I think guys at the top cannot only just defend/protect themselves while grappling but they can also attack/strike in between the scrambles while fighting for position.
Ya in between scrambles... Brundage was just laying on his back trying to lock down the position. The first time Cody tried to scramble up Bo subbed him. Bo's fights are going to be fun and high paced when he goes up against some of these monsters in the division who are going to be actually trying to win and arent just going to let another man put them on their back and hold them there
You know you’re the real deal when you absolutely steam roll a guy in the 1st round while threatening a finish damn near the entire time, actually finish him in the 2nd round, and people call you a fraud afterwards I don’t think people realize how unrealistic it is to be able to finish every fight in 1 minute without getting touched like Bo’s previous matches. And they also don’t realize how hard it is to finish somebody who has completely abandoned any offense and is just focused on being a clam and defending
Henry is most likely talking about how in some dominant positions, Bo couldn’t get anything going ; not just in the instance you mentioned where he had his wrest trapped while they were against the cage, but also when he mounted him center octagon and could not get any offense going. He was only able to maintain the position.
100% right… talking about Khamzat but struggling with unranked fighters is the proof! Ah yes, Khamzat struggled also against Usman. The only difference is, shortly before this Mofo was pound 4 pound #1 - see the differenxe? 🤷♂️
Let Bo try a top ten opponent. He might not win but he will be competitive and he needs to see what he's going to need to do to advance to the next level
Bo nickal needs better ground game. Submissions and striking. He has really good standing striking and takedowns but he needs more for a contender fight.
@@C0d0pshe’s good at keeping guys on the ground, but he for sure needs to work on finishing them there. I’ll give Bo the benefit of the doubt when it comes to brundage as that dude was just turtling the whole time. He wasn’t even trying to get up.
@@DraymondGreen-qb9wo I think most people who say that Bo nickal can be an instant champion just doesn’t train mma. - How good he is at wrestling elevates him in many ways. Bo will be a champion eventually. - I’ve trained for 3 years and it takes a while to get good. Even at 2x/day it doesn’t happen overnight. Bo has a head start but not a golden ticket.
I still think he might be capable of beating anyone in the weight. he just needs to polish his striking a little bit. His jiu-jitsu is great, but I think it can get better.
@Biden977 he may get dominated in IBJJF match... but he did throw Gordan Ryan on his head remember? If there were no BJJ rules, Bo would've KO'd Ryan.
@@AionShanks Bo nickal is not elite at defending submissions and striking. He had more to learn. I believe he will hold the belt one day but not in 2024.
The UFC only has so many designated jobber's. He can't linger around least he catches a humbling performance like Paddy did. Bo needs to demand or request tougher names and let the UFC serve them up.
As Cory Anderson said after smoking Johnny Walker when the dude was smoking everyone and looking like Jon’s next real test: “There’s levels to this!” Bo is being smart. He will Absolutely be champ one day and maybe even #1 P4P, but not before he gets a at least 5-6 more fights. He 100% has all of the tools to give every single middleweight nightmares, But only after he puts everything together
I was actually hoping you would make a video about this exact topic for the last couple days now. I’ve been thinking about Bo. And you need to have a serious talk about this with Bo. He needs to absolutely be ready for the top 10 mentally. I think he’s there physically. It’s committing 100% and being 1,000,000,000% focused. This is fighting bad things can happen and he needs to be ready and not rush the fights in the top 10. Take the ones he knows he can win. Don’t mess around. And secure the championship, if that’s his goal. With game plans and everything else you need to do to win. Studying opponents. And they won’t be easy. He needs to be completely ready. And he’s reaching the top. It’s about time. It’s about crunch time. Do, or die.
I agree. I like Bo and enjoyed his last fight but certian points of that fight if he had been fighting a top 10 he'd have been in real trouble. If they push him to fast it'll be a repeat of Sage. I'm not opposed to them put lower ranked guys high on a card because I understand they are building long term stars meant for watching em grow but obviously trynna cash out at the same time. Basically they are short cutting Nate Diaz / diago Sanchez type stars. It's gonna be a slow going fursure
He would be taking less criticism than he's taking now for the fact he beat a top 10 guy. He's taking criticism because it's perceived he struggled against a jobber he was suppose to beat on a big stage. If you replace the names and insert a familiar one, we wouldnt be hearing this noise.
He's run through 5 UFC guys, 4 if you don't count for the last minute replacement. I think it's time to give him someone in the 10-15 ranking to get a better sense of his skills. Or Imavov might be a good fight.
UFC enhancement talent are not bums. You can mix them into midcard fight nights and they would win fights. Bo is elite fighter and the only way he loses against a jobber is he's slumming it and didn't take it serious. That's why it's time to move him up to names where he wouldnt dare do that.
Brundage the guy was built very tough strong MMA fighter I could not have said it better. I didn’t see any weaknesses. In fact I think bo nickel is stronger standing up and trading blows that’s what I wanna see. He’s got some big power there.
What if they run out of jobber's... I mean enhancement talent for him to fight. He's in for a rude awakening if the fights become wars of attrition . I would demand tougher opponent because I believe in my skills you gamble on yourself for bigger rewards.
