Bo Nickal tasted his first professional defeat in MMA, courtesy of Reinier de Ridder.

Before outpointing Whittaker at UFC Abu Dhabi, De Ridder earned a shocking victory over the previously unbeaten Bo Nickal at UFC Des Moines. De Ridder knocked out Nickal and handed the former NCAA ...

Promotional officials confirmed to MMA Fighting that Nickal is set to compete at the inaugural Real American Freestyle event on Aug. 30 at Wolstein Center in Cleveland. Nickal faces Jacob Cardenas.

🚨| Bo Nickal has signed with @RAFWrestlingUSA. 🤼 ️ The promotion is run by Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff. Nickal will be competing in Wrestling matches alongside his UFC career.

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Bo Nickal recently expressed his amazement after two high schoolers earned spots on Team USA for the upcoming World Wrestling Championships.

MORRISTOWN, N.J. – Bo Nickal caught a stray during UFC 316 media day. Despite not being on the card, Nickal's name surfaced unprompted by fellow UFC middleweight Joe Pyfer, who fights Kelvin ...