The day college wrestling fans have been waiting for finally arrived on Friday night. Former Penn State wrestling great [autotag]Bo Nickal[/autotag] made his professional MMA debut on Friday night, and if you blinked you may have missed it.
Nickal scored a KO in the first minute of his match at Jorge Masvidal’s iKON FC 3 against John Noland, who was also making his professional debut. It was a total mismatch from the start as Nickal put on display his superior athleticism and skill.
The highly-touted Bo Nickal has won his pro debut pic.twitter.com/38ucgrt62c
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 4, 2022
After a highly-anticipated debut with an incredible result for the former NCAA Division 1 wrestling champion, the Twitter world was buzzing over what this all means for the future of Nickal and the sport as a whole.
Here are some of the best reactions found on Twitter following Nickal’s MMA debut on Friday night.