UFC lightweight contender Mateusz Gamrot doesn’t see Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev ending in a finish at UFC 280. Gamrot will face Beneil Dariush on the UFC 280 main card on Oct. 22. A win will move him one step closer to a potential light…
UFC lightweight contender Mateusz Gamrot doesn’t see Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev ending in a finish at UFC 280. Gamrot will face Beneil Dariush on the UFC 280 main card on Oct. 22. A win will move him one step closer to a potential lightweight title shot. Gamrot has won four fights in a row…
UFC lightweight contender Mateusz Gamrot has explained why he identified an improved understanding of English as a crucial part of his developing MMA career. Gamrot has quickly recovered from a controversial debut loss on the scorecards to Guram Kutate…
UFC lightweight contender Mateusz Gamrot has explained why he identified an improved understanding of English as a crucial part of his developing MMA career. Gamrot has quickly recovered from a controversial debut loss on the scorecards to Guram Kutateladze in 2020, ascending high up the 155-pound ladder courtesy of four straight wins. After rebounding with…
UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush has given his assessment of Mateusz Gamrot’s grappling ahead of their fight on Oct. 22. Dariush and Gamrot will square off on the main card of UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi. It’s arguably the most highly anti…
UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush has given his assessment of Mateusz Gamrot’s grappling ahead of their fight on Oct. 22. Dariush and Gamrot will square off on the main card of UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi. It’s arguably the most highly anticipated card of the year with two title fights at the top of the…
UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush is ready to fight, but felt that a matchup with Dustin Poirier made the most sense for his return. Dariush had initially been linked to a potential matchup with Poirier before it was announced he would face Mate…
UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush is ready to fight, but felt that a matchup with Dustin Poirier made the most sense for his return. Dariush had initially been linked to a potential matchup with Poirier before it was announced he would face Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 280 on Oct. 22. Poirier is still without a…
A massive lightweight bout between rising contenders Beneil Dariush and Mateusz Gamrot has been added to a stacked UFC 280 event. News of the matchup was first reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Dariush was sidelined with an ankle injury he suffer…
A massive lightweight bout between rising contenders Beneil Dariush and Mateusz Gamrot has been added to a stacked UFC 280 event. News of the matchup was first reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Dariush was sidelined with an ankle injury he suffered in the lead-up to his originally scheduled bout against Islam Makhachev back in February….
A lightweight matchup between the surging #6 ranked division contender, Beneil Dariush and the incoming challenger, #9 rated Mateusz Gamrot is set to land on ‘Fight Island’ in Abu Dhabi, UAE – with the duo set to share the Octagon at UFC 280 on October 22. Slated to feature for the first time since May […]
A lightweight matchup between the surging #6 ranked division contender, Beneil Dariush and the incoming challenger, #9 rated Mateusz Gamrot is set to land on ‘Fight Island’ in Abu Dhabi, UAE – with the duo set to share the Octagon at UFC 280 on October 22.
Slated to feature for the first time since May of last year, Beneil Dariush was originally booked to headline a UFC Apex event in February against incoming title challenger, Islam Makhachev, until a fractured fibula forced the Iranian-born challenger from proceedings.
Beneil Dariush will feature for the first time in 18 months in his UFC 280 return
As for Gamrot, the former two-weight KSW champion headlined UFC Vegas 57 back in June, defeat fellow contender and European standout, Arman Tsarukyan with a unanimous decision effort. ESPN MMA reporter, Brett Okamoto was first to report the news of Dariush’s planned return against Gamrot.
Landing victories in his last seven straight Octagon walks, Kings MMA staple, Dariush defeated former interim lightweight kingpin, Tony Ferguson with a one-sided unanimous decision back at UFC 262.
21-4-1 as a professional, Beneil Dariush added the Oxnard veteran to a run of other wins over Thiago Moises, Drew Dober, Frank Camacho, Drakkar Klose, Scott Holtzman, and Diego Ferreira.
4-1 since his move to the promotional, Polish contender, Gamrot made his Octagon debut back in Abu Dhabi, UAE in October 2020 – suffering a close decision loss against Guram Kutateladze. The defeat came as the first of Gamrot’s professional career.
In a quartet of victories under the UFC banner since, Gamrot defeated common-foes, Holtzman, and Ferreira with finishes, as well as locking a kimura on Jeremy Stephens in just over a minute.