“He's a monster” - Roberto Soldic on Reinier de Ridder after grappling with him at Gegard Mousasi’s house

'Robocop' Roberto Soldic has trained alongside undefeated two-division world champion Reinier de Ridder and is highly complementary to his unbelievable skills. The Dutch and Croatian stars trained with each other at Gegard Mousasi’s house.

While speaking with The MMA Superfan, Soldic described the situation:

"I go to Mousasi, Gegard Mousasi, I go to his house. He has a big gym in Holland. And de Ridder was there and he took his second belt that time, 2021."

The Croatian southpaw was highly impressed with de Ridder's ability. Soldic continued:

"His stand-up is okay but on the ground, he is a machine, he's a monster. He can grapple for one or two hours and he's like a snake."

Roberto Soldic and Reinier de Ridder will both be competing at ONE on prime Video 5. ONE on Prime Video 5: De Ridder vs. Malykhin broadcasts live on Friday, December 2, and is free for fans in the United States and Canada with an Amazon Prime subscription.

See the full interview below:

Reinier de Ridder is booked in the main event for a world title showdown against undefeated Russian slugger Anatoliy Malykhin. Meanwhile, Soldic relinquished his two world titles in KSW to compete in ONE. He will make his debut at the same event against undefeated Dagestani Murad Ramazanov.

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Roberto Soldic is just aiming to win by any means necessary

Croatian knockout machine Roberto Soldic will be making his ONE debut against Ramazanov at ONE on Prime Video 5.

'Robocop' is not worried about the pressure or a future world title shot. Instead, he is just focused on winning.

While speaking to ONE Championship in an interview, the Croatian athlete explained:

“Just win. I don't care how. Just submission, points, KO, doesn't matter for me. I just want to win the fight. Be smart, be sharp, be fast. People always expect KOs from me because most of my fights are finished by KO, so I guess – surprise – also submission, I also have good jiu-jitsu. I believe in it, and just to win. I see a good fight.”

Roberto Soldic is a feared southpaw striker who has won the majority of his matches by of KO/TKO. The unbeaten Russia's Ramazanov will be a major test for the former two-division KSW world champion.