Bo Nickal
American wrestler and mixed martial artist
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| November 16 2024 | Defeated Paul Craig at UFC 309 by unanimous decision. |
| April 13 2024 | Fought Cody Brundage at UFC 300, winning by rear-naked choke submission in the second round. |
| 2023 | Ranked #2 Newcomer of the Year by UFC.com |
| July 8 2023 | Faced Val Woodburn at UFC 290 after original opponent Tresean Gore withdrew, winning via TKO stoppage 38 seconds into the first round. |
| March 4 2023 | Made successful UFC debut against Jamie Pickett at UFC 285, winning via arm-triangle choke submission in the first round. Earned Performance of the Night award. |
| December 10 2022 | Scheduled to make UFC debut against Jamie Pickett, but withdrew due to injury. |
| September 27 2022 | Fought Donovan Beard at Dana White's Contender Series 56, submitting him via triangle choke in just 52 seconds without absorbing a significant strike. This performance earned Nickal his first UFC contract. |
| August 9 2022 | Competed in Dana White's Contender Series 49 against Zachary Borrego, winning via rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Borrego missed weight by 1.5 pounds, resulting in a fine that went to Nickal. Despite the win, Nickal was not awarded a UFC contract. |
| July 3 2022 | Nickal represented iKon FC at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 2, fighting Eliot Kelly to a draw in the opening round and Oliver Taza to a draw in the final, with iKon FC finishing second in the team grappling tournament. |
| June 3 2022 | Made his professional MMA debut in the middleweight division against John Noland at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, winning via knockout in less than a minute of the first round. |
| November 5 2021 | Scored a one-punch knockout victory over Billy Goode in his second amateur MMA bout. |
| September 24 2021 | Made his amateur MMA debut against David Conley, winning via arm-triangle choke submission in the first round. |
| July 2 2021 | The new American Top Team gym became active in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania. |
| April 2 2021 | Competed in the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials in Fort Worth, Texas, participating in multiple wrestling matches including losses to David Taylor and wins against Zahid Valencia, Pat Downey, and Carter Starocci. |
| February 23 2021 | Nickal wrestled in a rematch against two-time NCAA Division I National Champion Gabe Dean at the NLWC V, experiencing a close defeat after a scramble-filled match. |
| 2020 | Becomes a finalist at the US Olympic Team Trials in wrestling. |
| 2020 | Bo Nickal moved up to 97 kilograms weight class, attempting to challenge Olympic Gold medalist Kyle Snyder. He was defeated by Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian in a 0-10 technical fall, marking his first such defeat in freestyle wrestling since graduating. |
| December 12 2020 | Bo Nickal married his wife Maddie Holmberg, who is the daughter of Rob Holmberg, a former Penn State and NFL football player. |
| November 24 2020 | Scheduled to wrestle 2020 US National runner-up Nate Jackson at NLWC III, but was removed from the event card a day before the match. |
| October 23 2020 | Began the building process for the new American Top Team facility in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania. |
| September 21 2020 | Announced he would compete at 86 kilograms in 2021. |
| September 19 2020 | Returned to wrestling at NLWC I, making his debut at 86 kilograms. Competed against Alex Dieringer, winning the match via criteria after a close battle with neither wrestler scoring more than one point. |
| April 2020 | Nickal was scheduled to compete in the US Olympic Team Trials, but the event was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. |
| January 15 2020 | Participated in the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2020 in Rome, Italy, winning against Alisher Yergali and George Stark Serege, and experiencing a loss to Mohammad Mohammadian. |
| 2019 | Named the Big Ten Athlete of the Year. |
| 2019 | Earns the Dan Hodge Trophy as the nation's most outstanding collegiate wrestler. |
| 2019 | Named a two-time Schalles Award winner as the nation's best pinner. |
| 2019 | Named 2019 Co-Big Ten Wrestler of the Year. |
| December 7 2019 | Bo Nickal competed in his first submission grappling match at Third Coast Grappling 3, facing Gordon Ryan in the main event and being submitted via triangle choke. |
| November 10 2019 | Bo Nickal signed an MMA management deal with First Round Management, signaling his serious intention to transition to mixed martial arts and partner with Dan Lambert to open an American Top Team facility. |
| October 30 2019 | Competed in the 2019 U23 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, winning against Batyrbek Tsakulov. |
| October 29 2019 | Continued competing in the 2019 U23 World Championships, winning matches against Shamil Zubairov, Takumi Tanizaki, and Hossein Shahbazigazvar. |
| July 16 2019 | Participated in the 2019 Fargo Nationals special wrestle-off in Fargo, North Dakota, winning two matches against Jake Woodley. |
| June 8 2019 | Competed in 2019 Final X: Rutgers in New Brunswick, New Jersey, losing to J'den Cox. |
| June 7 2019 | Wrestled at 2019 Final X: Rutgers, competing against J'den Cox. |
| May 19 2019 | Competed in the 2019 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Lincoln, Nebraska, winning against Michael Macchiavello. |
| May 18 2019 | Continued competing in the 2019 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament, winning another match against Michael Macchiavello. |
| April 24 2019 | Participated in the 2019 US Open National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, winning multiple matches against wrestlers including Hayden Zillmer, Michael Macchiavello, Scottie Boykin, Patrick Rhoads, and Jamal Lewis. |
| March 21 2019 | Won NCAA Division I National Championships at 197 lbs, defeating Kollin Moore 5-1 in the final match |
| March 9 2019 | Won Big Ten Conference Championships at 197 lbs, defeating Kollin Moore 10-3 in the final match |
| 2018 | Moved up to 197 pounds weight class as a redshirt senior at Pennsylvania State University. |
| 2018 | Awarded the NCAA Championship Outstanding Wrestler (MVP) and the Schalles Award as the nation's top pinner for his dominant performance. |
| March 15 2018 | Won NCAA Division I National Championships at 184 lbs, defeating Myles Martin by fall |
| March 3 2018 | Won Big Ten Conference Championships at 184 lbs, defeating Myles Martin 7-4 |
| 2017 | As a junior, Nickal had an exceptional wrestling season, compiling 23 wins with no losses during the regular season, including 21 bonus-point victories and winning multiple tournament titles. |
| 2017 | Competed in the US Freestyle Open at 86 kilos, placing fourth with a 4-2 record. |
| April 29 2017 | Competed in the 2017 US Open National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, losing to Nick Heflin and experiencing a match against Richard Perry. |
| April 28 2017 | Continued competing in the 2017 US Open National Championships, winning matches against John Staudenmayer, Timmy McCall, and Randy Keesler. |
| March 16 2017 | Won NCAA Division I National Championships at 184 lbs, defeating Gabe Dean 4-3 |
| 2016 | Competed in the Big Ten Conference Championships, winning three bonus point-victories and reaching the finals where he claimed runner-up honors after a close defeat to Myles Martin. |
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