Historically, southpaws have enjoyed an advantage in combat. When 90~something percent of your enemies are orthodox, a mirrored opponent can be devastatingly effective.
I hate when people say someone isnt ready. People rise to the occasion all the time. The argument could be had that uncle Chael wasnt ready for silva and you would be right but the man stood there like a champion and took his loss. Chael you are a fighter just like everyone else in the ufc dont say they aren’t ready when they have been fighting for their meals. Chael got rich and forgot about the grind of moving forward
Bo mentioned on JRE hes taking things slow as he just started learning striking and BJJ for what, a few years? He's taking the long path, the smart path. Bo has said he has a bunch to learn still, is a 3x NCAA Wrestling NC, is building a great team around the world and even in State College, PA (where these badass PSU wrestlers can train at or take the World/Olympic Wrestling route), can continue to spar in wrestling with the best wrestlers in the Penn State Wrestling club that has people that werent even PSU wrestlers but people like Kyke Dake (4x world champion) among the current and past PSU/top wrestlers from other schools like Dake, etc... He's going to get better and better. He's 100% focused on being the best in MMA as he's always done with Wrestling. Their is a reason for his hype.
We all know Bo Nickal would be middleweight champion right now if they would let him fight top 10 guys. The UFC just wants him to stick around and "pay his dues" for a certain length of time before they give him the big money fights. Nickal would take Strickland down quite easily and control him on the ground. Strickland can stand there throwing jabs and teeps all day long but he won't be able to do anything on the ground against a wrestler of Nickal's calibre.
I wrestle lefty and my hands are backwards when I do judo, but I still score takedowns in both (w/ old school judo rules). Any other guys who train have any weird technique quirks like this?
@@gates00 I started training almost 3 years ago. Anyone can get started in mma or wrestling. Just don’t go too fast, start with once or twice a week. I’m currently doing once a day training but it took time to build up.
mindset, his mindset is not ready for top 10 when he gets down on himself and makes that public display with his thumbs down in the cage after a great performance. It makes you wonder how he will react when he actually gets tested, will his mindset allow him to regroup and make the necessary changes, or will he thumbs down his motivation and get in trouble.
Bo's fight was boring and lasted as long as it did bcuz his opponent was not trying to win... Bo is good enough of a grappler to capitalize on openings and get to his submissions or ground and pound. Brundage however, was just trying to lock down the position while laying on his back. This isn't bjj where you can choose to concede the advantageous position for 15 minutes and still win a judges decision... If Cody was giving action and EVEN ATTEMPTING to be actively NOT LOSING, Bo would've been able to get him out of there much sooner. Which is exactly what happened when Cody Brundage rolled through trying to stand up and "win" (not lose) for the first time in the fight. Bo's fights are going to be fun and high paced when he goes up against some of these monsters in the division who arent just going to let another man put them on their back and hold them there
Bo hits hard and his punches almost always land. His fists are like heat-seeking missiles. And no opponent dares try to take it to the ground. If he shoots his mouth off, I don't even pay attention to that. Fighters need to spout off to promote themselves in today's game. Bo will prove Chael wrong. _Bo Knows Knockouts_
Ten more fights is like saying 3-4 more years.That's too long.to enter the top ten. It's fine if you become the Champion at age 32 or even the top 5, but you would want to defend it for a few fights and it would take a few fights to get the title shot. I would say one year would be fast, but possible, if you entered the top ten and won three good fights. That would make you a Champ at age 32, and you could defend that twice a year for a bit. But there is also the possibility that you enter the top ten at age 31 and get in line waiting your turn for 4 years, and you are now 35 years old, expected to be on the decline already. Bo needs to be a little more assertive about his goals and willing to make himself vulnerable to chance and risk. The others are.
The only people that are trying to stiff arm Bo are former wrestlers who became champions… Henry and Daniel. I think the main issue is that they don’t want Bo to outshine them.
Don’t forget guys bo had a whole wrestling career before this. As a former wrestler with no where near as good of credentials as Bo I’m competing in jujitsu and have to pull back a ton with training due to my body already being broken down from wrestling so I imagine Bo probably isn’t able to go in every day and train balls to the wall. Let him take his time.
Bo was the biggest favorite in UFC history for the second time in a row. So yes he's absolutely expected to maul them like Khamzat did to Li and Holland. Brundage isn't ranked and got a lucky win by DQ against malkoun. This should have been over in 30 seconds if Bo was as good as the hype
Bos first fight that wasn't an extreme first round finish and everyone including himself are disappointed and that's crazy. Dana said it himself the world has put so much pressure on him its creating unrealistic expectations.
Chaels a smart guy and he knows fighting but im gonna go out on a limb as a former boxer who never did MMA and say that theres likely as big a difference in MMA when it comes to how you fight southpaws and how you fight as a southpaw as there is in boxing. It ceases to matter in boxing when youre inside. Other than that its huge.
