{"id":459292,"date":"2022-09-28T05:51:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T12:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=459292"},"modified":"2022-09-28T05:51:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T12:51:13","slug":"bo-nickal-takes-less-than-a-minute-to-dispose-of-donovan-beard-on-dwcs-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/bo-nickal-takes-less-than-a-minute-to-dispose-of-donovan-beard-on-dwcs-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Bo Nickal takes less than a minute to dispose of Donovan Beard on DWCS (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC newcomer Bo Nickal earned his contract in a big way last night by disposing of Donovan Beard in style on Dana White&#8217;s Contender Series.<\/p>\n<p>Upon making his first Contender Series appearance against Zachary Borrego on August 9, it was immediately clear for all to see that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-explains-why-he-did-not-offer-bo-nickal-a-ufc-contract-despite-his-dominant-win-on-dwcs\/\">Bo Nickal was special<\/a>. The 26-year-old wrestling sensation earned a developmental deal with the UFC after seeing off the challenge of Borrego with ease, before going on to dismantle Donovan Beard last night in ruthless fashion.<\/p>\n<p>Nickal was able to drop Beard with an overhand shot before locking in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bjpenndotcom\/status\/1574942647000924161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nasty triangle choke<\/a>, cementing his status as one of the most exciting talents in all of mixed martial arts right now.<\/p>\n<p>The youngster has grabbed the attention of the masses and that&#8217;s certainly true for UFC president Dana White, a man who hasn&#8217;t been able to stop singing his praises in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bo Nickal makes it look easy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DWCS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DWCS<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qX14WWBW5K\">pic.twitter.com\/qX14WWBW5K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bjpenndotcom\/status\/1574942647000924161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nickal is just 3-0 since turning pro in June, when he debuted for Jorge Masvidal&#8217;s iKON FC promotion. His goal has always been to make an impact and we&#8217;re pretty confident in saying he&#8217;s doing a good job of that, to the point where it&#8217;s hard to picture him losing anytime soon &#8211; depending on the level of competition that the UFC puts him against, of course.<\/p>\n<p>We all know there are no easy fights when you get to this kind of elite level but Bo has made it\u00a0<em>look\u00a0<\/em>so simple at such an early stage that it&#8217;s intriguing to think about how he&#8217;ll perform when tasked with battling some of middleweight&#8217;s finest.<\/p>\n<p><em>What are your thoughts on the rise of Bo Nickal? Do you think he has the potential to become a UFC champion or do you think it&#8217;s too early to tell? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC newcomer Bo Nickal earned his contract in a big way last night by disposing of Donovan Beard in style on Dana White&#8217;s Contender Series. Upon making his first Contender Series appearance against Zachary Borrego on August 9, it was immediately clear for all to see that Bo Nickal was special. 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