Reinier de Ridder laughs off Paulo Costa’s insults and responses to fake Twitter account: ‘Keep trying’

‘Smart’ Reinier de Ridder waiting for Khamzat-Du Plessis before plotting UFC return, tells thirsty Paulo Costa ‘keep trying’

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC UFC middleweight contender, Reinier de Ridder, is one of the busiest fighters on the promotion’s roster, competing four times across the last eight months and racking up four straight wins in the process. That includes his hard-fought victory over former champion Robert Whittaker at UFC Abu Dhabi last month on “Fight Island.” Sounds like “The Dutch Knight” is ready for a vacation. “Every time since I joined the UF…

Reinier de Ridder laughs off Paulo Costa’s insults and responses to fake Twitter account: ‘Keep trying’

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Reinier de Ridder knew beating a former UFC champion like Robert Whittaker would get him a lot of attention and plenty of callouts from fighters who suddenly wanted to challenge him. Perhaps chief among them is one-time title challenger Paulo Costa, who stopped a two-fight skid with a decision win over Roman Kopylov at UFC 318, and he immediately started launching insults at de Ridder following his win over Whittak…