De Ridder's Abu Dhabi victory was as close as it gets. Roughly half of all fans and media members scored it for Whittaker.

Robert Whittaker is keeping his chin high after a super tight split decision loss to Reinier de Ridder in their UFC Abu Dhabi main event.

UFC middleweight Reinier de Ridder solidified himself as a legitimate title contender in defeating Robert Whittaker by split ...

Reinier de Ridder secured a split decision victory over Robert Whittaker at UFC on ABC 9 in Abu Dhabi. Despite two judges ...

Reinier de Ridder thought one judge got it 'completely wrong' in his split decision win over Robert Whittaker at UFC Abu ...

Reinier de Ridder picked up the biggest win of his career on Saturday when he took a hard-fought split decision over former ...

Watch Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder full fight video highlights for UFC Abu Dhabi main event Saturday.

Reinier de Ridder is looking for a title shot after taking out former champion Robert Whittaker in a close split decision in ...

In the UFC on ABC 9 main event Saturday, de Ridder (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) defeated former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker ...

Reinier de Ridder will turn his attention to a middleweight title shot next, after beating former champion Robert Whittaker ...

Robert Whittaker thinks he "ticked all the boxes" to get his hand raised vs. Reinier de Ridder at UFC Abu Dhabi.