News - Top-10 UFC middleweights would accept half pay to fight Bo Nickal at the White House.

Dana White has been sent a matchup suggestion for the UFC event at the White House. Ever since Donald Trump announced the celebratory UFC event in 2026, a host of fighters have been expressing interest in fighting on the card. Among those most vocally staking their claims have been Jon Jones and Conor McGregor, both of whom want to make their comebacks on the White House lawn on June 14. While the stars battle it out for the main event spot, Bo Nickal has joined the names being linked to the undercard. He may have boosted his chances this past Saturday at UFC 322, where Nickal knocked out Rodolfo Vieira with a head kick. Do you believe Conor McGregor will make his UFC return at the White House? Caio Borralho is willing to sacrifice money to make the Bo Nickal fight happen Should the UFC look to include Nickal, there is already one middleweight hoping to throw down with the three-time NCAA Division I national champion in Washington D.C. After Nickal’s loss to Reinier de Ridder this past May, many suggested the promotion had put the American up against high-level competition too quickly. Now, though, No. 7-ranked contender Caio Borralho wants to face him. Speaking to Brazilian channel Sexto Round, Borralho said he would even take the White House fight for half of his usual pay. "Right away, if the UFC offers me Bo Nickal in the White House, I would fight for half the purse," Borralho said (h/t Sherdog). "These fighters are excellent in their disciplines, but they don’t yet have the level of a solid top 10 MMA fighter," he added, regarding both Nickal and De Ridder. Borralho is coming off the first defeat of his UFC tenure, after losing to Nassourdine Imavov at the September event in Paris, France.