UFC star Reinier de Ridder is perfectly fine with being taken down by Khamzat Chimaev if the two end up fighting one another.
As we know, Reinier de Ridder is one of the most exciting middleweight contenders on the roster - and in all of mixed martial arts. He hasn't wasted any time whatsoever in making his presence known in the division, and after beating Robert Whittaker, he has set himself up fora championship opportunity.
That fight will likely come against Khamzat Chimaev, who is the new UFC middleweight champion after he was able to dethrone Dricus du Plessis. He absolutely dominateed DDP from start to finish, and in doing so, gave other 185-pounders including Reinier de Ridder an idea of how not to approach a fight against 'Borz'.
In a recent interview, Reinier de Ridder opened up on the idea of fighting Khamzat, and he seems pretty comfortable with every possible scenario.
Reinier de Ridder welcomes wrestling with Khamzat Chimaev
“I think I'm a very good, a very big challenge for him. I'm interested to see what happens in the fight, of course. But if I get taken down, perfect. If I take him down, perfect. If we're still standing, also great. I think I have a good chance of doing well in this fight, and I really hope we can get it done.”
de Ridder is a very relaxed guy and it'll be interesting to see what he's like in the build-up to a fight against someone as intense as Chimaev.
