BREAKING: Bo Nickal to take on Tresean Gore at UFC 290

UFC middleweight Bo Nickal is scheduled to face Tresean Gore in his next fight. Nickal is regarded as one of the top prospects in the sport of MMA today. The freestyle and folkstyle wrestling veteran is widely revered for his wrestling and overall grappling prowess.

The 27-year-old is a three-time Big Ten Conference champion (representing Pennsylvania State University) and a three-time NCAA Division I National Champion in amateur wrestling. He made his professional MMA debut in June 2022 and has amassed a 4-0 record thus far.

Nickal's UFC main roster debut transpired at UFC 285 in March this year and also happened to be his most recent bout. The Colorado-born fighter faced Jamie Pickett at the event and secured a dominant first-round submission victory.

Speaking to betr Combat, Nickal revealed that he'll be facing Tresean Gore at UFC 290 next. He stated:

"Alright, I'll be fighting UFC 290, Las Vegas, July 8th, against Tresean Gore. So, [I'm] very excited for the fight. I'm fired up, you know. I can't wait to compete. Gonna be another big card, good opportunity for me. Just wanna -- Main thing, I'm just focused on getting better every single day. And, you know, when it comes time to perform, I'm gonna perform to my best. And that's all I can do. So, I'm ready to go."

Watch Nickal discuss the topic in the video below:

Tresean Gore holds a 4-2 MMA record. The 28-year-old recently took to Instagram to suggest that he'd been offered a fight against Nickal and was willing to fight him.

MMA journalist Marcel Dorff also tweeted that Nickal and Gore will indeed fight one another at UFC 290 on July 8, 2023. Dorff tweeted:

"Bo Nickal will fight Tresean Gore at #UFC290 on July 8th. (first rep. Gore on IG/confirmed by Nickal on @betrcombat) #UFC #MMA #UFCESPN #UFC2023 #IFW2023"

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Henry Cejudo explains why Bo Nickal shouldn't be rushed to the top in the UFC

Freestyle wrestling Olympic gold medalist and former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo recently addressed Bo Nickal's UFC future.

Taking to his YouTube channel, Cejudo suggested that Nickal needs at least six more fights against lower-tier opposition before taking on the top-10-ranked UFC middleweights.

'Triple C' indicated that Nickal's next fight shouldn't be against an elite opponent, emphasizing that he shouldn't face top-ranked fighters this early in his MMA career.

Cejudo highlighted that the much-hyped prospect has plans to become a pound-for-pound great and can do it, provided he takes his time. He said:

"Obviously, he [Nickal] did win [his UFC debut], but I also saw a little difference in him too because he did struggle to get that takedown. MMA wrestling, it is different than NCAA wrestling. They have to continue to keep building Bo Nickal. If they don’t build Bo Nickal and they give him somebody tough, Bo Nickal is going to struggle."

Watch Cejudo's assessment at 8:05 in the video below: