Overview
- De Ridder has formally left the 185‑pound division for 205 pounds and is booked to fight Roman Dolidze at UFC Fight Night in Sacramento on Aug. 22.
- He says repeated cuts to make middleweight left him physically compromised, describing multiple 185‑lb cuts in a short span as the reason his form declined.
- De Ridder proposes the UFC weigh fighters every day of fight week, allow limited percentage‑over thresholds on each day, and require fighters to be on weight after the fight with fines for violations.
- He criticized ONE Championship’s hydration tests as easy to game and said the standard UFC day‑before weigh‑in does not stop dangerous dehydration or the size advantage rehydration creates.
- If adopted, his plan could push more fighters to move up in weight, change how camps time cuts, and force the UFC to weigh safety against scheduling and enforcement challenges.