Reinier de Ridder Seems To Redeem Himself Utilizing His Weaknesses
Dutch combined martial artist, Reinier de Ridder has gained two silver medals within the European Championships throughout his profession and in addition held two titles on the identical time in ONE Championship after capturing the ONE Middleweight MMA title in addition to the sunshine heavyweight belt. Now, the person they name “The Dutch Knight” is dealing with essentially the most troublesome part of his profession. After dropping his ONE Mild Heavyweight MMA World Championship to Anatoly Malykhin again in December, 2022, de Ridder will now defend his middleweight crown towards the identical man that took his light-weight belt. M&F caught up with Reinier de Ridder as he prepares for this essential match forward of ONE 166.
“I’m a middleweight, and once I fought at gentle heavyweight I used to be like at 97 kilos (214 kilos). I possibly placed on round 2 kilos of fats and that’s about it,” the 6’3” de Ridder says about straddling two weight lessons. “I’ve by no means actually been on the prime of the burden restrict for gentle heavyweight. So, middleweight is my weight class, my pure weight class, and (the burden) is straightforward to make for me. I’m not the heaviest man within the middleweights so this can be a great place for me.”
Reinier De Ridder Is Throwing Our bodies Round Within the Gymnasium
In fact, middleweight is the division that de Ridder hopes to keep up possession of when he faces his previous nemesis, Malykhin, on March 1, however the final a number of months have additionally supplied de Ridder with some uplifting moments whereas coaching at his Fight Brothers Gymnasium within the Netherlands. “My power and conditioning, I do on the fitness center,” he says. “I’ve my physio follow there. The fitness center itself is sweet. Over the past couple of years, all the nice guys from our space, like all the highest Belgian guys have flocked to our fitness center. All of the Dutch prime guys have come to our fitness center, so I’ve a whole lot of our bodies to work with. I’ve every part at my disposal, and I’ve put it to good use during the last 12 months.”
For Reinier de Ridder, his Fight Brothers fitness center additionally offers a possibility to share his huge MMA information and expertise with newer athletes. “it’s very cool,” says the middleweight champ. “I actually take pleasure in instructing the children. I don’t do it each week, however occasionally I’ll step in and take over the lessons, which is admittedly enjoyable. You see them actually develop.” de Ridder himself has undergone his personal private development after being knocked out in devastating vogue by Malykhin in late 2022. He’d racked up 16 wins in professional MMA earlier than dropping his gentle heavyweight belt.
De Ridder’s Fights His Weaknesses to Change into The Finest Potential Fighter
“I’ve had lots to be taught, after all, from that combat,” says de Ridder. “It didn’t go my manner, it didn’t go my manner in a significant manner, however all of the small little issues that went flawed, like essentially the most primary little issues like me; I used to be too gentle. He had a whole lot of weight on me, which is one thing I corrected. (Then,) from a whole lot of technical stuff; mentally I wasn’t in the best way of thinking at the moment. So, I’ve made an inventory of every part that went flawed. I wrote it down and I’ve been grinding at it ever since.”
So, how did de Ridder enhance his weight? “Lifted a sh** ton of weights!” he laughs. “And, eat some extra meals, so I gained a few kilos of mass. I acquired a bit heavier, a bit stronger, which is necessary for this match-up.” The fighter shares that he has been consuming six eggs for lunch and devouring a steak for dinner each day as a way to bulk up forward a very powerful bout of his illustrious profession. For the primary time ever, ONE Championship is heading to Qatar with ONE 166, broadcasts dwell from Lusail Sports activities Enviornment on Friday, March 1. de Ridder tells M&F that he loves ONE Championship’s concentrate on sportsmanship, and says he appreciates the truth that there’s much less “trash speaking” earlier than fights. The must-see blockbuster occasion can be stacked with three World Title clashes in whole, that includes a mixture of MMA, Muay Thai, boxing, and submission grappling.
Reinier de Ridder will defend his ONE Middleweight MMA World Championship towards Anatoly Malykhin this Friday at ONE 166: Qatar, dwell on Prime Video within the U.S./Canada and on Watch.ONEFC.com world wide.
