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De Ridder keen to stay at top

Dutchman Reinier de Ridder.

Reinier de Ridder has had a busy few months in One Championship.

After defending his One middleweight world title against welterweight king Kiamrian Abbasov in February, the two-division title-holder stepped into submission grappling action with Brazilian jiu-jitsu icon Andre Galvao a month later.

Now, “The Dutch Knight” is preparing for his latest world title defence.

Former middleweight world champion Vitaly Bigdash will challenge De Ridder in the main event of One 159: De Ridder v Bigdash on July 22 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, and the Russian powerhouse hopes to hand the Dutchman the first loss of his career.

De Ridder is as laid back as ever ahead of his upcoming bout, but he is also…

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