Watch: Reinier de Ridder stops Bo Nickal
Bo Nickal’s undefeated record as a highly touted prospect in the UFC is over.
In a stunning upset at UFC Des Moines, former two-division ONE Championship Reinier de Ridder derailed the hype train of undefeated phenom Bo Nickal, securing his most high-profile Octagon victory with a second-round knockout.
Wow!!!! RDR takes Nickal’s zero!
— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) May 4, 2025
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UPSET DELIVERED IN IOWA 💥
— UFC (@ufc) May 4, 2025
Reinier de Ridder with a HUGE knockout in round 2! 👊
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In his first two UFC bouts, former ONE Championship middleweight and light heavyweight king Reinier de Ridder had already demonstrated his finishing ability with a pair of stoppage wins. After a debut submission victory against Gerald Meerschart, the Dutch finisher, Reinier de Ridder, faced Kevin Holland at UFC 311 earlier this year, securing an early first-round rear-naked choke.