Bo Nickal has revealed that his return to the Octagon has been delayed until 2027.

A fight with Joe Pyfer was supposed to take place at UFC 335 in Las Vegas on December 12.

According to a new update from Bo Nickal, their middleweight matchup has been pushed back two months.

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Bo Nickal reveals he will headline UFC Cleveland

Bo Nickal spoke at a rally held by Ohio Governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Wednesday.

The wrestling superstar provided a massive update about his next fight as soon as he hit the stage.

“I got a call backstage, and I do have some news, which is pretty exciting,” Nickal said.

“My boy right here mentioned my fight in December. It actually got moved to February, where I’m going to be main eventing in Cleveland.

So, I’m sure I’m going to see a bunch of you guys there supporting. I appreciate you guys.

“We are gonna go smash this guy and then go take the belt.”

The crowd loudly cheered after learning that MMA’s premier promotion will return to their city next year.

Joe Pyfer seemingly confirmed Nickal’s announcement was real when he shared footage of it to his Instagram story.

“Bro talking about gonna go smash this dude,” he wrote alongside the video.

“I will take your fake dreams away. Poor kid vs rich kid.”

Who is fighting at UFC 335?

UFC 335 will be headlined by a BMF title fight between Charles Oliveira and Diego Lopes.

Alex Pereira will try to get his first heavyweight win when he takes on Sergei Pavlovich in the UFC 335 co-headliner.

So far, just four other fights have been confirmed for Dana White’s last big MMA show of 2026.