Bo Nickal is taking a step up to fight ranked competition. At the promotion’s UFC Fight Night event May 3 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, Nickal (7-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) will take on former ONE Championship champion Reinier de Ridder (19-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in a three-round middleweight bout. The UFC made the middleweight bout official early Friday after an initial report by Full Send MMA . Nickal, 29, has skyrocketed up the divisional ladder since crossing over from the world of collegiate wrestling
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Bo Nickal gets UFC-ranked opponent for Des Moines showdown – MMA Junkie