Israel Adesanya thinks Bo Nickal could be a victim of his own hype.
The freestyle wrestling champion and American Top Team (ATT) product is one of the hottest prospects in the UFC and believes he is already ready to fight Adesanya despite not yet having made his UFC debut but winning his first three MMA fights via first-round stoppage.
Nickal, whose UFC debut has been pushed back to 2023, claims Adesanya would not be able to stop his takedowns and that he would submit the undisputed UFC middleweight champion with ease.
Adesanya respects Nickal’s opinion but reminds him that this is MMA, not wrestling, claiming Nickal’s grappling can be exploited in the cage by an experienced fighter such as himself.