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A new lightweight contender has arrived.
Quillan Salkilld (13-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) had to eat a punch or two, but mostly tore right through Mateusz Gamrot (26-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 284 main event at a newly refurbished Meta APEX in Las Vegas. And now that more fans can take in a show like Saturday's, they got a treat out of the gate.
A Salkilld win by submission over a credentialed wrestler and grappler like Gamrot was one of the least likely predicted outcomes in the headliner. But afterward, Salkilld said his rear-naked choke with 35 seconds left in the first is just the type of performance lightweights can expect – and he has his sights set on the top five.
"I just proved I'm the real f*cking deal now. These top five (lightweights) better (watch out)," Salkilld said on the microphone with Daniel Cormier. "I believe I can get it done within the first minute or the last minute. ... I think I deserve someone who's in the top five or close to it."
Salkilld tried to get a quick start and took the center quickly. In some tight exchanges early, Salkilld landed and forced Gamrot to look for a takedown – not at all unexpected. He got a single-leg briefly, but also appeared to be hurt.
Salkilld worked through the takedown adversity and bounced a pair of uppercuts off the chin, and Gamrot tied him up hoping to recover some momentum on the fence. In a scramble, Gamrot grabbed hold of Salkilld's leg and cranked hard, but Salkilld cleared his knee, escaped and took Gamrot's back with 2:45 left in the round.
And though Gamrot worked back to the feet, mere moments later Salkilld was the one who landed a takedown with two minutes left, nad that was the beginning of the end for Gamrot.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 284 results:
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Fight Night 284: Quillan Salkilld submits Mateusz Gamrot in first
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Quillan Salkilld (13-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) had to eat a punch or two, but mostly tore right through Mateusz Gamrot (26-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 284 main event at a newly refurbished Meta APEX in Las Vegas. And now that more fans can take in a show like Saturday's, they got a treat out of the gate.
A Salkilld win by submission over a credentialed wrestler and grappler like Gamrot was one of the least likely predicted outcomes in the headliner. But afterward, Salkilld said his rear-naked choke with 35 seconds left in the first is just the type of performance lightweights can expect – and he has his sights set on the top five.
"I just proved I'm the real f*cking deal now. These top five (lightweights) better (watch out)," Salkilld said on the microphone with Daniel Cormier. "I believe I can get it done within the first minute or the last minute. ... I think I deserve someone who's in the top five or close to it."
Salkilld tried to get a quick start and took the center quickly. In some tight exchanges early, Salkilld landed and forced Gamrot to look for a takedown – not at all unexpected. He got a single-leg briefly, but also appeared to be hurt.
Salkilld worked through the takedown adversity and bounced a pair of uppercuts off the chin, and Gamrot tied him up hoping to recover some momentum on the fence. In a scramble, Gamrot grabbed hold of Salkilld's leg and cranked hard, but Salkilld cleared his knee, escaped and took Gamrot's back with 2:45 left in the round.
And though Gamrot worked back to the feet, mere moments later Salkilld was the one who landed a takedown with two minutes left, nad that was the beginning of the end for Gamrot.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 284 results:
- Quillan Salkilld def. Mateusz Gamrot via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:25
- Diego Ferreira def. Billy Quarantillo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Yadier del Valle def. Darren Elkins via TKO (punch) – Round 1, 0:35
- Alexia Thainara def. Amanda Lemos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Ty Miller def. Billy Ray Goff via TKO (punch) – Round 3, 0:15
- Steven Asplund def. Guilherme Pat via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Diyar Nurgozhay def. Bruno Lopes via TKO (punches) Round 1, 4:59
- Jose Montanha def. Louie Sutherland via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:50
- Manoel Sousa def. Richie Miranda via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Miles Johns def. Gianni Vazquez via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:09
- Juliana Miller def. Ravena Oliveira via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:38
- Carol Foro def. Gigi Canuto via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Fight Night 284: Quillan Salkilld submits Mateusz Gamrot in first
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