Third time is the charm? RAF hopes the idiom holds true.
Bo Nickal vs. Yoel Romero is back on the books. The promotion announced the booking Tuesday for RAF 16 on Dec. 19 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. The event streams on Fox Nation.
The matchmaking is the third of its kind – but the match itself has never materialized on competition night.
Each man is once guilty for the matchup falling through. Nickal withdrew from the December 2025 booking, then Romero missed weight ahead of their scheduled January 2026 showdown.
IT’S HAPPENING 😤
— Real American Freestyle (@RAFWrestlingUSA) November 10, 2026
Bo Nickal takes on Yoel Romero DEC 19 in Long Island at #RAF16
Tickets in bio. Watch on @foxnation pic.twitter.com/CW4mkTpGT5
Nickal, 30, is an active member of the UFC middleweight roster and
is expected to face Joe Pyfer in an early 2027 MMA fight in Cleveland. In the meantime, he'll face Romero, 49, who has remained active in bareknuckle boxing in recent years.
Both men are decorated wrestlers. Nickal is 2-1 in RAF. Romero is 1-1.
No other matches have been announced for RAF 16 at this time.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: RAF books Bo Nickal vs. Yoel Romero
