October 11, 2024 5:00 pm ET
Bo Nickal reiterates he’s in no rush to climb to the highest.
Nickal (6-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) faces his most notable identify thus far when he takes on Paul Craig (17-8-1 MMA, 9-8-1 UFC) in a middleweight bout at UFC 309 Nov. 16 at Madison Sq. Backyard.
Though Nickal is a extremely touted prospect, he isn’t trying to be quick tracked. He has an concept of how his path to the UFC title will appear to be.
“It is a good step up with Paul Craig,” Nickal mentioned on his YouTube channel. “So, handle enterprise after which I need to (combat) two extra guys which can be unranked. Then combat a ranked man.
“So at that time, I’ll be 7-0, 8-0, 9-0, combat a ranked man, 10-0. 11-0, in all probability combat a top-five man, after which combat for the belt round 12-0. That’s what I’m planning on proper now. We’ll see, however positively zoom centered on this subsequent combat.” If he can get by means of Craig, Nickal hopes to attract larger names shifting ahead.
“I’m simply going to smash this man, after which I need to get thrilling fights now,” Nickal mentioned. “I really feel like I’ve fought sufficient guys which have sort of probably not been very harmful to me. I haven’t even been hit actually in an actual combat but.
“So I need to begin combating higher guys for certain. As soon as I get a ranked combat, I believe I’m solely going to should combat two or three earlier than the belt. At that time, it’s like straight to it.”
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