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The discussion about Bo Nickal has led to a lot of speculation about the effectiveness of wrestling in modern mixed martial arts. For those who haven’t been following, Nickal was a three-time NCAA champion and only missed qualifying for the Olympics because he lost to eventual gold medalist and teammate David Taylor in the finals of the trials. He then decided to go into MMA, easily winning two amateur fights before scoring his first pro win in June in about 30 seconds.