In my opinion, when Overeem beat Cejudo for the vacant heavy straw-weight title by using a rear-naked hook kick of his back, was the best performance I ever saw during an under card title fight in the contender series of Bellator.

Undisputed. Undefeated. Opinions don’t matter unless they’re Chael’s.

Damn, I forgot Khamzat one-punch KO’d that guy Merchant.

I think 15 minutes with the...what was Burns? The number 3 welterweight in the world? Fifteen minutes in the octagon where his normal tools weren't putting the opponent in the dirt, where he got pushed, hit, and countered is worth a ton. Experience as a concept might be nebulous, but I think it's clear that Bo hasn't been tested as much in MMA. Chimaev got the acid test and passed.

We still need to find out if Bo has a chin

Chael please take Dana's spot one day.

Another acutely refreshing cerebral analysis from Chael

It is all going to come down to Bo's ability to take the punches coming in. I know there have been decorated wrestlers in the UFC, but Bo is different. I'm sure someone will figure it out, but he is going to be initially successful. If Bo can actually strike, he could be extremely dangerous.

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No one, and i mean absolutely NOBODY tell Chael that Chimaevs 20 minutes of octagon time is 500% more experience than Bo's 2 minutes.

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Thing you have to take in to account is that it’s not only 20 min. It’s preparing for a fight 6 times. It’s executing your game plan. Its about learning what happens when the game plan dose not work. It’s about having everyone cheering on you. It’s about having everyone booing you. It’s about feeling the pressure to preform under the bright lights. I think that Bo will be able to handle the pressure good since he’s been competing for so long. But the stakes in the octagon is not the same as a wrestling match.

I though Khamzat knocked Meerschaert out with a straight?

There wasn't a lot of air balls thrown by George St-Pierre LOL

Cael definitely did his job as a Coach with this young,talented guy. He’s prepared and honest, every day,not just on fight day. 😊

If I had a nickel for every time Chael posts a Bo Nickal video, I'd have several dollars and it's still not enough

I was sold on Nickal after watching him suplex Gordon Ryan....

Chaels literally taking those Vegas sleep meds just to calm his excitement of the wrestling tournament he wants the ufc to become

As someone who just made their amateur MMA debut, I would say 20 minutes especially matters during those first dives

Taking down Bo Nickal is a whole different discussion. Throughout his career Nickal was most known for his crazy hips. Someone securing a doble leg on him only meant that the other wrestler did the work of closing the distance. Bo would then end up with the takedown.

Well said bro. Give it time...Bo will became a champion in the very near future.

Let's see Bo in a fight where he out strikes an opponent for a few rounds before we act like he's got great hands just because he landed a big overhand on an opponent solely focused on not getting taken down. I've seen Chimaev win two of those matches.

I would love to see that fight.

What happened to the song that used to play at the end of the videos.. it’s missed

This exact argument is why Charles is a lock for 280

Unc you got a point ,I personally say bo is ready but I don't think Its his time yet exp. Not so much the issue it's a big risk if bo wins he's confirmed his stance that he's top of his weight class if he looses that's a hard one to cme off of in this early of a stage in bo's career I wanna see that match maybe just not yet in a year or two so that if he looses it don't harm his stock and name as much as he will in the next two yrs establish himself and a name guaranteed

Damn good comparison and I agree it could very well be an even fight given the stats/backround of both fighters 🧐

Experience they're referring to is the 15 minute dog fight Khamzat had with one of the top 5 welterweights in the world. Sure they're only separated by 20 minutes but 15 of those 20 were spent fighting at the highest level in the sport.

I don’t think Nickal vs Chimeav is too far fetched considering that Khamzat is unranked at 185. It’s either that or Paulo Costa

How many minutes?

I'm a debate Ph D student and my dissertation will be on how Chael has never lost an argument.

