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  • VIDEO: Kyle Daukaus Drops, Submits Gerald Meerschaert At UFC 322 For Second Straight Sub-Minute Finish

    VIDEO: Kyle Daukaus Drops, Submits Gerald Meerschaert At UFC 322 For Second Straight Sub-Minute Finish

    After an impactful return to the UFC earlier this year, Kyle Daukaus came into Madison Square Garden and delivered another highlight performance, quickly putting away Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 322.

    Daukaus worked a combination of punches to the head just 30 seconds into the fight, dropping Meerschaert in the process. Daukaus then quickly dropped to the mat himself to lock Meerschaert up in a choke.

    The tapout came 50 seconds into the fight — good for the sixth-fastest submission in UFC welterweight history.

    Kyle Daukaus Submits Gerald Meerschaert In Lightning Fashion At UFC 322

    Daukaus made his UFC return back in August at UFC Shanghai, needing just 43 seconds to finish Michel Pereira.

    Meerschaert has now lost four straight.

  • VIDEO: Michal Oleksiejczuk Moves To 2-0 With Fighting Nerds, Stops Gerald Meerschaert At UFC 319

    VIDEO: Michal Oleksiejczuk Moves To 2-0 With Fighting Nerds, Stops Gerald Meerschaert At UFC 319

    The move to the Fighting Nerds team continues to pay off for Michal Oleksiejczuk, as he scores a first-round knockout of Gerald Meerschaert during the UFC 319 preliminary card.

    Meerschaert tried to bring the fight to the ground consistently, but Oleksiejczuk continuously stopped his takedown attempts. Oleksiejczuk’s mission to keep the fight standing was successful, blasting Meerschaert with powerful punches and scoring a pair of knockdowns.

    Oleksiejczuk forced Meerschaert to stand until finding an opening to land brutal ground-and-pound and force referee Herb Dean to stop the fight.

    Michal Oleksiejczuk Crushes Gerald Meerschaert At UFC 319

    After three consecutive losses, Oleksiejczuk joined the Fighting Nerds team, and he’s now won back-to-back outings. He scored a first-round finish of Sedriques Dumas at UFC 314.

    Meerschaert has now lost three straight and five of his last seven.

  • Brad Tavares Ties Middleweight Record With Win Over Gerald Meerschaert At UFC Vegas 105

    Brad Tavares Ties Middleweight Record With Win Over Gerald Meerschaert At UFC Vegas 105

    Brad Tavares is back in the win column once again with his decision over Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Vegas 105. And this win is just a little sweeter.

    This win, Tavares’ 16th in the UFC, ties UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping for the most Octagon victories at middleweight.

    Tavares was the aggressor during the opening round, as Meerschaert stayed on the back foot and looked to land counterstrikes while looking for a takedown. Meerschaert could not find a way inside during the opening round, however. Tavares landed well with his boxing, including some notable significant strikes in the bout’s final minute.

    Tavares continued to work with his striking to start the second, but Meerschaert was able to pin him against the fence about a minute in. Tavares quickly worked his way off the fence, and while Meerschaert had a better performance (including another pin against the fence), Tavares still got the better of him striking wise. This included a solid one-two that caught Meerschaert’s attention in the round’s final minute.

    Brad Tavares Ties Michael Bisping For Most UFC Middleweight Wins At UFC Vegas 105

    Meerschaert tried for a takedown during the final round, and Meerschaert was able to grab a hold of him and control him with the two standing. Meerschaert attempted to break Tavares’s balance, but Tavares fought back, with referee Mike Beltran forcing a break with about a minute left in the fight.

    All three judges gave the fight 29-28 to Tavares.

    This marked just Tavares’ second win in his most recent six fights, bouncing back from losses against Gregory Rodrigues and Park Jun-yong last year. Tavares’ only other win in this span came against Chris Weidman at UFC 292.

    This is Meerschaert’s second straight loss, getting submitted by Reiner de Ridder in his UFC debut back in November.

