Dutch Submission Ace Reinier De Ridder Wants To Outgrapple Former Wrestling Standout Bo Nickal In Des Moines, Then Challenge A Former Champion.
Dutch middleweight Reinier de Ridder is only two fights into his UFC career, but he’s already ranked in the top 15, and hopes a big win over undefeated prospect Bo Nickal at UFC Des Moines will set him up for even bigger things later this year.
De Ridder captured championships in Asian organization ONE Championship at 225 and 205 pounds, but is now making waves in the UFC’s 185-pound class.
It’s a move that has already paid dividends, with back-to-back submission victories over Gerald Meerschaert and Kevin Holland getting his UFC career off to a flying start and sending him into Saturday’s co-main event bout with Nickal already ranked 13th in the division.