Roman
Dolidze is taking his loss to Reinier
de Ridder well.

Dolidze moved back up to the
Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight division to
take on Reinier
de Ridder (22-4) at
UFC Sacramento. Dolidze shot for a takedown in the opening
seconds, but de Ridder got the better of the Georgian in the
wrestling exchange. The former One
Championship titleholder then established top control and
landed unanswered ground-and-pound to secure a stoppage in the
opening round.

Dolidze accepts criticism after his first-round loss to Reinier
de Ridder at UFC Sacramento

Dolidze has since released a statement addressing his loss to de
Ridder. He is ready to admit that he let down his fans, especially
from his home country, and acknowledges that failure is a part of
the game.

“Hello. I know you are anxious — I was anxious too,†Dolidze wrote
on Instagram. “But there is one thing I want to tell you: Failure
is nothing to be ashamed of. I know today's battle didn't go well.
I know many had different expectations of me, and I may have let
you down. I am neither afraid to admit this nor do I shy away from
it. I fight on behalf of Georgia, and when I win, your joy is my
joy too. But when I lose—that, too, is part of the sport. No one
enters the UFC with a guaranteed victory; every time, you face
someone who is trying to defeat you.â€

Dolidze is even ready to accept criticism and advice about his
performance.

“You may criticize my fight,†he added. “You might say I made the
wrong decisions or should have performed better; as an athlete, I
accept this and will analyze it. I lost the fight. I did not lose
my country, my dignity, or my path. See you in Georgia on Sept.
19.â€

This was Dolidze's (15-6) third straight defeat. Meanwhile, de
Ridder rebounded from back-to-back losses at middleweight with the
win over Dolidze.

Anthony
Wint survived a kimura in his
Ultimate Fighting Championship debut without knowing how to
defend it.

Wint (8-0) made his UFC debut against fellow Octagon debutant
Terrance
Chatman at
UFC Sacramento. A massive favorite going into the fight, Wint
didn't find a takedown as easily as expected. When he finally took
the fight to the ground, Chatman attempted a kimura from bottom.
Wint managed to wrench his hand out of the kimura and choke Chatman
out cold with an arm-triangle late in the first round.

Anthony Wint survived Terrance Chatman's kimura before scoring
a first-round submission at UFC Sacramento

Wint subsequently admitted that he has no idea how to defend a
kimura. “Bow Down†just decided to tough it out against Chatman,
even risking breaking his arm. However, Wint vows to work on his
skills harder, now that he doesn't have to compromise with his time
in training.

“What defense? I didn't know what I was doing,†Wint told Full Send
MMA. “I just said, ‘You're gonna keep cranking it and I'm not gonna
tap. Or you're gonna break my arm.' We got a great coach in
Herbert
Burns. We're gonna work on leg locks and stuff. Because now I
don't have to work. The heavyweight division is in trouble. Because
before, I was training, working and going back to training. Now I
can just train all day.â€

Wint has finished seven of his eight career wins so far. The former
New York Jets linebacker made an 11-day turnaround for his UFC
debut after earning his contract on
Dana White's Contender Series with a 34-second stoppage
win.

UFC heavyweight Anthony
Wint admits he had no idea how to defend a Kimura after his
opponent attempted one on him tonight

“What defense … I didn't know what I was doing. I just said you're
gonna keep cranking it and I'm not gonna tap or you're gonna break
my arm†😂 pic.twitter.com/CiDUD0eYFv

— FULL SEND MMA (@full_send_mma)
August 23, 2026

Tyron
Woodley believes he can teach Joaquin
Buckley how to win.

Woodley took on Buckley in a wrestling match at RAF 12 at Rocket
Arena in Cleveland. Buckley looked substantially bigger than
Woodley, having missed weight by a whopping seven pounds. While he
took an early 8-0 lead in the first period, Woodley came from
behind to win 14-8.

Woodley believes Buckley has what it takes to become a UFC
champion despite consecutive losses

Woodley later revealed that he has offered to help Buckley in
training. He recalls his late coach, Duke Roufus, calling himself a
winning coach, as opposed to just a striking coach. Woodley
believes he can help optimize Buckley's skill set just like Roufus
had done for him. The former
Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champ also sees a
future UFC titleholder in Buckley.

“The first time I was behind, I staged a comeback and won the
fight,†Woodley told MMA Fighting. “For me, it was big, big
motivation and confidence boost for my career. Cause that's never
happened before… It's a win over a hungry welterweight, somebody
that I think has what it takes to be a UFC champion. And I offered
him, I said, ‘I can help you get there, brother.' Duke Roufus,
bless his soul, was like, ‘I’m not your striking coach; I’m your
winning coach.' He took my tools and my attributes and he showed me
how to make fighting a little bit easier. I know I can do that for
Joaquin. If he really wants to take me up on that. And I feel like
he has what it takes to be a UFC champ.â€

While Buckley was riding an impressive six-fight winning streak in
2024, “New Mansa†has since suffered consecutive losses against
Kamaru
Usman and Sean
Brady.

Meanwhile, Woodley defended the UFC welterweight title four times
before losing to Usman in 2019. “The Chosen One†never won in the
UFC again and parted ways with the promotion on a four-fight slump
in 2021. Woodley never officially announced his retirement from MMA
and competed in boxing matches before his RAF debut. The former
two-time All-American is now scheduled to face Khamzat
Chimaev in a wrestling match at RAF Moscow on Sept. 5.

Tyron
Woodley invites Joaquin
Buckley to train with him after #RAF12:

“I can help you get there, brother. Duke Roufus, bless his soul,
was like, ‘I’m not your striking coach, I’m your winning coach. I
know I can do that for Joaquin.”

(🎥: @mikeHeck_JR)
pic.twitter.com/4hu3QxGl0B

— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting)
August 23, 2026