UFC 290 video: Watch Bo Nickal be super impressed with … Bo Nickal

Bo Nickal completely burned via his newest opponent at UFC 290 on Saturday night time, ending Val Woodburn by way of knockout simply 38 seconds into the primary spherical.

It was spectacular as a result of Nickal — a multi-time NCAA Division I champion — didn’t even have to make use of his wrestling to deal with enterprise. As a substitute he relied fully on his palms to bully Woodburn up. Woodburn was apparently so prepared for the takedown that he by no means noticed Bo’s huge proper hand coming. The punch shocked him, and all it took was a number of extra comply with up strikes to place the late alternative down and out (watch the finish here).

Nickal’s lightning quick win form of bought misplaced within the shuffle of UFC 290 — there have been so many huge finishes and wild fights that his win over a heavy underdog was a bit unappreciated … by everyone however Nickal himself. A brand new video from BT Sports activities reveals the middleweight prospect admiring his handiwork.

“Faking the shot, feinting the shot, feint, there’s a hook,” he mentioned as he watched a replay of the knockout. “I used to be quick as hell. Damnit, I didn’t know I used to be that quick. After which form of an uppercut … and he’s out! That was quick, I gotta rewind it!”

“Maintain on. Did I get freakin’ hit? Rattling it, I believe I bought hit,” Bo continued. “So let’s see right here … I gotta go slow-mo. Gained’t rely that one. Nah, I didn’t get hit, we’re good, we’re good. After which I end him.”

“Watch this one, this one’s candy proper on the finish. Sorry, Val. Bam. You’re finished. And no promote it. That’s anticipated. I advised myself I’m not gonna have fun this one simply because, I don’t know. You begin celebrating every thing, then it’s form of like cliché to me. So. Bought the win.”

Bo Nickal got here into the UFC speaking an enormous sport, and for a sizzling minute it regarded like he deliberate to trip a cocky persona to headlines, fame, and fortune. However at UFC 290 he confirmed off one other, humbler facet of himself. Lots of his interviews have been centered round thanking his workforce at AKA for the effort and time they have been placing into his improvement.

“I’m simply proud to symbolize my workforce in a optimistic approach,” he mentioned on the UFC 290 post-fight press convention. “It’s positively thrilling as a result of I understand how a lot work I put in, how a lot effort and time I put in to do this, and I’m simply so comfortable that my work is paying off. And I’m comfortable for my workforce and people guys as a result of I used to be in a position to execute all of the issues that we labored on collectively.”

“It’s actually what I’m pleased with essentially the most is doing it collectively. After all I gained, however I actually really feel like in actuality all of us gained.”

So what’s subsequent for Bo? Throughout his post-fight speech the wrestling standout implied he wished to take a while off to go looking and put together for the delivery of his first little one. Throughout the UFC 290 presser he merely mentioned he’d take a number of days to chill out after which communicate to his administration about subsequent steps.

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