Reinier de Ridder isn’t blaming anybody but himself for shortcomings in his past two losses.
After a blazing fast start to his UFC career with four straight wins including victories over former champion Robert Whittaker and Bo Nickal, de Ridder just kept the momentum going by booking his fourth fight in 2025 but that backfired spectacularly. He ended up falling to Brendan Allen after his body effectively shut down and his corner was forced to stop the fight.
While not the same outcome, de Ridder also felt fairly lifeless in his next fight when he lost to Caio Borralho before finally making the decision to move from middleweight to light heavywe