He has heard of a armbar triangle Was it a armbar or a triangle? Not the foggiest idea or why it matter Never understood the expression. Some times within a moral victory which is to extend the time of the match it's not to reverse and or change the outcome it's just to extend the inevitable people thought I would not be able to make it a minute I made it an entire round people didn't think I could make it a round I can make it all 5 rounds and send this to the judges. Its doesn't change the domination. Or the moral victory if you get subbed by in the closing minutes. Even if its the very same sub that tends get you
every fighter has things they arn't the best at, and it dosn't matter winning is a choice, Alex has became champ off kickboxing alone, Kabibi was the champ off wrestling alone, if you don't have a screwdriver just switch to nails and use your hammer
Being left handed and a wrestler is a huge advantage because your striking stance and wrestling stance both lead with the right foot. It's easier to learn to strike.
Just curious .. how does it make learning how to strike easier? Serious question, not being a jerk 😂. I would think learning to strike would be the same difficulty for either stance.. diff because of that but it’s the same steps, right?
@wcorteaux I'm left-handed and learned to box first. So When I showed up to wrestling I put my right foot forward like everyone else. Now I can strike and grapple from the same natural stance. I wonder if Uncle Chael did the same.
@@jonwilkinson7695 ahhh that makes sense.. I didn’t wrestle so I never really realized it was always/almost always right foot in front.. thanks brother
I agree with Cejudo (as much as it pains me to say). Bo, # 1 needs 10lbs of more muscle. #2 he needs to polish off his BJJ and Striking. His wrestling is undeniable but hor his grapple heavey fighting style he is better at A.K.A.
And Chael, they actually do have phone booth fighting now... and I'm being dead serious. 😂😂😂. Oh, and car-jitsu. And the newest thing, tire wrestling (where the goal is literally to "dunk" your opponent through a huge monster truck tire). When powerslap fails we'll see which one Dana goes after next, lol.
Chael doesn't understand all these differences between rings and cages and sizes of cages etc because he is a elite wrestler. No matter who he fights he has the same game plan. Go forward push the pace and wrestle. Because of that all those differences don't matter to him. But to other fighters of different skill sets they do matter.
Hasnt bo said this i mean it makes sense for him to get at least 3 more fights before he fights a ranked opponent similar to suga sean but he hss half the fight exp
Bobby knuckles said the same thing. Bo would struggle against any of the top guys he hasn't proven anything yet. The UFC obviously giving him the easy track to the title
The moral victory is for the loser or the non favourite. Gaethje could be said, achieved a moral victory against Max. He was completely outstrategised and outclassed, got injuries early to battle through, and still managed to give everyone the show of five rounds. Agreed to go swinging in the final ten seconds. The winner, wins, and whilst they can also achieve a moral victory - how they went about it, or came from behind, etc, but that wasn't a moral victory from the UFC pet. Why not? Because he was fighting a can who is also a quitter. Brundage showed how that plays. It's not worth the struggle anymore, just happy to be there, don't need the win, I'm tired, I give up. Your boy Bo said it himself with his two thumbs down. Why did he do that? Was he lying? Was he just pretending he sucks to appease the crowd who thought he sucked? But he's ready to sign up to the Conor card. So rinse and repeat. Keep fighting opposition that isn't a real test, keep showing how far from comprehensive MMA he is in the meantime, not providing the entertaining fight to compensate. Why didn't he stay on the feet? Ugly, amateurish, but they were nigh on equal on the feet. To learn to be better at striking, even when it gets hard, he chose not to. He ran away from the learning experience. And gave the crowd a tedious greenhorn fight on the ground with an opponent who forgot he could throw blows. He was a coward. That's what we can glean. And he belongs in the prelims until he isn't a coward and learns his craft properly. (And this protection of a record with 0 losses is a wanq. He'd learn a hell of a lot more going up against solid strikers and stay with them. That they are already conceding he needs years and years and lots and lots more fights before he's anywhere near elite, so take the losses and learn something... and hey ho, it might be an entertaining fight, because he'll bring the qualities he has already established, that we aren't seeing - determined, never say die, keep thinking, keep pushing... he's done that in wrestling, but doesn't want to do it on the feet. He's a bore and always will be with this silly cotton wool attitude to his career. He needs to want to be thrown to the wolves. Not the alpha wolf, but the solid mid pack wolves that will challenge him as a striker and he learns how to win on the feet - against real competition.)
Unfair criticism being levied at Bo, imo. He dominated and finished a guy with 3x the MMA experience in under 2 rounds, yet people are acting like it was a competitive back and forth.
I think Bo has developed a narrative that he's only fighting jobber's. That his reputation is being built by the UFC. Therefore any perceived resistance in a fight is deemed as a failure on Bo's part. That's why he needs to destroy that narrative and call out names or ask UFC for specific named guys .
I said the same thing He couldnt finish the sub, he didnt know how to choke Cody. He had no idea what to do once his opponent got to the ground, all he knows is take down and pin. He doesnt routinely practice BJJ nearly as much as American style wrestling. That does help in MMA, but that’s WHEN you learn to transition those maneuvers into a different sport. He’s skilled, but has no idea how to finish a fight. Just hopes and dreams that he can get a KO
Wrestlers CAN just grab guys & throw em down a lot of the time….keeping them down, knowing what to do once you’re on em, knowing how to identify & properly defend against BJJ subs, knowing that while you may have excellent skills in the clinch tying someone standing…better know about judo/sambo style tosses, and you for sure better know some basic boxing/kickboxing
Henry is a dork, but he's right here. Bo isn't ready for ranked competition. He is completely one-dimensional, hasn't been tested, and doesn't have the experience to be put into a ranked fight. But if he keeps talking shit, he'll get that fight and get derailed.
