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Rainier de Ridder - Bo Nickal. Betting Tip for the fight
The fighter of the Absolute Fighting Championship in the middleweight category, Rainier de Ridder, will face Bo Nickal in the co-main match of the evening. The fight will take place on May 4 as part of the UFC on ESPN 67 tournament in Des Moines (USA) at the Wells Fargo Arena multi-purpose venue, which holds about 16,000 spectators. The approximate start of the fight is 06:20 Moscow time. Will a fighter from the Netherlands be able to succeed in a duel with an American and which bets to choose? - read in our betting tip
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Reinier de Ridder
NetherlandsCurrent form
Rainier de Ridder, before being under the spotlight of the UFC octagon in November 2024, had already managed to make a splash in the ONE Championship. He didn't just win fights there, he collected belts like a real collector. Middleweight, light heavyweight — it's all his. He became the third fighter in the history of this Asian league, who simultaneously held titles in two divisions.
The Dutchman is still confident in the UFC, as if he hadn't changed his promotion: two wins, both by submission, both in the third round. First he strangled Gerald Merschart, and then he repeated the trick with Kevin Holland. As per the textbook. The 34-year-old Dutch knight currently has 19 wins (four by knockout, two by decision, 13 by submission), just two losses, and a well—deserved 13th place in the UFC middleweight rankings. He also has black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo in his arsenal.
Interesting betting trends
The accuracy of the Ridder's punches is 57 percent.
Ridder finished 11 fights in the first round.
Bo Nickal
USACurrent form
Bo Nickal has been an American freestyle wrestling phenomenon and an opponent's nightmare since he first stepped onto the mat. The U23 world champion, the winner of the US Open, the NCAA champion three times, and even jumped into the Olympic selection. He is a Penn State College legend and the pride of the Nittany Lions.
Bo burst into MMA like a tornado: since June 2023, he has fought seven fights and won everything. He looks convincing in the UFC from his debut, but not always bright. The last victory over Paul Craig turned out to be a dry one — he won by decision, but without fire. And before that, there were more juicy performances: Brundage's submission, Woodburn's TKO and Pickett's strangulation. He's 7-0 now: two knockouts, four submission and one decision victory.
Interesting betting trends
The accuracy of Nikal's punches is 63 percent.
In five fights, Nikal won in the first round.
Trends
Bet The duel will be complete
The two fighters have three wins on points.
1.17Tip and bets
Nikal, of course, remained undefeated, but his fight with Craig was more like a kickboxing training session with restrictions than a real fight. Not a single takedown from a world—class wrestler. The audience, who were waiting for the fight, saw only a stand and far from the best performance. Against this background, Rainier looks like a more interesting and variable fighter. He's riding a wave, he finishes beautifully and, most importantly, he knows what to do in the stalls. But Nikal is still a beast that can wake up at any moment. And if he still remembers that he knows how to fight, the intrigue will return. However, everything suggests that 15 minutes of standing MMA without fire are waiting for us again.
Our betting tip is a total of more (2.5) rounds in 1.92
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