Cory Sandhagen shares honest take on Bo Nickal catching heat from fans after UFC Des Moines loss

Cory Sandhagen has weighed in on the criticism of Bo Nickal following his loss against Reinier de Ridder at UFC Des Moines. Known to possess elite-level wrestling, the former NCAA champion failed to secure the victory against de Ridder this past weekend.

The backlash from the MMA community was severe, with an entire social media tirade of abuse against him. Speaking to Ariel Helwani, Sandhagen shared his perspective on the matter. Claiming that he is unsympathetic towards Nickal due to his past hubristic statements, 'The Sandman' said:

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"I don't ever feel bad for guys that make big claims and then get sh*t on from the internet because that's the gamble that you're taking. Bo Nickal is still a bada*s fighter, but that fight just kind of showed that he's still really green, which is okay."

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"The problem is that Bo was talking a lot and he made some really big claims, and that's karma a little bit. You don't get to talk like that and then have things not go that way and then have some people come out of the woodworks and say some stuff to you. I don't like watching people get trashed like that, but I also don't feel too bad for him either."

Check out Cory Sandhagen's comments below:

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Daniel Cormier weighs in on Bo Nickal's performance against Reinier de Ridder

UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier recently shared his perspective on Bo Nickal's performance against Reinier de Ridder at UFC Des Moines. 'DC' believes that the latter outclassed Nickal, who was supposedly underprepared to fight the elite guys in the division. He said:

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"When they walked out there, [Reinier de Ridder] was big. He was just walking him down. Honestly, he made Bo [Nickal] look like a guy that isn't that good and not ready for the highest level of competition."

Check out Daniel Cormier's comments below (3:40):

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