de Ridder vs Meerschaert is scheduled to take place Saturday, November 9th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 3-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Neil Magny vs Carlos Prates – UFC Vegas 100 (also known as UFC Fight Night 247 or UFC on ESPN+ 105). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Gerald Meerschaert record
The black belt in Bjj Gerald Meerschaert entered this fight with a pro mma record of 37-17-0 (95% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 middleweight in the world.
He lost two consecutive fights last year, against Joe Pyfer and Andre Petroski, but then he has won over Bryan Barberena and Edmen Shahbazyan.
Reinier de Ridder record
His opponent, the black belt in judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, former ONE Mw and light-Hw champion Reinier de Ridder, has a record of 17-2-0 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 in the light heavyweight division.
He lost two consecutive fights between 2022 and 2024, both against Anatoliy Malykhin (a href=”https://allthebestfights.com/de-ridder-vs-malykhin-full-fight-video-one-prime-video-5/” title=”de Ridder vs Malykhin full fight video”>Reinier de Ridder vs Anatoliy Malykhin I and Reinier de Ridder vs Anatoliy Malykhin II), then he came back to win with Magomedmurad Khasaev in July 2024.
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 100 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Neil Magny vs Carlos Prates
Gerald Meerschaert vs Reinier de Ridder
Cortavious Romious vs Gaston Bolanos
Gillian Robertson vs Luana Pinheiro
Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Dusko Todorovic
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Denise Gomes vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Zach Scroggin vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Matthew Semelsberger vs Charlie Radtke
Cody Stamann vs DaMon Blackshear
Antonio Trocoli vs Tresean Gore
Melissa Mullins vs Klaudia Sygula
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Gerald Meerschaert vs Reinier de Ridder as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights – Spanish
Result
Who won Meerschaert vs de Ridder fight?
Reinier de Ridder defeated Gerald Meerschaert via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 1:44, round 3.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 100 post-fight octagon interview of Gerald Meerschaert and Reinier de Ridder.