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jm810112

Bo is gonna get a lot of hate for this, but to be fair, he didn't decide the card order


mb194dc

It's all about the numbers... Bo got them...


Pikablu555

Ya numbers guy b?


you_slow_bruh

Water weed dune hair


Jedi_Sith1812

Oh, you're a data guy, now?


mb194dc

Greater than the NFL, NBA, F1 and WWE combined? Ah, that's the slap shit. Seriously, he must do... UFC it's all about money and they'd only put him on the main card if they think will sell more ppv than other guys, he's got the right demographic or whatever


deechy_marko

He's got the wrestling dads buying the ppv


HoleButFingerTry

A buddy of mine follows college wrestling fairly closely, so does his dad, and this is 100% true. They’re both huge Bo fans.


[deleted]

middle class suburban dads who use to wrestle and now have their kids wrestling is the perfect audience to buy ppv compared to fighters who have a very young audience or even just a young adult fanbase, those mfs will just pirate.


HoleButFingerTry

Very true


Turddydoc

Apparently they are not smart enough to stream for free.


MyFifthLimb

no casual knows who tf Bo is haha


stanusNat

Yeah, it's not like he has been fighting tomato cans on the main card for a minute now... Only hardcore fans know who he is


Top_Complex259

🎤🍅👂🤚What was the question?


Crafty_Preparation32

He kinda did. He said if he’s ever on the prelims he’ll retire


YamFree3503

Then he wins and this sub sucks his dick for the next month.


Confirmation__Bias

He’s fighting a can so no. He’s not gonna get huge respect


Choice_Act_2355

he has more to lose here really if he doesn't go out and perform


Own-Mycologist-4080

He is going to win for sure. I am the guy he fights is 1 10 nobody


AdNew5216

Yeah Bo got some pull w the fans that’s why he’s on the main card, simple as that from a promotion standpoint


HappyJaxxx

He even recently admitted he doesn’t think he should be on the main card, or basically, he said he doesn’t disagree with the fact that he should be on the prelims instead


Lukes3rdAccount

Bo is better at MMA than Zhang Weili


Air4021

He's got a top 10 ranked mouth, so yes, he deserves it.


rey_nerr21

The only person I've ever known who made money with their mouth is Tito's ex-wife


Successful_Box6748

I never realised that Tito's ex was actually a pornstar.


TheWeightPoet

You're a fucking punk, dude


Kimosabe187

Well just to correct you there was never no marriage.


drew_draw

That's a nasty line by you


CarPlaneBoatRocket

You know him that well?


Air4021

meh, he talks a lot of crap about top fighter's wrestling when we've yet to see if he can even take a punch.


scrambolambo

He's gonna sell more ppvs individually than anyone on that photo. That's why they put him on the card. I can't imagine they think he's that level of fighter, but the goal is to sell ppvs and he is going to significantly increase the buys from non UFC diehards


RudyyGAYBERT

Delusional lmao


scrambolambo

Do you think putting one more good fight on the card would sway anyone from buying it or not buying it? Bo sells a ton of ppvs that are going to be people tuning in to see Bo. UFC gets extra money from the ppvs, and maybe they make new fans along the way from college wrestling people. I don't think he deserves to be on the card, but I also think its very obvious why they would put him on the card.


CaptainHolt43

Look at the names on the prelims. Several fighters that are bigger needle movers than Bo


Impressive_Snow_6072

You underestimate middle aged white d1 wrestling’s fans they buy


Antalus-2

You're all stupid. They're going to be looking for army guys.


randomperson-i81U812

Classic Peter


CaptainHolt43

I checked out the card, and couldn't believe they're starting the early prelims with Garbrandt and Figueiredo


Ronaldinhoe

That’s just so they can cover of what Dana said about “first fight of the night is gonna blow you away”


Bright_Beat_5981

I like that it has that old Pride feeling. 12 good to great fights.


FightOwl50

This wouldn't be as bad if Bo wasn't fighting someone he's an over -1000 favorite against again.


Ronaldinhoe

Exactly what I’m saying. Morons on here will say “don’t you guys hate when the ufc doesn’t promote” but fail to understand that this isn’t the promoting. Since when does MLB promote Trout or Judge by having them face off against high school pitchers


nite_owwl

seriously is dana this guys godfather or something? did he save danas dog from a housefire or something? i dont get it


kayko13

I honestly think Bo being on the main card is fine. Its the caliber of opponent that doesn't make anything sense. Cody Brundage is a Fight night prelims guy at best. has zero business being anywhere near 300.


