After final night time’s sophomore Octagon victory in Riyadh, surging middleweight prospect, Shara ‘Bullet’ Magomedov has agreed to tackle fellow highly-touted challenger, Bo Nickal following a name out – praising the Colorado star’s wrestling potential.
Magomedov, who made his promotional bow final 12 months at UFC 294, earned a call win over Bruno Silva in Abu Dhabi – earlier than taking over the Brazilian’s compatriot, Antonio Trocoli on short-notice in a single day in Saudi Arabia, courtesy of a 3rd spherical knockout win.
And enhancing to 13-0 because of this, the Makhackala native has landed himself on the radar of the above-mentioned, Nickal – who most lately loved a second spherical rear-naked choke win over Cody Brundage on the monumental UFC 300 card again in April.
Shara ‘Bullet’ Magomedov welcomes Bo Nickal conflict after UFC Saudi Arabia
Staking his declare for a struggle with the Russian ace after his knockout win over Trocoli, Nickal’s name out appeared to seize the eye of Magomedov, who described a possible pairing as an “attention-grabbing struggle” for the duo.
“Sure, Bo Nickal is an attention-grabbing opponent,” Shara ‘Bullet’ Magomedov instructed assembled media after UFC Saudi Arabia. “Fascinating struggle – attention-grabbing opponent. He has good wrestling. Wrestling now for me, [is] no drawback. I’m from Dagestani you realize, brother. Russia – Russian males [are] icemen. No drawback [with] wrestling, takedowns no drawback. Harmful injury: elbow, knee – let’s go.”
As for Nickal, the wrestling ace claimed he was unable to land himself a short-notice struggle with former middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker atop final night time’s card – failing to reply in time to the promotion’s short-notice supply.
Headlining the promotion’s premiere outing in Riyadh, ex-champion, Whittaker made lightwork of the seven-fight successful spree of Ikram Aliskerov, ending the Russian with a brutal first spherical uppercut knockout win in Saudi Arabia.
Who wins in a future struggle: Shara ‘Bullet’ Magomedov or Bo Nickal?
