Reinier De Ridder eyes UFC middleweight title after UFC Abu Dhabi win as key divisional bouts shape the title picture in the coming months.

This past Saturday in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi, we saw a big time matchup in the middleweight division. Former champion Robert Whittaker (26-9) was taking on the surging top contender and former ONE champion Reinier De Ridder (21-2).

Reinier de Ridder has come a long way in less than a year. Last summer, he left his longtime fight promotion, One Championship, where he had once been a double champion, reigning in both the 205-pound and 225-pound weight classes simultaneously.