That's one of several reasons why Bo should call out and demand tougher names to fight. The UFC only has so many enhancement talent types. It's going to eventually roll into good fighters that you just can't run over.
Henry was a great fighter but sometimes he's way off. 10 fights seems a bit much but I'd say about half of that for Bo. 4-5 fights seems about right those 4-5 opponents better start cracking into that top 10-5 by time it's over otherwise yeah he'll be getting washed by the top 5. Def top 3
What I seen, was when Bo came across resistance, he overworked himself to gain positions. He has to relax, or he will never make it 5 rounds against a top 10 guy.
Bo should definitely follow the O'Malley blueprint. He's only been doing MMA for a couple of years. No way he can be a champ in his current form. He needs to develop his MMA game to be champ.
I think Henry is way off on "he needs ten more fights". Maybe one or two, or maybe he's ready right now. I think he's ready now. I'd like to see him smesh chimaev, personally
I think guys at the top cannot only just defend/protect themselves while grappling but they can also attack/strike in between the scrambles while fighting for position.
Ya in between scrambles... Brundage was just laying on his back trying to lock down the position. The first time Cody tried to scramble up Bo subbed him. Bo's fights are going to be fun and high paced when he goes up against some of these monsters in the division who are going to be actually trying to win and arent just going to let another man put them on their back and hold them there
How did UFC not grab Chael as an analyst? The MIND on this dude...
too much yappin
Because Joe R was born for the job.
Chael is priceless..no analyst contract could pay enough…
Chael does commentate for the ufc and espn just not as ringside a commentators
You know you’re the real deal when you absolutely steam roll a guy in the 1st round while threatening a finish damn near the entire time, actually finish him in the 2nd round, and people call you a fraud afterwards
I don’t think people realize how unrealistic it is to be able to finish every fight in 1 minute without getting touched like Bo’s previous matches. And they also don’t realize how hard it is to finish somebody who has completely abandoned any offense and is just focused on being a clam and defending
He fought absolutely bum btw)
Henry is most likely talking about how in some dominant positions, Bo couldn’t get anything going ; not just in the instance you mentioned where he had his wrest trapped while they were against the cage, but also when he mounted him center octagon and could not get any offense going. He was only able to maintain the position.
Henry being a bit salty ...give Bo a top 15 guy next ..if he wins give him that guys rankinh tgen repeat with 12 10 etc .
100% right… talking about Khamzat but struggling with unranked fighters is the proof! Ah yes, Khamzat struggled also against Usman. The only difference is, shortly before this Mofo was pound 4 pound #1 - see the differenxe? 🤷♂️
Struggled against Usman?
I remember a 10-8 in round one.
Khamzat started hot and has cooled off a little but is fighting better comp.
ImYohance and he won the second round as well or it would've been a tie
So what dumb point were you trying to make again?
Khamzat fought plenty of cans on his way up
Big difference!!!
Let Bo try a top ten opponent. He might not win but he will be competitive and he needs to see what he's going to need to do to advance to the next level
Probably because that’s what Bo said on the mma hour. He said I need 2 more fights before I start fighting ranked guys, word for word.
Bo nickal needs better ground game.
Submissions and striking.
He has really good standing striking and takedowns but he needs more for a contender fight.
@@C0d0pshe’s good at keeping guys on the ground, but he for sure needs to work on finishing them there. I’ll give Bo the benefit of the doubt when it comes to brundage as that dude was just turtling the whole time. He wasn’t even trying to get up.
@@DraymondGreen-qb9wo
I think most people who say that Bo nickal can be an instant champion just doesn’t train mma.
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How good he is at wrestling elevates him in many ways.
Bo will be a champion eventually.
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I’ve trained for 3 years and it takes a while to get good.
Even at 2x/day it doesn’t happen overnight.
Bo has a head start but not a golden ticket.
Didn't look great, or that confident in the stand up that probably what Henry seeing.
Crazy that you can get a finish in a fight in the UFC and you say didn’t look great
I still think he might be capable of beating anyone in the weight. he just needs to polish his striking a little bit. His jiu-jitsu is great, but I think it can get better.
@@deanschanzenbach7506 is jujitsu, basic and horrible. If he bites any high-level jujitsu guy, he will get dominated.
@Biden977 he may get dominated in IBJJF match... but he did throw Gordan Ryan on his head remember? If there were no BJJ rules, Bo would've KO'd Ryan.
@@hatecensorship1040 you know rules bo said no leg attacks that’s what’s Ryan know for 😂 he could roll underneath him for leg attacks
Its hard to imagine a scenario where Bo doesn't win a ufc championship at some point
I can imagine one, if he starts fighting the top ten guys too quickly and loses a couple of fights back to back and the UFC doesn't resign him.
@@sammiehilton3699that can happen really really REALLY fast
See Gregor Gillespie.
It def is
The fans will turn on him before that happens tho if it’s 10 fights till he fights anyone good…
@thomasfields2082 that's a name I haven't heard in awhile ... wtf happened to that guy??
