Impact Fresh off a knockout loss to Reinier de Ridder his last time out in May, this result was a best-case scenario for Nickal. The UFC didn't make it easy on him, giving him an elite submission specialist who had never been taken down in his time with the company, but Bo found a way. He found a way because he dominated an overmatched Vieira on the feet, in addition to picking up two takedowns. It's easy to forget that Nickal has all of nine professional fights under his belt at age 29. It's also easy to forget there's a huge group of guys better than Vieira, but not as good as de Ridder. Bo's next fight should tell us a lot more about his future than this one did.
NOVEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE
