Reinier de Ridder gives Rolly Romero a race for his money For the biggest weekend combat sports.
The former holder of the champion of the champion of the two division One shocked Bo Nickal on Saturday evening, eliminating the super-component of the MMA with a second-round strike dam in the average co-poid event of the UFC of the monks at the Wells Fargo Arena at monks, Iowa.
After a back-and-forth opening tour, mainly disputed between Mat Scrambles, Ridder (20-2) trapped Nickal (7-1) against the fence to open the second frame and started rubbing it with short punches with the head and body. De Ridder continued to apply pressure on the break, finally sending Nickal's fusion on the canvas with a big knee in the middle and forcing the stop at brand 1:53 of the Tour.
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Nickal, 29, has long been considered one of the most talented perspectives in MMA. An amateur wrestler decorated who was triple national champion of the NCAA Division I, Nickal Barnstormed to a perfect 6-0 race to start his career under the aegis of the UFC, including two first fights on the series of candidates of the promotion. Nickal said without a crown that he specifically asked to fight Ridder And hoped that the match would be a springboard to a ranking in the AUDS Division of the UFC.
Instead, from Ridder overthrew Nickal from the rows of the undefeated and marked one of the biggest upheavals so far on the MMA calendar. The “Dutch Knight”, 34, is now 3-0 in the UFC after similar finishes by Gerald Meerschaert and Kevin Holland.
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