Gerald Meerschaert vs Reinier de Ridder Prediction: the Bout Won't Last Long

The UFC Vegas 100 anniversary event is happening on November 10th. In one of the main bouts, Gerald Meerschaert will be up against Reinier de Ridder, who is making his UFC debut. The match will be in the middleweight division.

We paid much attention to Gerald Merschart after Chimaev finished him in seventeen seconds. After that fight, Khamzat was finally given his big break, while his opponent went his own way – winning and losing. By the way, he finished Makhmud Muradov and Edmen Shahbazyan, among others.

Top jiu-jitsu specialist Rainier de Ridder was a big star in ONE and champion in two weight categories, but Anatoly Malykhin got in the way. He finished him twice and, as it happened, forced him to leave. We're familiar with this Dutchman from his performances in ONE. He beat Kiamrian Abbasov and Vitaly Bigdash two years ago. After de Ridder left ONE, he had a training fight in the UAE Warriors League and defeated Magomedmurad Khasaev by technical knockout in the first round.

It's not unusual for a fight to be more about the build-up than the actual bout. It looks like it'll be the same this time, especially since these guys are willing to throw hands. So, the real action will only start once someone is knocked down and then tries to choke someone.

Once again, the debut is always emotional, and Meerschaert is always fond of any fuss. So we're waiting to see what happens next. De Ridder's last five bouts ended early, just like Gerald's previous two. It's a pretty clear trend, don't you think?