UFC star Reinier de Ridder has spoken candidly concerning the largest mistake he made throughout his run within the promotion’s middleweight division.
In his subsequent outing at UFC Sacramento, Reinier de Ridder will go face to face with Roman Dolidze as he makes an attempt to seek out success at 205 kilos within the Final Combating Championship. For some time, proper up till back-to-back losses, it appeared like RDR had the potential to go on and contend for the middleweight world title. Alas, all of it fell aside fairly shortly.
On the time, loads of critics known as Reinier de Ridder a quitter, whereas others pointed to the truth that he determined to tackle a major quantity of weight cuts (and fights) in a brief area of time to try to fast-track his method to the highest of the division.
In a latest interview, Reinier de Ridder admitted that the extreme weight cuts might have been the place he went incorrect.
Reinier de Ridder opens up on middleweight struggles
“Middleweight remains to be nice – loads of cool stuff happening there – however I’m by no means going again,” de Ridder instructed MMA Junkie Radio. “It’s over: 205 is my residence.”
“I’m very pleased with what occurred,” de Ridder mentioned. “But when I’d have been a bit extra trustworthy with myself, making 185 kilos six instances in somewhat bit over a 12 months is simply the dumbest sh*t I’ve ever accomplished. It’s not actual, and I believe it’s time to determine one thing out with this complete weight lower factor, anyway, as a result of this limits us fighters a lot towards exercise. It’s so bizarre we ended up right here. Everybody cuts 10 % of their physique weight. Everyone is compromised after they struggle. Why are we nonetheless doing this sh*t?”
Quotes through MMA Junkie
Step one in fixing any challenge is acknowledging what went incorrect within the first place. RDR has loads of followers on the market who all know and perceive his fashion, and lots of love him for it. Who is aware of, perhaps that actual strategy is what is going to assist lead him to the heights of the sunshine heavyweight division. Dolidze, in the meantime, shall be desperate to make an actual assertion in Sacramento.
