Abu Dhabi, UFC and Steve De Ridder
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Two of the top middleweights in the world headlined the recent UFC Abu Dhabi event that aired live on ABC in Reinier de Ridder and Robert Whittaker.
Herzog was the third man on the octagon Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi when Nguyen (11-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) battered Yahya (12-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC) all over the cage, scoring a new single-fight high six knockdowns landed before it was mercifully called off by the doctor at the conclusion of the second round.
Robert Whittaker is holding his head high, as usual. The former middleweight champion suffered a loss this past Saturday in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi, dropping a close split decision to Reinier de Ridder. Whittaker battled de Ridder for 25 minutes ...
‘Funk Master’ has been vocal in the past about his thoughts on how he lost the 135-pound title. Sterling was stopped by Sean O’Malley in the main event of UFC 292, but he insisted that referee Marc Goddard had stopped the fight far too early.
On this week's episode of "Spinning Back Clique," our panel reacts to Reinier De Ridder's big win, some of the recent big fight bookings and more.