UFC Fight Night results, highlights: Reinier de Ridder closes Top Prospect Bo Nickal with Crushing Knee

For a certain reason, Reinier de Ridder is a decorated champion from another action. The Dutch grappler reminded people of how good he is on Saturday evening against increasing middleweight and the candidate Bo Nickal. De Ridder achieved a brutal knee at the co-main event of the Moines, iowa, a TKO of the second round of the Collegiate Wrestling Champion.

De Ridder and Nickal were interesting foils for each other. Her A-Games were in full effect in round 1. The middle weights were captured in clinch situations and desperately beaten up on the ground. Their endurance relief in the first five minutes set the stage for the decisive finish of round 2. Nickal's technology began to slide when fatigue occurred and took over. De Ridder landed the tougher strikes in the pocket and forced to flee nickal. The Dutch hunted Nickal to the body with a knee that folded him.

“This is the best American grappler you have, right? Now give me your best American striker,” said de Ridder after his second round victory. “[Sean] Strickland, you are up, buddy. Let's go! “

De Ridder (20-2) did not make the best impression in his UFC debut. The victory of the former two-division-one championship defender against Gerald Manchschaert was not inspiring. Impressive ending against Kevin Holland and now Nickal will make a big contribution to increasing its shares for UFC fans.

Nickal (7-1) was one of the most adapted prospects of UFC. The three-time wrestling champion of the NCAA Division I had scored seven victories with six surfaces, almost exclusively in the UFC and “Contender series”.