BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » a-good-position https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Reinier de Ridder scoffs at Paulo Costa’s criticism: ‘What happened’ when you fought Robert Whittaker? https://www.badmma.com/reinier-de-ridder-scoffs-at-paulo-costas-criticism-what-happened-when-you-fought-robert-whittaker-2.html https://www.badmma.com/reinier-de-ridder-scoffs-at-paulo-costas-criticism-what-happened-when-you-fought-robert-whittaker-2.html#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/reinier-de-ridder-scoffs-at-paulo-costas-criticism-what-happened-when-you-fought-robert-whittaker-2.html Reinier de Ridder picked up the biggest win of his career on Saturday after beating former champion Robert Whittaker in the UFC Abu Dhabi main event, but he didn’t escape criticism from another veteran middleweight. Just moments after having his hand raised in a split-decision victory to move to 4-0 in the UFC, de Ridder was subjected to a message from Paulo Costa , who is just days removed from his decision win over Roman Kopylov at UFC 318 . Costa, who got back on track after losing two in a row, obviously gained some confidence with his success as he took aim at de Ridder for his performance

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/reinier-de-ridder-scoffs-at-paulo-costas-criticism-what-happened-when-you-fought-robert-whittaker-2.html/feed 0 Reinier de Ridder plans to stay ready after UFC Abu Dhabi just in case Khamzat Chimaev ‘pulls out last minute’ https://www.badmma.com/reinier-de-ridder-plans-to-stay-ready-after-ufc-abu-dhabi-just-in-case-khamzat-chimaev-pulls-out-last-minute.html https://www.badmma.com/reinier-de-ridder-plans-to-stay-ready-after-ufc-abu-dhabi-just-in-case-khamzat-chimaev-pulls-out-last-minute.html#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/reinier-de-ridder-plans-to-stay-ready-after-ufc-abu-dhabi-just-in-case-khamzat-chimaev-pulls-out-last-minute.html Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC Reinier de Ridder is preparing for his fourth fight in the UFC, but he’s hoping that his fifth comes along with a chance at becoming middleweight champion. Following a blistering knockout over highly touted prospect Bo Nickal back in May, the former two-division champion from ONE Championship wasted no time booking his next fight against Robert Whittaker in the main event at UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday

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