Bo Nickal’s Val Woodburne was undefeated by TKO in 38 seconds

Bo Nickal didn’t need to count on his wrestling against Val Woodburn.

Nickal (5-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) showed his hands when he shook and took down Woodburn (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in just 38 seconds on Saturday. The middleweight bout opened the UFC 290 main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Nickall stunned Woodburn with a right hook, followed by a left hook, then an uppercut that dropped the octagonal newcomer. One follow-up shot is all Nikhal needs to end the fight in stunning fashion.

BO NICKAL’S LATEST FINAL FIRST ROUND 💪 #UFC290 pic.twitter.com/IgyYBglxnV

– ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 9, 2023

Nickal has finished all five of his professional wins in the first round. Woodburn, who stepped in with less than a week’s notice, suffered his first career loss.

Recent UFC 290 results include:

• Bo Nickell vs. Val Woodburn
• Robbie Lawler defeated. Nico Price by knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:38
• Tatsuro Taira defeated Edgar Shires via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
• Dennis Gomez def. Yazmin Jauregui via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:20
• Alonzo Minifield defeated. Jimmy Crutt via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 1:55
• Vitor Petrino def. Marcin Prachnew via submission (arm triangle choke) – Round 3, 3:42
• Cameron Syman Dave. Terrence Mitchell via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:10
• Jesus Aguilar def. Shannon Ross via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 0:17
• Stephen Ribowitz defeated. Camuilla Kirk via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

For more information on the card, visit the MMA Junkie Event Center for UFC 290.