Gerald Meerschaert
“Gerald Meerschaert is a guy who’s super hilarious but nobody knows because he’s super dry, but it’s, like, really funny.”
Humor Spotlight: Paul Felder: “Gerald, you don’t know any other way to come in here other than get hit a few times and then get a finish, what’s going on?”
Meerschaert: “Well, you know, we trained together for so long, Paul, I inherited some of your habits.”
Strengths: He’s not the most studied fighter when it comes to his personality. People tend to focus more on his submission skills and “anyone, anytime” attitude about fighting but snuck in there is a very present, but dry, sense of humor that likely kills with his inner circle.
Weaknesses: Dry humor is up a lot of people’s alley but there’s a chance the casual comedy fan who thinks it’s nothing more than *setup, joke, setup, joke, setup, joke* would find his dry sense of humor “boring.”
Likelihood: 6/10
Pre-Performance Rating: The bar would be low for Meerschaert but not because he’s known for being dull. People haven’t been too exposed to his humor and personality and he’s ok with that. The more ok with that he is, the more under the radar he goes. Meerschaert would likely be on the right end of “I didn’t know he was funny” comments when all was said and done.