Bo Nickal sees Reinier de Ridder as a logical step up in competition. Nickal (7-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) takes on former ONE Championship title holder De Ridder (19-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in a three-round middleweight bout May 3 at UFC on ESPN 67 from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. Nickal revealed that he specifically wanted to fight De Ridder.