{"id":5865,"date":"2025-05-04T11:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T10:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=5865"},"modified":"2025-05-04T21:59:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T20:59:57","slug":"reinier-de-ridder-breaks-bo-nickals-myth-and-declares-himself-a-contender-when-jiu-jitsu-bjj-turns-into-a-sledgehammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/reinier-de-ridder-breaks-bo-nickals-myth-and-declares-himself-a-contender-when-jiu-jitsu-bjj-turns-into-a-sledgehammer\/","title":{"rendered":"Reinier de Ridder Breaks Bo Nickal\u2019s Myth and Declares Himself a Contender: When Jiu-Jitsu BJJ Turns into a Sledgehammer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2769\" data-end=\"3015\">At the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, while the crowd was eager to witness Bo Nickal\u2019s next step toward greatness, reality arrived in the form of a silent Dutchman, Reinier de Ridder, who turned the American dream into a second-round nightmare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3017\" data-end=\"3344\">What happened at UFC Des Moines wasn\u2019t just a win. It was <strong data-start=\"3075\" data-end=\"3098\">a brutal correction<\/strong> to the idea that an undefeated record automatically means you&#8217;re ready for the elite. Bo Nickal, a former collegiate wrestling champion with a 7\u20130 record, entered as the next big thing\u2014but ran into a man who knows exactly how to end fairy tales.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3351\" data-end=\"3391\"><strong data-start=\"3355\" data-end=\"3391\">Round 1: Who Holds the Strategy?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3393\" data-end=\"3642\">The first round was exploratory. De Ridder went for takedowns, betting on his ground superiority, while Nickal tried to keep his distance and strike fast.<br data-start=\"3547\" data-end=\"3550\" \/>But those exchanges revealed something crucial: <strong data-start=\"3598\" data-end=\"3641\">Bo Nickal does not handle pressure well<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3649\" data-end=\"3697\"><strong data-start=\"3653\" data-end=\"3697\">Round 2: Crushed by the Knees of Reality<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3699\" data-end=\"3979\">The second round quickly shifted. At the center of the cage, de Ridder applied pressure with powerful knees to the body. Nickal tried to survive, but it wasn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3699\" data-end=\"3979\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x6ikm8r x10wlt62\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FRMCSportCombat%2Fvideos%2F1204988101291855%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br data-start=\"3866\" data-end=\"3869\" \/>On the ground, a clean knee to the gut was the final blow. The referee had seen enough\u2014<strong data-start=\"3956\" data-end=\"3979\">the fight was over.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3986\" data-end=\"4031\"><strong data-start=\"3990\" data-end=\"4031\">Bo Nickal Loses\u2026 But Did He Collapse?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4033\" data-end=\"4181\">Beyond the result, the real question is: <strong data-start=\"4074\" data-end=\"4110\">Have we overestimated Bo Nickal?<\/strong> Or is de Ridder simply one of those cold killers we\u2019ve underestimated?<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4188\" data-end=\"4253\"><strong data-start=\"4192\" data-end=\"4253\">Calling Out Sean Strickland: A Challenge, Not a Handshake<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4255\" data-end=\"4337\">After the bout, de Ridder didn\u2019t waste time calling out the name he wanted next:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"4338\" data-end=\"4487\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4340\" data-end=\"4487\">\u201cI\u2019ve spent so much time in the U.S. I started wondering if I\u2019m still Dutch&#8230; So let me face your best wrestler: Sean Strickland, it\u2019s your turn!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4489\" data-end=\"4576\">This wasn\u2019t just a challenge\u2014it was <strong data-start=\"4525\" data-end=\"4576\">a formal statement of intent to join the elite.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4583\" data-end=\"4644\"><strong data-start=\"4587\" data-end=\"4644\">Conclusion: De Ridder Isn\u2019t a Guest\u2014He\u2019s Here to Stay<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4646\" data-end=\"4791\">What happened in Des Moines may not have been a title fight, but it <strong data-start=\"4714\" data-end=\"4757\">might mark the beginning of a new order<\/strong> in the UFC middleweight division.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, while the crowd was eager to witness Bo Nickal\u2019s next step toward greatness, reality arrived in the form of a silent Dutchman, Reinier de Ridder, who turned the American dream into a second-round nightmare. What happened at UFC Des Moines wasn\u2019t just a win. 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