UFC 319 video: Michal Oleksiejczuk punishes Gerald Meerschaert with first-round barrage
At UFC 319, Oleksiejczuk (21-9 MMA, 9-7 UFC) finished Gerald Meerschaert (37-19 MMA, 12-12 UFC) with punches 3:03 into their three-round middleweight bout on the prelims Saturday at United Center in Chicago.
Oleksiejczuk dropped Meerschaert before finishing the fight with ground-and-pound punches. The victory moved him to 2-0 since he moved to train with the Fighting Nerds.
With the knockout win, Oleksiejczuk moves into third all-time in UFC history for most first-round knockout/TKO stoppages as eight. Only Vitor Belfort and Anthony Johnson have more.
Meerschaert, 37, has now lost three fights in a row for the first time in his 57-fight professional MMA career.
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