Between the fourth and fifth rounds, 35-year-old De Ridder was so dazed that his entourage decided it would not be wise to continue fighting. That’s why the towel was thrown in and De Ridder gave up.
Reinier de Ridder will have a different opponent in the next UFC fight
Until a few weeks ago, De Ridder was supposed to face the American Anthony Hernandez, but he was too injured to take action. Allen – who, like De Ridder, trains at Kill Cliff FC in Florida – turned out to be too fit and too strong in the ground fight.
De Ridder started very well, but after a dominant first round the fight slowly slipped through his fingers. Emotionally and physically devastated, the Dutchman gave up after sixteen minutes of hard fighting.