Bo Nickal makes light of loss to Reinier de Ridder by mocking volatile reaction to first defeat

Bo Nickal attacks a critic who claims he can’t take knees after his loss to Reinier de Ridder in new skit

In a recent skit posted on Instagram, Bo Nickal made light of the reaction to his first loss inside of the Octagon.

In the 8th fight of his pro career, the wrestling standout was stopped by Reinier de Ridder in the second round after ‘The Dutch Knight’ hurt his opponent with a knee to the body,

A lot of the criticism surrounding Nickal’s performance focused on his reaction and body language once he started to take damage from his opponent.

This was referenced in the video, which shows him training alongside PFL middleweight standout Johnny Eblen until comedian Redd Miller (ImReddTV) walks past their grappling session and gives his thoughts.

“I’mma tell you right now Johnny, his weak a– can’t take no knees,” Miller says as Nickal gets up to confront him. “Bro, I’m talking to him, I seen his last fight. You can’t take no f—— knees, I seen it.”

Before Miller can walk away while pretending to be on the phone, Nickal flew through the air with a jumping knee to the body, which as many fans pointed out in the replies, didn’t land with much impact.

Despite this, Miller sold the shot by falling to the ground in pain, writing in the video’s caption: “Did you guys hear that crack?”

Reinier de Ridder looks to continue his UFC ascent later this month

Reinier de Ridder claimed ahead of his fight with Bo Nickal that while his opponent wasn’t high up in the rankings, he was still one of the biggest names to record a win over.

This has proven to be true in the aftermath of their meeting in Des Moines where ‘The Dutch Knight’ continued his rise in the UFC after debuting in the promotion last November.

On July 26, ‘RDR’ will face former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi where a win would put him into the title picture.

While Nickal may be back at the drawing board at this moment in time, de Ridder has become one of the fastest rising contenders on the entire roster.