Cejudo Warns Bo Nickal After Gable Steveson Suffers 12-Second UFC 331 KO
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 22
Cejudo Warns Bo Nickal After Gable Steveson Suffers 12-Second UFC 331 KO
1 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 22
Summary
Henry Cejudo used Gable Steveson’s 12-second knockout loss to Sean Sharaf at UFC 331 as a warning that elite wrestlers cannot rush into MMA.
Cejudo said Steveson is still too inexperienced for the UFC and should spend a full year sharpening defense and striking instead of splitting time with grappling matches.
Bo Nickal was the other target of the message: Cejudo said the former collegiate star also needs to respect MMA’s learning curve despite already rebounding with two stoppage wins.
The upset was especially stark because Steveson entered his second UFC fight as a -2500 favorite after opening his MMA career 4-0 with four first-round finishes.