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Reinier “The Dutch Knight” de Ridder will welcome any problem to his ONE Middleweight or ONE Mild Heavyweight World Titles – however he’s additionally eager to develop into a triple champ.
The 31-year-old Netherlands native was final in motion at “ONE on TNT IV” in April, the place he picked up a second convincing win over Aung La “The Burmese Python” N Sang, alongside together with his second World Championship.
Now, the laid-back Fight Brothers athlete is able to tackle anybody throughout three divisions when he returns to the Circle.
“[I’ll defend] whichever belt, whichever method, [against] whoever. It doesn’t matter,” De Ridder says.
“As quickly as potential, I’ll struggle anyone on this planet. At middleweight, at gentle heavyweight, or heavyweight.”
However whereas “The Dutch Knight” is open to going through any competitor that ONE Championship’s matchmakers deem worthy, he does have some private preferences.
“Kiamrian Abbasov may be very fascinating. He’s been on a tear these days. It could be very cool to face him,” De Ridder affords.
Abbasov, the ONE Welterweight World Champion, has expressed curiosity in shifting up a division, however the middleweight and lightweight heavyweight king doesn’t imagine that will work out properly for him.
“I feel I’d be very dominant in a struggle with Abbasov. Simply because I’m higher in all places,” De Ridder says.
“I’m taller, I’m stronger, I’m rangier, I’m heavier, and he will get taken down by nearly anyone. So he’ll positively get taken down by me. So I see myself ending that struggle early.”
The Dutchman’s different most popular choice would go in the other way. As an alternative of getting somebody transfer as much as meet him, De Ridder likes the considered being the smaller man in opposition to ONE Heavyweight World Champion Arjan “Singh” Bhullar.
The pair already engaged in a confrontation, and their elite talent units would make for an unimaginable matchup.
“[A fight with Bhullar] could be extra fascinating as a result of I’ll quit numerous weight. He’ll most likely have 20 kilos on me, possibly much more. So that may take some extra time to complete him,” De Ridder says.
“I might need to place in some extra work, tire him out, hit him to the physique some extra earlier than I get the end in that struggle.”
De Ridder is supremely assured – and rightly so, given his good 14-0 slate and two-division World Championship success – however that doesn’t imply he’s taking his rivals without any consideration.
He is aware of that Abbasov and Bhullar are on the prime of their respective meals chains and would supply up fascinating exams for his return to motion.
“Each are nice challenges, and I’m trying ahead to each of these fights,” De Ridder provides.
For now, nothing has been set in stone for “The Dutch Knight’s” subsequent battle, however followers can count on to see one other evolution from the judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt when he steps again onto the worldwide stage in 2022.
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