4 Things to Know About Reinier de Ridder Ahead of UFC Debut
The UFC has signed former ONE Championship two-division champ, Reinier de Ridder.
“The Dutch Knight” commonly referred to by his initials RDR among fans is coming off of a win at United Arab Emirates: Warriors 51. He defeated Magomedmurad Khasaev there to shake off his two losses to the current ONE dual champion, Anatoly Malykhin . The 34-year-old martial artist brings a lot of talent to the UFC and now is the time to take note.
What are those talents?
Well, here are some you might want to be aware of:
Wins Belts wherever he goes
De Ridder won middleweight titles at Hit Fighting Championship and 360 Fighting promotions before arriving at ONE. He has tested himself both at middleweight and light heavyweight, but middleweight seems to be where he is strongest.
Multi-divsional Ambition
He made his debut with ONE Champion as a middleweight where he picked up a first-round submission. Then when he moved up to light-heavyweight, he picked up another finish by knockout out solidifying his game is anything but one-dimensional. When he won the light-heavyweight title, he went back to middleweight and defended it twice.
