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Saturday's UFC Vegas 120 fight card at the Meta Apex was headlined by a lightweight bout between No. 6 ranked Mateusz Gamrot and No. 9 ranked Quillan Salkilld.
Gamrot rebounded from a submission loss to former champion and BMF titleholder Charles Oliveira in his last outing defeating Esteban Ribovics via submission. "Gamer" was looking to begin a winning streak and stay in title contention.
Salkilld made the walk to the octagon riding an incredible 12-fight winning steak. The Australian hadn't lost a fight since his professional debut in 2021. He'd scored three consecutive first-round finishes that earned three Performance of the Night bonuses in a row.
Salkilld worked to establish his jab early. He mixed in leg kicks. A left and hurt Gamrot forcing him to look to get the fight to the ground. Salkilld remained standing and they worked for position along the cage. Gamrot dropped down and rolled for a leg. He isolated a leg but Salkilld escaped the threat. Gamrot stood and circled away. Salkilld pressured Gamrot. Gamrot landed a right hand but Salkilld secured a takedown with two minutes remaining. Salkilld took Gamrot' back. Gamrot tried to shake him off. Salkilld applied a rear-naked choke and Gamrot was forced to tap out.
The official time of the submission stoppage was 4:25 of the first round. The lightweight division has a new contender.
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Gamrot rebounded from a submission loss to former champion and BMF titleholder Charles Oliveira in his last outing defeating Esteban Ribovics via submission. "Gamer" was looking to begin a winning streak and stay in title contention.
Salkilld made the walk to the octagon riding an incredible 12-fight winning steak. The Australian hadn't lost a fight since his professional debut in 2021. He'd scored three consecutive first-round finishes that earned three Performance of the Night bonuses in a row.
Salkilld worked to establish his jab early. He mixed in leg kicks. A left and hurt Gamrot forcing him to look to get the fight to the ground. Salkilld remained standing and they worked for position along the cage. Gamrot dropped down and rolled for a leg. He isolated a leg but Salkilld escaped the threat. Gamrot stood and circled away. Salkilld pressured Gamrot. Gamrot landed a right hand but Salkilld secured a takedown with two minutes remaining. Salkilld took Gamrot' back. Gamrot tried to shake him off. Salkilld applied a rear-naked choke and Gamrot was forced to tap out.
The official time of the submission stoppage was 4:25 of the first round. The lightweight division has a new contender.
HE'S THE REAL DEAL@QuillanSalkilld just dominated in his first UFC main event!! #UFCVegas120pic.twitter.com/0QWKyQMqVD
— UFC (@ufc) August 9, 2026
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