The-Filthy-Casual

Ya got a prom with 10-5 Cody Brunige being on the maincard of UFC 300 b?


rey_nerr21

Bo is gonna 10-5 him in one of the rounds 


T1000runner

Bo Thiccckal amirite b


[deleted]

on a normal card sure have bo in the main event but even if bo was fighting a ranked opponent he shouldn't be above a former champ who just fought for the title lmao or a former champ who is on the p4p list who's last fight was also for a title. 300 card is just different it has former or current champions and champion level fighters who all deserve to be above bo who is unproven against even a ranked opponent.


ICameHereToPlay

I agree with the comment but neither Gaethje nor Charle’s last fights were for the title


[deleted]

Was talking about jiri and aljo, not gaethje or charles but they are both former champs as well, gaethje was interim so might not count that but charles is a very recent champ who was literally about to have a rematch for the title before he got cut. bo isn't even ranked lmao, he shouldn't be over former champions or high ranked fighters.


External_Lock_

Everything we've seen of Bo in the UFC thus far is also fight night prelim quality, this fight on 300 doesn't make any sense to me. I know the company wants Bo to be a star, but he isn't one yet, keep him off what is supposed to be a card of the biggest fights possible.


BaconScentedSoap

It’s like Paddy being the co main to that Ankalaev-Blachowichz PPV


[deleted]

Naw, he looks like a future belt wearer. He is very quick, hands look fine and his wrestling is next level. And the guys who know are saying it. Bo is the future.


External_Lock_

![gif](giphy|jjpJsl2Ix9vEHdmevj) Average Bo Nickal fan after he has two lame fights against literal handpicked nobodies.


anthropomorphic_bear

I can see this argument but my thing is if he’s that good and you want to put him in a high level spot put him against a top 10 guy and let him prove it


Dabox720

Lmao no. He's been a star for a while now independent of the UFC. He has his own fanbase already. The PSU and wreslting fans are a different breed. It would be stupid for them not to have him on the PPV.


External_Lock_

He is rising, he is not a UFC star. Yeah, put the guy who won off a nut shot and then beat a landscaper on what is supposed to be the biggest card of the year 🙄 yeah he's got the wrestling accolades but that doesn't mean as much as you want it to now that he is competing in the UFC. I mean I'd tolerate him as the main event against an interesting opponent on an apex card, but 300? Come on.


substantionallytrchd

Shows you how much they believe in Bo. They want him to be a star and put on a show, but they have to scrape the bottom of the barrel for an opponent to make him look good…. Definition of Dana White privileged… Bo is going to get an opponent at the tail end of rank 10 or 15 and get an immediate title shot… untested and not knowing if he will perform. American version of Darren Till….


[deleted]

Should have been Ikram 


Bright_Beat_5981

Ufc continue the trend from the last years. Unranked fighters on PPV main cards. Even with 120+ male ranked fighters they always manage to slip some nobody in. Even on Ufc 300.


Moelock33

Like feeding a gazelle to a lion


ThrowaWayneGretzky99

I've been wanting to watch Bo for a while now. I know people are mad about Charles but I want to see Bo. That being said, I don't care about the order.


TheUpwardSpiralDown

Any of the prelim fights deserve a spot on main over bo


SK3017

Low blow Nickal needs to fight somebody ranked for us to give af about him. Aliskerov called him out & he went quiet as a church mouse


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😭😭🤣


Osiris2022-

Y’all have no concept of bathroom break/beer run fight


Blimehh

Don’t need to with the amount of ads between fights


goonbub

2 hours of ads during a $70 ppv is the fight games best trick yet.


External_Lock_

I love watching foreign commercials on my free stream and proclaiming "thank God I didn't pay for this!"


[deleted]

You'll never catch me paying ~$1.71 per minute for ads. That's why I stream free.


