UFC 300: The Problem with Bo Nickal | Fans Booed Him

#danawhite #ufc #ufc300 #bonickal #mma
In this video we have a look at why fans have seemingly decided to turn on Bo Nickal.

[@MVProfits]

Not pissed with the guy. But with him being on the main card in this huge event in his 6th fight, while competing against an unranked fighter. While ex-champs are on the prelims or early prelims.

[@999waves]

Agreed

[@JabzMMA]

Fully agree.

[@brusombear3823]

to be fair it was Alex 8th fight and hes headlineing

[@bubbatheeskimo]

@@brusombear3823 he earned his spot by being a 2 time champ.

[@Nightwing-tf1hl]

@@brusombear3823almost like he’s a champion or something.

[@ovidiufilipas2682]

He doesn't deserve to be on the main card over Jiri.

[@mahbubhussain8550]

its not his fault, ufc did this

[@999waves]

Jiri is there as a backup only a casual doesn’t understand this

[@viponly5372]

@@mahbubhussain8550 its his fault

[@viponly5372]

@@999waves found the casual 😂

[@jake57]

​@@viponly5372 whatever you say lmao

[@mommastereo]

More like.. "Boo" Nickal

[@ajosemontenegro]

Not true what he said at the end. Anderson Silva, Jiri, Brock Lesnar, Michael Chandler are examples of not organic fighters with true potential that the UFC rushed to give them main events and even title shots. And it payed off.

[@stimpaxx]

yeah as he was saying that last bit i was like hold on. jon jones was touted as the second coming of jesus when he was 22 years old. a lot of fighters are given cans to beat up on before they actually make it. i think it might be unprecedented the shameless level at which bo nickal is being helped and pushed through, but this is not a new strategy. look at everybody christian rodriguez has fought lol. they tried to feed him to raul rosas jr and cameron saaiman to make them look good. it just backfired.

[@JabzMMA]

That's a fair point... but in each of those insistences, I would argue, the UFC was either lacking star power as it was in its infancy or the particular division was lackluster.. I mean Jose was just handed the featherweight title. The Mike Chandler title opportunity after beating Hooker was bizarre to me though.

[@tacotacotington3638]

@@JabzMMA Jose was handed the belt because the UFC didn't have a featherweight division, and literally bought WEC out for its lower weight class roster which the UFC didn't have. WEC was the premiere 145. Aldo was that champion. Cruz also technically won the 135 belt for UFC at WEC 53, which was an event they had After the merger was announced.

[@tacotacotington3638]

@@stimpaxx Jon Jones had 7 wins in the UFC before getting his title fight, and Ryan Bader was ranked top 5, which was who he fought prior to the title fight. Too many new fans don't understand rankings existed prior to the UFC calling their rankings the official rankings, which even currently are still done by the old ranking system which relies entirely on journalists voting.

[@stimpaxx]

@@tacotacotington3638 except the ranking system basically doesn’t mean shit lol. the ufc will always prioritize money and interest over what the rankings are. i just meant to say that they will push fighters and some don’t get a “fair” shake. look at belal. nobody gives a shit about him so he doesn’t get a title shot lol. there’s no path to the belt for him except for a lull within the division. i’m not complaining, i’m just saying the ufc prioritizes some guys.

[@codyconnell6510]

The “for whatever reason” irked me. Like he can’t fathom why people are upset he’s on a the main card over former champs.

[@JabzMMA]

A bit of introspection from him would've been nice.

[@codyconnell6510]

@@JabzMMA him giving himself thumbs down and booing himself for taking a whole 7 minutes to finish brundage bumped up his likability a little for me.

[@williampetrosky9741]

​@@codyconnell6510same as any other person with a 6-0

[@tacotacotington3638]

@@codyconnell6510 That was nothing but a self defense mechanism to the incoming criticism for this performance, Cody is a nobody and embarrassed him several times. It's the old "if I make fun of myself first, then you can't make fun of me for it"

[@Ghostface__x_]

Im not mad, some grown men get booty hurt over something that doesn't effect them

[@cloudfused]

Once he fights top 10 maybe

[@melissakelly5813]

Fighting tomato cans....wonder why he gets booed

[@scottlandry4723]

Damn this guy has great points. Can’t believe I just found this channel.

[@nategraham1487]

I’m definitely excited to see him flourish the man was cracked out of his mind at folkstyle wrestling and NCAA wrestlers do very very well in the mma. It sucks that he is being pushed like this rather than just fighting real names. Once he doesn’t fight a bum for the first time we’ll see if he’s worth the hype

[@JabzMMA]

I agree, I am a fan of his and was hyped for his debut.. but as soon as Dana delayed his UFC contract to get him on the Contender series for one more week.. I had a feeling they would try push him to the moon early.. either way, I will tune into watch his fights.

[@purpleaki1277]

I don't agree with him being placed above ex champs on the card, tho it's absolutely no fault of his.

[@MartialArtsNk]

His fault is being oblivious to why fans hate him. $tupidity should have it's limits.

