Reinier de Ridder did exactly what he said he was going to do, and cemented himself as arguably one of the best fighters in the world in the process.
De Ridder (16-0) stayed unbeaten when he put Vitaly Bigdash (12-3) to sleep with an inverted triangle choke in the first round to defend his light heavyweight title at ONE Championship 159. The finish came at the 3:29 mark of the opening round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.
De Ridder, who also is the promotion’s middleweight champ, denied former light heavyweight titleholder Bigdash in his quest to capture a ONE title more than five years after he lost the belt.
