Bo Nickal: Khamzat Chimaev 'can't even beat the scale' never mind me

Bo Nickal has continued his war of words with Khamzat Chimaev by calling him a fraud and saying he ‘can’t even beat the scale.’

Speaking after his dominant win over Donovan Beard on Dana White‘s Contender Series last Tuesday, the UFC‘s newest recruit ripped into Chimaev for his unsportsmanlike behaviour and recent weigh-in antics.

Chimaev, 27, shockingly came in 7.5lbs overweight for his cancelled fight with Nate Diaz at UFC 279.

That rubbed Nickal up the wrong way who accused him of bringing the sport into disrepute.

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“I just think, first off, this dude talks about he’s ready to go always, he’s a gangster, this and that – bro, you can’t even beat the scale,” he said during an appearance on The MMA Hour per MMA Fighting. “What are you doing? This is just a dude that has no accountability and doesn’t treat the sport professionally.

“That makes me way less nervous to fight him in the future, because we’re going to fight. I know he’s not committed like I am. He’s not willing to do the things that I’m willing to do.

“Yeah, he’s talented. Yeah, he has skills. But if that’s how you approach the sport, if that’s how you treat it, we’re on different levels.

“People will act like I’m talking crazy because I say I’m ready to go – Chimaev, let’s get it – but reality is this dude won three national titles in Sweden and then came into MMA and has 10 fights.

“I’ve been competing since I was 5 [years old]. I had 120-plus NCAA wrestling matches. I won a U23 world championship.

“I’m coming with 10 times the experience you have. So when people say, ‘You’re not ready, stay in your lane’ – y’all don’t know what the hell you’re talking about, so you’ll see what happens once