Bo Nickal has returned to the Octagon for the primary time since losing his undefeated record.
The three-time NCAA Division I national champion wrestler enjoyed a 7-0 begin to his MMA profession.
Nevertheless, Reiner de Ridder killed his hype train with a second-round TKO win earlier this 12 months.
Bo Nickal got back within the win column with a spectacular head kick KO win over Rodolfo Vieira at UFC 322 on Saturday night.
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Bo Nickal vs Rodolfo Vieira result
Bo Nickal got here out like a person possessed at first of the primary round.
The 29-year-old picked up Rodolfo Viera and slammed him to the mat, where he tried to search out a fast finish with strong ground and pound.
Smartly, Nickal realized it wasn’t going to occur and made sure he didn’t empty his gas tank.
One other takedown allowed him to threaten with a submission and cut Vieira, who was bloody but not disheartened after a troublesome first five minutes at UFC 322.
Round two was almost exclusively fought on the feet, despite the fact that Viera shot for multiple takedowns against the elite-level wrestler.
Nickal landed hard and infrequently as he made his opponent’s eye swell shut.
The second frame ended with Nickal making Viera pay for a sloppy takedown attempt with ground strikes.
Nickal could have coasted to a choice win, but as an alternative, he closed the show with a head kick KO.
It left Viera out cold on the canvas, where he remained as his opponent celebrated a bounce-back win.
Bo Nickal called out by fellow UFC 322 star
Earlier within the evening, Khamzat Chimaev’s teammate scored a devastating KO at UFC 322
Baisangur Susurkaev improved his perfect record to 11-0 at Recent York’s Madison Square Garden.
The 24-year-old middleweight set his sights on Bo Nickal after a third-round stoppage win over Eric McConico.
“Bo Nickal, you’re next,” Susurkaev said during his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan.
“If not you, Chimaev,” he added with amusing.