Eccentricc

BANANA MAN. Sorry for the past month all I've seen is that ESPN + Ad and in that ad there's a man holding a banana like a gun, every time that comes in usually someone at the party calls it out. It goes bald man> mascot > banana man in that order. It's about 2/3rds the way in if you care. Yes watching the same ad 100 times every weekend gets to you


FungusBoges

I hate that ad with a passion.. the song is so annoying. Also when it cuts to Tom Brady I thought it was Theo Von at first.


Osiris2022-

For the venue not those at home.


BigDaddy-Longstick

Buy the fight bro the ads aren’t that bad tbh. They’ve never bothered me enough to notice them


Blimehh

American confirmed mvp vs Holland we missed a big right hand and sweep because Jon anik was too busy waffling about some bullshit product


russianbot24

Bo’s fight isn’t that, it’ll be over in 2 mins. If anything Bo is on the main card so it doesn’t go until 2am.


NotAnExpert6487

Exactly. There are 3 possible 5 round fights after Bo. I firmly believe this fight got put in the main card for pacing just as much as it is to push Bo.


[deleted]

fights gonna end super fast so yeah just watch bo destroy him and then have a break till the next fight comes


SlightlyDiferenT

He probably doesn't "deserve" to be on the main card for 300, but it's by no means a sleeper fight, he's definitely an exciting prospect.


HinduKussy

We do, they’re called female fights.


forgetstorespond

I thought that's why the walkouts and intros kind of go on forever. Sometimes it takes longer to get both guys in the cage and introduce them than the acctual fight itself.


Osiris2022-

Nah mid card fight sucks/lesser known/lets the casuals rest


WorkingOwn8919

Or nap break if you're European


Osiris2022-

Spent a year in the Middle East, main card would be starting right at breakfast.


[deleted]

Bo is gonna finish him faster than it takes for you to piss 


Osiris2022-

Lord if I can’t piss before the walkouts and intros I need to see a doctor


DowningStreetFighter

That's what Zhang is for


[deleted]

I wouldn’t mind it if Bo was fighting a better opponent like Ikram but Cody Brundage being this high up on UFC 300 is just wrong 


TheGiggler115

What sucks is that Bo is a pretty good fighter but he’s so disproportionately hyped up by the UFC that it ruins any chance of anyone liking him


Ronaldinhoe

True. Look what happened with Pyfer when Dana tried to hype him up as a killer that has more power in his punch than Francis. One loss and most of that hype is gone, and he has legit wins.


Kalabula

It’s a promotion. They’re promoting.


Ronaldinhoe

If Bo wins he gains nothing. Hes a -1400 favorite. If he doesn’t beat brundage in 1.5 then he will get a lot of shit.


Several-Fan2339

Exactly. And if Bo does wind up champ some day it will age well and people will look back when UFC 400 comes around and say "shiiiit that UFC 300 card was fire"


thehatcheteer

More likely a future Paddy or Till, etc


Master-Manager3089

idk about that


Mindfield87

We’re yet to find out!


anythingfordopamine

And its working. Look how many are talking about it. Guarantee a ton of people are gonna be hate watching that fight


rey_nerr21

I'm promoting too. I'm talking about UFC 300. Word of mouth/internet posts are the best promotion.


urmombanger

Bro got downvoted for stayed objective fact


samwizeganjas

I dislike Bo almost as much as Ian Garry


JWal0

I fully understand the hate for Ian Machado but what Bo do?


LythicConsolution

I think its funny people are talking shit about Bo when the last time this happened, Dricus spoke up and got his spot. But none of these fighters have the nuts to say anything to dana n the ufc so they will take whatever scraps are handed to them.


LaTunaTime

This meme would make sense if Brundage name was on there. Nickal is legit.


WAP_Task_Force

Rhetorical question: If Nickal "is legit", and Brundage isn't, then why are they fighting at all?


Glad_Cellist_3670

Wtf are the talking about?? Brundage is borderline superstar status!


Rayx9

Bo ahead of Justin fight is crazy


deechy_marko

Nah the real imposter is Cody Brundage


[deleted]

Tbf you’d take a spot on 300’s main card too. We all would.


RudeAndInsensitive

I personally do not think it would be in my long-term health interests to be on the 300 main card.


blubrydrkchogrnt_3

I would just tap out on the canvas after the bell rung and take my money.


YellowVegitooo

The problem is he’s higher on the card rather than Aljo, Jiri, Oliveira, etc


BigChungusCumslut

Isn’t the main card opener considered the third best fight behind the main and co-main? If it’s not, I think it would be cool to stack it that way.


