Bo Nickal, the surging UFC prospect, has recently found himself embroiled in a series of controversies that have left his reputation hanging in the balance. The 27-year-old is just coming off a rather controversial win against Jamie Pickett and has been subject to significant backlash following his stance on the controversy. While the surrounding chaos is not yet settled, Nickal has already invited yet another wave of criticism onto himself.

The reason being, he recently teamed up with the YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul for a training session, which proved to be a rather embarrassing experience for him. Pictures from the session demonstrated how ‘The Problem Child’ was overpowering the young fighter with ease, leaving fight fans displeased and outraged. It’s a case of adding insult to injury, and the backlash from fans has been intense.

Bo Nickal embarrassed the UFC world

The recent training session between Bo Nickal and Jake Paul has ruffled quite a few feathers among UFC fans. The sight of a 4-0 UFC prospect seemingly getting taken down by ‘The Problem Child’ has enraged the fans, who couldn’t bear to see their rising star being outmatched by a non-boxing athlete.

The post stated, “Jake Paul taking down Bo Nickal with ease”.

Now check out how the fans reacted to this:

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One fan trolled Bo Nickal‘s call out on Khamzat Chimaev:

This fan believes it’s a rigged situation:

Another snide remark on the 27-year-old by a fan:

And this user feels Nickal fell for the money:

A picturization by this fan on how things would’ve looked after this training:

Yet another fan feels Jake Paul paid Nickal to do this:

And this fan seems rather disgusted:

However, while Jake Paul may have had an apparent upper hand during their sparring session, it’s worth noting that the 26-year-old recently lost his first-ever boxing match against Tommy Fury.

Read more: UFC Fans Doubt Bo Nickal’s Readiness for Khamzat Chimaev Fight After Middleweight Prospect Talks Tough

While his next outing is yet undisclosed, he has PFL in line as he’s signed a multi-year deal with the promotion. Perhaps the training session with Bo Nickal is for that preparation. But nothing can be said for certain.

Regardless, for the 27-year-old Nickal, he is facing quite a chain of backlash following his UFC debut. The backlash from fans has been intense, and it’s going to take some time for him to get back into their good graces.

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