Tito tapped
Bo is ready.
No lie detected
Chow
It’s spelled TAPED ! Your’re welcome 😘
Bo tapped
Tito's ready
@@gregluke8992 Greg is wack, superdutys steady
Bo is like a really elite wrestler though. One of the best ncaa records ever
is he like an elite MMA fighter? no, atleast not yet
@@autosativa dude is 6 -0 seems to be doing as good as possible thus far
@@AionShanks
Bo nickal is not elite at defending submissions and striking.
He had more to learn.
I believe he will hold the belt one day but not in 2024.
I agree with Henry, Bo is good but he needs to take his time, he had a tough time this past weekend imo until he got the hold.
The UFC only has so many designated jobber's. He can't linger around least he catches a humbling performance like Paddy did.
Bo needs to demand or request tougher names and let the UFC serve them up.
Don't think you watched the video man. Chael literally said he was better in every phase of the fight and faced no adversity
As Cory Anderson said after smoking Johnny Walker when the dude was smoking everyone and looking like Jon’s next real test: “There’s levels to this!”
Bo is being smart. He will Absolutely be champ one day and maybe even #1 P4P, but not before he gets a at least 5-6 more fights. He 100% has all of the tools to give every single middleweight nightmares, But only after he puts everything together
I was actually hoping you would make a video about this exact topic for the last couple days now. I’ve been thinking about Bo. And you need to have a serious talk about this with Bo. He needs to absolutely be ready for the top 10 mentally. I think he’s there physically. It’s committing 100% and being 1,000,000,000% focused. This is fighting bad things can happen and he needs to be ready and not rush the fights in the top 10. Take the ones he knows he can win. Don’t mess around. And secure the championship, if that’s his goal. With game plans and everything else you need to do to win. Studying opponents. And they won’t be easy. He needs to be completely ready. And he’s reaching the top. It’s about time. It’s about crunch time. Do, or die.
I agree. I like Bo and enjoyed his last fight but certian points of that fight if he had been fighting a top 10 he'd have been in real trouble. If they push him to fast it'll be a repeat of Sage. I'm not opposed to them put lower ranked guys high on a card because I understand they are building long term stars meant for watching em grow but obviously trynna cash out at the same time. Basically they are short cutting Nate Diaz / diago Sanchez type stars. It's gonna be a slow going fursure
He would be taking less criticism than he's taking now for the fact he beat a top 10 guy. He's taking criticism because it's perceived he struggled against a jobber he was suppose to beat on a big stage. If you replace the names and insert a familiar one, we wouldnt be hearing this noise.
What do you call what he did in complete domination the whole time? 😂
He's run through 5 UFC guys, 4 if you don't count for the last minute replacement.
I think it's time to give him someone in the 10-15 ranking to get a better sense of his skills. Or Imavov might be a good fight.
Bo can get it done
He will rise to the occasion, he learned winning from the Greatest ever in Sanderson.
Khamzat kills him right now though
@@johanjotun1647 he has not ragdoll anybody
UFC enhancement talent are not bums. You can mix them into midcard fight nights and they would win fights.
Bo is elite fighter and the only way he loses against a jobber is he's slumming it and didn't take it serious.
That's why it's time to move him up to names where he wouldnt dare do that.
Killer instinct is what Henry will say is missing from Bo’s game. Mark my words 🤞🏾
Henry is off on this
Bo may not be fully prepared to steamroll the entire top 10 but I'll guarantee you the guy would find a way to beat every single one of them.
Undefeated Undisputed Uncle Chael P sonnen🐐
Brundage the guy was built very tough strong MMA fighter I could not have said it better. I didn’t see any weaknesses. In fact I think bo nickel is stronger standing up and trading blows that’s what I wanna see. He’s got some big power there.
The guys record is 10 and six. He’s horrible UFC fighter and both cannot ragged on him. Khabib and Cosmo ragdoll people in their fights.
@@Biden977 Nate Diaz has 13 losses and Nick Diaz has 10 losses. Brundage is still young.
@@Biden977 besides Khabib all he does is hang on people. His fights are boring.
@@HoldenChandler no point of comparing someone to the Diaz brothers...they are fighters, but aren't comparable to the top fighters...
@@HoldenChandler Bo has not rag dolled anyone 😂
Bro Bo is ready to f up everybody
Both struggled against a guy who is 10 and six who’s unranked and could not ragged on him could be ragdoll everyone
Funny
Bo nickal would get demolished against a top 3 guy.
Bo is uncle Chaels golden boy! He still got the win, I think he still grinds it out and wins against most top 10 guys
Henry’s right. Bo’s not ready
How do you figure? Bo is not only ready for a top 10 match up he’s ready for anyone in the top 5
@@gageczajkowski7755 I agree I have a feeling we’re going to see it this year
What if they run out of jobber's... I mean enhancement talent for him to fight. He's in for a rude awakening if the fights become wars of attrition .
I would demand tougher opponent because I believe in my skills you gamble on yourself for bigger rewards.
No Colonel sanders, You're wrong, mama's right
Not ready for what ? Top 185 lbs strikers aren’t ready for him ! He’s a 1 of 1 , nobody else in the UFC has his wrestling pedigree.
