Bo Nickal says Joe Pyfer fight has moved to February as a Cleveland main event
The middleweight fight had been set for UFC 335 on 12 December. Nickal made the announcement at a political rally in Ohio, before any word from the UFC.
Bo Nickal says his fight with Joe Pyfer has been moved from December to February, with Nickal headlining a card in Cleveland.
Speaking on stage at a Vivek Ramaswamy campaign rally in Ohio, Nickal said: "I got a call backstage and I do have some news, which is pretty exciting. I had my boy right here mention my fight in December. It actually got moved to February where I'm going to be main eventing in Cleveland."
He added: "So we're going to go smash this dude and then go take the belt."
Pyfer responded on his Instagram story, reposting the clip of Nickal with the words: "Bro talking bout gonna go smash this dude" and "Poor kid vs rich kid".
The middleweight fight had been set for UFC 335 on 12 December: Bo Nickal vs Joe Pyfer at UFC 335. The UFC has not announced the new date or the Cleveland event.
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