How many UFC middleweights can beat Bo Nickal? 

"Who can beat Bo?" The fact Uncle Chael didnt raise his own hand, just shows the humility of the man! Undefeated. Undisputed.

Chael's feigned confusion over the rankings is one of my favorite bits he does. Just fantastic.

Bo could realistically fight tomorrow if he wanted to. Went through that whole camp and absorbed 0% of damage.

I think what's happening is the speed of improvement in MMA is picking up. New levels are showing up just as you've seen the existing one hit its pinnacle. This is causing a push back funk that is bothersome. Bo Vs Chimaev is the way to break it loose. When the fans get to the point where they don't care about rankings or who the champion is then maybe people sitting and trying to play the numbers will stop and everyone will just fight.

That little shout out to Val is what i wanna see more of. 7-1 now, promising future in the sport, stepped up to the biggest stage and made the walk. Lots of bums claim they would make the walk, he actually did against a guy that looks to be on the fast track. I hope the ufc treated him well

Chael is my all time favorite hypester. He's just a sterling storyteller, and beating Bisping, Wanderleigh Silva, and even.... Anderson Silva....well until he didn't, gives him plenty of cred. He's got nerve, verve, and verbiage. I don't think this guy knew how to duck a fight. And if he want's your opinion, he'll give it to you. He's not always right, but he does think things through rather well.

In Bo's progression, you can already see the alchemy of his wrestling into his boxing. And, he doesn't throw hands with caution, he throw's them to knock you out. This kid is trouble for anyone in the division.. I didn't want to come along on this train, but it's real.

Aliskerov called Bo out. Bo didn’t respond.

Only chael can beat chael

Bo thanked his opponent for coming and signing on short notice to fight him. What a classy dude I’m a huge fan and I’m also from PA huge Penn State fan!👌🙏🏻

I loved wrestling. I wrestled myself, and still try to watch as much as possible. I watched Bo wrestle in person and I must say, it is rare to see someone dominate at that high of level. And he looks like he's doing the same thing in the UFC.

Bo vs Khazmat would be the fight to make! 👊

If you wanna fight like Bo Nickal, Get yourself a Ridge wallet

Chael you have been on fire this past few weeks. I really enjoy when you talk about these deeper subjects of the business and use clear logic to poke holes in arguments. Irked chael wins again! Always appreciate the fantastic content, you're the most knowledgable and articulate voice in the mma world.

DDP defends his title vs BO 2024

Bo needs to fight Ikram Aliskerov. We will see a top US wrestler vs a dagestani. This man was the toughest man to fight Chimaev, even out of Chimaevs own mouth. He also happened to call out Bo.

Cael you won me back, lol. You are the only one who has the guts to say it and the experience to see how much of a problem Bo is becoming. Nice work. God Bless brother.

I need to see how Bo matches up against someone in the Top 15. I would like to see him with a major step up in competition. Maybe Gastelum, Imavov or Hermansson.

Did not notice him at first. Bo is savage

I’m not sure if y’all watched Bo’s interview on Ariel’s show. And Dana even said it in his post fight press. But Bo’s not to interested in fighting the top ranked guy’s right now. Not that he doesn’t think he can compete in with them. But he’s playing the long game. Keep fighting and beating these mid tear guy’s while gaining more experience, building his resume, and approving his skill set by leaps and bounds in the gym… He said in his interview I’m not really in a rush because once you start fighting these top 10 top 5 guy’s there’s no going back. He said he’s been boxing for a total of 18 months!! Because Ariel asked him where did you get these hands from you looked like a seasoned striker out there! Long story short he asked him when are we going to see you against Chimiev? That’s when he laid out his plan of what he wants to do. He’s not in it for the fame money ect ect. All though he feels like he can complete with all these guy’s he understands he’s new to the sport. He plans on being around for a long time there’s no rush to start fighting these top 5 guy’s with my experience to where you’d be setting specific game plans instead of taking your time to approve on all your skill sets against lower level comp…. Which makes perfect sense. I probably didn’t do a very good job of explaining it. But he laid out his plan on Aerial.

Ufc is becoming more like the nba every day. Everyone wants to talk about how great and valuable they are, nobody wants to play. It’s time to focus on the guys who want to fight and will fight and spend less times on those what if and maybe guys. Guys who were willing to fight and lost were still willing to try

The UFC should have a middleweight tournament , the winner faces Izzy. Bo Nickal Chimaev Jared Cannonier Dricus DuPlesi

MAD RESPECT FOR VAL.. HOPE HE GOT A FAT CHECK AND SOME MORE CHANCES TO PUT ON A SHOW. BO STEPPED ON HIS FOOT AND CAUGHT HIM, THATS AN OLD HIGHSCHOOL TECHNIQUE

Way to tell it like it is! I always love it when the bad guy spits knowledge.

