UFC welterweight ‘New Mansa’ Joaquin Buckley was extremely unimpressed with Bo Nickal’s UFC 309 over Paul Craig by which he examined his hanging 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 3 times over in NCAA Division 1 wrestling. He trialed for the US Olympic wrestling staff however misplaced to gold medalist David Taylor. Nickal then switched his focus to MMA.
In his most up-to-date combat, Bo Nickal didn’t depend on his wrestling as a substitute he saved the combat on the toes and earned a unanimous determination win over Paul Craig at UFC 309. Nonetheless, 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 combat in the course of 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, lately shared his ideas on Nickal’s hanging efficiency earlier than he faces Colby Covington within the UFC Struggle Night time important 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 realize, Paul Craig has some good jiu-jitsu off his again. I assume Bo simply didn’t wish to check that and as a substitute wished to see what his hanging was like.
“However [Bo Nickal]undoubtedly received uncovered on his toes. He undoubtedly doesn’t know what he’s doing in relation to that. I really feel like if he realized or cleaned up his hanging a bit 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.”
