Reinier de Ridder will defend the ONE middleweight championship against Vitaly Bigdash in the main event of ONE 159 on July 22 in Singapore, Sports Illustrated has learned.
A two-division champ, De Ridder (15–0) holds both the middleweight and the light heavyweight titles.
“People are going to see me dominate Bigdash,” De Ridder says. “It’s going to end on his back with me choking the life out of him.”
A charismatic, brash personality, De Ridder should grow in popularity as ONE jumps with full force into the United States fight market on Amazon Prime.