Let’s look at and compare their height, weight, reach, and UFC record.
Recently signed middleweight Bo Nickal came into the promotion in style, clinching two back-to-back finishes in the DWCS. The former amateur wrestler stands at 6 feet 1 inch in height and weighs in at 185lbs.
Watch Nickal’s final fight at DWCS below:
The American is a southpaw and possesses a 76-inch reach. He is undefeated in pro-MMA and has a record of 3 wins. Despite two of those wins coming from the UFC feeder program, Nickal is yet to make his UFC debut.
DWCS alumn Jamie Pickett, on the other hand, stands at 6 feet 2 inches and weighs a similar 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a 4-inch reach advantage over Nickal at 80 inches.
Pickett’s UFC career has been less than stellar so far, with a record of 2 wins against 4 losses. His pro-MMA record is also a modest 13-8. The 34-year is currently on a two-fight skid.
Watch Jamie Pickett’s latest loss against Denis Tiuliulin below:
Dana White brushed off the possibility of Bo Nickal’s UFC debut against Khamzat Chimaev
During a post-fight interview with Lauro Sanko at the DWCS, Bo Nickal stated his interest in fighting No. 3-ranked middleweight Khamzat Chimaev.
Watch Nickal call out Khamzat Chimaev below:
Dana White doesn’t seem too keen on testing the decorated wrestler against the Swede just yet, and rightly so. During the post-fight press conference after week 10 of DWCS, the UFC president suggested that it was still too early to pitch Nickal against Chimaev:
Watch Dana White talk about Bo Nickal below:
Earlier in the press conference, White had stated that he was going to treat the 26-year-old like any other new prospect and wasn’t going to test him against ranked talent from the get-go:
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