{
  "id": 2693557,
  "title": "UFC Sacramento video: Reinier de Ridder thrashes Roman Dolidze",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ufc-sacramento-video-reinier-de-ridder-thrashes-roman-dolidze",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T01:41:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ufc-sacramento-video-reinier-ridder-014103330.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Reinier de Ridder made a strong debut in the UFC at light heavyweight, ending Roman Dolidze's career with a knockout in the first round. De Ridder, coming off a 205-pound championship reign in ONE Championship, entered the UFC as a 22-4 MMA fighter with a 5-2 UFC record. Dolidze, 15-5 MMA with a 9-5 UFC record, had never been finished by knockout and had only been stopped once before. De Ridder secured the stoppage with 59 seconds left in the opening round, after Dolidze had taken numerous punches to the head. De Ridder immediately went to work on the ground once Dolidze was on the canvas, landing punches and elbows until the end of the round.",
  "summary": "He was a titleholder in the weight class for ONE Championship. Now Reinier de Ridder has made some insta-noise at light heavyweight in the UFC.",
  "key_points": [
    "Reinier de Ridder defeats Roman Dolidze in UFC debut",
    "De Ridder ends Dolidze's career with first-round KO",
    "Dolidze never finished by KO before, stopped once before"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Reinier de Ridder's dominant knockout win over Roman Dolidze signals a strong statement of intent in his UFC light heavyweight campaign, capitalizing on his ONE Championship pedigree.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}