Legendary MMA referee John McCarthy has likened the UFC's newest star Bo Nickal to Conor McGregor after he vowed to retire if not put on the main card for his promotional debut.
Nickal has taken the sport by storm since making his professional bow earlier this year, landing a contract with the UFC within just three fights and less than as many minutes. He has already called out top title contender Khamzat Chimaev, and recently insisted that he be put on pay-per-view at UFC 282 in December.
He will face promotional veteran Jamie Pickett in his first fight under the UFC banner at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the main event still to be announced for the December 10 event. Pickett has more experience in the cage than all three of Nickal's previous opponents put together.
