ONE Championship: Reinier de Ridder ‘learned some stuff’ from Aung La N Sang during ‘very special’ training session
- De Ridder trained with former foe Aung La during recent visit to United States, and calls the experience ‘such a good time’
- Two-division champ also worked with heavyweight contender ‘Buchecha’ and famed coach John Danaher, and now aims to travel for training ‘after every fight’
Two-division ONE Championship title-holder Reinier de Ridder ran into a couple of familiar faces during his recent visit to the United States – most notably his two-time opponent Aung La N Sang.
The two ONE stars crossed paths when the 31-year-old Dutchman De Ridder stopped by Aung La’s training home of Sanford MMA in South Florida. They even did some training together.
It sounds like it was a fruitful and enjoyable experience.
“[It was] special, man,” De Ridder told the Post on Monday, shedding some light on his training session with his former foe.
“After those fights it was very good to see him. We got some time to chat. He met my wife, my kids. It was very special, very good. I learned some stuff from him. We had some kick-boxing rounds. It was just good. It was very good.”
De Ridder first met N Sang in the ONE Circle in October 2020. On that night, he defeated the 36-year-old Burmese-American by first-round submission to win the Asian martial arts promotion’s middleweight title.
Their second meeting occurred in April 2021, when De Ridder challenged N Sang for a second title up in the light heavyweight division. The Dutchman once again came out on top in the rematch, swiping the light heavyweight strap with a unanimous decision win.
