Reinier de Ridder and Robert Whittaker are now heading in two very different directions in the UFC’s middleweight division following de Ridder’s split-decision win in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi this past Saturday. Is de Ridder now in line to fight for the UFC title, and is Whittaker out of the championship picture at 185 for good? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel reacts to this past weekend’s headliner and what could be next for both de Ridder and Whittaker in the fallout.
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