Bo Nickal faces his hardest take a look at but at UFC 309, however for the previous Nittany Lion, it’s simply one other day on the workplace.
Storming into the UFC final yr and selecting up three-straight finishes, Nickal will meet submission specialist Paul Craig as part of Saturday’s highly anticipated pay-per-view occasion inside Madison Sq. Backyard.
Nickal has been steadily growing the problem every time he steps contained in the Octagon, however ‘Bearjew’ will undoubtedly be his greatest problem to date. Craig is a 26-fight veteran with 18 of these scraps coming underneath the UFC banner. Alongside the best way, Craig has scored 9 finishes, together with six submission and three KOs.
In fact, none of that issues to Nickal.
“I believe it’s only a step up in competitors for me. Who I battle doesn’t matter as a lot as the best way I’m creating and enhancing within the sport. So, you understand, I believe he’s a man that has a ton of expertise. He’s a man that poses loads of hazard and a few attention-grabbing issues to unravel. It is smart for my profession and the place I’m at.
“It’s probably not something private in any respect. It’s simply one other problem.”
Bo Nickal not shocked by being an enormous favourite at UFC 300
Nickal is an ideal 6-0 in his combined martial profession to date and boasts a 100% end fee with solely one among his opponents making it out of the opening spherical. In the meantime, Craig will probably be seeking to climb again into the win column after dropping back-to-back bouts in opposition to Brendan Allen and Caio Borralho.
Regardless of going through a identified finisher with loads of expertise as well, Nickal is sitting as an enormous -1100 favourite whereas ‘Bearjew’ is a 7-to-1 underdog.
“No, the percentages don’t actually shock me,” Nickal advised Ariel Helwani. “I truly figured they’d be even crazier. It’s virtually like a mania. Each time I come to battle, I believe the folks know who’s going to win, so it’s all good.”
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