Bo Nickal vs. Paul Craig. Prediction and betting odds for the fight

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Bo NickalUSA

Paul CraigScotland

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The fighter of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the middleweight category Bo Nickal will meet Paul Craig. The fight will take place on November 17 as part of the UFC 309 tournament in New York at one of the most famous sports arenas in the world, Madison Square Garden, which holds about 20 thousand spectators. The approximate start of the fight is 06.40 Moscow time. Will the American be able to succeed in the fight with the Scotsman and what bets should he choose? - read our forecast

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Bo Nickal

Current form

Bo Nickal is a former freestyle wrestler. In freestyle wrestling, he won the World Youth Champion title at the National Championships, and also became a finalist in the 2020 US Olympic Team Qualifiers and a participant in the Final X tournament in 2019. He came to MMA in 2022 and has not lost a single fight yet. In his last one, Nickal defeated his compatriot Cody Brundage (submission, second round). And before that, another US representative Valentine Woodburn (TKO, first round). 28-year-old Nickal has six wins (two by knockout, four by submission). The American has a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Interesting trends for betting

Nikala takedown success rate is 50 percent.

Paul Craig

Current form

In 2015, Paul Craig became the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts champion and almost immediately signed a contract with Dana White league. The Scot has lost his last two fights, losing to Brazilian Caio Borralho (knockout, second round) in May 2024, and before that to American Brendan Allen (submission, third round). But before that, he won Andre Muniz (technical knockout, second round) from Brazil. The 36-year-old Briton has 17 wins (four by knockout, 13 by submission) and eight losses. Paul has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He is also a former Insane Championship Wrestling champion.

Interesting trends for betting

Craig takedown success rate is 21 percent.

Trends

Bet Nikola wins by submission

Nikal win rate via submission/choke is 67 percent

2.75

Tip and bets

TipNikala wins first round

1.91

Bookmakers experts consider Nikala to be the absolute favorite of the upcoming fight. In their opinion, Craig will have very little chance of success. That true. The only question is how the American will achieve victory. The Scotsman has lost five times in his career by knockout and two times by submission. In this situation, it is worth choosing a bet on Bo victory before the final bell.

Our prediction is Nikal victory in the first round at 1.91

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