Donald Trump is a big fan of Bo Nickal and frequently mentions him during interviews.
The undefeated middleweight expects the former (and future) President to be in attendance for the UFC 309: “Jones vs. Miocic” event on Sat. night (Nov. 16, 2024) at Madison Square Garden in New York City, where Nickal is tasked with facing 185-pound veteran Paul Craig on the pay-per-view (PPV) main card.
Turns out Trump and Nickal go all the way back to his collegiate wrestling days.
“It started in 2019, I won the Nationals and got invited to the White House,” Nickal told Uncrowned. “I told him I was gonna fight, he asked me if I needed a manager and he would manage me for the fights. I was like, ‘I think you’re a little too busy.’ So it kinda started there and after my second fight in the UFC, he was in the crowd and invited me to come golf with him at Bedminster so I flew back to New Jersey that week, we golfed together, and since then he kinda likes me for whatever reason, I don’t know, and of course I loved hanging out with him. Loved spending time with him and learning and just talking about stuff. So we’ve hung out a bunch since then.”
We may need a welfare check on Colby Covington.
Nickal remains undefeated at 6-0 record with all six wins ending by way of knockout or submission — five within the first frame. That said, the promotion does not appear to be in any big hurry to rush the former NCAA Division-1 National Champion out of Penn State into Top 10 competition — which is fine with Nickal.
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