U.S. President Donald Trump plans on seeing Bo Nickal compete on the White Home subsequent yr.
Whereas hundreds of thousands of People face the very actual risk of shedding their SNAP advantages as a result of ongoing authorities shutdown, Trump has been seemingly extra centered on his wholly pointless $250 million renovations at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and the UFC occasion he has deliberate for June 2026 in Washington, D.C.
Ever since Trump introduced {that a} Struggle Evening would go down within the nation’s capital, UFC stars have been falling throughout themselves to compete on the once-in-a-lifetime occasion. That features Nickal, who let the POTUS know instantly that he desires to be a part of the festivities.
Based on the previous Nittany Lion, that’s all it took to ensure his spot on the cardboard.
“I used to be on Fox selling the Actual American Freestyle Wrestling occasion, and President Trump noticed it,” Nickal stated throughout an look on The Ariel Helwani Present. “He known as me instantly — simply to encourage me and discuss in regards to the White Home battle card. I instructed him I wished on it, and he stated, ‘Completed deal.’
“So, him and Dana go manner again, and if he places in a great phrase, that may solely assist. I’d be honored to battle on that card — that’s historical past.”
The occasion is tentatively scheduled for June 14, which simply so occurs to be Trump’s eightieth birthday.
Bo Nickal’s first MMA loss was a ‘Humbling’ expertise
After storming into the UFC with six straight wins, together with back-to-back finishes on Dana White’s Contender Collection, Nickal suffered his first setback contained in the Octagon, struggling a brutal second-round knockout loss towards Reinier de Ridder at UFC Des Moines.
“I bear in mind the particular occasion whenever you requested me if I used to be going to be on the ‘Prelims,’ and I scoffed at it,” Nickal stated. “I used to be undoubtedly conceited, however there was slightly little bit of fact to that in my place, however on the identical time, it was conceited.
“So, now I don’t actually care the place I battle. If UFC desires to place me first on the battle card, then I’m completely happy to do it. It’s undoubtedly a part of this humbling…. I don’t really feel like I ought to get something I don’t deserve, and I need to earn every part I’ve.”
Nickal will look to bounce again from his first profession loss when he meets Rodolfo Vieira at UFC 322 on November 15.