  • ‘How Bad Is ONE’s MMA Pool?’ – Fans Give Mixed Reviews As Reinier de Ridder Wins UFC Vegas 100 Debut

    ‘How Bad Is ONE’s MMA Pool?’ – Fans Give Mixed Reviews As Reinier de Ridder Wins UFC Vegas 100 Debut

    Reinier de Ridder got his UFC career off to a winning start at UFC Vegas 100, submitting Gerald Meerschaert in the co-main event.

    De Ridder, a former two-division kingpin under the ONE Championship banner, departed Asia’s leading martial arts promotion after being unseated by Anatoly Malykhin at both middleweight (205lbs) and light heavyweight (225lbs).

    Following a bounce-back win at UAE Warriors 51 this past July, the Dutchman put pen to paper on a deal with the UFC, vowing to make a splash and compete with the best in the 185-pound class.

    His path to doing so got underway Saturday night at the Apex, where de Ridder shared the cage with a former training partner of his and fellow submission specialist in Wisconsin’s Meerschaert.

    Things started off rocky for “The Dutch Knight,” who found himself getting hit by the UFC veteran throughout the first round. But de Ridder finished the frame in strong fashion, dropping “GM3” and threatening a finish before the buzzer.

    After a grueling second round, the Octagon newcomer looked to take advantage of his opponent’s apparent fatigue, which paved the way for him to establish control on the ground in the final stanza.

    It was there where he locked in an arm-triangle choke, extending his submission tally to 13 in the cage and forcing Meerschaert’s first tap since a defeat to Jack Hermansson way back in 2018.

    Fans React To de Ridder’s Successful UFC Debut

    While the former ONE double champ had his hand raised, his performance received mixed reviews from MMA peers and the fanbase on social media.

    Some were quick to write off de Ridder’s chances of adding UFC gold to his trophy cabinet, predicting that his striking deficiencies will be exposed by those occupying spots inside the middleweight top 15.

    Others, however, noted that de Ridder’s display at UFC Vegas 100 followed a similar trend to his previous performances on the other side of the world ā€” which he was able to repeat all the way to multiple thrones.

    For Meerschaert, Saturday’s result snapped his two-fight winning run. The veteran had previously strung together consecutive submission triumphs over Bryan Barberena and Edmen Shahbazyan to reignite his ambitions of earning a number next to his name at 185 pounds.

  • UFC Vegas 100 Has Another Co-Main Event Canceled After Late Medical Issue

    UFC Vegas 100 Has Another Co-Main Event Canceled After Late Medical Issue

    After Cody Garbrandt pulled out against Miles Johns, Ricky Turcios vs. Bernardo Sopaj was scheduled to be the UFC Vegas 100 co-main event. However, according to UFC officials, Turcios has pulled out due to medical issues.

    Nolan King reported the news on X:

    Gerald Meerschaert vs. Reinier de Ridder is the new co-main event, and GastĆ³n BolaƱos vs. Cortavious Romious has been moved up to the main card as well. Having two co-main event fights canceled is understandably disappointing for fans, but many are happy to see De Ridder up the order.

    UFC Vegas 100 Card Updated Order

    Here’s what the coming UFC card looks like after the latest developments:

    Main Card

    • Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates, welterweight (Main event)
    • Gerald Meerschaert vs. Reinier de Ridder, middleweight (Co-main event)
    • Gaston Bolanos vs. Cortavious Romious, bantamweight
    • Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian Robertson, womenā€™s strawweight
    • Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Dusko Todorovic, middleweight

    Prelims

    • Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Denise Gomes, women’s strawweight
    • Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Zach Scroggin, welterweight
    • Matthew Semelsberger vs. Charles Radtke, welterweight
    • Cody Stamann vs. Daā€™Mon Blackshear, bantamweight
    • Tresean Gore vs. Antonio Trocoli, middleweight
    • Melissa Mullins vs. Klaudia Syguła, women’s bantamweight

    Marcel Dorff reported the updated order for UFC Vegas 100 on X:

    “The Dutch Knight” boasts an impressive 17-2 record, and has only lost to undefeated Anatoly Malykhin. De Ridder is a former ONE world champion at middleweight and light heavyweight. He aims to finish Meerschaert in his UFC debut to create a solid first impression in the middleweight division.

