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

De Ridder earned a crack at Whittaker after he knocked out highly-touted wrestler Bo Nickal with a knee to the body at UFC ...

Before outpointing Whittaker at UFC Abu Dhabi, De Ridder earned a shocking victory over the previously unbeaten Bo Nickal at UFC Des Moines. De Ridder knocked out Nickal and handed the former NCAA ...

Congrats to RDR, that was a great fight. Title shot next. I have a Long Long way to go but I will keep improving, getting ...

Reinier de Ridder will turn his attention to a middleweight title shot next, after beating former champion Robert Whittaker ...

The next UFC middleweight title contender could be decided today, when former champion Robert Whittaker welcomes Reinier de ...

Former two-division ONE Championship titleholder Reinier de Ridder arguably may already be the most successful fighter to go ...

SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC Fight Night fight card from Etihad Arena at Yas Island in Yas West ...

UFC Fight Night will take place in Abu Dhabi, featuring Robert Whittaker and Reinier De Ridder in a headline middleweight ...

Reinier de Ridder trusts his cardio enough to look for a finish against Robert Whittaker for all 25 minutes at UFC Abu Dhabi.

Reinier de Ridder secured a split-decision victory over Robert Whittaker in the UFC Fight Night at the Etihad Arena on Saturday night."I expected to take him down and choke him out," de Ridder said.