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Bo Nickal is an American professional\xa0mixed martial artist, former\xa0freestyle\xa0and graduated\xa0folkstyle wrestler\xa0who currently competes in the\xa0UFC\xa0middleweight division. In freestyle wrestling, he claimed the\xa02019 U23 World Championship\xa0and the US Open National championship, and was a finalist at the\xa02020 US Olympic Team Trials\xa0and a\xa0Final X contestant in 2019. As a collegiate wrestler, Nickal was a\xa0three-time NCAA Division I National Champion\xa0(finalist in\xa02016) and a three-time\xa0Big Ten Conference\xa0champion out of\xa0Pennsylvania State University.

Considered one of the most accomplished Nittany Lions of all-time, Nickal earned the 2019\xa0Dan Hodge Trophy\xa0as the nation's most outstanding collegiate wrestler, was a two-time\xa0Schalles Award\xa0winner as the nation's best\xa0pinner\xa0and was also named the\xa02019 Big Ten Athlete of the Year.