Reinier de Ridder vs Bo Nickal at UFC on ESPN 67 | Preview & Prediction
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The co-main event at UFC on ESPN 67 may not exactly promised fireworks but the fight between Reinier de Ridder and Bo Nickal will be a fascinating battle
Reinier de Ridder vs Bo Nickal Facts
When is UFC on ESPN 67? UK – the preliminary card starts at 11:00pm on Saturday 3rd May 2025, followed by the main card at 2:00am (Sunday) / USA – 6:00pm/9:00pm ET and 3:00pm/6:00pm PT
Where is UFC on ESPN 67? Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, USA
Where can I get tickets for UFC on ESPN 67? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC ON ESPN 67
What TV channel is UFC on ESPN 67 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC on ESPN 67? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
What time are Reinier de Ridder and Bo Nickal expected to walk out? 4:45am UK / 11:45pm US ET / 8:45pm US PT
UFC on ESPN 67 main card
Cory Sandhagen vs Deiveson Figueiredo (Bantamweight)
Reinier de Ridder vs Bo Nickal (Middleweight)
Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Daniel Rodriguez (Welterweight)
Montel Jackson vs Daniel Marcos (Bantamweight)
Cameron Smotherman vs Serhiy Sidey (Bantamweight)
Jeremy Stephens vs Mason Jones (Lightweight)
UFC on ESPN 67 prelims
Yana Santos vs Miesha Tate (Women’s Bantamweight)
Ryan Loder vs Azamat Bekoev (Middleweight)
Marina Rodriguez vs Gillian Robertson (Women’s Strawweight)
Gaston Bolanos vs Quang Le (Bantamweight)
Thomas Petersen vs Don’Tale Mayes (Heavyweight)
Juliana Miller vs Ivana Petrovic (Women’s Flyweight)
Reinier de Ridder vs Bo Nickal prediction
Reinier de Ridder (19-2) has settled in nicely to life in the UFC as the former ONE middleweight champion has won his first two bouts in the Octagon. He submitted Gerald Meerschaert last November and then stopped Kevin Holland in January UFC 311 with the rear-naked choke.
The Dutch 34-year-old will have shaken off any nerves on entering the UFC with those victories and he now faces Bo Nickal knowing that a win will catapult him further up the division.
Nickal (7-0) mentioned his 100% record last November by picking up a unanimous decision win over Paul Craig. Nickal was able to control that fight against the dangerous Scot and avoid his submission attempts. There is every chance of this fight follows a very similar path to that one.
De Ridder is an elite Judo and Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and he will be looking for submission attempts at every opportunity. Nickal will once again have to be sharp to avoid that threat while controlling the fight.
We can see the two fighters cancelling each other out stylistically here and for that reason, we see this going to the judges’ scorecards. De Ridder especially has the quality to pull off a submission at any moment but Nickal can frustrate him and take it to the final bell.
Our preference between the two fighters is with the underdog Dutchman as we think Nickal is somewhat overrated but our play is on the bout going all 15 minutes.
Prediction: Fight to go the distance
