Revenge! (kind of)
Seventeen days have handed since surging Final Preventing Championship (UFC) Middleweight contender Reinier de Ridder halted super-prospect Bo Nickal with a devastating knee within the second spherical of their UFC Des Moines co-main occasion at Wells Fargo Enviornment in Des Moines, Iowa (watch highlights).
Because the upset, followers have “slaughtered” Nickal, branding him a fraud, whereas fighters like Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis have piled on with jabs.
One entity, nevertheless, bided its time for 2 weeks earlier than touchdown a sly dig: Iowa Wrestling.
The powerhouse school program, lengthy at odds with Nickal from his wrestling days, despatched de Ridder a care bundle full of Hawkeye gear, amusingly, “RDR” stated he anticipated it.
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As a proud Penn State wrestler, Nickal’s rivalry with the College of Iowa runs deep, making this troll job sting—although probably lower than his first profession loss on Iowa soil.
Earlier than the combat, Nickal, who went 3-0 towards Iowa in school (pinning each opponent within the first interval), claimed he’d win over some UFC Des Moines followers regardless of his Hawkeye enmity. However when “RDR” sported an Iowa Hawkeyes shirt throughout combat week, Iowa followers had their hero.
For now, the College of Iowa has received the final snort … I assume.
