NEW YORK – Dana White thinks Bo Nickal needs to slow his role after UFC 309. Nickal (7-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) remained unbeaten when he outstruck Paul Craig (17-9-1 MMA, 9-9-1 UFC) on Saturday’s main card at Madison Square Garden – the first time he goes to the judges’ scorecards.

Despite a chorus of boos from the Madison Square Garden crowd for the lack of sustained action and even chants of "overrated," former three-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion Bo Nickal took an important step forward on Saturday in his burgeoning MMA career.

Bo Nickal won again Saturday at UFC 309, and he even did a little golf swing for President-elect Donald Trump who was in attendance, but it wasn’t pretty. And the crowd let him know it, breaking out in an “overrated” chant, in the final seconds of his unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) win over Paul Craig.

Bo Nickal now knows what it's like to go the distance in a professional MMA bout and was "fired up" about his performance, although the New York crowd disagreed. Nickal (7-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) stepped into

In a 3-round middleweight bout, Bo Nickal and Paul Craig battle at UFC 309 Saturday at Madison Square Garden on the main card. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s UFC odds around the UFC 309: Nickal vs. Craig odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.

Nickal was heralded as the UFC’s next big superstar after back-to-back quick finishes on Dana White’s Contender Series. After Nickal finished his first DWCS opponent in just over a minute, White opted to give Nickal another chance to gain additional experience, submitting Donovan Beard in his second DWCS showcase.

Check out the best photos from Bo Nickal's unanimous decision win over Paul Craig at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photos by Brad Penner, Imagn Images; UFC; MMA Junkie)

We have you covered for all of tonight's UFC 309 results, including the middleweight bout between Bo Nickal and Paul Craig.

Bo Nickal defeated Paul Craig in a middleweight fight on Saturday night via decision – much to the chagrin of the UFC crowd. But something had President-elect Trump intrigued.

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UFC middleweight Bo Nickal’s performance at UFC 309 got the Madison Square Garden crowd reacting loudly, just not in the way he hoped it would. The undefeated wrestling phenom improved to 7-0 as a pro MMA fighter with a unanimous decision win against veteran Paul Craig in the featured bout of Saturday’s pay-per-view event.