The UFC announced Wednesday that new signing Reinier de Ridder will make his highly anticipated Octagon debut on Saturday, November 9, against veteran Gerald Meerschaert at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
De Ridder, a former ONE middleweight and light heavyweight champion, holds an impressive 17-2 record, with 15 finishes (11 submissions, 2 knockouts). The 28-year-old began his professional mixed martial arts career in 2013, winning his first nine fights across various promotions before joining ONE in 2019.
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De Ridder captured the ONE middleweight title just four fights into his ONE career in 2020.