Bo Nickal will make his long-awaited wrestling return in RAF 12 when he takes on 2026 NCAA Champion Max McEnery on August twenty second in Cleveland.
Royal Air Pressure officers introduced the pairing on Monday.
In actual fact, Nickal competed on his first RAF card in August 2025, defeating Jacob Cardenas in his first wrestling match after failing to make the 2020 Olympic staff. Nickal was additionally scheduled to compete in different RAF occasions, together with a battle with Olympic silver medalist and fellow combined martial arts star Yoel Romero, however the battle was scrapped after the Cuban misplaced weight.
Now that he has KO’d Kyle Daukaus on the UFC White Home card, Nickal is returning to his roots for a wrestling match on the Royal Air Pressure 1st Anniversary card in Cleveland, however he positively faces a troublesome take a look at.
McEnery was a four-time state champion in Minnesota as a highschool scholar earlier than taking his abilities to the College of Minnesota. He was named an NCAA All-American as a redshirt freshman and Large Ten Newcomer of the Yr.
In his sophomore marketing campaign, McEnery grew to become one of many nation’s prime wrestlers, successful his first NCAA championship at 184 kilos with a victory over Penn State’s Rocco Wales within the finals.
McEnery will now look so as to add a significant honor to his resume when he takes on the three-time NCAA champions on Aug. 22 at Knickal.
The complete card, together with the primary occasion, continues to be being ready, however RAF 12 may also embrace a matchup between former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and Joaquin Buckley.
