Reinier de Ridder eyes Chimaev vs Du Plessis victor after narrow win over Robert Whittaker - ‘RDR’ won a split decision against the former champion to move a step closer to a UFC middleweight title sh ...

De Ridder stands at six feet four inches (193 cm), making him one of the taller fighters in the UFC Middleweight division.

It was De Ridder's fourth straight victory in UFC after recording wins over Gerald Meerschaert, Kevin Holland and Bo Nickal, all without going the distance. (ANI/WAM) ...

Currently, de Ridder sits as the No. 13 ranked contender in the UFC’s middleweight division. If he manages to snatch an improbable win over Robert Whittaker at Etihad Arena, he’ll skyrocket himself ...

Reinier de Ridder keeps things straightforward outside the cage, too. He can’t receive dirty messages in his inbox unlike other UFC middleweights. In a recent chat with Submission Radio, he joked ...

Whittaker looked to pressure early on, but de Ridder attempted to tie him up in the clinch and limit Whittaker's offense with ...

De Ridder also entered UFC Des Moines with an unbeaten Octagon record, as the former ONE Championship star debuted with a submission-win against Gerald Meerschaert last year before he made short ...

De Ridder, a former two-division ONE champion, remains unbeaten in his UFC tenure with wins over the likes of Kevin Holland and Gerald Meerschaert.