Arjan Bhullar Sizes Up Fellow ONE World Champ Reinier De Ridder
From former heavyweight king Brandon “The Truth” Vera to rising star “Mighty Warrior” Kang Ji Won, newly crowned ONE Heavyweight World Champion Arjan “Singh” Bhullar has a bunch of contenders looking to plant their flag on his soil.
But two-division ONE World Champion Reinier “The Dutch Knight” de Ridder is also firmly on the Indian’s radar.
De Ridder most recently defeated Aung La “The Burmese Python” N Sang twice in a row to become the promotion’s light heavyweight and middleweight titleholder.
Following those wins, “The Dutch Knight” said he wanted a shot at Bhullar’s heavyweight gold – and the latter finally responded.
“Respect to [De Ridder for winning two belts]. Good grappler, respect there as well. But he hasn’t faced anyone like me. He’s beaten Aung La N Sang, and that’s about it,” the Indian star said.
Truth be told, De Ridder is 14-0 with an 85 percent finishing rate, owning nine submission wins, two technical knockouts, and one KO.
Still, “Singh” thinks that Aung La N Sang was an easy fight for De Ridder because of “The Burmese Python’s” lack of wrestling and jiu-jitsu defense.
“You know, Aung La has done great things in this sport, but he couldn’t stop a takedown if his life depended on it,” Bhullar said.
“He welcomes the ground game, and he played that game when he shouldn’t have with [De Ridder] because the stand-up is where he was miles ahead. So that’s up to him and his coaches and his approach.”
As for De Ridder, Bhullar has no problem accepting a matchup, but only if the Dutchman proves himself worthy in his own divisions first.
“At the end of the day, [De Ridder] did win, and he has two belts. Let’s see him defend. I will do the same, and if he’s still around, we’ll get it on,” he said.
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