{"id":321729,"date":"2026-04-20T15:45:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=321729"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:15:05","slug":"ufc-star-reinier-de-ridder-would-fight-after-gaining-30lb-in-in-the-future-in-consequence-of-brutal-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/ufc-star-reinier-de-ridder-would-fight-after-gaining-30lb-in-in-the-future-in-consequence-of-brutal-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC star Reinier De Ridder would fight after gaining 30lb in in the future in consequence of brutal cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Reinier De Ridder has opened up about his extreme weight reduction and resultant gain after finally giving up on the cut to 185lb.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The previous ONE FC double champion has struggled to maintain up the pace in his previous couple of UFC fights after being forced to make the total way all the way down to middleweight since leaving Asia. He got off to a flying start within the octagon, but has since lost to Caio Borralho and Brendan Allen.<\/p>\n

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    His defeat to Allen saw his coach call the fight off after the fourth round as he battled exhaustion and usually was badly beaten. And after one other loss, he’s moving up officially to light-heavyweight, where he was at his best in ONE FC with their different weigh-in protocols.<\/p>\n

    Reinier De Ridder moves up officially to finish brutal weight cuts<\/h2>\n

    After a number of years of brutally finding a method to get down in weight, Reinier De Ridder has confirmed that his next fight can be at 205lb. During a fan Q&A on his YouTube page, he also recalled the severity of his cuts, and the way they left him feeling in training on fight night.<\/p>\n

    It\u2019s standard for fighters to deplete themselves to get to fight weight with a perceived advantage. But De Ridder\u2019s case appears to be particularly brutal as he recalled making the 186 prolonged limit before refuelling and ending up at 215lb just around a day later for fight night.<\/p>\n

    \u201cSo at middleweight I might rise up to love 215lb \u2013 so like 96kg or something like that \u2013 on fight night,\u201d he recalled. \u201cBut I believe the burden cut got worse and worse each time I did it, it was just an enormous stress on my body.<\/p>\n

    \u201cIn ONE I used to fight at 205lb because we sort of didn\u2019t do weight cuts there, we sort of tried to stop people cutting weight with hydration tests and every little thing. My natural walk around weight was like 210lb on the time.<\/p>\n

    \u201cSo I wouldn\u2019t really cut weight, I might just eat just a little less the few days before and just make 205lb the night before very easily.\u201d<\/p>\n

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