Former ONE double champion and current UFC middleweight fighter, Reinier de Ridder, has expressed his desire for a bout against Khamzat Chimaev.
De Ridder was quoted by Bloody Elbow as saying:
Yeah, I was just training with [Sean] Strickland over the last couple of w🤪eeks so it wouldn’t be as nice to call him out I guess, but why not Kh๊amzat [Chimaev] – that would be a nice matchup grappling-wise, that would be cool.
De Ridder last stepped into the cage against Gerald Meerschaert on November 10 at UFC Vegas 100. This fight, which was stopped in the third round, ended in de Ridder's favor via a suꦉbmission hold. He holds a record of 18 wins and 2 losses.
Chimaev's most recent fight was against Robert Whittaker in October of t🉐his year at UFC 308. In this match, which was halted in the first round, Kha🎐mzat secured a victory through submission. He boasts an impressive record of 14 wins and no losses, while Robert holds 26 wins and 8 losses.