Chael has been talking alot more sense recently thank god

Difference between Chimaev and Bo is the quality of the opponents we've seen them compete against. Wins on DWCS are not 1:1 with wins in the actual UFC.

on this note, hey Chael can we go back to this 4 years from now and on an episode can you give us 3 to 5 prospects you would predict will win the title or fight for a UFC,BELLATOR,ONE OR PFL Championship ..... can you do an episode with a prediction

4:20 ….brilliant point about the octagon time gap. The only real gap is fighting under the big lights and opponent quality….but does anyone think Bo is going to fold under the lights?

someone talk shit about BO chael : so you choose death

Experience only matters when it comes to getting to nervous and falling apart but that's it

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That 20 minutes point is actually really good

Chael: we’re talking about 20 minutes in the octagon! Me: yeah, being intentionally obtuse dismissing his prior record in other MMA organizations diminishes the argument.

My Argument that Bo is not ready is that he has no expirience in Far Distance Fights. Bo just learned the submission wrestling in.his wrestling career. And Daniel said it before... it is hard to.take down a goid striker a.d boxer

Gsp and Matt Hughes is another great example. Or just gsp vs everybody. Lol

I'd have to say good point

As right now I don't see Bo beating chimaev as easy as he is trying to portrait. Chimaev has knock solid guys in the past like a Sambo champion who by the way was not able to take chimaev down. This is MMA not wrestling. We don't know if Bo can take a hard punch etc etc let's see.

Chael you are the goat

I love how Chael paused so he could come up with his mispronunciation for Meerschaert

Im always going to watch a Chael Bo Nickal video

I say the amount of time has nothing to do with it. When Mike Tyson was on the rise and in his prime he was knocking people out in the first round while other Fighters were mostly getting decisions wins. Just because those other Fighters spent more time in the ring they still weren't favored over Mike Tyson that's spent a lot less time in the ring. I think Khamzat has more experience as in he fought different Fighters and more Fighters. All that counts big time and that he was able to put all of them but one away

Chimaev Experiment is Back Baby. Anybody, Any Weight, on Short Notice.

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The experience comes from facing tougher guys and been pushed to the limits come on Chael you should know this

Thanks Chaell, Bo is calling out the Devil too early. Bo wants to ruin his beginning, well he will get the Devil

20 minutes versus the best guys on earth doing MMA means a lot of experience compared to someone that had none

I think once u have a few fights against the elite fighters 20 mins does matter you def need some experience in the UFC to be proven. Bo hasn't fought someone like Kevin Holland who he disposed of easily but also and more importantly showed heart against one of the best welterweights in Gilbert burns. Before that he made some of the best in the world look like they weren't even professionals. I'd actually pick bo to win but I agree he needs a fight in the UFC to see where he's really at.

He's about as right as the time he predicted that he wouldn't get knocked out by a head kick from Jones.

It’s not just 20 minutes. It’s months of preparation for 6 different fighters.

I want that fight now!

Guy can’t stop and wont stop

Chael’s crazy. Look at the past. Every time Khamzat fights someone with a significant wrestling/BJJ background he strikes more than he wrestles. That’s the plan every time. Bo would get starched right now. Bo needs more experience in the octagon, he’d get beat bad by anyone in the top 5 right now. No question lol

"What do you have to say now." Boom. Mic drop.

Chimaev had.several fights in MMA prior to the UFC. THAT is the experience that people consider when contemplating a fight with Bo. Who by the way only has the two contender fights in MMA. That's the rub Uncle Chael. The 20 minute separation is on applicable if you are considering UFC fight time. Maybe pre UFC time is inconsequential we will have to defer to you on this Unc.

Бо Никал крутой мужик. Спасибо Чейл.

Chael it's not the 20 mins experience in the Octagon it's all the training in MMA leading up to the additional fights Khamzat has had. Khamzat has 5 times the fights but also more years in training specifically for MMA

Well said sonnon

Chael Sonnen has the greatest mind, greatest logic, greatest choice of words to get his thoughts across and to back up his argument on pretty much any subject that chooses to debate on.

