Even after Khamzat Chimaev’s dominant displaying at UFC 319, Reinier de Ridder is assured that he can power the undefeated Chechen monster to faucet out.
‘Borz’ climbed to the highest of the middleweight mountain in Chicago, delivering a shut-out in opposition to ex-titleholder Dricus Du Plessis within the night’s predominant occasion.
Mere days after scoring the most important victory of his MMA profession, Chimaev already has a laundry checklist of potential challengers lining up, together with de Ridder, who launched himself within the division’s prime 5 final month through a cut up determination win over Robert Whittaker in Abu Dhabi.
“I’ve some sneaky stuff from the underside as effectively,” de Ridder informed Submission Radio whereas discussing a possible conflict with Chimaev. “I feel I can actually make it arduous on him as soon as I put him on his again. So yeah, I feel I’ve a superb likelihood on this battle. I’ll defend the crucifix by not getting there. Dricus simply put his hand within the unsuitable place each time. And that’s why he acquired within the crucifix.”
Reinier de Ridder must undergo ‘Fluffy’ if he desires a crack at Chimaev
The Dutchman may very effectively be the subsequent man in line for Chimaev, however first, he’ll need to get by means of surging contender Anthony ‘Fluffy’ Hernandez. Following Tuesday’s episode of DWCS, Dana White revealed that de Ridder and Hernandez will headline UFC Vancouver on Oct. 18 from the Rogers Heart.
RDR’ goes into the bout with a spotless 4-0 report underneath the UFC banner, together with wins over Kevin Holland and Bo Nickal. Earlier than his UFC run, de Ridder grew to become a two-division titleholder in ONE Championship, carrying the promotion’s middleweight and light-weight heavyweight belts.
As for Hernandez, ‘Fluff’ is sitting on an eight-fight win streak. In his most up-to-date outing, Hernandez delivered an announcement victory in opposition to Roman Dolidze. The victory was adequate to bump him up into the No. 6 spot within the rankings — one spot behind de Ridder.
