Robert Whittaker’s bid to be UFC champion again has copped a major blow after he was narrowly beaten by Reiner de Ridder on Sunday morning (AEST).

UFC middleweight Reinier de Ridder solidified himself as a legitimate title contender in defeating Robert Whittaker by split ...

The UFC Abu Dhabi main event featured former middleweight king Robert Whittaker take on the always-entertaining Reinier de ...

Reinier de Ridder walked away with a razor-close split-decision win over Robert Whittaker in Saturday's UFC Abu Dhabi main ...

In the UFC on ABC 9 main event Saturday, de Ridder (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) defeated former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker ...

Reinier de Ridder picked up the biggest win of his career on Saturday when he took a hard-fought split decision over former ...

The Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder scorecard at UFC Abu Dhabi shows how the judges scored their close fight Saturday ...

The MMA community reacted to Reinier de Ridder's split decision over Robert Whittaker at UFC Abu Dhabi – with some ...

Reinier de Ridder is looking for a title shot after taking out former champion Robert Whittaker in a close split decision in ...

It may not have been pretty, but Reinier de Ridder cleared another big hurdle on the way to a middleweight title shot.

Reinier de Ridder remains undefeated inside the Octagon, scoring a closely-contested decision victory over former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker at ...