Two veterans of the UFC middleweight division will square off April 30.
On the UFC Fight Night card scheduled for the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Krzysztof Jotko and Gerald Meerschaert will compete in a three-round bout.
Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Jotko (23-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) has won three of his past four fights with decision victories over Eryk Anders (unanimous), Marc-Andre Barriault (split), and most recently Misha Cirkunov (split). The solo loss in that stretch came against Sean Strickland by unanimous decision in May.
Meerschaert (34-14 MMA, 9-6 UFC) had a massive year in 2021, as he went three-for-three with as many wins by submission. Bartosz Fabinski, Makhmud Muradov, and Dustin Stoltzfus all fell victim to Meerschaert’s rear-naked choke.
With the addition the UFC Fight Night lineup for April 30 includes:
- Cortney Casey vs. Antonina Shevchenko
- Gina Mazany vs. Shanna Young
- Francisco Figueiredo vs. Daniel da Silva
- Mike Breeden vs. Natan Levy
- Gabe Green vs. Yohan Lainesse
- Jessica Penne vs. Luana Pinheiro
- Rafael Alves vs. Jared Gordon
- Carlos Candelario vs. Tatsuro Taira
- Tristan Connelly vs. Darren Elkins
- Krzysztof Jotko vs. Gerald Meerschaert
