Being a division one college wrestler gives fighters a unique advantage once they begin their professional careers with numerous noteworthy names of the past and present reaching the ultimate pinnacle of the mountain. In today’s episode of Across The Pond, you will meet a southwestern slinger earning his golden spurs as of Bellator’s MMA’S bantamweight risers. A professional mixed martial artist since May 2021 and representing The MMA Lab, Bryce Meredith holds an undefeated 4-0 record comprised of two submissions and two knockouts. Meredith fought for Legacy Fighting Alliance prior to debuting with Bellator MMA at Bellator 293 in March 2023. All four of his victories during his time in the professional ranks have been inside the distance with a 100 percent finish rate to show for it. Meredith has never gone to the scorecards at any point over the course of his career as a professional MMA fighter thus far. He is 1-0 under the Bellator MMA banner with one finish under his belt for the organization. Meredith has two first-round finishes to go along with one second-round finish and a single third-round finish in four appearances so far.
In his professional MMA debut at LFA 108, he faced Steven Merill and went on to defeat him via TKO in round one. Meredith defeated Jay Viola via technical knockout in the third round at LFA 128 to earn his second knockout win as a professional. Then on the main card of LFA 141, he tapped out Nathan Fought in round one via rear-naked choke.
In his promotional debut with Bellator MMA on the preliminary card of Bellator 293, Meredith submitted Brandon Carillo via rear-naked choke in the second round. The win earned Meredith the second submission victory of his professional career in addition to picking up his first win with Bellator MMA. He also extended his unbeaten streak to four to begin his career in the process. Once Meredith takes the reins, opponents are in for the ride of their lives!