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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

— 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." ...