News surfaced Tuesday that De Ridder, a former ONE Championship two-division titleholder, signed with the UFC and on Wednesday it was revealed that he will face Gerald Meerschaert in a middleweight bout at a UFC Fight Night event Nov. 9 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Reinier de Ridder is set for his UFC debut just hours after his reported signing with the promotion in free agency.

Former ONE two-division champion Reinier de Ridder is set to make his octagon debut against fellow submission specialist Gerald Meerschaert at the upcoming UFC Fight Night event on Nov. 9.

Former two-division ONE champion Reinier De Ridder all set for UFC debut in November, to face veteran Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Apex in Vegas.

Former ONE Championship two-division titleholder Reinier de Ridder has signed with the UFC and will make his promotional debut against Gerald Meerschaert on Nov. 9, the promotion announced on Wednesday.

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Reinier de Ridder might have been due for a long run as an MMA champion in ONE Championship if it wasn’t for Anatoly Malykhin’s ambition. Malykhin became a trailblazer in MMA by becoming the first-ever three-division champion in a major promotion.

The UFC made a big splash with the recent signing of Reinier de Ridder, a former two-division champion in ONE Championship ’s middleweight (205-pound) and light heavyweight (225-pound) divisions. With his addition,

Yesterday it was announced that the UFC had signed former two-division ONE Championship title holder Reinier de Ridder (17-2). “The […]