Bo Nickal goes to be pulling double responsibility within the fight sports activities world.
Promotional officers instructed MMA Combating that the UFC middleweight has signed with Actual American Freestyle wrestling group. Nickal plans to compete for Actual American Freestyle whereas additionally persevering with on his combined martial arts journey.
The wrestling group is spearheaded by wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, former WCW senior vp Eric Bischoff, together with longtime wrestling coach Izzy Martinez.
“Bo Nickal is an incredible athlete and some of the achieved wrestlers on the planet,” Hogan stated in a launch. “Nickal instantly elevates the RAF roster to new heights together with his competitiveness and expertise. When followers attend an RAF occasion they know they’re going to see one of the best of one of the best on the mat.”
Nickal is likely one of the most pedigreed wrestlers to make the transition to MMA as three-time NCAA Division I Nationwide Champion at Penn State College.
Since making the transfer from the mat to the cage, Nickal picked up a 31 second knockout in his professional debut earlier than incomes a shot on Dana White’s Contender Sequence. Nickal stopped each of his DWCS opponents within the first spherical earlier than getting a UFC contract.
From there, the 2019 Dan Hodge Trophy winner picked up victories in his first 4 octagon outings, however in his most up-to-date battle, Nickal suffered his first loss when was stopped by Reinier de Ridder at UFC Des Moines in Could.
