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Gerald Meerschaert has dropped four straight, including getting caught in a D'Arce choke by Kyle Daukaus in under a minute back in November 2025, then eating ground and pound from Michal Oleksiejczuk in August 2025. For a guy who's built his career on slick submissions, getting finished on the ground himself has to sting. Most recently, he dropped a decision to Brad Tavares in April 2025, landing just 51 strikes and failing on all eight takedown attempts. Meanwhile, Jacob Malkoun is riding high after that dominant win over Torrez Finney in Sydney back in January, landing 151 strikes and controlling the fight for over five minutes.\n\nHere's the thing though. Meerschaert might be on a skid, but the dude's still dangerous as hell with 35 career submission wins. That arm triangle he locked up on Edmen Shahbazyan in August 2024 showed he's still got it when things hit the mat. Malkoun's got solid wrestling, hitting 7 takedowns against Brendan Allen back in 2022, but GM3 is a different animal on the ground. That southpaw stance creates weird angles too.\n\nMalkoun's been the more active guy lately and he's fighting with confidence after that home country win. He's got that nasty body kick that dropped Andre Petroski cold in 2024. But can he avoid the grappling exchanges? GM3 needs this one bad. A fifth straight loss could be curtains, and desperate fighters are scary fighters. This is a classic striker versus grappler setup, except both guys can mix it up anywhere.\n\nUPD (29th of April): This fight went down at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy on April 5th, with Meerschaert dropping a unanimous decision to Brad Tavares. The loss extended his skid to four straight and put serious pressure on his UFC future heading into whatever comes next.\n\nUPD (29th of April): Malkoun had the opportunity to make a statement against the veteran submission specialist, but the matchup ultimately didn't materialize as planned. 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