Mateusz Gamrot is not a fan of fellow UFC lightweight contender Paddy Pimblett.
Gamrot (24-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) mocked Pimblett (22-4 MMA, 7-0 UFC) after he was brought to tears watching his teammate Molly McCann retire after UFC Fight Night 255 in London. He explained why he has an issue with Liverpool native, who finds himself on the cusp of title contention after a dominant finish of Michael Chandler at UFC 314.
“I don’t like this guy,” Gamrot said on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “He talks too much. He’s arrogant from England. He has talked some things about me many times. I’d love to meet him in the octagon because his way to this position he has right now was so easy. If he gets a good opponent against him, I don’t think he wins this fight. I’d love fight with him. He’s from Europe, I am from Europe.
“If the UFC makes this fight, I think it’s going to be the biggest fight in the lightweight division for Europe. My opinion, he’s great stylistic (matchup) for me, and I’ll beat him for sure. He’s a grappler, I am grappler. I love scrambling with somebody on the ground because my previous opponent (Hooker) was only a striker. The ground was fire for everybody, and everybody stands up. I’d love to roll with somebody on the ground.”
Gamrot meets Ludovit Klein (23-4-1 MMA, 7-2 UFC) in a three-round bout May 31 at UFC on ESPN 68 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. He explains why he wound up drawing an unranked lightweight.
“I tried to find somebody from rankings to get a good fight, but everybody was booked or nobody wanted to fight with me,” Gamrot said. “I told the UFC it doesn’t matter. Give me someone without ranking because I want to stay busy this year. I just want to fight and show how I have improved my MMA skills.”
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