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 wouldn’t mind running it back with David Taylor, a former teammate at the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club. The two last squared off at the 2020 Olympic Trials Finals with Taylor winning 4-0 and ...

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 ...

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

— 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." ...

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.

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 attacks a critic who claims he can’t take knees after his loss to Reinier de Ridder in new skit. In a recent skit posted on Instagram, Bo Nickal made light of the reaction to his first ...