For his short-notice co-main occasion battle with Diego Lopes at UFC 303, Eric Nicksick was in Dan Ige’s nook. By teaching two former UFC champs, Francis Ngannou and Sean Strickland, Nicksick has gained a ton of acclaim in MMA circles.
At UFC 303, the coach had an unprecedented problem as Ige solely had 4 hours to weigh in, rehydrate, and, nicely, additionally determine his in-fight technique. Their purpose was to battle on instincts which, to be truthful, labored fairly nicely.
Exhibiting his sturdiness, “50k” survived Lopes’ explosive placing and constricting floor sport within the first two rounds and outstruck the Brazilian within the third. A final-minute adjustment recommended by coach Nicksick labored towards him, although, and will have value him the UFC 303 co-main occasion.
Eric Nicksick Seems to be Again At Mistake That Possible Value Dan Ige A Spherical In opposition to Diego Lopes At UFC 303
Nicksick and Ige appeared on the UFC 303 recap episode of the Anik & Florian Podcast uploaded on the DraftKings YouTube channel. Remembering the battle, Nicksick admitted that he shouldn’t have requested Ige to throw a head kick.
“To be sincere with you, I’ve been having a bit little bit of sleepless nights as a result of I f****d up going into spherical. In spherical two, I referred to as for a similar facet head kick. One thing that I assumed, as a result of nobody’s ever seen Dan throw it.”
Nicksick anticipated the facet head kick to shock Lopes as Ige had solely not too long ago added the transfer to his arsenal. “50k” adopted these directions two minutes into the second spherical. The kick landed but in addition helped Lopes safe a takedown.
“It was the identical facet excessive when Dan went southpaw. And he threw it, and the shin bone landed on this dude’s head however we bought taken down. And I appeared over at Kai and I’m like, I simply f****d us. Dude, my intestine, I used to be like, I simply f****d this man, my coronary heart harm.”
Regardless of the takedown and three minutes of management time, Ige always fought off his again and prevented his opponent from submitting him.
Sadly, as a result of takedown, the spherical was scored by the judges for Lopes. And regardless of comfortably profitable the third spherical, Ige misplaced a unanimous choice 29-28 on all scorecards.