[@richmcclain5926]

Ohh well...Bo Nickal is a beast. He deserves to be on this card.

[@viponly5372]

just not the main card

[@seergaming5952]

He’s straight up mid. He had a hard time trying to finish Cody

[@MartialArtsNk]

Yeah a true groin shooting beast, I agree. All he lacks is to start eye poking.

[@ikigai47]

He's a future champion imo. None of the points made here were really valid. Of course he's not gonna fight anyone major just yet. I was amped for his last night. He did underperform vs expectations (and he was the first to say it). I think the most hilarious point you made was: "no one forced it upon us that Lebron James is the best basketball player of this generation. It organically happened" lmao! Lebron couldn't be further away from that to anyone that understands the game, and yes, his status IS being "forced upon us" through his jock sniffers at ESPN. More so than any athlete in the history of sports.

[@alexlarson2203]

So what's your point here? He should be fighting better opponents on card or bums that don't deserve it??

[@MartialArtsNk]

He's already fighting bums that don't deserve it mate. He should NOT be on the main card of UFC 300 in ANY regard unless it's against a top 5 MW. Nevermind Cody Bumdage.

[@danlawrence3497]

Basically, any buzz that a ufc fighter has is basically ruined the second is ruined when the company touches it

[@bobdole7292]

what the fuk did u just write

[@BA0701]

Bro, you bashing on the push Bo is getting, which I agree the push is strong, while mentioning McGregor and o'Malley as having earned their spots, couldn't be more wrong. You're either a new MMA fan, and weren't around when those two guys were coming up, or you are just hating on Bo in spite of the fact that what the UFC did, and continues to do, for those two guys is the same, if not worse.

[@JabzMMA]

The hype McGregor had coming into the UFC was already quite high as he was big in the European scene... but even he was not put into a PPV until his 4th UFC fight

[@BA0701]

@@JabzMMA So, Conor being the main event of his third fight in the UFC, a nationally televised free card nonetheless, regardless of being a PPV or not, against Brandao, I guess that doesn't mean anything? I notice how you totally didn't even mention O'Malley, who was the co-main of the TUF finale's in his first UFC fight, and in his second fight he fought higher than Arlovski in a PPV. You just helped prove my point, thanks!

[@steven-ow3in]

Dudes always calling someone casual. Because you disagree with who they like or rep. The only thing casual is your momma leaving when I'm done like the rest of them. 😂😂

[@gofish7388]

It's not padding. No one gets to the top in 6 fights. You people are too critical of Bo for no reason.

[@MartialArtsNk]

Alex Pereira in his 3rd UFC fight fought top ranked Sean Strickland, in his 4th fight beat Isreal Adesanya. Even his 1st UFC fight was a guy a level above Cody Brundage son. Now what will your excuse be? That kickboxing is an infinitely better base for MMA than wrestling? Last time I checked MMA rules are tailor made for wrestlers.

[@gofish7388]

@@MartialArtsNk Yeah, and what happened to Alex? He got submitted...

[@gofish7388]

@@MartialArtsNk Also, Alex is 36 while Bo is 28.

[@MartialArtsNk]

@@gofish7388 Like hell, you would have people assume that being 36 years old is an advantage all of a sudden, eh son?

[@gofish7388]

@@MartialArtsNk There's a reason you would want to rush a 36 year old, even though that ended up getting himself submitted. Not true for a 26 year old.

[@mohnjarx7801]

Everyone wanted Khamzat to fight for the belt after like 3 fights

[@MartialArtsNk]

Cause Khamzat was destroying everybody mate, in his 3rd UFC fight he 1 punch KOd GM3, somebody levels above Bumdage. And even before that he destroyed everybody, his hardest fight being a 1st round KO over Ikram Aliskerov, a 3 time Combat Sambo World Champion. That's why. Never had to groin shot somebody like Bo to take him down.

[@chriscurtis3150]

Whoever brings the most viewers or fanbase makes the ufc more money and obviously bo brings more fans than them other dudes if they want o. The main card get more popular😊

[@ericg4410]

How is it his fault that he is on the main card? Be mad at the promotion, not him.

[@MartialArtsNk]

It's his fault for not realizing why he's not liked son. Fans generally don't like fighters/people who are way $tupider then them themselves.

[@Ekkaisara]

Ah yes. The worst part about the UFC. The fans

[@MartialArtsNk]

Not in this context son.

[@smokeysmo8115]

People can boo him but you cannot deny him this boy is good 2025 he will be a champ the American champ all the American people should get behind him

[@MarkWalmsley]

I say this again, how do you build a guy who no one wants to fight? You out them in front of eyes on main cards! You make their name value so high fighters forget about their ranking to fight him. The ufc doesn't want another khabib or islam situation, especially when they need stars more than ever! It's really simple but everyone is either stupid or just following the trend of acting like a karen over anything and everything!

