Former ONE Championship gentle heavyweight and middleweight champion Reinier de Ridder made his UFC octagon debut on Saturday at UFC Vegas 100.
De Ridder defeated Gerald Meerschaert by means of third-round submission in a bout that critics mentioned was “sloppy.”
Whereas he didn’t absolutely handle the the reason why he left ONE, the previous double champion did warn his friends to not signal with the promotion.
“That is one thing I really feel I’ve to do for different fighters — when you’re pondering of signing with ONE Championship, don’t,” de Ridder mentioned on the UFC Vegas 100 post-fight press convention. “It’s that straightforward. You shouldn’t. There’s nothing there. There’s no fights. You’re simply mistaken when you do that, when you signal there, it is a dangerous mistake.”
De Ridder, following 4 straight title victories in ONE Championship, would lose each of these belts in back-to-back outings in opposition to Anatoly Malykhin. He since rebounded with a win over Magomedmurad Khasaev (TKO) main as much as his UFC debut this previous weekend.
