Trump marveled at size difference between Bo Nickal and Paul Craig, UFC president Dana White says

Dana White revealed successful the station UFC 309 property league connected Saturday nighttime that President-elect Trump was amazed astatine the size quality betwixt Bo Nickal and Paul Craig.

Nickal defeated Craig via unanimous determination astatine Madison Square Garden successful a middleweight fight. Fans successful the arena booed Nickal and chanted "overrated" astatine the erstwhile NCAA Division 1 nationalist champion. He improved his nonrecreational MMA grounds to 7-0 and 6-0 since helium joined White’s Contender Series successful 2022.

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Bo Nickal, right, connects connected a punch against Scotland's Paul Craig during a UFC 309 mixed martial arts middleweight bout, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, successful New York.  (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

White was asked astir Nickal and relayed the president-elect’s thoughts.

"We’ve had these discussions with Bo," White said, via Audacy. "You know, Bo needs work. Bo’s an up-and-coming guy. I cognize helium has large aspirations and wants to determination faster than helium should. Tonight showed… He inactive dominated him, I mean helium won the full fight. But he’s got enactment to do.

"When you’re successful a presumption similar Bo is, there’s a batch of expectations. Did you spot the size of Craig? That guy’s a f---ing monster. The president looked astatine maine and said, ‘These guys are successful the aforesaid value class?’ Because helium loves Bo Nickal, so. I said, ‘Yeah they are.’ It’s crazy."

President-elect Trump watches arsenic Bo Nickal, facing camera, fights Scotland's Paul Craig astatine UFC 309 astatine Madison Square Garden, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Nickal, who weighed successful astatine 185 pounds portion Craig weighed successful astatine 186 pounds, was seen speaking with Trump aft he was awarded the victory.

It didn’t look the assemblage was excessively blessed with however Nickal won the fight.

Bo Nickal, right, punches Scotland's Paul Craig successful a UFC 309 mixed martial arts middleweight bout, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, successful New York.  (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

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"These guys wanna spot blood," helium told Joe Rogan aft the fight. "They expect maine to sound everybody retired successful 25 seconds oregon choke them retired successful a infinitesimal and the world is, these guys are each nonrecreational fighters that person been grooming implicit a decade. And I’ve been successful this 2 1/2-3 years and I’m fired up astir that performance."

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