UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
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SB Nation on MSNUFC Abu Dhabi weigh-in results: Robert Whittaker, Reinier de Ridder hit the mark to make main event officialRobert Whittaker and Reinier de Ridder were both on point without any problems with the middleweights hitting the scale early Friday morning in Abu Dhabi. The main event was made official after de Ridder was the first fighter to weigh in with the former two-division champion from ONE coming in at 186 pounds.
UFC returns to Abu Dhabi with a pivotal middleweight bout between Robert Whittaker and Reinier de Ridder, potentially determining the next title challenger. Whittaker, aiming to reclaim his path to gold,
Khamzat Chimaev is currently preparing to face Dricus du Plessis in the main event of UFC 319 in his first UFC title fight. Following UFC 318, Chimaev has also been going back and forth with Paulo Costa after the former title challenger bounced back with a decisive win.
Former two-division ONE Championship titleholder Reinier de Ridder arguably may already be the most successful fighter to go from ONE to the UFC. The Dutchman has won his first three fights in the Octagon since his November debut,