Bo Nickal Targeted by UFC 288 Winner: "We'll See Whose Wrestling is Better"
Ikram Aliskerov called out Bo Nickal for his next fight, after knocking out Phil Hawes at UFC 288 on May 8.
The Dagestani martial artist responded to comments made by Nickal, where the American claimed he wanted to show Dagestani fighters "what real wrestling is."
"Hey, Bo Nickal, brother, I heard you say you want to fight with Dagestan guy. Hey bro I am here. I'll be ready. He say he want to fight with Dagestan guy, I am here. We need to watch --- whose wrestling is better?!"
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Aliskerov doubled down on his callout during the UFC 288 post-fight presser, where he told MMAFighting:
"We'll have to wait and see what the UFC decides, but you know I know this guy, I have nothing but respect for him and I know he's a great wrestler. But, he said that he wants to fight a wrestler from Dagestan, and he wants to show a Dagestani what wrestling really is. So you know what? I'm ready to be that Dagestani that he fights and we'll see whose wrestling is better.
Who is Ikram Aliskerov?
Aliskerov is a Russian mixed martial artist hailing from Dagestan. He is a four-time Combat Sambo World Champion, a two-time European World Champion, and an International Master of Sport in Combat Sambo.
Most notably, Aliskerov defeated current Bellator middleweight champion Yaroslav Amosov two times in Combat Sambo tournaments.
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The Russian fighter maintains a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record of 14 wins and one loss. His one defeat is to the highly touted Khamzat Chimaev.
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