Former UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker has his next fight booked, and it wasn’t what fans were expecting.

Reinier de Ridder wasn’t happy with how many fights ... the UFC has many fighters who are former champions or top contenders. Sean Strickland, Israel Adesanya, and Robert Whittaker all used ...

While many fans thought a title eliminator or a title shot rematch with Merab Dvalishvili or Sean O'Malley could ... of Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder at UFC Abu Dhabi As per a report ...

Reinier de Ridder card against Marcus McGhee ... marked by losses to Aljamain Sterling, Sean O’Malley, and Merab Dvalishvili. Meanwhile, McGhee has racked up four straight wins, his latest ...

Sean Strickland, the former champion ... is also coming off a defeat to Chimaev and is scheduled to face Reinier de Ridder. Israel Adesanya, whom Imavov just finished, is unlikely to get a ...

Robert Whittaker foresees his upcoming fight with Reinier de Ridder as one that can re ... only number two ranked Sean Strickland and number four ranked contender Israel Adesanya don’t have ...

Despite that, earlier this year he suffered his first loss in professional MMA when he was knocked out by Reinier de Ridder ... and potentially the next Sean O’Malley. Despite that, earlier ...

ONE Championship) “Now, in hindsight, those two fights that I had with [Reinier] de Ridder, those were the biggest challenge in my career. And they were the most emotional fights for me ...