At ONE on Prime Video 5, former double world champion Reinier de Ridder tasted defeat for the very first time in his profession. As much as that time, ‘The Dutch Knight’ had produced an unbelievable run of 16 consecutive wins that had seen him win the ONE middleweight and light-weight heavyweight world championships.
In his most up-to-date world title protection, the Dutchman bit off greater than he might chew. De Ridder confronted the undefeated ONE interim heavyweight world champion Anatoly Malykhin, who proved to be an excessive amount of for ‘The Dutch Knight.’
With a devastating first-round knockout, Malykhin took Reinier de Ridder’s double-world champion standing for himself. Now that he has a while to recuperate from the battle, de Ridder has been analyzing what he might’ve performed higher.
In an interview with the South China Morning Publish on YouTube, the reigning ONE middleweight world champion spoke concerning the measurement distinction between him and Malykhin on battle evening:
“Not even simply to strategize however he got here down from heavyweight and was most likely round 105 kilos within the [circle]. It’s not that simple to placed on weight, man. Possibly within the [circle] if I used to be fortunate, I used to be 96 kilos. That’s a reasonably large hole and he’s an influence puncher and he did very nicely.”
Watch the total interview beneath:
Reinier de Ridder sizes himself up towards upcoming adversary Tye Ruotolo
In his upcoming contest contained in the circle, the scale benefit is on the facet of ONE middleweight world champion Reinier de Ridder. After his loss to Anatoly Malykhin on the finish of final yr, de Ridder is taking a brief break from MMA to compete in a submission grappling contest that has been talked about for a while.
At ONE Combat Evening 10 on Prime Video, ‘The Dutch Knight’ will face Tye Ruotolo, one of many best possible submission grapplers on the planet. Reinier de Ridder’s grappling has been his standout attribute all through his MMA profession, utilizing his submission abilities to go 16-0 with two world championship reigns proper up till his final battle towards Malykhin.
In an interview with ONE Championship, the Dutchman spoke concerning the matchup:
“I’ve the bodily benefit. I’m heavier and longer. He may need a little bit of technical benefit as a result of he’s a pure grappler. I believe it’s going to be a really thrilling match.”
‘The Dutch Knight’ is certainly top-of-the-line grapplers in MMA, with 4 of his seven ONE Championship wins coming through submission. That being stated, he might want to use any benefit that he has within the contest if he’s going to compete with one among Andre Galvao’s best college students, Tye Ruotolo.
ONE Combat Evening 10 is ready for Could 5 at 1stBank Heart in Colorado. The whole card will probably be accessible reside and without spending a dime to all Prime Video subscribers in North America.