Shout out “Cody Gumbridge”!
I think the matchup wasnt prime. Hes the real deal though. Striking needs work
He has not ragdoll anybody if you look at cosmos’s first fights, or Yoel Romero, they dominated
It's an incredible output of content and opinions that Chael is able to publish here. The Biggest Fight Analist of West Linn Oregon!
Henry Cejudo isn’t ready for top ten guys
Henry beat top opponents Bo has not has not ragdoll any opponents
Savage 😅🔥
Henry will never do it again.Bo will.
Henery talks like he’s ten years younger …. That short old guy just wants to stay relevant
He was a champion and Olympic gold medalist
I mean it was supposed to be a squash match but in round 1 and 2 Brundage stuffed a couple takedowns and even got a throw in on Nickal.
It was a scramble and bo ended on top
Yeah Bo didnt look like he belonged in the top 15 yet. He was supposed to dominate Kody Gumbridge but it was a *very* competitive fight.
very what? He held him down almost the whole fight. The only times he got away he was on him again a moment later like in a normal wresting match
No
@@towardstar he didn’t ragdoll him a can he fought that was supposed to be ragdoll I have not seen Bo ragdoll anyone
Lolllllllllllll
I was reacting to the guy that said he should have dominated him more lolllllllllll
Bo is gonna be a champion in the UFC if he wants it bad enough !!!
It was also against Cody Brundage who is a journeyman at best.
Did he say, “bolth?”…..
Historically, southpaws have enjoyed an advantage in combat. When 90~something percent of your enemies are orthodox, a mirrored opponent can be devastatingly effective.
The "octagon cage" was implemented to force confrontation.
I hate when people say someone isnt ready. People rise to the occasion all the time. The argument could be had that uncle Chael wasnt ready for silva and you would be right but the man stood there like a champion and took his loss. Chael you are a fighter just like everyone else in the ufc dont say they aren’t ready when they have been fighting for their meals. Chael got rich and forgot about the grind of moving forward
Bo mentioned on JRE hes taking things slow as he just started learning striking and BJJ for what, a few years? He's taking the long path, the smart path.
Bo has said he has a bunch to learn still, is a 3x NCAA Wrestling NC, is building a great team around the world and even in State College, PA (where these badass PSU wrestlers can train at or take the World/Olympic Wrestling route), can continue to spar in wrestling with the best wrestlers in the Penn State Wrestling club that has people that werent even PSU wrestlers but people like Kyke Dake (4x world champion) among the current and past PSU/top wrestlers from other schools like Dake, etc...
He's going to get better and better. He's 100% focused on being the best in MMA as he's always done with Wrestling.
Their is a reason for his hype.
We all know Bo Nickal would be middleweight champion right now if they would let him fight top 10 guys. The UFC just wants him to stick around and "pay his dues" for a certain length of time before they give him the big money fights. Nickal would take Strickland down quite easily and control him on the ground. Strickland can stand there throwing jabs and teeps all day long but he won't be able to do anything on the ground against a wrestler of Nickal's calibre.
I wrestle lefty and my hands are backwards when I do judo, but I still score takedowns in both (w/ old school judo rules). Any other guys who train have any weird technique quirks like this?
If I ever decide to train, yes I do.
@@gates00
I started training almost 3 years ago.
Anyone can get started in mma or wrestling.
Just don’t go too fast, start with once or twice a week.
I’m currently doing once a day training but it took time to build up.
Bo needs a few more fights indeed but saying he didn’t easily handle or even dominate his opponents is incorrect
mindset, his mindset is not ready for top 10 when he gets down on himself and makes that public display with his thumbs down in the cage after a great performance. It makes you wonder how he will react when he actually gets tested, will his mindset allow him to regroup and make the necessary changes, or will he thumbs down his motivation and get in trouble.
Yeah, that was cringy. Henry should have loved it.
You've never seen a fight in a phone booth? Chael, let us welcome you to Fight Circus!
Bo's fight was boring and lasted as long as it did bcuz his opponent was not trying to win... Bo is good enough of a grappler to capitalize on openings and get to his submissions or ground and pound. Brundage however, was just trying to lock down the position while laying on his back. This isn't bjj where you can choose to concede the advantageous position for 15 minutes and still win a judges decision... If Cody was giving action and EVEN ATTEMPTING to be actively NOT LOSING, Bo would've been able to get him out of there much sooner. Which is exactly what happened when Cody Brundage rolled through trying to stand up and "win" (not lose) for the first time in the fight. Bo's fights are going to be fun and high paced when he goes up against some of these monsters in the division who arent just going to let another man put them on their back and hold them there
Bo hits hard and his punches almost always land. His fists are like heat-seeking missiles.
And no opponent dares try to take it to the ground.
If he shoots his mouth off, I don't even pay attention to that. Fighters need to spout off to promote themselves in today's game.
Bo will prove Chael wrong. _Bo Knows Knockouts_
What did he just say?
