Bo Nickal massacred Cody Brundage in UFC 300. The 28-year-old was, however, not pleased with his performance and was his biggest critic. The middleweight fighter also replied to criticism from Khamzat Chimaev, who was not impressed with his performance either. “This wrestling was big bul***it”, ‘Borz’ posted on X.

Nickal was asked about Chimaev’s comment and he did not seem impressed by the remarks. However, he also answered back with his prediction of what a fight with ‘Borz’ would turn out like. Even Chael Sonnen commented on this and seems like he believes Bo Nickal’s threat is not so empty.

Chael Sonnen believes Bo Nickal and makes Chimaev cautious

Sonnen gave a recap about the entire ordeal in one of the episodes of his podcast ‘Beyond the Fight’ and said that Chimaev was disappointed with the whole fight right from its hype. Responding to the statements by the 29-year-old, Nickal had claimed, “I’d take him down, ragdoll him, and throw him around, he’s not a big 185lber, he gets tired so, is the first round going to be a little better and more competitive, probably, but if that fight’s 5 rounds, I don’t think he makes it 5 rounds.” 

Following the aggressive statements, Sonnen warned Khamzat Chimaev to not take it lightly. “If we find a way to get those guys together (which is the hard part), I do think Bo is telling the truth. His plan would be taking him [Chimaev] down and ragdoll him,” Chael Sonnen explained in his podcast. 

Sonnen seems to be on board with the Nickal vs Chimaev clash. However, he was also confused as to why the fight was not finalized yet.

Sonnen thinks the rumors of Chimaev’s US ban are true

The former UFC fighter wondered if the rumors about Chimaev’s ban from entering the USA were true or not. “I am going to speculate right now, I do not know but I am starting to believe that there’s something to this idea of Chimaev and a travel ban. Very strange that I would be the one to come out and support the rumor of Chimaev in a travel ban,” Sonnen said on his YouTube channel. 

It is speculated since last year that Chimaev still has a Russian passport, but fights under the Swedish and now the UAE flag. Since there is a situation of unrest in Ukraine and because he is close to Chechnyan warlord Ramzan Kadyrov, there are rumors that ‘Borz’ is banned from entering the USA. However, there are no official statements on this from the fighter or the UFC camp and it is still just a rumor.

Nonetheless, do you think Bo Nickal can beat Chimaev? Let us know in the comments.