LAS VEGAS – UFC CEO Dana White stopped Bo Nickal as he exited the cage at UFC 300 to have a dialog.
Nickal (6-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who was dissatisfied in his efficiency after submitting Cody Brundage within the second spherical of the pay-per-view opener, appeared to pay attention attentively whereas White spoke.
UFC CEO Dana White left his seat to talk with Bo Nickal after his #UFC300 win.
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However what precisely did White inform Nickal in that second? Apparently, the phrases White relayed helped Nickal change his temper for the higher.
“He simply informed me nice job, maintain my head up, maintain doing what I’m doing, and I’m going to be an enormous, huge star,” Nickal informed reporters at a post-fight information convention. “I believe that if anyone is aware of what the longer term holds, it’s him. He’s been on this recreation pushing this sport ahead greater than anybody.
“It was very cool for him to try this. To me, that claims rather a lot about him, not solely as a promoter, however as an individual. As a result of I’ll be trustworthy, I used to be a bit down on myself after the struggle. As a result of I’m like, ‘Man, I simply count on to starch all these guys and by no means get touched.’ However I did simply get some adversity, and with that, I believe it was cool to listen to from him just a few reassurance proper in that second. That made me like him much more than I already do.”
Nickal’s win over Brundage (10-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC) was simply the third of his UFC run. It was the primary time in his profession he reached the second spherical, however nonetheless resulted in a stoppage, like all of his professional fights up to now.
Nickal hopes to get a step up in competitors for his subsequent struggle, as he known as out UFC-ranked middleweight Anthony Hernandez.
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