Biggest betting favorite Bo Nickal boos himself despite second-round submission at UFC 300

Bo Nickal disappointed with his performance at UFC 300 against Cody Brundage.

Biggest betting favorite Bo Nickal boos himself despite second-round submission at UFC 300

Bo Nickal at UFC 300 (Image via: X)

Bo Nickal had just five professional MMA fights before he fought Cody Brundage at UFC 300. The decision to put Nickal vs. Brundage in the main card of the PPV garnered criticism from the fans. With just two fights in the UFC, Nickal was the biggest betting favorite on the card.

Nickal won the fight via second-round rear naked choke submission. However, he was not happy with his performance. As he got up after Brundage tapped out, he booed himself and showed two thumbs down. The crowd had also booed him as the fight was wrestling-centric, much to the audience’s dismay.

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The crowd cheered for the underdog Brundage. In a moment in the second round where Brundage threw off Nickal, the crowd rampantly showed their support for the underdog. Brundage had also rocked Nickal in the first round, but Nickal took him down and neutralized the threat. Nonetheless, Brundage did indeed defend the various submission attempts from Nickal.

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After the first round, head coach Marc Montoya urged Brundage to follow the game plan and push the pace. However, he could not do it as Nickal easily took him down and eventually bagged a submission. Even though the fight lasted a little over a round, the fight did have good grappling and wrestling much to the happiness of commentator Daniel Cormier.

Fans react to Bo Nickal booing himself after submission victory

Bo Nickal never had a fight that went to the second round in his relatively new MMA career. That changed at UFC 300 against Cody Brundage. Nickal revealed he expected to dominantly finish Brundage during the octagon interview with Joe Rogan.

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As a big betting favorite, many expected a quick finish for Nickal as well. However, Brundage, who had wrestled in college, surprised Nickal to a small extent. Nonetheless, see how the fans of the fight reacted to Nickal’s performance at UFC 300 below.

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Nickal stated in the interview with Rogan that he has no plans to fight for the title soon. He talked about being relatively new in MMA but promised to fight for the title when he reached 11-12 fights in MMA. As for his next opponent, he expressed interest in fighting either Alexander Hernandez or Roman Kopylov. Hernandez and Kopylov fought at UFC 298, where the former won via submission in the second round.

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