Mateusz Gamrot anxious to book next fight after Dan Hooker loss at UFC 305, dismisses ranked opponent as precondition: "My break is so long"
Mateusz Gamrot has been vocal about his readiness to fight anyone in the UFC lightweight division. Recently, the Polish fighter reiterated his stance and said that he wants another chance to turn around his UFC career.
In his last fight, 'Gamer' lost a split-decision to Dan Hooker at UFC 305 in a hard-fought, three-round battle.
During a recent interview with Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie, Gamrot discussed the improvements he has made since the defeat and expressed his eagerness to get back in the octagon:
"I heard some news but I don't know if this is true. So I just wait to like, official. I'm ready to go with anyone – with ranking, without ranking. It doesn't matter. I need a fight. My break is so long. My last fight was against Hooker eight months ago. From my last fight, I improved everything... I need to just fight and I want to prove I'm one of the best guys in the world."
Check out Mateusz Gamrot's comments below (0:53):
Mateusz Gamrot believes potential Paddy Pimblett clash can be "biggest fight" in Europe
After his victory over Michael Chandler at UFC 314, Paddy Pimblett jumped to No.8 in the UFC lightweight rankings. Given that he sits a spot over the Brit in the current rankings, Gamrot was asked in the aforementioned interview if he would be open to facing Pimblett in the octagon next.
'Gamer' responded that a matchup between him and Pimblett has the potential to be one of the biggest fights in Europe in the lightweight division:
"I can fight with Paddy but I don't know where he go if he gets someone from top five is good. But, if not, I am from Europe, he is from Europe, I think this is going to be the biggest fight in Europe in the lightweight division."
Gamrot added:
"I think the fight makes sense, especially he looks good against Chandler but Chandler is old man and is short man. I'm very curious how [Pimblett] looks like when he get a really good opponent like me or someone from top five." [4:26]