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A big-time lightweight battle is set for UFC Fight Night on Saturday night in Las Vegas. In that fight, Mateusz Gamrot will clash with Quillan Salkilld .
Gamrot enters the fight holding the No. 8 spot in the UFC's official media rankings. He has been in with some of the biggest names in the division, including a 3-2 run in his five most recent fights. In that five-fight stretch, Gamrot has defeated former champion Rafael dos Anjos , while losing to longtime contender Dan Hooker and former champion Charles Oliveira .
While Gamrot has been in the mix for many years, Salkilld is on his way up. After losing the first fight of his professional career, Salkilld has gone on a 12-fight winning streak. Five of those wins have come as a member of the UFC roster, and Salkilld has finished four of those bouts, winning Performance of the Night bonuses for all four finishes.
Saturday also hosts Darren Elkins' retirement fight. Elkins, affectionately and appropriately called "The Damage," will retire after his 42nd professional fight. His opponent is nearly a 9-to-1 favorite, but Elkins is no stranger to being the underdog. He famously knocked out Mirsad Bektic as an approximately +500 underdog back in 2017.
Plus, veteran lightweights collide in the co-main event when Diego Ferreira takes on Billy Quarantillo. Ferreira, 41, has fought in the UFC for well over a decade, with his debut coming back in 2014. He struggled in his two appearances in 2025, losing to both Alexander Hernandez and Grant Dawson. Quarantillo, meanwhile, has a bit of desperation to his game on Saturday as he has lost three of his last four dating back to 2023. Quarantillo has not fought since December 2024.
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