A middleweight division attraction has been added to UFC 250 as #13 Ian Heinisch is in action against Gerald Meerschaert.
Raphael Marinho of Combate first reported the bout, who’s spot on the card isn’t known at this time.
Heinisch (13-3-0) enters the contest riding a two fight losing streak, dropping bouts to the duo of Derek Brunson and Omari Akhmedov. Heinisch hasn’t picked up a victory in about a year, with that last win coming over Antonio Carlos Jr. at UFC Fight Night Rochester. Heinisch also competed on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contenders Series Episode 15, defeating Justin Sumter by second round knockout.
Meerschaert (31-12-0) has won two of his last three under the UFC banner, with those wins coming over Trevin Giles and Deron Winn. Meerschaert has seen his last four fights go into the third round, with two of those four bouts going the distance. Meerschaert has picked up thirty one wins as a professional MMA fighter and twenty three of them came by way of submission.
UFC 250 takes place on Saturday, June 6 from an undisclosed location with no main event announced at this time. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, with a post-show podcast to follow.
