Crushing main event defeat De Ridder lost to Brendan Allen via TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 4 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Vancouver. Impact Almost certainly closing in on a title shot with a win, de Ridder agreed to fight Allen here after Anthony Hernandez was forced to withdraw due to injury. It turned out to be a bad, bad move. RDR was able to get his grappling going in Round 1, winning the frame on all three scorecards, yet once Round 2 began, the script flipped entirely. It was Allen that ended up in a dominant position over and over. De Ridder gassed badly and almost immediately. He barely got off the stool to start Round 4 and his corner, sensing the trouble he was in, would not let RDR off the stool to begin Round 5. Once loss to a talented opponent shouldn't be the end of the world for de Ridder, but he's 35 years old and looked bad today, so there are concerns moving forward.
OCTOBER 19 • ROTOWIRE