Highly-touted middleweight prospect Bo Nickal will make his sophomore Octagon appearance against Tresean Gore at UFC 290.
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Nickal revealed the booking to Betr Combat, and the fight has subsequently been confirmed by multiple outlets. UFC 290 takes place on July 8 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and also includes a featherweight title tilt pitting Alexander Volkanovski against Yair Rodriguez.Nickal enjoyed a successful promotional debut at UFC 285, where he submitted Jamie Pickett with an arm-triangle choke 2:54 into Round 1 of their clash. The victory was not without controversy, as Pickett initially considered appealing the result after claiming Nickal turned the tide of the bout with a knee to the groin. Pickett and his team ultimately decided against filing an appeal with the Nevada State Athletic Commission. A three-time NCAA national champion wrestler at Penn State University, Nickal is 4-0 in his pro MMA career, with all of those triumphs …