Quantity 5 UFC Middleweight contender Reiner de Ridder was just lately introduced by UFC president Dana White as considered one of of the primary occasion towards Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez on October 4th at UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs Hernandez in Vancouver, scheduled for Saturday, October 18th.
De Ridder entered the promotion as a former two-division champion in ONE Championship. His title turned identified amongst informal followers after a first-round victory over UFC golden boy Bo Nickal, through physique knees and punches. He solidified himself as a severe contender within the division with a five-round determination win over former champion Robert Whittaker.
Dana White has alluded to the truth that a powerful efficiency on this upcoming bout may lead to a title shot towards the newly topped middleweight king, Khamzat Chimaev.
Reinier de Ridder additionally had the chance to debate this potential matchup with fellow UFC fighters Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo, who collectively maintain three UFC belts and an Olympic gold medal between them.
Reinier de Ridder on doable khamzat Chimaev struggle
Whereas showing as a visitor on the Pound 4 Pound podcast, Reinier de Ridder spoke concerning the title struggle between Khamzat Chimaev and Dricus Du Plessis (DDP) at UFC 319. He defined the totally different alternatives he seen in the course of the bout—openings he believed he may exploit if he had been in that place being wrestled. Henry Cejudo identified that Reinier trains out of a big camp and with the most effective grapplers on the planet, Craig Jones.
“I may do stuff that he was not in a position to do—take him down, put him on his again, received to harm him. There’s not an space that’s going to be unhealthy for me. Khamzat is excellent, however I see these sorts of holes and weaknesses. They’re exploitable, and I believe I’m the kind of fighter that brings one thing totally different. I’m an all-around man.”
Coming off a dominant first-round victory within the cage over who many believed to be Khamzat’s largest problem on the bottom—multiple-time All-American wrestler and NCAA champion Bo Nicka. Reinier de Ridder believes his model matches up nicely towards the present champion.
“There’s not an space we will go to within the struggle that will be unhealthy for me.”
Nevertheless, Reinier de Ridder should first get by means of “Fluffy,” who’s using an eight-fight win streak. It’s shaping as much as be a must-watch struggle with main title implications for the close to future.
