Reinier de Ridder has inked a take care of the UFC, a number of folks with data of the state of affairs confirmed the information to MMA Preventing. The signing turned public Tuesday following a tweet from the Roster Tracker account.
The corporate has but to set a date and opponent for “The Dutch Knight’s” octagon debut.
De Ridder (17-2) made brief work of Magomedmurad Khasaev this previous July in his most up-to-date bout, a first-round knockout below the UAE Warriors banner. That was de Ridder’s first look since parting methods with ONE Championship earlier this yr, ending his run within the Asian-based promotion with a document of 7-2.
The jiu-jitsu black belt received 9 straight between 2013 and 2018 to earn a take care of the ONE, and wanted three victories in a row to earn his first shot at a title there.
De Ridder defeated then-two-division king Aung La N Sang twice to steal each his titles, happening to win his subsequent two fights earlier than shedding each belts in consecutive matches in opposition to Anatoly Malykhin.
MMA Preventing’s Damon Martin contributed to this story.
