Salkilld submits Gamrot in first spherical at UFC Combat Evening

Quillan Salkilld turned in among the finest performances of the 12 months on Saturday, dominating Mateusz Gamrot en path to a first-round submission in his first UFC major occasion.

Salkilld (13-1) received Gamrot to faucet through rear-naked choke on the 4:25 mark of the opening spherical at UFC Combat Evening inside Meta Apex in Las Vegas. In arguably essentially the most spectacular exhibiting of his profession, the 26-year-old light-weight dominated the competition from the opening bell and produced his fourth consecutive first-round end.

“I simply proved I am the true f—ing deal,” Salkilld stated. “That is simply how I struggle. I do not give a f— who you might be. I will take it to you. I am not going to be combating on my again foot, permit him to punch and wrestle. I will use all the weapons in my arsenal and end you.”

Preventing out of Perth, Australia, Salkilld has made a behavior of early finishes, however Saturday’s contest was supposed to supply a unique type of check. Gamrot, 35, is a veteran of the game, who went into UFC Combat Evening because the No. 8-ranked light-weight within the UFC. He had beforehand been completed solely as soon as in his UFC profession, by former champion Charles Oliveira.

Regardless of these credentials, Salkilld walked proper via Gamrot. He combined up his strikes on the toes, connecting with low leg kicks and efficient jabs. He took Gamrot’s again within the opening minutes and calmly labored out of a leglock try on the ground. The end got here after Salkilld shocked Gamrot with a stage change and takedown within the middle of the Octagon.

Gamrot fell to 9-5 within the UFC. Salkilld, in the meantime, is on a rocket ship to the highest of the 155-pound division. He’s 6-0 since incomes a UFC contract on “Contender Sequence” in September 2024.