[@MartialArtsNk]

This is the most R3TARD3D thing I read today.... No offense meant but a guy who no one wants to fight.... Mate, there is NOBODY, and I mean NOBODY out there turning down a Bo Nickal fight. Especially the unranked guys who want their name to be known, NOBODY is turning down a fight with Bo Nickal, especially for UFC 300. Man's a bum simple as.

[@user-cs8qb9mb4n]

Only the casuals don’t respect Bo Nickal’s presence as a top UFC fighter.

[@alexlarson2203]

That's not true. He's ranked 26. Only has 6 fights. Nobody is notable. He could be but it's not respected because it's not real. There are people you have never heard of ranked above him. You sound like a casual with your comment, boy.

[@MartialArtsNk]

Son, please educate your ca$ual A$$ before speaking ever again.

[@JabzMMA]

The irony in what you are saying, is that the UFC most likely has him in PPV spots to draw casuals in...

[@michaelpurdy5908]

Dudes a super nice guy. Leave em alone lol 😂

[@MartialArtsNk]

Yeah landing a groin shot and turning it into a take down makes you super nice...

[@Phi2358]

Do you know how many people I've heard this week saying "the only fight I'd really pay to see on this card is the Bo Nickal fight." The card is full of hall-of-famers and really good fights but Bo might have the biggest PAY PER VIEW draw. I know what you're thinking. "Max Holloway has a huge fan-base that have been following him for 15 year." True. But we know the statistics for what an average Holloway fight sells. We also know that people are excited about Bo Nickal - it was the same with Khamzat Chimaev and same with Conor McGregor and same with Sean O'Malley. People are excited and people are talking about it and, while this card is full of really good fights, this is really the only thing that feels like a sort of "super fight" style vibe where we might have a chance to witness greatness. We know with all these fighters on this whole event we're going to get some really good fights but the most exciting thing about it might be we that we get to see Bo Nickal lose or Bo Nickal finish another person in under 2 minutes. It brings something unique to the card. That couple with the fact that Bo Nickal already has a massive following of supporters. To those not familiar the wrestling world I understand them not getting it but every wrestler in the country knows who Bo Nickal is. So does every coach. So does every dad of a wrestler. So do the moms of wrestlers. Etc etc. Wrestling is a nationwide sport and almost every high school in the country has a team. He's a household name in that community. This is something that the vast majority of other fighters don't bring. You're worth whatever you can get in this life. If him/his team/his manager have convinced Dana that he's worth a main card ppv slot then guess what, that's what he's worth. Dana runs the UFC, which means he answers to no one but ownership and God. So his is the only opinion that really matters anyway. And I think Dana knows what he's doing.

[@adamkennedy7297]

Shut up and stop lying you're delusion

[@JabzMMA]

That's a fair point.

[@MartialArtsNk]

Son, the fact you're around wrestling dad circles does NOT means this is something that should be done. Bo has NO such PPV fanbase. Lets be honest 99% of people who wanted UFC 300 certainly didn't do so to see Bo take on freaking Bumdage, and Bo ain't anywhere close to the level of Conor. Bo is above O'Malley cause most O'Malley fans are young people who know how to watch illegal streams while most of Bo's fans are wrestling dads from the US who will pay for the PPV. Still doesn't makes him anywhere close to being the biggest PPV draw. Especially over Pereira, Holloway, Gaethje, Prochazka and so on.

[@Phi2358]

@@MartialArtsNk You do realize that your own personal opinion of fighters does not affect reality? The numbers have been stated by Dana publicly at press conferences and other interviews. Just because you personally have never seen a wrestling mat, which is why you've been getting your ass kicked by wrestlers your whole martial arts career(or are too afraid to engage them), does not make that the reality of the sport, Wrestling has a huge fanbase worldwide. If you don't know that - you don't know much. Luckily Dana and the powers that be know it and that's why Bo was where he was at even if his performance was sus. I think that you're probably a taekwondo instructor because your general attitude tells me that you've never been punched in the mouth. Not to mention the bizarre freudian slip about wrestling dads. And before you make any immature remarks and assumptions about who/what you think I am. I'm a 37 year old former wrestler, boxer, and MMA fighter out of the quad cities. I've had 2 fights in the UFC - they didn't go that well but I've held belts in other promotions.

[@MartialArtsNk]

@@Phi2358 And you had 2 fights in the UFC which didn't go so well.... Ok the typical 2 losses = cut. You have held belts in other organizations... Ok since you lost your first 2 UFC fights (vs bums on the tester), we can safely assume you never held a Bellator, OneFC, KSW, Rizin, EliteFC, heck even a Cage Warriors belt. And I'm a taekwondo instructor who has never been punched in the face? My first love for combat sports is boxing so yeah I got punched in the face. Though not as much as you apparently as your CTE makes you think I'm a taekwondo McDojo instructor.

[@Grey-ke9gd]

Khomzot is the same story why you jocking Khomzot????

[@MartialArtsNk]

Khamzat in his 4th UFC fight fought Gilbert Burns, in 3rd 17 second KOd GM3. GM3 is levels above Bumdage you M0R0N, that's why.