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Wrestling World Champion Bo Nickal To Make His MMA Debut On September 24

Wrestling World Champion Bo Nickal To Make His MMA Debut On September 24

Wrestling U-23 world champion & NCAA All American wrestler Bo Nickal has just made a huge leap! The Penn State alumnus will make his MMA debut in an amateur fight against David Conley, on September 24.
Nickal shared the good news on his social media:

 

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BO NICKAL: MAKING HUGE IMPROVEMENTS IN HIS FIGHTING GAME

If Nickal’s name sounds familiar, it’s because it is. He’s a 3x NCAA wrestling champion who, late in 2019, faced against Gordon Ryan in a modified rules grappling match. Gordon was able to bring the fight to the ground 3 times with Scissor Takedowns but was not able to maintain top position since Bo scrambled out of bounds every time. Gordon attempted the scissor a few more times, but this time Bo was wise to it and stuffed all the attempts. Bo played it safe, with a game plan of not taking it to the ground too early so as to not give Gordon a chance to use his Jiu-Jitsu.

At one point, Ryan was so frustrated with Nickal not attempting to take him down that he gave him his leg as bate and also turned his back to him. Nickal reacted by pushing him away and foot sweeping him; and at one point, he seized the moment and executed a beautiful Suplex. The fight did finally get to the ground with about 10 minutes left and Ryan was immediately able to set up his shoulder crush sequence (that swept Buchecha at ADCC). He set up a sneaky Triangle that ultimately led to a submission victory.

Also, late in 2020, Nickal began his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey… In the Gi!

 

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