Kyle Daukaus believes that he will provide stern opposition against Bo Nickal on Sunday.
Daukaus and Nickal are set to collide as part of the UFC Freedom 250 card on the White House lawn. While Nickal is the betting favorite going into the fight, many view Daukaus as a live underdog. “The D’Arce Knight” is currently riding a six-fight winning streak and hasn’t suffered a defeat since late 2022.
Speaking to MMAFighting, Daukaus said he poses serious danger to Nickal. In fact, he feels any fight has a chance to go the way people don’t expect it to go.
“Obviously, you know he’s going to be on the card just because of the political aspect of it with all that stuff,” Daukaus said. “But I have seen that people are saying it’s not an easy fight. No fight is easy regardless of who you’re fighting. Even if you’re fighting a guy that’s really bad, there’s always a chance that you could get clipped.
“Obviously, I pose a very big threat to him. That’s a big plus on my side. I’m just very thankful I was chosen to go against him. I would have expected us to fight if we’re both ranked in a couple of fights but better now than later.”
Nickal’s lone loss up to this point was a TKO against Reinier de Ridder. Daukaus feels he could be even more of a threat than de Ridder was given his perceived edge in striking.
“I feel like I’m a better fighter than de Ridder would be than going out there and fighting him like that,” Daukaus said. “I feel like I have a better skill set. My striking’s a little bit better than de Ridder’s so I feel like it’s something that I have an advantage of in this fight.”
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