Bo Nickal's head coach at American Top Team, Mike Thomas Brown, attributed Nickal's first professional loss to Reinier de Ridder to his lack of experience at high competition levels. Despite being a favorite, Nickal faced a significant challenge against de Ridder, a seasoned athlete with an impressive track record. Brown acknowledged their concerns prior to the fight, emphasizing that actual fighting experience is crucial in MMA. He remains optimistic about Nickal's ability to learn and grow from this defeat as he continues on his path to success.
"Bo has all the attributes that you want if your goal is to become a world champion in mixed martial arts... But the one thing Bo doesn't have is live fighting cage time and for this there is no substitution."
"MMA fight experience is crucial and actual time in the cage is extremely important. As a team we had our concerns about moving so fast..."
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