Gerald Meerschaert vs. Reinier de Ridder choose, time: UFC Vegas 100

Gerald Meerschaert and Reinier de Ridder meet Saturday within the co-main occasion of UFC Battle Night time 247 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look at this fast breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. 

Final occasion: 1-3
UFC primary playing cards, 2024: 91-88-3

Gerald Meerschaert vs. Reinier de Ridder UFC Battle Night time 247 preview

Meerschaert (37-17 MMA, 12-9 UFC) brings his high-level submission recreation to the cage towards a debuting opponent with numerous promise. Getting into on the heels of back-to-back submissions of Bryan Barberena and Edmen Shahbazyan, “GM3” will look to increase his profitable streak to a few, matching his earlier UFC excessive. … Former ONE Championship two-division titleholder De Ridder (17-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) debuts after a July first-round end of Magomedmurad Khasaev underneath the UAE Warriors banner. In ONE Championship, de Ridder received the sunshine heavyweight and heavyweight titles, recording two defenses of the 205-pound title.

Gerald Meerschaert vs. Reinier de Ridder UFC Battle Night time 247 professional choose, prediction

Serving as one of many few factors of curiosity on this card is a middleweight matchup between UFC stalwart Meerschaert and newcomer de Ridder.

A black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu who comes from a judo base, de Ridder has achieved titles in ONE Championship’s middleweight and light-weight heavyweight divisions by way of his standout submission savvy.

That stated, Meerschaert, who holds probably the most submission wins in UFC middleweight historical past, presents an attention-grabbing take a look at for the Dutch debutant.

Though Meerschaert technically stands at 2-4 reverse UFC-level southpaws (although that stat may simply learn 3-3 if his struggle with Eryk Anders was adjudicated appropriately), “GM3” – regardless of his pace and dimension – seems to be the extra expert striker of the 2.

I may definitely see a aggressive grappling struggle that favors de Ridder if he can each efficiently takedown and scramble with Meerschaert, however I nonetheless have a tough time going towards the extra confirmed product on this spot.

I’ll take Meerschaert to present de Ridder a luke-warm welcoming that’s paying homage to Tim Boetch’s win over a debuting Hector Lombard.

The choose is Meerschaert by unanimous choice.

Gerald Meerschaert vs. Reinier de Ridder UFC Battle Night time 247 odds

The oddsmakers and public favor the Dutch fighter, itemizing de Ridder -310 and Meerschaert +240 by way of FanDuel.

Gerald Meerschaert vs. Reinier de Ridder UFC Battle Night time 247 begin time, the way to watch

Because the co-main occasion, Meerschaert and de Ridder are anticipated to stroll to the cage at roughly 8:35 p.m. ET (5:35 p.m. PT). The struggle will stream on ESPN+.