He won in a shitty boring way so I guess it was a good strategy, but this isnt going to win him a lot of fans. His after fight commentary seemed off too. He would have sounded better saying he did what he had to do to win and he will get better.
Craig is responsible for this shit fight too, why didnt he shoot and pull guard with 2 minutes left? Try to win. Maybe he gets smashed but try to win.
What was the gist of his post fight spiel? I watched the fight on my phone w the sound off, but fell asleep twice. I woke up just in time to see stipe get kod…
He said he dominated for 15 min and the crowd chanted overrated while he said that.
He literally said the greatest fighters of all time are boring too. He’s a fucking tool and has more excuses than all Brazilians combined.
Opponent was way bigger who had almost 3x as many fights. I’ll give him a pass this time.
Nobody wants to see Bo Nickal box and he’s not going to go very far in the UFC if he thinks he’s a striker. This was a fight where he could’ve built some interest for future fights but instead he turned everyone off and had the crowd chanting overrated.
Fighting is more than just winning, if you want to be a star you need to be entertaining too. The UFC has had a lot of champs that were boring as fuck.
If you want to win in boring fashion call it for what it is. Say you were scared to get subbed so you found a way to eek out a win and you will do better next time.
He could have done one shot with a minute left
It was a sparring match. The UFC will have to match him up with someone that is going to force him to fight.
It’s fine but strange how happy he was with himself
Yeah, there was a disconnect from reality.
Im still a fan but he should fight someone that will bring it. Who is that one fighter that is calling him out.?
Who should Bo fight next? A top 15 fighter?
Michael pereira
Boring wasn’t the main problem, being completely unimpressive was. It was basically a 50/50 fight. Can you imagine Chimaev being afraid to shoot on Craig? Ha.
There’s a reason ATT has never had a homegrown champ. He needs to find better trainers that will emphasize mixing it up.
That is a good idea. MP is an exciting fighter and will go for broke. If Bo cant beat him at this point he isnt that special.
Absolutely.
He was afraid to get tapped so he didn’t attempt a single takedown.
He wants to get credit for getting the better of a sparring match against a more experienced striker.
But to then say he dominated, that just spit in our faces.
Fuck that guy
I can see not wanting to shoot a double straight on and get guillotined, but Craig had his back turned and Bo could have dragged him down and landed some safe strikes, especially if there was 2 minutes left
His next fight won’t be against a guy so good on the ground like Craig. He may never fight a guy with that skill set again.
He may dominate his next opponent and then people say he’s back.
It’s just the matchup.
But still, for saying he dominated, fuck that guy
I didn’t care for his speech, he didn’t dominate Craig and he was lucky to be given the W. It’s true that he’s in the early stages of his career but look at who Brock Lesnar and Randy Couture were fighting early in their careers. He has great potential but as of now he’s beating very few top guys.
Bo should be ashamed Someone in his camp had him scared to use his best asset…wrestling because Craig knows BJJ That performance was crap
I am a Bo fan, I want him to beat Hazmat, I dont know if he ever will though. He isnt a killer.