Stewart Nicoll
Australia
Rocha bout up next
Nicoll will face Lucas Rocha in a flyweight bout at UFC Rio De Janeiro on Oct.11, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Just like his opponent, Nicoll is coming off a loss in his debut UFC bout, falling to Jesus Aguilar in August of 2024. Both fighters won't have fought in almost a year, and both will look to even their record in the promotion. Nicoll has two inches of height and one inch of reach on his opponent Rocha.
Just like his opponent, Nicoll is coming off a loss in his debut UFC bout, falling to Jesus Aguilar in August of 2024. Both fighters won't have fought in almost a year, and both will look to even their record in the promotion. Nicoll has two inches of height and one inch of reach on his opponent Rocha.
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Goes to sleep in UFC debut
Nicoll lost to Jesus Aguilar via technical submission (guillotine choke) at 2:39 of Round 1 at UFC 305 on Saturday in Perth, Australia.
ANALYSIS
Entering his UFC debut with plenty of hype and as a -200 favorite, Nicoll lasted less than three minutes. He did plenty of good work early, only to get overaggressive and fall into the guillotine choke that ended the fight. Nicoll chose to go to sleep as opposed to tapping out. Set to turn 30 years of age in early-November and with all of nine professional fights under his belt, this was a totally winnable fight in his home country against a lesser opponent. The fact Nicoll wasn't able to get the job done bodes extremely poorly for his future prospects.
Entering his UFC debut with plenty of hype and as a -200 favorite, Nicoll lasted less than three minutes. He did plenty of good work early, only to get overaggressive and fall into the guillotine choke that ended the fight. Nicoll chose to go to sleep as opposed to tapping out. Set to turn 30 years of age in early-November and with all of nine professional fights under his belt, this was a totally winnable fight in his home country against a lesser opponent. The fact Nicoll wasn't able to get the job done bodes extremely poorly for his future prospects.
Gets debut against Aguilar
Nicoll will fight Jesus Aguilar at UFC 305 on Aug.17, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
With an 8-0 professional MMA record, Nicoll will finally get his shot at the UFC level. The Australian flyweight will take on Aguilar, who is 2-1 in his UFC career though also a newer fighter in the realm of the UFC.
With an 8-0 professional MMA record, Nicoll will finally get his shot at the UFC level. The Australian flyweight will take on Aguilar, who is 2-1 in his UFC career though also a newer fighter in the realm of the UFC.