Bo Nickal tasted his first professional defeat in MMA, courtesy of Reinier de Ridder.

Reinier de Ridder didn’t have many kind things to say about his former employers at ONE Championship and the Singapore based promotion has only faced even more struggles since his exit.

UFC Abu Dhabi headliner Reinier de Ridder had to overcome an imposing two-division champ for his first taste of world championship glory. De Ridder is currently in pursuit of the UFC middleweight title after signing with MMA’s leading promotion in 2024. He’s gotten off to a strong start, winning all three of his Octagon appearances to date.

Reinier de Ridder discovered his love for combat sports at an early age. At just six years old, he took his first steps into judo. As the years passed, his passion for this type of

Netherlands’ very own is coming off an impressive win against former UFC contender series winner Bo Nickal and looks to make his name by beating ‘The Reaper’. A win for either fighter gets them an opportunity against the winner of Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev, the Russian has fortunately passed the hurdle of US customs for the fight.

Chimaev’s wrestling has been incredibly dominant, but with de Ridder being known for his incredibly crafty and creative submission game, ‘RDR’ could pose the undefeated star some interesting problems.

On Episode 3,585, the guys welcome in UFC middleweight Reinier de Ridder, who takes on former champ Robert Whittaker at UFC on ABC 9. The fellas also recap UFC 318, which went down in New Orleans, featuring Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway for the BMF title. Tune in!