Overview

• Oleksiejczuk halted Meerschaert with a left hand knockdown followed by ground-and-pound for a TKO at 3:03 of the opening round.
• Meerschaert’s plan to control the fight on the ground faltered as Oleksiejczuk’s striking kept him at bay.
• The victory marked Oleksiejczuk’s ninth inside the Octagon and extended Meerschaert’s losing skid to three.
• He relocated his training camp to Brazil to work with the Fighting Nerds ahead of UFC 319.
• Veteran referee Herb Dean intervened after issuing warnings to protect Meerschaert during the ground strikes.