After losing his undefeated record, one in all the most important prospects in the game faced some harsh criticism.
Bo Nickal’s ability and mindset were questioned following his latest outing at UFC Des Moines where he was stopped by Reinier de Ridder.
The 29-year-old only amplified this response from the fans and fellow fighters, with Nickal claiming that it can come back to bite all of them in the long run.
While there are currently no plans in place for his UFC return, though Nickal is returning to wrestling via Real American Freestyle, he clearly still has something to get off his chest.
A skit featuring the UFC middleweight made reference to among the comments he received but this time around, he got to serve up some easy payback.
Bo Nickal attacks a critic who claims he can’t take knees after his loss to Reinier de Ridder in latest skit
In a recent skit posted on Instagram, Bo Nickal made light of the response to his first loss within the Octagon.
Within the eighth fight of his pro profession, the wrestling standout was stopped by Reinier de Ridder within the second round after ‘The Dutch Knight’ hurt his opponent with a knee to the body,
Lots of the criticism surrounding Nickal’s performance focused on his response and body language once he began to take damage from his opponent.
This was referenced within the video, which shows him training alongside PFL middleweight standout Johnny Eblen until comedian Redd Miller (ImReddTV) walks past their grappling session and offers his thoughts.
“I’mma let you know at once Johnny, his weak a– can’t take no knees,” Miller says as Nickal gets as much as confront him. “Bro, I’m talking to him, I seen his last fight. You’ll be able to’t take no f—— knees, I seen it.”
Before Miller can walk away while pretending to be on the phone, Nickal flew through the air with a jumping knee to the body, which as many fans identified within the replies, didn’t land with much impact.
Despite this, Miller sold the shot by falling to the bottom in pain, writing within the video’s caption: “Did you guys hear that crack?”
Reinier de Ridder looks to proceed his UFC ascent later this month
Reinier de Ridder claimed ahead of his fight with Bo Nickal that while his opponent wasn’t high up within the rankings, he was still one in all the most important names to record a win over.
This has proven to be true within the aftermath of their meeting in Des Moines where ‘The Dutch Knight’ continued his rise within the UFC after debuting within the promotion last November.
On July 26, ‘RDR’ will face former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker within the major event of UFC Abu Dhabi where a win would put him into the title picture.
While Nickal could also be back on the drafting board at this moment in time, de Ridder has develop into one in all the fastest rising contenders on your entire roster.