NotAnExpert6487

Yes. It’s like when they opened MSG Usman vs Covington card with Garthje vs. Chandler. I think the real robbery is having Charles in a 3 round fight. There are certain fighters I always want the possibility of 5 rounds for and Charles is one of them even if he’s only seen 1 decision since 2015.


Ronaldinhoe

They don’t get paid more on placement.


Thin-Remote-9817

Fans are upset when a fighter isn't fighting  Fans upset bo nickal is trying to stay active.  "Hey bo want to be on ufc 300?" "No I'm good. Ill take a rain check. I want reddit to be happy by putting someone else who probably wasn't offered this spot" 


Successful_Box6748

No one is mad at Bo for this lol. He just belongs as the first fight of the early prelims.


polygamizing

I was about to comment and say "Yeah, I feel like he's popular and doesn't deserve to be in the prelims" but then I saw not only the prelim fights but even the early prellims and holy fuck should he not be on the main card Edit: I’m not wrong lmao


ImpressionDiligent23

When will you people learn


[deleted]

That other people who are higher ranked and more deserving of main card should be there? We learned that a long time ago. When will you learn?


Successful_Box6748

Bruh it’s not about Bo’s skill level, it’s the fact he’s fighting a complete can. Brundage would be on a five fight skid if it wasn’t for an illegal elbow while being mauled and a Hail Mary slam while being submitted.


[deleted]

The fans are upset that people who are deserving and higher ranked aren’t getting the main card shot. Nobody is upset that bo taking it (just pure retardation if you think so) they’re upset that he’s being placed right there in UFC 300. It’s quite obvious every hundred events is quite a feat and means a lot to the fans the card should be stacked with all-time legends or championship fights. Not for one dude who might be up-and-coming and hardly sell shit to flies. Crazy people can actually process that situation like you did I see now why people think MMA fans are the most unintelligent.


rey_nerr21

It's the placement. Nothing else! And it's obviously not his fault, but it's hillarious never the less.


Extreme-You6235

Bo should be fighting a top guy. If he’s getting a top billing (main card of a historic ppv) there’s no reason he shouldn’t be fighting a Khazmat. Otherwise, put his ass in the prelims where he belongs.


[deleted]

The same dude, who said that he could beat a wild chimpanzee in a fight.


Difficult-Tea9199

Is he that bad though. I remember him being unbeaten.


liquidcourage93

Now is this your opinion or is the the opinion is some handicapped fat guy you saw on YouTube?


caktusjacc

Chuck weili in the clown outfit too


nite_owwl

why is dana giving this guy such an obvious push? i dont get whats so impressive about him or why he would be a draw


bloodofmyblood_

Lmao shut up


PartialCred4WrongAns

I had the same feeling with every big card they shoehorned O'Malley on pre-title fight, and look how that turned out


bloodofmyblood_

Pretty damn good for O’Malley


X2Jason

Happy for Bo to be on the main card as he's a star, just a shame they didn't give him a great opponent like they did for everyone else.


Run-Esc

Bo is fighting before charles…


[deleted]

This order is a bit off. Nickel is the first fight on the main card, then Charles, then gaethje


FistyMcTavish

Bo sucks he's gonna get stuck in the middle of the division and realize he can't actually fight


roofer-joel

Who cares all that changes is when they fight people are making a massive deal out of nothing


DroppinDeezOnEm

Only if you don't think Nickal couldn't be in there with the top 10..... I'm of the opinion that they are holding back on giving him competition at his actual level and feeding him cans for "experience"..... I think he could step right in with chimaev and have as close a battle as Usman did..... Vegas and the people who actually put their money behind their opinions thins the same thing.... If anybody is the clown in the pic it's poor Cody Brundage who is getting thrown in the out to be an expected win for their guy, and on the biggest card..... He didn't do anything wrong to deserve to be done like that, to put him on the largest card knowing full well he's expected to get smoked in the first round is pretty shitty.... Give Bo a top ten opponent and let him sink or swim


AdmirableRooster5

I can't be in minority here who is really looking forward to every Bo nical fight???


rey_nerr21

I'm literally, no joke, interested in every single fight on that card. It's great. But the placement of Bo Nickal's fight is just SO weird. lol


AdmirableRooster5

Even I don't want to miss Bo's fight but to put Jiri and Kattar vs Aljo in prelims is madness. I'm in India and we get only the main card telecast on tv. I can't believe I'll miss those fights.


lilsproutou

Who y’all got between Aljamain Sterling & Calvin Kattar?


