Reinier de Ridder will turn his attention to a middleweight title shot next, after beating former champion Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi.

Despite getting his hand raised, de Ridder received some criticism from a middleweight rival who he’s now responded to via social media. During the post-fight press conference at UFC Abu Dhabi, Reinier de Ridder gave a brief response after being told about Paulo Costa’s thoughts on the fight.

The latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the UFC rankings toward contention and others fall away.

Reinier joined Madrid in 2020 for €30million but has never made an appearance for the first team and has had four separate loan spells.

Reinier De Ridder eyes the winner of Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev title fight after defeating a former champion.

Reinier de Ridder seemed fairly surprised to hear the announcer read out a dissenting scorecard in the wake of his split decision win over Robert Whittaker at

On Episode 3,585, the guys welcome in UFC middleweight Reinier de Ridder, who takes on former champ Robert Whittaker at UFC on ABC 9. The fellas also recap UFC 318, which went down in New Orleans, featuring Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway for the BMF title. Tune in!