Bo Nickal

Bo Dean Nickal (born January 14, 1996) is an American professional mixed martial artist, former freestyle and graduated folkstyle wrestler who currently competes in the UFC middleweight division. In freestyle wrestling, he claimed the 2019 U23 World Championship and the US Open national championship, and was a finalist at the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials and a Final X contestant in 2019. As a collegiate wrestler, Nickal was a three-time NCAA Division I national champion (finalist in 2016) and a three-time Big Ten Conference champion out of Pennsylvania State University.

Bo Nickal
Nickal at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2023
BornBo Dean Nickal
(1996-01-14) January 14, 1996
Rifle, Colorado, U.S.
Other namesPumper
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
DivisionMiddleweight (2022–present)
Reach75 in (191 cm)
StyleWrestling
Fighting out ofState College, Pennsylvania, U.S.
TeamAmerican Top Team
RankBlue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
WrestlingNCAA Division I Wrestling
Years active2022–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total6
Wins6
By knockout2
By submission4
Losses0
Amateur record
Total2
Wins2
By knockout1
By submission1
Losses0
Other information
UniversityPennsylvania State University
Notable school(s)Allen High School (TX)
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  United States
U23 World Championships
2019 Budapest 92 kg
US National Championships
2019 Las Vegas 92 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions
NCAA Division I National Championships
2017 St. Louis 184 lbs
2018 Cleveland 184 lbs
2019 Pittsburgh 197 lbs
2016 New York 174 lbs
Big Ten Championships
2016 Iowa City 174 lbs
2018 East Lansing 184 lbs
2019 Minneapolis 197 lbs
2017 Bloomington 184 lbs

Considered one of the most accomplished Nittany Lions of all-time, Nickal earned the 2019 Dan Hodge Trophy as the nation's most outstanding collegiate wrestler, was a two-time Schalles Award winner as the nation's best pinner and was also named the 2019 Big Ten Athlete of the Year.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.