BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » a-long-long https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:45:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ‘Title shot next is delusional’: Pros react to Reinier de Ridder’s win over Robert Whittaker at UFC Abu Dhabi https://www.badmma.com/title-shot-next-is-delusional-pros-react-to-reinier-de-ridders-win-over-robert-whittaker-at-ufc-abu-dhabi.html https://www.badmma.com/title-shot-next-is-delusional-pros-react-to-reinier-de-ridders-win-over-robert-whittaker-at-ufc-abu-dhabi.html#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2025 02:30:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/title-shot-next-is-delusional-pros-react-to-reinier-de-ridders-win-over-robert-whittaker-at-ufc-abu-dhabi.html Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Reinier de Ridder and Robert Whittaker had the MMA world on the edge of their seats in Saturday’s UFC Abu Dhabi main event. In the end, it was de Ridder who emerged victorious with a pair of 48-47 scores to earn a split decision win after five tightly contested rounds that went down to the wire. The headlining bout saw both fighters show off their skills, with Whittaker hurting de Ridder badly with an overhand right in Round 3, and de Ridder draining Whittaker’s gas tank with ripping knees to the body and smothering grappling

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