Ten more fights is like saying 3-4 more years.That's too long.to enter the top ten. It's fine if you become the Champion at age 32 or even the top 5, but you would want to defend it for a few fights and it would take a few fights to get the title shot. I would say one year would be fast, but possible, if you entered the top ten and won three good fights. That would make you a Champ at age 32, and you could defend that twice a year for a bit. But there is also the possibility that you enter the top ten at age 31 and get in line waiting your turn for 4 years, and you are now 35 years old, expected to be on the decline already. Bo needs to be a little more assertive about his goals and willing to make himself vulnerable to chance and risk. The others are.
The only people that are trying to stiff arm Bo are former wrestlers who became champions… Henry and Daniel. I think the main issue is that they don’t want Bo to outshine them.
My initial hunch was that Cejudo is trying to promote his own middleweight for a title shot, but I have no clue who that could be.
i kinda see what Henry is saying i find myself questioning bo after last fight and i cant figure out why
10 fights away lol you can come off the streets win 4 or 5 straight and get a title fight
Don’t forget guys bo had a whole wrestling career before this. As a former wrestler with no where near as good of credentials as Bo I’m competing in jujitsu and have to pull back a ton with training due to my body already being broken down from wrestling so I imagine Bo probably isn’t able to go in every day and train balls to the wall. Let him take his time.
Bo was the biggest favorite in UFC history for the second time in a row. So yes he's absolutely expected to maul them like Khamzat did to Li and Holland. Brundage isn't ranked and got a lucky win by DQ against malkoun. This should have been over in 30 seconds if Bo was as good as the hype
Bos first fight that wasn't an extreme first round finish and everyone including himself are disappointed and that's crazy. Dana said it himself the world has put so much pressure on him its creating unrealistic expectations.
Put your hands up and don't make no more excuses and I love the bad guy
Chaels a smart guy and he knows fighting but im gonna go out on a limb as a former boxer who never did MMA and say that theres likely as big a difference in MMA when it comes to how you fight southpaws and how you fight as a southpaw as there is in boxing. It ceases to matter in boxing when youre inside. Other than that its huge.
He has heard of a armbar triangle Was it a armbar or a triangle? Not the foggiest idea or why it matter Never understood the expression. Some times within a moral victory which is to extend the time of the match it's not to reverse and or change the outcome it's just to extend the inevitable people thought I would not be able to make it a minute I made it an entire round people didn't think I could make it a round I can make it all 5 rounds and send this to the judges. Its doesn't change the domination. Or the moral victory if you get subbed by in the closing minutes. Even if its the very same sub that tends get you
Can we get an over-under bet on how many Chael is gonna use the same thumbnail
Line is 37
Bo needs to go baki style and fight ina phone booth. That would be 🗿
I honestly don't know why anyone listens to Henry. He seems to just say nonsense so people will talk about him. I'd rather watch Bo fight over Henry
Isn't Henry on like his 5th retirement?
every fighter has things they arn't the best at, and it dosn't matter winning is a choice, Alex has became champ off kickboxing alone, Kabibi was the champ off wrestling alone, if you don't have a screwdriver just switch to nails and use your hammer
Being left handed and a wrestler is a huge advantage because your striking stance and wrestling stance both lead with the right foot. It's easier to learn to strike.
Just curious .. how does it make learning how to strike easier? Serious question, not being a jerk 😂. I would think learning to strike would be the same difficulty for either stance.. diff because of that but it’s the same steps, right?
@wcorteaux I'm left-handed and learned to box first. So When I showed up to wrestling I put my right foot forward like everyone else. Now I can strike and grapple from the same natural stance. I wonder if Uncle Chael did the same.
@@jonwilkinson7695 ahhh that makes sense.. I didn’t wrestle so I never really realized it was always/almost always right foot in front.. thanks brother
Didn't Bo only get like 8 significant strikes in round 1 against Brundage? Who in the top 10 would have landed less?
I don’t think it was a competitive fight but Bo was not as dominant as everyone expected
Dude. Great shit
Bo prob needs a few more fights before he beats someone in the top 10
I agree with Cejudo (as much as it pains me to say). Bo, # 1 needs 10lbs of more muscle. #2 he needs to polish off his BJJ and Striking. His wrestling is undeniable but hor his grapple heavey fighting style he is better at A.K.A.
And Chael, they actually do have phone booth fighting now... and I'm being dead serious. 😂😂😂. Oh, and car-jitsu. And the newest thing, tire wrestling (where the goal is literally to "dunk" your opponent through a huge monster truck tire). When powerslap fails we'll see which one Dana goes after next, lol.
Chael doesn't understand all these differences between rings and cages and sizes of cages etc because he is a elite wrestler. No matter who he fights he has the same game plan. Go forward push the pace and wrestle. Because of that all those differences don't matter to him. But to other fighters of different skill sets they do matter.
How old was Bo the first time he struck an opponent?
Hasnt bo said this i mean it makes sense for him to get at least 3 more fights before he fights a ranked opponent similar to suga sean but he hss half the fight exp
Chuck Norris could do bolth
Bo was in a tough situation. Cody is no slouch. Bo had to play it safe and take it to the ground.
Bobby knuckles said the same thing. Bo would struggle against any of the top guys he hasn't proven anything yet. The UFC obviously giving him the easy track to the title
Any ranked dude would kill Bozo Nickelodeon.
He has one attack. He throws a over-hand left while reaching for the leg with the righ, all the time.
