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Reinier de Ridder Reveals Why He Prefers His Opponents Tapping Out Over Going To Sleep

Reinier de Ridder Reveals Why He Prefers His Opponents Tapping Out Over Going To Sleep

When you compete and put your opponent into a choke… Would you rather they tap out – or stay stubborn so you can put them to sleep?

Well, Reinier de Ridder – a two-division champion at ONE Championship – says it’s much better that his opponents tap out.
Here’s why, as he explained in an interview for the “Morning Kombat”:

It’s better if they tap, because then they really say: “I don’t want to be in there anymore. I want to give up. I want to get out of there. I don’t want to be in the cage with Reinier anymore.” That’s the best feeling.

But putting them to sleep is alright as well.

And where does all of this self-confidence come from?
For de Ridder, it’s been been a matter of consistency in training and winning:

The confidence just came through the years of training and being successful every time I fight. But I think, in the transitions is where I really shine.

When I take them down, I’m already thinking of the next step. I’m already halfway on a neck or halfway on an arm. And they’re always in danger.

De Ridder’s next fight is against Anatoly Malykhin – an undefeated Russian striker with a 100% finish rate in ONE – for the ONE Championship light heavyweight title.