Bo is tailor made for Middleweight. Its a striker dominant divison so won't be surprised if he runs through everyone

I think he is going too be real hard to beat especially if he works consistently on his striking like he has. He has experience as well in boxing. Imagine he puts it into kicks as well!! He's gonna be a pain in the ass for anyone in that division. I believe he is going to be champion in no more then 2 years or less.

Now that GSP will be back from what I understand it will be some kind of grappling competition. If so there are some UFC fighters I would like to go fight there (as GSP said, the risk of injury is much lower than in MMA): Chimaev, Ortega, Makhachev, Covington, Rakhmonov, Hermansson, Aspinall and Nurmagomedov.

I mean. We still have to see him against solid competition. I hope the matchmakers give him somewhat of a challenge in his next fight

Bo hasn't been tested yet until he gets to the top ten it's not possible to answer. At this stage he has shown that he deserves to be in the UFC and that their's a future for him in the sport and that's that....

Out of the top 15, I give exactly 10 people a reasonable chance to beat Bo. I think Bo should be a top 15 guy as of right now .

Correct subjectivity breeds conflict - which in turn helps builds parallel content to the contest. And styles make matchups - the more you see Bo take steps up that subjectivity chain (similar to Khazmat) the bigger he becomes. Leading to better selling content.

Best description of the rankings period.

I don’t understand why Bo’s camp, but honestly any current ufc fighter at that wouldn’t pay chael to steer their career or be a PR/Manager .What’s the worst thing that happens you don’t win and back up the hype? the only guy to be able to help you spin a loss in to a win is chael. You at worst buy yourself a few extra fights if you slip up instead of getting cut

Cannonier is the most underrated fighter on the entire roster right now

As soon as I heard he was going into MMA for some reason I knew he was going to be great. Sure he's a 3x NCAA champion but not all wrestlers can make the transition. But there was something about his wrestling style that told me he could be a terror in MMA.

A super good striker who cannot be taken down. Other than that he’s going to clear out the division.

He revealed the three fighters that were called by name. Izzy, Jared and Sean.

Dude continues to impress. No threw 5 punches & all landed beautifully. And he's one of the best wrestler on planet earth. The gentleman he fought was undefeated & very stout! Impressive!

I wanna hear Uncle Chael talk about Sandhagen some more. He’s such a dawg for fighting these tough young guys coming up. He could hold out for a title shot but he’s about his business

I’d personally like to see Bo vs Vettori. Vettori has good wrestling and that godly chin so Bo’s sure to get tested the entire fight.

Best intro ever, I laughed immediately! "Who can beat Bo Nickel raise your hand?" 😂😂😂 Not me

I want to see Bo Nickal vs Roman Dolidze

Whoever that 185er is Chael calling him out directly without doing it directly.😂 he’s the best

Stylistically, the only MW I would pick to beat Bo right now would be Dricus.

It will be interesting to see which top 15 MW decides to publicly say, "give me Bo Nickal, I'll kick his ass and expose him." I just wonder if any ranked fighter has the sack to do it.

Uncle Chael still getting Ws in the middleweight class 😂😂😂😂

Chael is hands down the best UFC blogger for so many reasons lol

While it’s a very valid point Chael is making I think there’s another side to it. I don’t think the ufc wants Bo to fight a top ten guy right now. He’s so new they want him to fight lower level people so he learns the sport better. If a top tenner called him out I don’t think the ufc would let them fight. But it’s very true that no one’s calling him out and they’re probably all afraid of him.

I would LOVE to see Strickland vs Bo. That would be a great one, esp since Dana said he doesn't really want to rush to the very top of the roster with Bo.

I really don't think anyone in the division will beat him unless they happen to catch him clean with a KO early in the fight, which I don't see happening with his boxing experience.

Khamzat, Aliskerov, Vetorri and Drisc might be the only ones that have a good chance. I could see him getting Askrened by Izzy or Cannonier too

I've got an uncle that passed away who used to go on drunken rants that sounded JUST like this. Very nostalgic.

I think Du Plesis would beat Bo pretty quickly.

Question, who can beat bone Nicol, raise your hand? Me, sitting on my hands.

It seems to be a fastlane to some major notoriety if someone mid pack on up could stop Bo. Chael is the master of marketing. He probably knows more proffesional wrestling history than most as well. He was brave enough to do wrestling type callouts and heat only the stakes were fighting for your life.

