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Reinier de Ridder vs. Gerald Meerschaert squared off in a Middleweight contest earlier tonight (Sat. Nov. 9, 2024) at UFC Vegas 100 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

De Ridder opened the fight with kicks, poking at “GM3” from distance. Meerschaert closed distance and cracked him with a left, prompting a double leg takedown from the Dutch grappler. Meerschaert quickly scrambled back to his feet, and the kickboxing match resumed. Meerschaert definitely held the boxing edge, cracking his foe with a few more punches. De Ridder did show off a sharp, snappy jab when he threw it, but his defense involved moving straight backwards. Towards the end of the round, de Ridder cracked Meerschaert with a long 1-2, and the momentum shifted drastically. Suddenly, it was “The Dutch Knight” surging forward, stinging Meerschaert with another elbow, then flooring him with a left right before the bell.

As few expected, the two jiu-jitsu guys were throwing down!

De Ridder went back to his default game plan early in the second, scoring a smooth trip takedown. Just as de Ridder seemed to be settling into control, “GM3” avoided a choke, returned to his feet, and landed in top position after a failed throw from de Ridder! De Ridder largely accepted bottom position for a couple minutes then wrestled his way back to top position. The two finished the round trading submission attempts, leaving everything up for grabs in round three.

The two clinched up almost immediately, and de Ridder scored the first takedown. “GM3” scrambled hard for a moment but still ended up stuck on bottom, and de Ridder moved into mount. Suddenly, an arm triangle was locked up, and Meerschaert was forced to tap! After a lot of really competitive scrapping, the contest was over in an instant.

This was a strange fight. Meerschaert won a lot of the bout, but he seemed to run out of gas in the third. As soon as de Ridder was able to gain a dominant position and really establish his control, the finish came quickly. Still, submitting Meerschaert is a solid feather in de Ridder’s cap. I wouldn’t bet on him fighting for the title any time soon, but the Dutch athlete appears to be here to stay!

Result: De Ridder defeats Meerschaert via third-round submission

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This is the UFC Vegas 100 live blog for Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates, the main event fight this Saturday at the UFC APEX.

A staple of the UFC welterweight division for over a decade, Magny holds a number of UFC records including welterweight fights, welterweight wins, and most bouts in a calendar year. On top of that, Magny remains a ranked welterweight, and while the days of true title aspirations are likely behind him, “The Haitian Sensation” wants to continue proving he’s among the best in the world at 170 pounds.

Joining the UFC off of Contender Series last year, Prates’s first year in the promotion has been remarkable. Three fights, three finishes, and three Performance bonuses have made Prates a fan favorite already and now he gets an opportunity to move into the UFC rankings and cement his status as Breakout Fighter of the Year.

Check out the UFC Vegas 100 main event live blog below.

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Tread very lightly when trying to pull a prank on a UFC fighter – especially Raul Rosas Jr.

This is a lesson one YouTuber learned recently as he set his sights on the 19-year-old bantamweight phenom. A member of the TopNotch Idiots YouTube channel began his prank with Rosas on a treadmill at the gym, where things started to get heated. The prankster gave things some time to breathe after the action got separated, but then appeared in a room with boxing gloves on where Rosas was doing bag work.

Rosas spotted him, and landed a punch before things got separated again. The prankster was ready to end things there, but was talked into challenging Rosas to a sparring session. As expected, things did not go well. Check out a clip of the prank below, and the full video above.

Rosas dropped his sparring opponent with a big shot before unloading with big punches. Rosas then took his gloves off and applied a rear-naked choke, getting a tap, and kept the hold on a few extra seconds.

The prankster then revealed what he was doing, and cooler heads eventually prevailed.

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Tresean Gore has a nasty guillotine choke.

On Saturday night at UFC Vegas 100, Gore fought Antonio Trocoli in a preliminary bout and “Mr. Vicious” lived up to his name, locking up a quick submission. Gore came out aggressively, scoring an early takedown, and after Trocoli got to his feet, Gore was then able to grab a headlock that he turned into a high-elbow guillotine choke. Trocoli tried to defend, but was unable to fight off the choke, and the tap came just 83 seconds into the opening round.

The win is Gore’s second in the promotion since entering from The Ultimate Fighter in 2022 and also his second straight win by guillotine choke. Gore finished Josh Fremd with a the choke back in 2022, earning a Performance of the Night bonus for his efforts. Overall, Gore is 2-2 in the promotion.

Check out Tresean Gore’s slick highlight finish below.

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