Vitaly Bigdash vs Reinier de Ridder Prediction: Russian is able to surprise

On July 22, the next big tournament of the biggest Asian league One FC will be held in Singapore. In the main battle of the evening, Russian fighter Vitaly Bigdash and undefeated Dutch fighter Reinier de Ridder will fight for the middleweight title.

Bigdash has a bright, uncompromising style of fighting, and is well known to the world community for his trilogy with the legendary fighter from Myanmar, Aung La Nsang. The Russian won two fights and lost one, but this defeat was crucial, as he lost his championship belt.

And even though Bigdash later won their third fight, time has passed and now there is a new champion in this division, the undefeated de Ridder, who beat Aung La Nsang twice and finished Kamran Abbasov in his last fight.

But Bigdash is well on his way to regaining his title, many experts say, and he has every reason to do so.

De Ridder is a two-division champion, and in his career he has not suffered a single loss yet. He prefers to move the fight down, and has won the vast majority of his victories by submission.

Here are the objective figures of the opponents to help you make the best bet.

“I think the champ gets it done. Although Vitaly Bigdash has much better striking than Reinier de Ridder, the Dutchman always finds a way not to get hit and plays his wrestling and jiu-jitsu game really well. I think Reinier’s long limbs and very awkward striking will set up his body-lock takedowns and wear Bigdash out late for a submission finish in the championship rounds.”

Martin Nguyen

Of course, de Ridder is the favorite in bookmakers' quotations, but it's a dangerous idea to write off Vitaly Bigdash. He's in his prime right now, peak of his career, his physical qualities haven't gone away, and his technical proficiency has never been in doubt. We want to believe that the Russian will be able to find weaknesses in the champion's defense (especially in the standup) and will find methods to avoid take-downs and submissions.

1xbet offers odds of 2.425 on Bigdash’s win, while de Ridder’s victory is estimated at 1.55.

"I think Vitaly will win this fight with confidence. He won't give in to de Ridder's fight, he'll throw good punches, defend well against take-downs and win the ONE belt. And I think he'll get a bonus as well. Watch all of Vitaly's fights, they are very entertaining, almost all end in a knockout. As for de Ridder, I don't think we'll see anything new. He'll show an unremarkable fight, trying to get it to the ground."

Anatoly Malykhin

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