It's not really how rankings work though... he hasn't beaten top ranked guys, so it's hard to put his ranking above them! I think it makes sense to make guys have a few fights before putting them into championship fights... But, if people refuse to fight him...then he's going to have to skip past them somehow...

Dude just loves Bo 😂

Chael I’m 135 lbs I can’t beat Bo and will not raise my hand

A lot. Du Plessis has 22 fights. Strickland and Brunson 32. Adensanya has like 30 fights apiece in kickboxing and MMA. Fast-rising talents like Nickal get beaten all the time in combat sports by Derek Brusons types who've been tested. Chael should have saved this promo for when Nickal has done some real work.

Glazing is wild Bro should be is coach already

I like bo he is a good dude and so far a finisher in the cage

I love it when Chael reminds fighters, fans and pundits who he is and what he’s done. Such a Chad. If you disagree with him, you are wrong by default. 🗿

to me, Bo NIckal is on the same track as a former UFC and Penn State wrestler Phil "Mr. Wonderful" Davis.

Chael is on point.

Bo vs Khamzat, or Jarred would both be great fights to see.

Better question: who has bo beat? Nobody.

Bad guy shoe game is dope asf

I want him to go against a daggy.

Bo needs to start calling fighters out, by their birth names.

Strickland isn't a fair way to look, he'd fight a polar bear for the right cheque.

Good question, would like to see him against a top 5 contender. May be Cannonier

Bo is a beast , can’t wait to see what he does at the higher level of competition

i’d say about most of top 10 can beat him. he is still very new to MMA and middleweight is full of strikers with good takedown defense. once he gets more experience in mma he’s gonna run through most of the MW division

all the people you mentioned plus marvin and paulo costa

it’s cool how chael will build hype for fighters who ain’t too hot on the mic

All I know is Bo could be in another organization beating up smash cakes & following the Askren/Alvarez/Gaethe model. Instead he's in the UFC...and the UFC is going out to those other organizations to get Bo opponents for 18 & 18. Bo is making less to fight the same freakin' smash cakes. And nobody gets KOotN for taking down a smash cake. What's the UFC doing for you, Bo?

ANY of the top 10

Complicated question but easy answer. Someone in the top 10!!!!!

I like bo and hope and think he's gonna get far, but we can't tell yet till he fights tougher competition and ranked opponents he's still very new to mma let's let him grow first.

So damn funny i love chael so much.

Continuing to say that Gastelem should take this fight. Would definitely put Bo on top 10 if he wins, or would get Gastelem right back in title contention. Should be the main even on a Fight Night card ….. soon !

We don't have complete information: what catchweight was UFC offering to these fighters who said no to Bo?

All of Them!

I think it’s great that he’s going against lesser ranked people, he needs time to develop and become the future champ that he is

DDP - of course 👊

Maybe guys a cut above Contender Series, but we haven't seen that yet

If Bo and his team were advantageous, Marvin vettori, or Brendan Allen, or maybe even Cannnier

Chael the UFC announced his new opponent at the same time as they said Gore was out, they didn’t even risk a contender calling Bo out on short notice! That tells you everything😊

Issue with someone like Bo is they pose a huge danger to high level guys, destroy lower/mid level guys, BUT likely lack the experience to beat the very very best. IMO you need to force some level of experience/development even if it feels like he’s being held back. Getting in 20 plus fights before he truly took on the best was an integral part of Khabib’s greatness. Similar dynamic with Bo and Chimaev.

Chael is always right. The rankings dont mean shit. Bo could beat up Brunson, Costa, etc. all tbese dudes. People always quick to bring up resume and experience. Those dont mean shit when youre in the cage. Bo's a top 10 MW in the UFC (not in the world). The eye test gives away everything

Khamzat, Izzy, Jared, Sean Strickland, Alex P, Paulo Costa, Marvin Vettori, dricus, Whitaker

Especially to take a fight on a weeks notice and a 7 fight streak 😮

We see you moving the goalposts on this one

Id like to see an old school ufc tournament.. no weight classes, no time limit, multiple fights.. let's see who the baddest dude alive is

Let fighters alternate between challenges and defenses. If you challenge for a spot and that challenge is not accepted, you take that fighters ranking. When you are challenged, you can defend your spot or give it up.

Unc out here filming his brainstorms again

I have a theory that chael does the rankings

Alex the Great would be one of those and he would make sort work of Bo.Remember Alex is also a middle weigh also not Just the Feather weigh Champ. When you talk middle weight you have to included Alex.

I think fighters are most concerned with picking an opponent that moves them up the rankings toward the title

There’s one guy that did call out Bo. I think he was a Dagestan guy, I can’t think of his name. That would be a good fight.