Bo Nickal - trash talks and Quotes
Bo Nickal's Statements About Other Fighters
“I think we do it in the UFC in June. I can just absolutely rip that guy apart, send him packing, and end his career... This guy’s a fraud. He’s a JUCO bum. He couldn’t hack it in wrestling”
– via The Ariel Helwani Show (January 13, 2026), responding to Colby Covington's refusal to face him in a wrestling match and his subsequent move to middleweight.
“I'd love to fight Colby, but I seriously doubt he would fight me. We weigh the same, so let's do it at the White House”
– via X challenged Covington to a fight at the UFC White House event on June 14, 2026.
“Jan 10 let’s do it! Time to have fun @RAFWrestlingUSA”
– via X after Yoel Romero's win at the RAF freestyle wrestling league final
“Give me Yoel”
– via X after Yoel Romero's win at the RAF freestyle wrestling league final
“All the stuff I said about ragdolling him — that was about wrestling, not an MMA fight. In a straight up freestyle or collegiate match, it’s not competitive. I’m a three time national champ, a world champion — I’ve beaten the best in the world.But in MMA, that’s a war. That’s a scrap.I’ve got to win fights first, but one day that matchup would be incredible.”
– clarifies his earlier comments on “ragdolling” Khamzat Chimaev via Ariel Helwani show