The UFC Middleweight division has a really promising superstar, making his way through the roster. The undefeated fighter has a record of 5-0-0 and is coming off a TKO win against Val Woodburn at the UFC 290. Now, a retired UFC fighter and American soldier has compared him to the undefeated former champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

The fighter in question happens to be Middleweight prodigy Bo Nickal. His impressive consecutive wins have impressed the UFC world to the extent that he is being compared to ‘The Eagle’, Khabib Nurmagomedov. The Middleweight division is jam-packed with extremely skilled fighters like Alex Pereira, Robert Whittaker, Dricus Du Plessis, and of course, the reigning champ Israel Adesanya.

The Next Khabib Nurmagomedov? Bo Nickal picked over Nurmagomedov protege

When Khabib Nurmagomedov started dominating the UFC Lightweight division, people couldn’t believe that a fighter can go on a 29-win streak without suffering a single loss. His protege, Islam Makhachev, followed his footsteps closely. He is the current UFC Lightweight champion but is yet to leave an everlasting impression like Nurmagomedov.

It just so happens that former UFC fighter and American Soldier Tim Kennedy thinks that UFC might have found another Khabib Nurmagomedov. He took to Twitter to compare Bo Nickal to former Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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Bo Nickal makes it look easy in the ring when he is out-striking and out-performing his opponents in the ring. Nurmagomedov was a beast in the ring as well, and he, too, made it look easy. However, Nurmagomedov has fought the likes of Justin Gaethje, Dustin Poirier, Conor McGregor, and more and still emerged undefeated. Nickal just has five wins to his name so far and is yet to face the who’s-who of his division.

Bo Nickal claimed he could beat Khabib Nurmagomedov in a wrestling match in under 30 seconds. Now, being compared to Nurmagomedov – Is there a potential return of the former Lightweight ‘Eagle’ post this callout?

White In No Hurry – UFC President not pushing ‘Kid’ Bo Nickal

Bo Nickal really solidified himself as one of the most promising rising stars of the UFC Middleweight division. The fighter is professionally 5-0-0 and recently won against Val Woodburn at UFC 290.

UFC President Dana White openly admitted that he is impressed with the ‘kid’ Bo Nickal and said that he is getting better with every fight. However, saying that he is still a kid, White said that he is not pushing Nickal to climb up the ladder and make his way onto the top contenders’ bench.

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What Bo Nickal thinks of this plan for him, is still unknown. Is Nickal looking to find his footing first before moving on to the sharks? Or will he ask White for a title shot soon? Can he really be compared to Khabib Nurmagomedov? If yes, then how? Let us know in the comments below.

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