“The Dutch Knight” had been paired up with former middleweight champ Vitaly Bigdash, with the Russian looking to reclaim his old title. That didn’t work out, as Bigdash fell to a De Ridder triangle — an inverted triangle choke, to be exact — inside of a round.

With the victory, De Ridder improves to 16-0 as a professional, and as the title defenses pile up, he’s started to write his legacy.

Also on Friday’s card in Singapore, Janet Todd captured an interim atomweight Muay Thai title, earning a unanimous decision against Lara Fernandez to claim gold.

Full results from ONE 159 and a gallery of highlights can be found below.

ONE 159: De Ridder vs. Bigdash Results

Main Card

Reinier De Ridder (c) def. Vitaly Bigdash by submission (triangle choke), Round 1, 3:29 – For the ONE Middleweight Championship
Janet Todd def. Lara Fernandez by unanimous decision – For the interim ONE Muay Thai Women’s Atomweight Championship
Muangthai P.K.Saenchai def. Vladimir Kuzmin by split decision – Muay Thai
Zhang Peimian def. Aslanbek Zikreev by unanimous decision – Kickboxing
Jamal Yusupov def. Jo Nattawut by unanimous decision  – Muay Thai
Danial Williams def. Zelang Zhaxi by knockout, Round 1, 4:20

Lead Card

Sinsamut Klinmee def. Liam Nolan by knockout, Round 2, 0:05 – Muay Thai
Marat Gafurov def. Ariel Sexton by TKO, Round 3, 4:15
Valmir Da Silva def. Jin Tae Ho by submission (guillotine choke), Round 2, 4:55

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Atop the event, a middleweight title fight between undefeated double champion (middleweight and light heavyweight) Reinier De Ridder, and former champ Vitaly Bigdash.

The Netherlands’ De Ridder, a.k.a. “The Dutch Knight,” had put together a 15-0 record, and infamously defeated Aung La N Sang in two consecutive fights to claim both of the titles previously held by “The Burmese Python.” Bigdash, who had his own history with Aung La, had also defeated him to earn a crack at the belt he once held.

In the co-main event, an interim Muay Thai atomweight title fight was on deck, featuring Janet Todd against Lara Fernandez.

Full results from Friday’s ONE 159 can be found below. Where available, a live stream of the action is also available. The event gets underway at 6:30PM ET.

ONE 159: De Ridder vs. Bigdash Results

Main Card

Reinier De Ridder (c) def. Vitaly Bigdash by submission (triangle choke), Round 1, 3:29 – For the ONE Middleweight Championship
Janet Todd def. Lara Fernandez by unanimous decision – For the interim ONE Muay Thai Women’s Atomweight Championship
Muangthai P.K.Saenchai def. Vladimir Kuzmin by split decision – Muay Thai
Zhang Peimian def. Aslanbek Zikreev by unanimous decision – Kickboxing
Jamal Yusupov def. Jo Nattawut by unanimous decision  – Muay Thai
Danial Williams def. Zelang Zhaxi by knockout, Round 1, 4:20

Lead Card

Sinsamut Klinmee def. Liam Nolan by knockout, Round 2, 0:05 – Muay Thai
Marat Gafurov def. Ariel Sexton by TKO, Round 3, 4:15
Valmir Da Silva def. Jin Tae Ho by submission (guillotine choke), Round 2, 4:55

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Double champ Reinier de Ridder (15-0) will face former ONE middleweight champion Vitaly Bigdash (12-2) in the main event of ONE 159 on July 22, 2022. In the co-main event, meanwhile, an interim women’s atomweight Muay Thai champion will be crowned when Janet Todd takes on Lara Fernandez.

de Ridder captured both of his titles in back-to-back wins over Myanmar’s Aung La N Sang, then defended the middleweight belt against Kiamrian Abbasov last year. Bigdash recently completed a trilogy with N Sang, capturing his third straight win under the ONE Championship banner — and securing a shot at his old title.

Promotion officials announced the news via press release on Friday. The full card for the Singapore-based event was announced, including a strawweight clash between the #2 and #3 fighters in the division, Bokang Masunyane and Hiroba Minowa.

ONE 159: de Ridder vs. Bigdash

MAIN CARD
7/22, 8:30PM SGT

Reinier de Ridder (c) vs. Vitaly Bigdash – for the ONE Middleweight World Championship
Middleweight: 185 LBS – 205 LBS

Janet Todd vs. Lara Fernandez – for the ONE Interim Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship
Atomweight: 105 LBS – 115 LBS

(2) Bokang Masunyane vs. (3) Hiroba Minowa – Mixed Martial Arts
Strawweight: 115 LBS – 125 LBS

Muangthai PK.Saenchai vs. Vladimir Kuzmin – Muay Thai
Bantamweight: 135 LBS – 145 LBS

Zhang Peimian vs. Aslanbek Zikreev – Kickboxing
Strawweight: 115 LBS – 125 LBS

Zelang Zhaxi vs. Danial Williams – Mixed Martial Arts
Strawweight: 115 LBS – 125 LBS

LEAD CARD
7/22, 6:00PM SGT

Sinsamut Klinmee vs. Islam Murtazaev – Muay Thai
Lightweight: 155 LBS – 170 LBS

Ariel Sexton vs. Marat Gafurov – Mixed Martial Arts
Lightweight: 155 LBS – 170 LBS

Jessa Khan vs. Amanda Alequin – Submission Grappling
Atomweight: 105 LBS – 115 LBS

Jin Tae Ho vs. Valmir Da Silva – Mixed Martial Arts
Welterweight: 170 LBS – 185 LBS

Mikhail Jamal Abdul-Latif vs. Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva – Mixed Martial Arts
Heavyweight: 225 LBS – 265 LBS

Lea Bivins vs. Zeba Bano – Mixed Martial Arts
Atomweight: 105 LBS – 115 LBS

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