This past weekend, a bizarre feud was sparked between UFC stars Bo Nickal and Colby Covington.
On Saturday, soaring pro wrestling promotion Real American Freestyle hosted its fifth event, headlined by a match between Colby Covington and former UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold.
Ahead of the event, a press conference took place between some of the stars featured on the card, including Bo Nickal and Yoel Romero, whose match fell through at the last minute due to Romero missing weight.
But despite their respective matches, it was Nickal and Covington who seemed to clash the most, with Covington having gone in on the 29-year-old.
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Bo Nickal shrugs inside the Octagon at UFC 290. Credit: Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC
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Bo Nickal makes interesting claim about Colby Covington
After having not competed in the UFC since December 2024, where he has lost three of his last four fights, Covington finally returned to competition on Saturday, beating Rockhold with ease.
Following his win, the 37-year-old called for a wrestling match against one of the greatest UFC fighters of all time, Georges St-Pierre.
However, ‘Chaos’ also found himself on the end of a callout, as Nickal responded to Covington’s press conference insults with an offer to fight him on the UFC White House event in June.
During fight week, Covington revealed that when he returns to the premier MMA promotion, he will likely move up to middleweight, in hopes of returning to the win…
2026-01-12 22:00:00