Chael what are your thoughts on the rumors of Conor and Gaethje fighting in 2023 ? Good fight for Conor ? Or biting off more than he can chew ?

Great point, though.

Chael has these kids punching the air

Get ‘em Chael

what a great point 20 min isnt anything

Styles & skill set !

Ikram vs Nickal! thats the fight to watch

When is the video about Reem beating Hari comming?

20 minutes difference in experience-fun argument to consider.

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Bo has also never lost in the octagon…

The only footage of bo I've seen striking is his two contender fights. He looked sharp and powerful but like khamzats first fights, he hardly got touched. The experience difference from a fans standpoint like myself is we have seen khamzat get pushed and eat some nasty shots and continue moving forward in the burns fight. Bo is one tough match away from everyone calling for him to fight khamzat IMO. From a ufc business standpoint its silly to pair these guys up so early and take the hype away from the one who loses.

Chael, if you knock someone out they fall to the ground and are taken "off of their feet". My favorite takedown is head kick knock out lbs

I want to see Nickal vs Chimaev. I don’t wanna see anything else. That shit is amazing and interesting.

Chael just send Your Boo Bo some flowers and ask him out for a date. Sheeesh. How many ways can you talk about a guy who hasn’t fought literally anybody.

Chael hit the milly

I would like too see how much variety chimaev has to his takedowns bc I’ve never see him shoot any single legs its always double legs or trips/slams from the clinch

Wrestlers have a strong opinion about.........wrestlers.

If and when Bo and Chimaev fight, my money will need to multiply, so it goes on Bo to win. Chimaev struggled with Burns and Bo makes 2 of Burns, and has 10 times the cardio.

Chael makes me laugh man hahah

Hamzat would ragdoll DC

If mma was all about credentials whittaker and aldo would’ve been crushed by the wrestlers/grapplers in their divisions but instead turned out to be 2 of the best anti grapplers in the whole ufc whilst being mostly strikers

This time difference of 20 minutes is irrelevant IF they are both seasonedd mma fighters. But the first 30 minutes of octagon experience i would say is one of the most important aspects of making a great fighter. Also chimaev went a full fight with Gilbert which i would say he gained a tremendous amount of knowledge. Also you can't compare it like that because chimaev was a seasoned mma fighter way before he made it to the ufc. So the experience factor is extremely vast. Having said all that i think chimaev would definitely win, but i wouldn't count Bo out. He is something special FOR SURE!!

Only uncle Chael can talk absolute bullshit for 7 minutes and still remain a fan favourite.

Lots of people know Bo is a great Wrestler but few know he has also been in boxing since he was 9m

JB a killah with those doubles

You got kamaru vs Colby kamaru vs tyron woodley kamaru d2 wrestler beating d1 top dawgs you gotta think of these things.

Lorde Chael

You’re the best at this. Hopefully this spearheads this fight into happening

I want to see the fight now. Period.

Experience isn’t necessarily time, it can be quality of opponents. Khamzat has beaten ranked opponents whilst Bo has not.

I can tell you this. Bo won't get taken down on the glove tap to start the fight like Holland was.

Daniel is correct. It's one thing to beat cans, whom you're meant to beat. It's quite another, with all that Chimaev can add into the mix, to beat a top contender in MMA. Very good of Daniel to reference himself and who he struggled to take down. That's proper honesty. Uncle Chael, Anthony Smith said "Bo Nickal is in MMA is because he wasn't good enough to make an Olympic team." He then continued "The guys ahead of him in the two weight classes he just can't beat those two guys." Bo is undoubtedly great, but let's see him fight a Top 10 guy - Jack Hermansson at 8 or Brunson at 5 - before we ride another hype train. 😎👊

I’d like to see Bo vs khamzat. But I believe khamzat deserves a title shot 1st

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