May an surprising scenario result in a fast alternative for Reinier de Ridder’s UFC title?
Saturday is essential to De Lidar as he meets former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whitaker. The 185 pound scrap can be headlined by UFC Abu Dhabi. That is De Ridder’s probability to look within the high 5 positions within the division.
If De Ridder pulls out a Whittaker end, he may go away the door open for a title shot sooner than most anticipated.
Farah Hannoun from Mmajunkie.com performed a sit-in interview with De Ridder earlier than UFC Abu Dhabi. One championship title holder within the earlier two divisions believes he might be an emergency possibility if the deliberate middleweight title struggle between Dorikas Duplesis and Kamzachmaev hits a last-minute impediment.
“Hopefully, if I do nicely, all of it relies on how the struggle goes,” De Ridder stated. “A victory alone just isn’t sufficient. I want to complete him. I want to complete him early, and hopefully spectacular. As I stated, all of us hope that Imabov and Boralho are boring.
If De Ridder is able to function an emergency alternative for the UFC 319 predominant occasion, there may be one essential hurdle to beat.
“I is perhaps able to struggle once more or, like I stated, I is perhaps able to step on the final minute if vital,” De Ridder stated. “So we see what occurs. We are going to see what occurs. We are going to hopefully not carry the load as a result of probably the most tough half is to measure.”
Forward of the struggle evening, De Ridder says he desires to do a memorable end with Whittaker. In the meantime, Whittaker’s purpose just isn’t solely to return to the Win column, but additionally to pictures of the UFC middleweight title.
