"Do I look like, am I a prelim guy? I'm not a prelim guy. If I have to fight on the prelims, I'll just retire, I'm done."
"I was definitely arrogant, but there was a little bit of truth to that in my position, but at the same time, it was arrogant."
"So, now I don't really care where I fight."
"If UFC wants to put me first on the fight card, then I'm happy to do it."
Bo Nickal vs. Rodolfo Vieira has been moved from the UFC 322 main card to the featured preliminary card for the event on November 15, 2025 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The change followed fan backlash after the fight was originally announced for the main card. Nickal entered MMA as a highly touted NCAA wrestling champion, started his UFC career 4-0 and held a 7-1 overall record before being stopped by Reinier de Ridder in May. Nickal once vowed to retire if booked on the prelims but has since softened, saying he no longer cares where he fights and would accept being first on the card.
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