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 ...

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 ...

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. He went 120-3 with 59 falls and compiled a 19-1 record at the ...

Bo Nickal is taking on a brand new challenge. The UFC middleweight prospect transitioned into MMA in 2021 off the heels of a tremendous collegiate wrestling career at Penn State.

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

Nickal, who’s 7-1 in his MMA career and 4-1 in the UFC, just signed with Real American Freestyle in a return to wrestling. The plan is for Nickal to be on the inaugural card on August 30th in ...

Real American Freestyle announced bouts for its first card, that includes Bo Nickal, dubbed “RAF 01” on August 30th in Cleveland, Ohio. The full card is almost set, but it’s a loaded slate ...

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. ... Real American Freestyle was built to change that — to provide a platform for the best wrestlers in the world." ...