Dana White felt compelled to intervene following Bo Nickal’s UFC 300 win.
The 6-0 uber-prospect was extended to the second round for the first time in his career before tapping out Cody Brundage at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Nickal was clearly disappointed with his performance as he immediately reacted by putting two thumbs down.
The 28-year-old quickly headed over to speak with White and Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, who was sitting beside the UFC boss.
After that, he gave a surprisingly downbeat post-fight interview.
I’m a little bit embarrassed with that performance,” Nickal told Joe Rogan.
I expect to go out there and completely dominate this guy and shut him out. I gave him too many opportunities.
At the same time, I’m grateful because I did get to get past the first round. A few seconds removed, it was kind of ideal because I was able to have that appearance under my belt.
As the disappointed American left the Octagon and headed backstage, he was stopped for a pep talk from the UFC boss.
White left his cageside seat to chat with Nickal, who found himself in the firing line from fans after being given a UFC 300 main card slot ahead of a bunch of former champions.
Exactly what was said between the two men is unclear, but it was obvious that White was trying to cheer him up and point out he had just picked up a dominant win
Nickal seems destined for greatness and earlier this week former middleweight champion Michael Bisping predicted he could be as domaint as retired lightweight legend Khabib Nurmagomedov.
“Bo Nickal has the potential to go down as one of the greatest champions that we’ve ever seen,” Bisping told MMA Fighting.
An American version of a Khamzat Chimaev or an Islam Makhachev or a Khabib Nurmagomedov. That’s the kind of pedigree that he has, and that’s what he’s shown so far.
When you reach the level Bo Nickal has in wrestling, you’re a special kind of human being.
“Bo Nickal has got the ability to be an American Khabib Nurmagomedov, and he’s a great guy. He’s phenomenal. He’s undefeated.
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