    Bantamweight contenders GastĆ³n BolaƱos and Cortavious Romious will now fight on a bigger stage too. BolaƱos is coming off a TKO loss and Romious is making his UFC debut after earning a contract at Dana White’s Contender Series Season 8 Week 2.

  • Reinier de Ridder On What Is Required In UFC Debut: ‘The Top Dogs Finish Gerald’

    Reinier de Ridder On What Is Required In UFC Debut: ‘The Top Dogs Finish Gerald’

    Newly signed UFC middleweight Reinier de Ridder says a victory is not enough when he debuts inside the Octagon this weekend at the Apex.

    Among the most notable storylines set to play out at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night is the arrival of de Ridder, a former two-division titleholder under the ONE Championship banner over in Asia.

    After losing his undefeated record in addition to his 205- and 225-pound belts to Russian behemoth Anatoly Malykhin, “The Dutch Knight” departed ONE earlier this year. And after getting back to the win column opposite Magomedmurad Khasaev at UAE Warriors 51, the 34-year-old put pen to paper on a deal with the UFC.

    While he’ll no doubt hope to walk through an arena crowd soon enough, his first taste of Octagon action will come in the serene surroundings of the Apex on Nov. 9, where veteran Gerald Meerschaert is set to await him.

    During his appearance at UFC Vegas 100 media day on Wednesday, de Ridder looked ahead to his first foray into the cage in his new promotion and assessed what he must do to establish himself as a force to be reckoned with on the sport’s biggest stage.

    “Finally, after all these years of talking about the top guys, to finally be close to getting them is very cool,” de Ridder said. “The most important this is Gerald first. Itā€™s a very cool matchup. … A win is not enough ā€“ the top dogs finish Gerald and I want to prove Iā€™m one of them. … Iā€™ve always watched his fights and thatā€™s a great thing for this fight as well. Thereā€™s so much tape to study. He has so much fights. He has a really difficult style.

    “The ways he finishes fights, thereā€™s a few things heā€™s very dangerous at, thereā€™s a few things he does that I think I can really capitalize as well. But itā€™s a great matchup,” de Ridder continued. “Iā€™m very happy that theyā€™ve given me him for my first fight because heā€™s a veteran, heā€™s a real name, and I think if I can put a stamp on this one, I have some leverage to start calling out some bigger names.”

    De Ridder will look to make good on those remarks by delivering an emphatic finish of Meerschaert on the main card of the promotion’s centennial Apex-held UFC Fight Night.

    Should he do so, the Dutchman has the likes of Bo Nickal in his sights as he hopes to add UFC gold to his already illustrious trophy cabinet in mixed martial arts.

  • Reinier de Ridderā€™s Opponent For Upcoming Debut Says UFC Wins Either Way: ‘See, Our Guys Are Better!’

    Reinier de Ridderā€™s Opponent For Upcoming Debut Says UFC Wins Either Way: ‘See, Our Guys Are Better!’

    On November 9 at the UFC Apex, Gerald Meerschaert draws the task of welcoming Reinier de Ridder to the Octagon. The former two-weight titleholder in ONE Championship was recently announced to have signed with the promotion, making this one of the more highly anticipated debuts of the year.

    For the veteran Meerschaert, coming up against opponents that have got hype behind them and playing the role of the underdog or party spoiler is nothing new. The 36-year old submission specialist is no stranger to taking on guys that are on the rise and he doesn’t mind that.

    The result may not have gone his way but he was the third UFC opponent of Khamzat Chimaev during the absolute peak of the massive amounts of excitement around him. When looking at this fight, rather than him being set up to lose to “The Dutch Knight”, he believes that the UFC benefits from either outcome.

