Less than a week ago, Reinier De Ridder stopped the hype train of Bo Nickal with some vicious strikes to the body and a BJJ masterclass. Upon this victory, people soon realized the man they had overlooked, and chosen the young prospect over is in himself perhaps one of the most dangerous fighters in the middleweight division. Merely six days after the fight, De Ridder announced his next entry to the octagon in July, as he would be throwing it down against a veteran this time in, ‘The Reaper’ Robert Whittaker, on July 26th.

After finishing Bo, De Ridder has become a fan favorite in a way that most matchups in the middleweight division sound like a death wish for his opponents. Currently on a three-fight win streak in the UFC, De Ridder has established himself as a dangerous 185-pounder in the UFC, and the competition for his next venture in the organization will be a true proving ground for that.

Despite his heartbreaking loss against Khamzat Chimaev, Robert Whittaker remains a top contender in his division, and even as a veteran, can provide a tough challenge to the youngest and greatest of prospects. But leading into this fight against De Ridder, it seems like the fans have started to look away from Whittaker.

Taking sides is one thing, yet upon the announcement of their clash on July 26th, fans, while commenting, made jokes about how De Ridder is going to beat Whittaker. But things took a dark turn from there. Their humor turned dark as they started contemplating how bad it is going to be for Whittaker inside the cage.

The former two division champion at the MMA organization, ONE championship, has earned the respect of the MMA community. Favoring De Ridder to put an absolute masterclass against ‘The Reaper’ as well, fans went a little too brutal on the former UFC middleweight champion.

So what did the fans have to say? Let’s read further to find out.

“RDR by accident.”- Fans unleash their dark humor as they pick Renier De Ridder over Robert Whittaker

Chances are, that these comments have been made just out of fun, a way to show a fan’s excitement for this banger of fight. But the odds are really going against Robert Whittaker it seems. With there dark humor filled comments, these fans not only laid down their predictions for the clash of these two middleweight titans but also created an image for a rather violent ending to Whittaker’s fight by the hands of Reinier De Ridder.

One such comment said: ” I like rob but damn this is a tough fight for him.” and then the dark humor came in as another one commented, “RDR by falling piano.” A fan of De Ridder also compared his new favorite fighter to the ‘CHAMA’ Alex ‘Poatan Pereira, commenting: “RDR on a Poatan speed run in 2025.” Sending us back to Pereira’s terrifying run when finished all his towards a successful middleweight title run.

The Robert Whittaker army wasn’t far behind as they came out with their own set of comments. One fan of ‘The Reaper’ commented: “Whittaker is going to end the hype.” while another fan commented: “Rob is a savage.” And we cannot disagree with these comments as well. Robert Whittaker has only to three fighters, first he lost to two former middleweight champions in Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis and then his most recent loss was against Chimaev. If leave that behind, there’s not a single opponent in the middleweight division that gave Whittaker a challenge. So De Ridder surely has to bring something electrifying to the octagon.

But whoever wins, this fight is in fact going to be a “BANGER!” in any case whatsover. A war of words now, will be a war of fists on July 26th. Both are veterans of the sport, and both want to hold the middleweight title as soon as they can, whoever wins this bout might just be skyrocketed to a title eliminator next. But the question will remain the same until they fight, who will come out of their fight as the victor? What do you think? Let us know in the comments.