After a shaky outing in his UFC debut, Reinier de Ridder scored an impressive victory in his first performance on pay-per-view, opening up the UFC 311 main card with a submission of Kevin Holland.
De Ridder scored a takedown in the opening seconds of round one. Despite a triangle attempt from Holland, the Dutchman was able to control the action and had success in top position. As “Trailblazer” tried to stand up, “RDR” got to Holland’s back, bringing him back to the ground and locking in a body triangle and choke for the first-round submission.
Reinier de Ridder Makes Quick Work Of Kevin Holland Via First-Round Submission At UFC 311
They call Reinier de Ridder as Dricus du Plessis 2.0#UFC311
— Vipul
(@Vipul_Espeaks) January 19, 2025
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2-0 in the UFC, RDR is moving quickly
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) January 19, 2025
REINIER DE RIDDER SUBMITS KEVIN HOLLAND IN THE FIRST ROUND.
Reinier de Ridder showing up to the UFC and choking out Kevin Holland in one round: #UFC311 pic.twitter.com/6M8moovp9S
— MacMally
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WHAT NOW!!!
REINIER DE RIDDER HAS JUST SHOOK UP THE WORLD
— 21 DAYS UNTIL DRICUS BECOMES 3X CHAMP
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De Ridder, the former champ-champ in ONE Championship, made his Octagon debut at UFC Vegas 100 last November, getting rocked by Gerald Meerschaert before coming back to score a third-round submission.
Holland, meanwhile, has now lost four of his last five fights.