Robert Whittaker vs Reinier de Ridder
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Former two-division ONE Championship titleholder Reinier de Ridder arguably may already be the most successful fighter to go from ONE to the UFC. The Dutchman has won his first three fights in the Octagon since his November debut,
Robert Whittaker is keeping his chin high after a super tight split decision loss to Reinier de Ridder in their UFC Abu Dhabi main event.
Despite getting his hand raised, de Ridder received some criticism from a middleweight rival who he’s now responded to via social media. During the post-fight press conference at UFC Abu Dhabi, Reinier de Ridder gave a brief response after being told about Paulo Costa’s thoughts on the fight.
The latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the UFC rankings toward contention and others fall away.
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MMA Fighting on MSNReinier de Ridder admits it’s ‘not looking good for ONE Championship,’ thankful UFC is keeping him busyReinier de Ridder didn’t have many kind things to say about his former employers at ONE Championship and the Singapore based promotion has only faced even more struggles since his exit.
Paulo Costa was quick to react to De Ridder’s UFC Abu Dhabi win over Whittaker. The charismatic Brazilian is not one to mince his words, and that was on display again as Costa claimed he would knock out De Ridder three times per round.