Retired athletes sometimes express frustration toward rising stars, a sentiment rooted in complex emotions and experiences.

Bo Nickal, a wrestler-turned-fighter, faced his first professional MMA defeat against Reinier de Ridder at UFC Fight Night, ...

Nickal (7-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) was finished by Reinier de Ridder in this past Saturday's UFC on ESPN 67 co-main event. The former ...

Josh Thomson wants to see Bo Nickal let go from the UFC, but perhaps it's for a good reason.

Bo Nickal (7-1) faced a stunning defeat at UFC on ESPN 67 in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 3, 2025. Reinier de Ridder ended his ...

Finney went viral last year after UFC CEO Dana White said he’d get ‘absolutely decimated’ in the UFC when he won his second ...

Before falling to de Ridder, Nickal was heavily criticized for his performance in a lackluster fight against Paul Craig at ...

Luke Rockhold thinks rising UFC contender Bo Nickal is not a real fighter. Nickal (7-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) hasn't received much ...

Reinier de Ridder dealt Bo Nickal his first career MMA defeat, scoring a KO at 1:53 of the second round during UFC Fight ...

And “The Count” knows a thing or two about online abuse. “Bo Nickal is getting slaughtered online, he’s getting so much sh*t, ...

De Ridder stopped Nickal, and the expectations around a rising contender many considered a future UFC champion ...

Off the back of his shocking defeat at UFC Des Moines over the weekend, uber-prospect, Bo Nickal has been warned he now faces ...