{"id":79752,"date":"2025-08-18T22:34:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T22:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/79752\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T22:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T22:34:12","slug":"reinier-de-ridder-agrees-to-khamzat-middleweight-title-fight-at-ufc-321","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/79752\/","title":{"rendered":"Reinier de Ridder agrees to Khamzat middleweight title fight at UFC 321"},"content":{"rendered":"

Khamzat Chimaev took almost no damage in his dominant victory over Dricus du Plessis<\/a> in the UFC 319 pay-per-view (PPV) main event<\/a> last weekend in Chicago. That\u2019s why \u201cBorz\u201d has agreed to make his first title defense as part of the upcoming UFC 321 fight card in Abu Dhabi<\/a>; however, that quick turnaround may rule out the winner of Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho, who collide on Sept. 5 in Paris<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No. 5-ranked<\/a> Reiner de Ridder will be ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cSend me the contract,\u201d the \u201cDutch Knight\u201d told Damon Martin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

RelatedBookies drop odds on Khamzat\u2019s first UFC title defense, both underdog contenders favored to be destroyed<\/a><\/p>\n

De Ridder, 34, is 4-0 under the UFC banner with three finishes, having recently bested former middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker, on ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI already faced the best American wrestler,\u201c De Ridder (21-2) said after UFC 319<\/a>, referencing his destruction of Bo Nickal at UFC Des Moines<\/a>. \u201dI\u2019m curious to see how I can do against the best Caucasus area wrestler.\u201c<\/p>\n

Chimaev (15-0) has yet to respond to De Ridder\u2019s callout.<\/p>\n

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