Henry Cejudo thinks UFC 285 showed that Bo Nickal may not be ready for top-ranked opposition just yet.
Although Nickal (4-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) scored another first-round submission by tapping out Jamie Pickett in this past Saturday’s main card opener at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Cejudo wasn’t too confident in what he saw.
Nickal had to work for his initial takedown before an apparent low blow which wasn’t caught by the referee assisted in him landing it. Once Nickal got Pickett to the mat, he secured an arm-triangle choke which took him a while to adjust and synch in. The standout wrestler has supreme confidence that he can take out top contenders now, but former Olympic gold medalist and two-division UFC champ Cejudo says rushing will cost him.
