UFC welterweight ‘New Mansa’ Joaquin Buckley was extremely unimpressed with Bo Nickal’s UFC 309 over Paul Craig wherein he examined his putting relatively than using his world-class wrestling.
Joaquin Buckley Calls Bo Nickal’s Placing Trash
The US-born Bo Nickal was a stand-out collegiate wrestler having gained the highest place thrice over in NCAA Division 1 wrestling. He trialed for the US Olympic wrestling workforce however misplaced to gold medalist David Taylor. Nickal then switched his focus to MMA.
In his most up-to-date battle, Bo Nickal didn’t depend on his wrestling as a substitute he saved the battle on the toes and earned a unanimous determination win over Paul Craig at UFC 309. Nevertheless, many individuals commented stating that the efficiency was underwhelming.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 16: (L-R) Bo Nickal of the USA of America punches Paul Craig of Scotland in a middleweight battle through the UFC 309 occasion at Madison Sq. Backyard on November 16, 2024 in New York Metropolis. (Photograph by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Streaking welterweight Joaquin Buckley, of the USA, not too long ago shared his ideas on Nickal’s putting efficiency earlier than he faces Colby Covington within the UFC Combat Night time fundamental occasion on December 14. ‘New Mansa’ spoke with James Lynch and defined:
“Yeah, that sh** trash. Yeah, that Bo Nickal, man—he ought to have gone to what he is aware of greatest, and that was the wrestling. However I’ll say, you already know, Paul Craig has some good jiu-jitsu off his again. I assume Bo simply didn’t wish to take a look at that and as a substitute wished to see what his putting was like.
“However [Bo Nickal]positively bought uncovered on his toes. He positively doesn’t know what he’s doing in the case of that. I really feel like if he realized or cleaned up his putting somewhat bit extra, he may have gotten Paul Craig out of there. He may have knocked out Paul Craig.
“But, you know, it is what it is. He still has room to grow, and I feel like there’s a lot of things he needs to mature on before he tries to fight some of the best guys in the world. That’s just my opinion.”