    Unlike the Chimaev fight where a loss would have derailed an incredibly exciting addition to the roster, Meerschaert told James Lynch in a recent interview for Inside Fighting that if he goes out there and beats de Ridder, it’s a great look for the promotion.

    If he loses to his fellow grappling ace, then the UFC has a new contender that it can push towards big things in the middleweight division. Putting this fight together means that the promotion can’t lose regardless of the outcome.

    ā€œI can see both sides of that because if he wins and they want to invest in him, thereā€™s someone there that you get fresh into the mix but on the same hand, I could see them giving him to me just on the, I do like to derail hype trains. Obviously I didnā€™t with Chimaev but how great for them to have their guy whoā€™s a submission guy beat ONE FCā€™s double champ so they can be like, ā€˜See, our guys are better!ā€™ They can play off either way of that, I donā€™t know if thatā€™s the reason why. Thereā€™s certainly tougher match-ups they could have given him to your point but either way, Iā€™m here.ā€

  • Former ONE Double Champ Reinier de Ridder Gets Opponent For UFC Debut

    Former ONE Double Champ Reinier de Ridder Gets Opponent For UFC Debut

    After being announced to have signed with the UFC just yesterday, an opponent has already been found for Reinier de Ridder’s Octagon debut.

    The former two-weight world champion in ONE Championship comes in as the MMA leader’s latest major signing from another promotion.

    After losing his titles in back-to-back fights with Anatoly Malykhin, de Ridder fought outside of ONE last time out where he stopped Magomedmurad Khasaev in the first round at UAE Warriors 51.

    “The Dutch Knight” will now make his promotional debut on November 9 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

    His opponent will be fellow middleweight submission specialist Gerald Meerschaert, who is a UFC veteran with 21 appearances inside the Octagon.

    The news was first reported by UFC op Eurosport on Instagram.

    With a staggering 41 submission victories between them, this looks to be a grappling fans delight but as you often get with match-ups like this, it could end up playing out on the feet if both men have too much respect for each other’s specialities.

    Meerschaert comes into the fight after extending his submission wins record in back-to-back fights.

    This year, he has secured the tap against both Edmen Shahbazyan and Bryan Barberena, to bounce back from consecutive losses.

    The card on November 9 is yet to have a main event announced after the originally scheduled headliner between Brandon Moreno and Amir Albazi was brought forward one week.

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  • Gerald Meerschaert Surpasses Anderson Silva Record With Incredible Comeback Submission Of Edmen Shahbazyan At UFC Fight Night

    Gerald Meerschaert Surpasses Anderson Silva Record With Incredible Comeback Submission Of Edmen Shahbazyan At UFC Fight Night

    There is a new record holder for most finishes in UFC middleweight history, and his name is Gerald Meerschaert.

    Meerschaert’s history-making performance came in comeback fashion on top of that, going from nearly getting finished by Edmen Shahbazyan to scoring a second-round submission in the opening bout of the UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho main card.

    The veteran 185lber was in trouble early in the sophomore stanza when Shahbazyan dropped him with a body shot. “The Golden Boy” got right to work with fast-paced ground-and-pound, looking to finish Meerschaert off as “GM3” covered up and looked to move away.

    Fortunately for the 36-year-old, a lot of the punches from Shahbazyan went off the arms, allowing Meerschaert to stay in the fight.

    The once highly touted prospect stayed on the ground as he stopped his attack, which also played right into Meerschaert’s favor. The grappling specialist was able to make his way into an arm-triangle and score the submission.

    Gerald Meerschaert Sets New Record For Most Finishes In UFC Middleweight Division History

    The tap-out was Meerschaert’s 12th finish in the UFC middleweight division, his 11th via submission.

    The longtime divisional mainstay now moves to 37-17 in his career and has won two straight and three of his last five fights.

    Shahbazyan, meanwhile, is now 2-2 in his last four following a three-fight losing skid. He has not strung together consecutive wins since 2019.