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

Former Penn State wrestler Bo Nickal is making a major career move. Nickal is joining Hulk Hogan’s Real American Freestyle wrestling, it was announced on Wednesday. He is set to compete with ...

Bo Nickal, Penn State Wrestling, UFC Bo Nickal’s Penn State Wrestling career helped set the ... championships at 184lbs and in a move up to 197lbs in his ... Bo Nickal, UFC (Editors ...

The combat sports landscape is evolving, with MMA fighters increasingly venturing into other disciplines—from boxing to bare-knuckle fighting—in pursuit of new challenges and bigger paydays. Francis ...

I was born for this and bred for this," Nickal said. "I train every day so that I can be the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. I'm barely into my career, but I'm headed straight to the top." ...

— Bo Nickal (@NoBickal) July 3, 2025. Nickal was a three-time NCAA champion and Hodge Trophy winner at Penn State, where he put together one of the program's great careers.

"The Ariel Helwani Show" is back in our home base after a wild week in Las Vegas. Joining today's program: Arman Tsarukyan, Bo Nickal, The Hardy Boyz and much more.

Bo Nickal had to take a lot of criticism right on the chin following his first MMA loss, including from Iowa. The former Penn State wrestler and three-time NCAA champion regularly trolled Iowa ...