Bo Nickal has continued his war of words with Khamzat Chimaev by calling him a fraud and saying he 'can't even beat the scale.'
Speaking after his dominant win over Donovan Beard on Dana White's Contender Series last Tuesday, the UFC's newest recruit ripped into Chimaev for his unsportsmanlike behaviour and recent weigh-in antics.
Chimaev, 27, shockingly came in 7.5lbs overweight for his cancelled fight with Nate Diaz at UFC 279.
That rubbed Nickal up the wrong way who accused him of bringing the sport into disrepute.
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What did Bo Nickal say about Khamzat Chimaev?
Bo Nickal has welcomed a future UFC fight against Khamzat Chimaev
“I just think, first off, this dude talks about he’s ready to go always, he’s a gangster, this and that - bro, you can’t even beat the scale,” he said during an appearance on The MMA Hour per MMA Fighting. “What are you doing? This is just a dude that has no accountability and doesn’t treat the sport professionally.
"That makes me way less nervous to fight him in the future, because we’re going to fight. I know he’s not committed like I am. He’s not willing to do the things that I’m willing to do.
“Yeah, he’s talented. Yeah, he has skills. But if that’s how you approach the sport, if that’s how you treat it, we’re on different levels.
"People will act like I’m talking crazy because I say I’m ready to go - Chimaev, let’s get it - but reality is this dude won three national titles in Sweden and then came into MMA and has 10 fights.
"I’ve been competing since I was 5 [years old]. I had 120-plus NCAA wrestling matches. I won a U23 world championship.
Bo Nickal insists he's serious about wanting to fight Khamzat Chimaev
"I’m coming with 10 times the experience you have. So when people say, ‘You’re not ready, stay in your lane’ - y’all don’t know what the hell you’re talking about, so you’ll see what happens once we get in the cage.”
It comes after Chimaev claimed he doesn't know who Nickal is after his name was brought up as a potential opponent.
Nickal, however, isn't so convinced as he expects their paths will cross at some point in the future.
“He knows exactly who I am,” he added. “The only reason he says stuff is because he doesn’t want that fight.
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"He’s going to try and act like he doesn’t know me, this and that. You’ll get to know me. Because at the end of the day, I’m going to keep winning, hopefully you’ll keep winning, and we’ll match up. I’m down. Let’s get it.
“I don’t really see too many people that can deal with his pressure and that are going to be able to take him out. I’m the guy. I’m excited for that opportunity because everybody thinks he’s untouchable and I know he’s not.
“What’s he going to do to me? Is he going to take me down? No. Is he’s going to submit me? No. Does he have a chance to knock me out? I guess, yeah, there’s a chance he knocks me out.
"But reality, more than likely what will happen is I’m going to drag him down to the ground, do exactly what he does to all these strikers and I’m going to do it to him. Because I’m a real grappler, I come from real wrestling. The exact thing that he’s doing to guys like Kevin Holland and Li [Jingliang], that’s what I’m going to do to him.”