{"id":24784,"date":"2026-08-07T07:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T07:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=24784"},"modified":"2026-08-07T07:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T07:34:14","slug":"mateusz-gamrot-explains-why-hes-so-eager-to-face-dangerous-quillan-salkilld-at-ufc-vegas-120","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=24784","title":{"rendered":"Mateusz Gamrot explains why he&#8217;s so eager to face &#8216;dangerous&#8217; Quillan Salkilld at UFC Vegas 120"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-label\">Trending:<\/span><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border\"\/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border-2\"\/>Daniel Cormier doubts Dricus du Plessis gets next middleweight title shot due to history with Sean Strickland<\/p>\n<p>Mateusz Gamrot is eager to test himself against Quillan Salkilld at UFC Vegas 120.<\/p>\n<p>Gamrot is set to headline the Fight Night card on Saturday in a pivotal fight at lightweight. Although Gamrot enters the bout as the betting underdog, he has full confidence he can derail the hype of Salkilld.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like world champ, brother,\u201d Salkilld said at media day. \u201cI have nice number in the ranking and everyone wants to take my number. I understand this position. Okay. I invite you to the cage. Let\u2019s fight. I\u2019m happy to fight against Quillan because his style is perfect for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gamrot believes his wrestling and scrambling ability will lead to success against Salkilld.<\/p>\n<h3>Mateusz Gamrot praises Quillan Salkilld<\/h3>\n<p>Although Gamrot is confident in his skills, he knows Salkilld is a dangerous and tough opponent that he can\u2019t overlook.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, he likes the style matchup and hopes Salkilld tries to wrestle with him, as he wants to show him the different levels they have.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a dangerous kid,\u201d Gamrot said. \u201cHe\u2019s tall, young. He looks strong. Kick-heavy style. I need to be careful. But I love when he try taking people to the ground. He\u2019s used some wrestling stuff. I hope he\u2019s going to keep the same strategy for me because there\u2019s going to be lots of scrambles and non-stop action. I love when people try to take me down to the ground. There\u2019s a lot of hype around him, but to be honest, I don\u2019t care. I know what I bring to the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Gamrot can upset Salkilld and hand him his first UFC loss, it will put him right back in the title picture. Gamrot enters UFC Vegas 120 on Saturday with a record of 26-4 and one NC and is coming off a submission win over Esteban Ribovics to return to the win column.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Mateusz Gamrot will beat Quillan Salkilld at UFC Vegas 120?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 mt-0 os-source\">This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/mateusz-gamrot\/mateusz-gamrot-explains-why-hes-so-eager-to-face-dangerous-quillan-salkilld-at-ufc-vegas-120\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mateusz-gamrot-explains-why-hes-so-eager-to-face-dangerous-quillan-salkilld-at-ufc-vegas-120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trending:Daniel Cormier doubts Dricus du Plessis gets next middleweight title shot due to history with Sean Strickland Mateusz Gamrot is eager to test himself against Quillan Salkilld at UFC Vegas 120. Gamrot is set to headline the Fight Night card on Saturday in a pivotal fight at lightweight. 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