I think the two Big mouths should fight each other - BO Nickal vs Brendan Allen
I'm too lazy to check but it seems that it is taking Nickel a lot longer than Weidman did to fight the top guys.
The moral victory is for the loser or the non favourite. Gaethje could be said, achieved a moral victory against Max. He was completely outstrategised and outclassed, got injuries early to battle through, and still managed to give everyone the show of five rounds. Agreed to go swinging in the final ten seconds. The winner, wins, and whilst they can also achieve a moral victory - how they went about it, or came from behind, etc, but that wasn't a moral victory from the UFC pet. Why not? Because he was fighting a can who is also a quitter. Brundage showed how that plays. It's not worth the struggle anymore, just happy to be there, don't need the win, I'm tired, I give up.
Your boy Bo said it himself with his two thumbs down. Why did he do that? Was he lying? Was he just pretending he sucks to appease the crowd who thought he sucked? But he's ready to sign up to the Conor card. So rinse and repeat. Keep fighting opposition that isn't a real test, keep showing how far from comprehensive MMA he is in the meantime, not providing the entertaining fight to compensate. Why didn't he stay on the feet? Ugly, amateurish, but they were nigh on equal on the feet. To learn to be better at striking, even when it gets hard, he chose not to. He ran away from the learning experience. And gave the crowd a tedious greenhorn fight on the ground with an opponent who forgot he could throw blows. He was a coward. That's what we can glean. And he belongs in the prelims until he isn't a coward and learns his craft properly.
(And this protection of a record with 0 losses is a wanq. He'd learn a hell of a lot more going up against solid strikers and stay with them. That they are already conceding he needs years and years and lots and lots more fights before he's anywhere near elite, so take the losses and learn something... and hey ho, it might be an entertaining fight, because he'll bring the qualities he has already established, that we aren't seeing - determined, never say die, keep thinking, keep pushing... he's done that in wrestling, but doesn't want to do it on the feet. He's a bore and always will be with this silly cotton wool attitude to his career. He needs to want to be thrown to the wolves. Not the alpha wolf, but the solid mid pack wolves that will challenge him as a striker and he learns how to win on the feet - against real competition.)
Unfair criticism being levied at Bo, imo. He dominated and finished a guy with 3x the MMA experience in under 2 rounds, yet people are acting like it was a competitive back and forth.
It’s can sage looked good against cans until he fought tamed opponents blaydes looks good until he gets knocked out
I think Bo has developed a narrative that he's only fighting jobber's. That his reputation is being built by the UFC. Therefore any perceived resistance in a fight is deemed as a failure on Bo's part.
That's why he needs to destroy that narrative and call out names or ask UFC for specific named guys .
I said the same thing
He couldnt finish the sub, he didnt know how to choke Cody. He had no idea what to do once his opponent got to the ground, all he knows is take down and pin. He doesnt routinely practice BJJ nearly as much as American style wrestling. That does help in MMA, but that’s WHEN you learn to transition those maneuvers into a different sport. He’s skilled, but has no idea how to finish a fight. Just hopes and dreams that he can get a KO
Your delusional
Ready or not doesn’t matter..he’s of the right colors so he deserves to be fast tracked
Wrestlers CAN just grab guys & throw em down a lot of the time….keeping them down, knowing what to do once you’re on em, knowing how to identify & properly defend against BJJ subs, knowing that while you may have excellent skills in the clinch tying someone standing…better know about judo/sambo style tosses, and you for sure better know some basic boxing/kickboxing
Bo vs Brad Tavares coming soon
Henry is a dork, but he's right here. Bo isn't ready for ranked competition. He is completely one-dimensional, hasn't been tested, and doesn't have the experience to be put into a ranked fight. But if he keeps talking shit, he'll get that fight and get derailed.
I think Henry is wild for that comment
It’s awesome how great Chaels brain is
Give Cody credit. He's a hard fight for anyone.
That's one of several reasons why Bo should call out and demand tougher names to fight. The UFC only has so many enhancement talent types.
It's going to eventually roll into good fighters that you just can't run over.
Is he?
Bo should take his time
Why not give Henry a call and ask him you got his number?
If he isn’t ready now he probably never will.
Henry was a great fighter but sometimes he's way off. 10 fights seems a bit much but I'd say about half of that for Bo. 4-5 fights seems about right those 4-5 opponents better start cracking into that top 10-5 by time it's over otherwise yeah he'll be getting washed by the top 5. Def top 3
What I seen, was when Bo came across resistance, he overworked himself to gain positions. He has to relax, or he will never make it 5 rounds against a top 10 guy.
Bo should definitely follow the O'Malley blueprint. He's only been doing MMA for a couple of years. No way he can be a champ in his current form. He needs to develop his MMA game to be champ.
What he saying with out saying is .. Henry’s jealous ppl are talking about a wrestler that isn’t him… he’s just trying to stay relavent
I think Henry is way off on "he needs ten more fights". Maybe one or two, or maybe he's ready right now. I think he's ready now. I'd like to see him smesh chimaev, personally
BO IS NOT READY FOR TOP 5. BUT THEN AGAIN, NEITHER IS
HENRY😂
The best thing to happen to mma in the last 10 years ,was alex getting off that bar stool.
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