Moving up to middleweight, ‘The Reaper’ has never before experienced consecutive losses, a streak broken only recently. Robert Whittaker came up short against Reinier de Ridder in the main event at UFC Abu Dhabi over the weekend.

Robert Whittaker took some positives from his most recent loss. | Getty/UFC Robert Whittaker is taking his loss to Reinier de Ridder as a learning experience. The former middleweight champion dropped a split decision to de Ridder in the UFC Abu Dhabi headliner at Etihad Arena in Yas Island,

Din Thomas thinks Robert Whittaker is one loss from facing unranked opponents after falling short at UFC Abu Dhabi.

Since moving up to middleweight, ‘The Reaper’ has never found himself coming off of back-to-back losses until now. Robert Whittaker was beaten by Reinier de Ridder in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi this past weekend.