So far his striking looks like shit.
Doh!
Low impact fighting but he got the job done
Someone will put him on their highlight reel standing. Heās way too slow.
he can take a shot,
Bro, bro, bro, your boat!
I thought he looked good for his first UFC fight, He didnāt appear to suffer from the UFC debut jitters & he wasnāt out of his depth. Heās not going to beat the elite 185 pound fighters but heāll be involved in some entertaining fights & become a contender IMO.
Totally Dude Bro
Iām a huge RdR fan. Hope he can make some waves going down to 185 in UFC.
Meerschart is a bum. If he struggled with him, heās in trouble.
I wouldnāt say he struggled with him too badly considering 185 is a new weight class for him & he was making his UFC debut. Meerschartās no bum. He no contender but he a solid journeyman-level fighter.
As I said, de Ridder is unlikely to become champion but I think heāll develop into a decent mid-tier contender.
Heāll probably be a Taric Saffedine-level guy.
Isnāt the guy also 34? He realistically wonāt be in his prime in a year or two if at all.
He would struggle to win TUF