Darren Till jumped at the occasion to bash Bo Nickal after UFC 309.
Nickal (7-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) was successful in his toughest test to date against Paul Craig (17-9-1 MMA, 9-9-1 UFC) on Saturday’s main card at Madison Square Garden but saw the judges’ scorecards for the first time in what was a lackluster affair.
Till’s attack on Nickal isn’t out of nowhere. The pair traded barbs in September 2022 after Till challenged Nickal to a fight. Nickal laughed off his callout, criticizing him for getting outgrappled by Derek Brunson.
Till is no longer on the UFC roster, but he let Nickal know what he thought of his performance.
Nickal also previously took aim at Till’s good friend Khamzat Chimaev by calling his wrestling trash. Till came to the defense of his training partner.
Honest thoughts on Bo Nickal’s performance against Paul Craig at #UFC309? 👇 pic.twitter.com/YVXesroO9M
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) November 18, 2024
Nickal took umbrage with Daniel Cormier saying he wasn’t ready for Chimaev during the UFC 309 commentary, which Till defended.
Bo Nickal wasn’t happy with the commentary team calling his fight:
“To hear things like [Daniel Cormier] say ‘oh he’s not ready for Khamzat’…
It was a little disappointing to hear some of those comments from people I respect a lot.”
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— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) November 18, 2024
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