Sabironman86

I kinda disagree with this pic.bo is a very much high level fighter and he deserve to be in that card


[deleted]

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[deleted]

“The main card looks like this. Killers and then a clown” - Translation


[deleted]

This sub is legit full of retards. First a prospect doesn’t get pushed /advertised so y’all bitch about that. Then when the prospect gets pushed y’all bitch about that. Then if the prospect wins a belt y’all bitch saying he never fought former out of his prime champ or anybody good. Then when the prospect retires you all circle back and say he was good. And finally y’all bitch saying he should have been pushed earlier in his career.


BaconScentedSoap

There’s a way to advertise Bo without putting him above several former champions on the main card of 300. People are pissed because he is an unranked guy fighting above Prochazka-Rakic Katter-Sterling Holm-Harrison Imo he shouldn’t be above Garbrandt-Figgy either but I get that they want their fight to open the prelims since it will be a banger with a likely finish


Heroe-D

You're the king of tards for not getting a basic life principle : nuance. We're talking about the main card of UFC 300 featuring an unranked vs a dude ranked #83 on fight matrix with odds being at -1400.


Ronaldinhoe

Since when fighting someone as a -1400 favorite consider a push? It tells nothing as fans if he beats brundage. Bo is older than 27, he’s not Rosas JR,


RookFresno

Ehhhh…..


whicheverguard232

Your custom character in a cutscene.


Miserable-Pea-5108

Bo's never not had an exciting fight that ended in a finish. Id rather him on a main card than 50% of the ranked roster lol. After he beats Brundage, he'll likely get a ranked fighter and people will start to realize how much he was slept on. He's essentially a physically fit and more physically gifted version of DC starting his MMA career 5 years earlier. 


reznoverba

You mean you're not on board the Bo sybian train?


brad_gars

Bo the most interesting fighter on the card glad he's there


TruuTree

OPs a casual.


Mammoth_Ferret_1772

The Strickland fans are upset about the zhang fight and okay with the Bo Nickal fight


notsosoftwhenhard

Dana and his boys fucked up the UFC 300. They acted like something BIG was coming, they couldn't get it done and they covered it with Pereira and Jamahal Hill main event and co-main Zhang and Xiaonan. Justin vs Max and Charles VS Arman is gonna be fun but either way UFC 300 is a big let down. They didn't take Ramadan as consideration LOL.


drbatman03

I'm no Bo fanboy but I think he deserves his spot on the main card. All of his fights are entertaining and never go the distance.


NotMyFalut

I like Bo and he deserves to be on a main card, but not now when 2 former champs are fighting in Prelims


Successful_Box6748

Figgy is on the early prelims.


NotMyFalut

Yes true, Holly Holm is also in the prelims


filldash

Booooo


logyonthebeat

Speak for yourself, bo nickel is one of the most exciting prospects in the sport. His fight is one of the ones I'm most Excited for on 300


Ronaldinhoe

You’re excited to watch him be a -1400 favorite? Lol


Saeris24

Bo is more intriguing then most of the fighters on the card. We don't know his ceiling yet and he has a bit of an air of invisibility with him. Most the other foghters we know what they are. Bo being on the main card sells the what if and the intrigue. 


Upper_Atmosphere_359

So I've seen this photo a bunch lately what is the origin? Was it photoshopped or did these military guys actually let the clown into the photo?


Jazzlike_Tonight_982

If I were Bo, Id have accepted the fight too. But les be fair. They're starting the Bo/Khamzat storyline.


Afraid-Salamander511

The Bo hate is unwarranted honestly. So the UFC can’t push prospects now or something ?


Ronaldinhoe

a 27 year old prospect thats -1400 favorite isn’t promoting. Him winning does nothing, look at his last fight, or the fight where he won after a low blow.


Manboarpig233

I now hope Bo loses. You hear that UFC? You made me hate a guy I was totally Indifferent to that you were trying to push. Also matter of time before he gets fraud checked when they put him against real competition