought me here

[@JamesDeCastro]

So I’m watching the scoreboard as this sequence happens, can anyone explain why Myles gets 2 points, then Bo gets 2 points, then Bo ends up winning? New to wrestling, please explain?

[@witty9182]

Yeah im confused too is this like some submission wrestling type match? Only reason i could see bo winning was the guillotine but from what i know usually wrestling doesn't envolve submissions

[@connorcoughran8297]

Myles got the takedown +2 points, Bo got the reversal (he went from bottom position to top position) +2 points. Bo pins him on his shoulders = win. In wrestling you get rewarded for having control from the top position.

[@connorcoughran8297]

@@witty9182 there was no submission. Bo was not choking him that was a pinning technique

[@nrm0051]

@@witty9182 this is collegiate wrestling you don’t get submissions he pinned him the score doesn’t matter when you pin them

[@witty9182]

@@nrm0051 thanks man but i was already informed quite a bit ago by the other kind gentleman above you

[@benjaminrichard7741]

Myles Martin should get into an MMA promotion 🎊 🎉

[@outdooraddictionpa8218]

Beast!!!

[@nlanderson825]

Did Bo's shoulders not touch the ground before the reversal? Would that not count as a pin by Myles?

[@Happycamper808]

Both shoulders need to be flat on the mat at the same time. They call it fast here but its usually 1-2 seconds flat on your back to be pinned

[@truebluedetective8231]

@@Happycamper808 thanks for clarifying

[@JSamad]

The fact that Khamzat vs Hermanson grappling match has 1.5 million views and an NCAA match featuring Bo Nickal has nowhere near that shows you that there are levels to this shit🐺

[@Psyche_MMA]

Future UFC Champ

[@brettgast]

Interesting timing....

[@bboybreezi2417]

RIP Khazmat.

[@ProBusterxXx]

Man..khamzat and ufc is in trouble

[@bloodsport4486]

Not the ufc this is very good for the ufc lol

[@jessewallace12able]

Myles really brought it. Bo won.

[@doubleL_S]

How do you win in this?

[@haydenknapp8521]

You score points by getting takedowns or exposing your opponents back to the mat. You win immediately by pinning both shoulders to the mat for about a second. If there is no "pin", wrestler with the most points wins at the end of the match

[@doubleL_S]

@@haydenknapp8521 sounds fun. I wish they offered this in the UK schools instead of football or rugby.

[@noahjames7693]

@@doubleL_S I think they got a club called New England Gold somewhere. I may be wrong.

[@geoffreysorkin5774]

@@haydenknapp8521 A wrestler can also win by leading by 15 points, (Tech fall). As someone who once got teched in a match, it is worse than getting pinned. In my defense, I had a really bad sinus infection and probably shouldn't have been wrestling.

[@jakedemaggio8649]

@@doubleL_S there used to be a lot of wrestling in the U.K. Unfortunately not anymore. But wrestling was big there and it’s Britian who gave wrestling to America!

[@mattroth2072]

Only an absolute freak can force a gator bacon like that

[@SoloSeason]

And with your own momentum, sir, I’ve banished you to the shadow realm of irrelevancy

[@CormacMackenzie1]

“He’s got the chin !!”

[@jcar9777]

The Tyler Childers of wrestling

[@Dizzle72]

I don’t get it The score was 2-2 How did Bo win?

[@nrm0051]

He pinned him

[@Th3Chuzzl3r]

He pinned him, and really the score was 8-2 by the end because of the reversal and nearfall, they just didnt update the score because he pinned him

[@shellshock8505]

Absolute monster. That dudes losses are all from Bo nickal

[@andreasmith901]

You see who defeated Bo Nickal in 2016 at 174 Ibs?😳😲😂🤣🤫

[@rhino3x3x3x]

​@@andreasmith901 They had a rivalry in college ending with this match. Bo won 7 and he won 2 out of the 9 times they wrestled in college. Those 2 wins over Bo are 2 out of the 3 losses that Bo took in college.

[@jakedemaggio8649]

@@andreasmith901 😂😂😂 Ya the guy Bo just pinned in this very video! Bo avenged that 2016 loss in 2018 in this very video we’re commenting on and pinned him minutes into the match. Btw throughout both Bo & Miles NCAA career, they wrestled a bunch of times, Bo’s career record against Miles is 7-2 😂😂😂. Bo beat him 7 times & Miles beat him Twice. Those 2 losses are 2 out of Bo’s 3 total losses in his entire NCAA career! So ya, Miles beat him twice but Bo beat him 7 times to eventually end & win their rivalry. Nice try though 😂

[@JS45678]

From a technical standpoint, Myles Martin became overzealous and rushed to Bo’s head (for potential back points/fall); however, his head was buried in the mat, his hips extremely high. Unfortunately, for him, he made this horrible mistake against an incredible opponent and paid dearly. Could have settled back immediately when they went to the mat, secured both legs tightly below the knees, and proceeded slowly and cautiously from there but his overzealous, aggressive nature cost him; however, He’s still a Champion regardless. 😃

[@johnnybeefum]

Looked like Bo kept his leg/knee up though elevating Martin's hips so he could not get them closer to the mat.

[@JS45678]

@@johnnybeefum I agree with you my friend. I still believe Martin should have secured both of Bo’s legs (preferably) below the knee level with both hands LOCKED leaning no space between Bo’s legs and Martin’s chest while simultaneously settling back then walking slowly to the head. This is a skill that must be drilled until it becomes muscle memory. Most wrestlers become overzealous in certain situations trying to do too much and, in my opinion, this was one of them. However, Martin is still an amazing young man and a Champion nonetheless.

[@Th3Chuzzl3r]

ya martin took away his left arm post in order to secure the nearfall, he tries to post it back out when bo elevates him but its too late by then

[@NorthwestAdventurerNWA]

Welcome to the UFC!

[@jt519]

Hey can you guys post Dustin Fox vsJD Bergman please?

[@NCAAChampionships]

Sure thing! Enjoy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZXQmWuXnZagkNE

[@sterogerson4177]

Someone educated me was it the pin that won the grapple

[@nrm0051]

Yes it was a pin it even says fall

[@deathofaclown]

Myles "What is an Underhook" Martin

[@nickcurley6065]

beautiful wrestling

[@tys3456]

New to watching the sport. Was 2:43 not a pin because it wasn't held long enough?

[@nrm0051]

His shoulder was still up so it wasn’t a pin

[@charlesbromberick4247]

The better wrestler almost aways wins.

[@KINGLIME1]

I love Jiu Jitsu

[@ndwrestler]

I think this was Bo's 2nd title, not his 3rd. Anyways, always a fun video to watch.

[@chadrudidier4550]

HE SHOULD BRING THAT HAIR BACK LOOKS BADASS WITH

[@o.m.8936]

What happened at the end the guy on bottom tapped? Or that position is a finish?

[@bloodsport4486]

Both his shoulders were on the mat which is a pin, if you can't escape you lose

[@humanbass]

In wrestling the person is "finished" if they stay in their back for more than 3 seconds