LAS VEGAS – Bo Nickal visualizes a lot of moments. Some have already happened. Others he’s living out right now. Even more are down the line.
Saturday at UFC 285, Nickal (3-0 MMA, 0-0) will step into the promotion’s cage for the first time, though he expects the feeling to be a familiar one.
“I think the important thing about visualization is making it really real, making it a really visceral experience,” Nickal told MMA Junkie and other reporters during a pre-fight news conference. “I think there’s technique that goes into visualization, just like there’s technique that goes into fighting. For me, it’s making the experience as real as possible, imagining not only what I’ll see but what it’s going to sound like, what it’s going to smell like, what the concrete is going to feel like underneath my feet, what the cage is going to feel like under my feet, and just making it as real as possible for me.
