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Reinier de Ridder surprised many with UFC Des Moines win – but not everyone

Related Topics: UFC, Des Moines, Bo Nickal

middleweight Reinier de Ridder arrived in a big way in the co-main event of UFC Des Moines last night, and he did so by defeating Bo Nickal in a vicious manner.

Ever since entering the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Reinier de Ridder has been a problem for the rest of the middleweight division. That was especially true when he battled Bo Nickal in a fight that, for many, served as the first major test for Nickal since he arrived in the promotion. Unfortunately for the American, he fell short in a big way.

Alas, that doesn’t take anything away from Reinier de Ridder, who goes in there every time with the intention to finish the fight.