Reinier de Ridder doesn’t want to be "a little bi**ch" and looks to avenge loss to Anatoly Malykhin

'The Dutch Knight' Reinier de Ridder suffered his first career loss at the hands of hard-hitting Russian 'Sladkiy' Anatoly Malykhin. With the ONE light heavyweight world title on the line, the Dutch athlete was stopped via first-round knockout.

As it marked his opening defeat, fans are curious to see how he will react. While speaking in an interview with SCMP MMA, 'The Dutch Knight' explained his attitude.

De Ridder said that he needs to get better and reclaim the throne, explaining:

"All in all, what I’ve taken from it is I can be a little b*tch and whine about it for the next couple of years, or I could set things straight and learn from this and grow. And I intend on being the best fighter in the world still, and I intend to avenge this loss."

Reinier de Ridder still holds the ONE middleweight world title and has never lost a single match in that division, with his lone career defeat coming at light heavyweight.

With the result, Anatoly Malykhin now holds both the ONE light heavyweight crown and the ONE interim heavyweight world championship.

The Russian knockout machine will attempt to unify the heavyweight world titles in the main event of ONE Fight Night 8 on Prime Video, where he'll face Arjan Bhullar on March 24 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

All the action on the card will be broadcast live and for free on Prime Video for all Amazon subscribers across North America.

Catch the full interview below:

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When is Reinier de Ridder's next match?

Reinier de Ridder is a grappling specialist, having won most of his MMA fights by way of submission. In his next bout, he will face off in a submission grappling contest against a Brazilian jiu-jitsu star Tye Ruotolo.

The middleweight submission grappling clash between de Ridder and Ruotolo is booked for ONE Fight Night 10 on Prime Video. The card will be broadcast live and for free to all Prime Video subscribers in North America.

The May 5 fight card will be ONE Championship's first on-site event in the United States and will be hosted at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

Fans eagerly await to see all the action at ONE Fight Night 10, which includes superstars such as Stamp Fairtex, Sage Northcutt, Aung La N Sang, Mikey Musumeci, and Rodtang 'The Iron Man' Jitmuangnon.

The card’s main event will be the trilogy bout between ONE flyweight world champion Demetrious Johnson and former world champion Adriano Moraes.

Reinier de Ridder vs. Tye Ruotolo is a feature bout that has fans talking. De Ridder is a reigning ONE MMA world champion, while Ruotolo is one of the best active submission grapplers on the planet.