Reinier de Ridder is coming for all the titles in ONE Championship.
After accepting a rematch in opposition to Aung La N Sang on simply 5 days’ discover, de Ridder placed on a suffocating grappling show over 5 rounds to win a lopsided unanimous resolution within the ONE on TNT 4 predominant occasion. It was the second straight time that de Ridder had confronted the celebrity from Myanmar after he took the middleweight title away from him this previous October.
Now de Ridder has snatched each of his belts as he turns into the ONE mild heavyweight and middleweight champion.
Following his newest win, de Ridder then turned his consideration in direction of a 3rd world title as he known as out ONE heavyweight champion Brandon Vera for a battle this summer season.
Earlier than a single punch was thrown to start out the battle, de Ridder dove on Aung La N Sang’s legs and dragged him to the mat the place he started to make use of his grappling sport. Continuously attacking, de Ridder was advancing his place and establishing his submission sport whereas shifting fluidly from the mount after which taking the again.
Locking on the physique triangle, de Ridder was punishing the Myanmar native whereas looking for a gap for a choke however he simply couldn’t get the end. Whereas it took a while, Aung La N Sang ultimately slipped free after getting out of an arm triangle choke try as he obtained again to his ft.
Regardless of the slight success to finish the primary spherical, “The Burmese Python” simply couldn’t maintain de Ridder away from his physique and legs as he was repeatedly caught on his again attempting to outlive grappling exchanges. Whereas de Ridder wasn’t in a position to get the end, even after one other close to submission, he was dominating the battle with the previous two-division champion simply looking for room to breathe.
Because the battle continued, de Ridder was relentless together with his takedowns and grappling assaults as he simply moved ahead, went for the legs and put Aung La N Sang on his again. It was a methodical but very efficient sport plan with de Ridder simply sustaining his management, searching for openings to advance his place after which searching for submissions.
With time working out within the closing spherical, Aung La N Sang did handle to blow up off his again to reverse positions however he simply couldn’t do sufficient injury to complete the battle with a purpose to mount the comeback in opposition to de Ridder.
Whereas this wasn’t the matchup initially booked to headline ONE on TNT four, de Ridder was in a position to make historical past by changing into a two-division champion after profitable back-to-back fights in opposition to Aung La N Sang whereas taking his mild heavyweight and middleweight titles.
ONE has by no means shied away from giving fighters alternatives at profitable a number of titles throughout a number of divisions so it appears totally potential the promotion would possibly permit de Ridder to search for a 3rd championship in opposition to Vera later this yr.