UFC Vegas 120 video: Quillan Salkilld submits Mateusz Gamrot in first
UFC fighter Quillan Salkilld defeated Mateusz Gamrot via first-round submission at UFC Fight Night 284 in Las Vegas. Salkilld, who has now secured four consecutive first-round finishes, expressed his desire to challenge top-five ranked lightweights.
Why it matters
The victory marks a significant rise for Salkilld in the competitive UFC lightweight division, signaling a potential shift in the rankings.
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.
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