Former two-weight MMA world champion Reinier de Ridder has risen to the top of one championship, making him a formidable force. He terrified the world of MMA long before his tenure at the UFC, which only emphasizes the depth of his MMA realm.
“The Dutch Knight” sent UFC star Bo Nickal in round two after three consecutive stop wins at the UFC on Saturday, May 3rd.
Given their superiority in Asia and their commitment to broadcasting the best Muay Thai practitioners, many fans are quickly overlooking the caliber of the MMA star in one championship.
However, De Ridder dominated the middleweight and lightweight MMA division. He squealed to keep the dual gold at the same time by defeating stars such as Vitaly Bigdash, former Welterweight Kiamrian Abbasov and former double champion Aung La N.
With that in mind, it speaks of the amount of skill set owned by the man who stripped him from those belts – Anatoly Malikin.
“Sladkiy” sent out the Dutch Outstand in December 2022 to film the Lightweight Championship with the first round knockout. He then took De Ridder’s middleweight gold in March 2024 with a third round TKO victory with 166.
So, as De Ridder appears to be approaching the UFC title shot, fans should not count the repertoire at hand in one championship that quickly.
