Since moving up to middleweight, ‘The Reaper’ has never found himself coming off of back-to-back losses until now. Robert Whittaker was beaten by Reinier de Ridder in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi this past weekend.

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.

Reinier de Ridder picked up the biggest win of his career on Saturday when he took a hard-fought split decision over former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC Fight Night from Abu Dhabi.

MMA Junkie's Mike Bohn plays matchmaker and looks ahead to what makes sense for Reinier De Ridder in this edition of "Sean Shelby's Shoes."

Reinier de Ridder has officially entered the world of the middleweight elite after a grueling battle against Robert Whittaker at UFC Abu Dhabi.

A middleweight clash with title implications headlines UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi. Former UFC champion Robert Whittaker and former two-division ONE Championship king Reinier de Ridder fight weeks before a 185-pound title fight at UFC 319.

Reinier de Ridder thought one judge got it 'completely wrong' in his split decision win over Robert Whittaker at UFC Abu Dhabi.