What do you guys think about Bo Nickal? He's rarely discussed in this thread. Obviously he's getting fast tracked to be a nef UFC superstar and have an impressive 5-0-0 record with all being first round finishes: 2 KOs and 3 submissions - all scored on "no-names", and his next opponent is also not really well-known either (which begs a question on why is it a main card fight of the UFC 300, when much more established fighters are on prelims or early-prelims). But I like how hardworking and dedicated he is. If the hype is real, he might be an American response to all the successful Dagestani/Chechen fighters. I wouldn't mind seeing him matched up against Khamzat.
I have pointed out on Bo Nickal several times, but people seemed to pay low attention. He is an elite wrestler, but a really bad striker. I would say awful striker
5 fights, and he managed to slip two times during high kicks lol For me he seems like a new UFC gem and match makers gonna lay a red carpet for him on a way to top. Like they did with Alex Pereira who got only strikers as opponents. Similar Nickal will get wrestlers or no-names. Right now he can match Khamzat in wrestling match and beat him (honestly, what are Khamzat best wrestling achievement? Champ of Sweden? And Dagestany DNA?). I have also noticed, that he is doing to much accented strikes. He wants to knock out opponent with every strike. With that, he is spending to much stamina. No feints, no fake strikes, no testing jabs. He is very unexperienced in striking imho. In my opinion he actually depends a little too much on his wrestling.
If someone can defend him properly, and keeping in mind that the 'someone' is really good at defending, he will face some certain problems.
And I believe he really needs to have some boxing in his arsenal.
At this day and age I don't think anyone is actually a complete fighter. I also do not think anyone can be.
But it is a good idea to have some certain ability and some certain knowledge under your belt when you are going into the cage. His next fight against Cody Brundage is probably not going to be a big problem for him. Because I do not see Cody having the skills to defend his opponent.
What else should he rely on if he is a wrestler and has only 5 pro mma fights ?
He sure needs to improve his striking. Because so far he has been lucky fighting trash. Otherwise I dont know how to explain how he managed to connect his strikes, or why most of his opponents go completely straight on a wrestler. This is like a BDay present for a wrestler, as this easily counters with two leg takedown, and if you are not an elite grappler or jitser, its a 99% chance of getting TKOed. 
