Reinier de Ridder’s coach is standing by his decision to throw in the towel after the fourth round in the UFC Vancouver headliner.
De Ridder started quickly but faded badly down the stretch against Brendan Allen in their middleweight bout at the Rogers Center in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday night. In the later rounds, “The Dutch Knight” struggled to return to his corner, as he appeared to be badly fatigued by the grappling exchanges that occurred in the fight. According to coach Harun Ozkan, it was the “right call” to throwel in the towel prior to the fifth frame.