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Two lightweight contenders trending in opposite directions will meet next month.
MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck confirmed with sources with knowledge of the matchup that Diego Ferreira (17-4) will fight former two-division KSW champion Mateusz Gamrot (19-1) at the Dec. 18 UFC event, which takes place at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The bout was first reported by MMA Junkie.
Ferreira — the No. 11-ranked lightweight in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings — is coming off of back-to-back losses to Gregor Gillespie and Beneil Dariush. Prior to the loss to Dariush, Ferreira rattled off six consecutive wins including a submission victory over Anthony Pettis and decision nods over Mairbek Taisumov and Rustam Khabilov. The Brazilian’s UFC record stands at 8-4.
Gamrot has now won two straight fights after losing in his UFC debut. He defeated Scott Holtzman by second-round knockout in April and followed that with a first-round submission of Jeremy Stephens in July. Gamrot was a star in Poland’s KSW promotion, winning both its lightweight and featherweight titles.
The Dec. 18 UFC event will be headlined by a heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Chris Daukaus.
This article first appeared at MMA Fighting – All Posts
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