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UFC on ESPN 38 video: Arman Tsarukyan, Mateusz Gamrot make weight for main event

The main event is set for Saturday’s UFC return to Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS – The main event is set for Saturday’s UFC return to Las Vegas.

[autotag]Arman Tsarukyan[/autotag] (18-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and [autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag] (20-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) both made weight without issue for the UFC on ESPN 38 main event Friday at the UFC Apex. The same venue hosts Saturday’s card on ESPN.

Tsarukyan and Gamrot were the first two fighters to the scale in the two-hour official weigh-ins window, eliminating any drama for the headliner. Both fighters weighed in at 156 pounds, the non-title lightweight limit.

Check out the video highlights from their trips to the scale in the video above.

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Mateusz Gamrot plots ‘five rounds of violence’ with Arman Tsarukyan in UFC on ESPN 38 headliner

Mateusz Gamrot wants to make Arman Tsarukyan suffer in the UFC on ESPN 38 headliner.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag] wants to make the most of his first octagon headliner at UFC on ESPN 38.

Gamrot (20-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is set to meet Arman Tsarukyan (18-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in a clash of rising lightweight contenders on Saturday at the UFC Apex. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN2.

The Polish fighter said “it is an honor” to be placed atop the card in just his fifth appearance with the company, but the timing couldn’t be better because he’s in his “prime right now.”

So people were surprised the UFC opted to book Gamrot and Tsarukyan against each other at this stage of their careers given their future potential. However, Gamrot said it’s a product of no one else accepting fights with them. Now that it’s happening, he intends on delivering an epic battle.

“Nobody want to fight with Arman, a lot of people are scared of him,” Gamrot told MMA Junkie and other reporters at Wednesday’s UFC on ESPN 38 media day. “Nobody want to fight with me. We will meet together in the octagon. He’s a great fighter. Good striker, good wrestling, but I think his weakness is jiu-jitsu. I’m more experienced guy with five rounds. I’m used to the pressure. I used to be champion (in KSW) and I think it’s going to be a great show.”

Although a spectacular finish would be significant for Gamrot, he said he’s not looking to force anything that could cause him to come out on the loosing end. He’s preparing for a high-action fight over 25 minutes, and if he’s able to catch Tsarukyan with something before the final horn, he will certainly take it.

“I don’t want to finish the fight too early,” Gamrot said. “This is going to be five rounds of violence. This is probably going to be the biggest test for me so far and I’m super ready for this guy. If I see an opportunity early, I will take it.”

If Gamrot emerges victorious from UFC on ESPN 38, he said there will be nowhere for the top-ranked names at 155 pounds to hide.

“I think the winner deserves a top-five (opponent) next,” Gamrot said.

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UFC on ESPN 38 pre-event facts: Neil Magny can break Georges St-Pierre’s record

Neil Magny can break Georges St-Pierre’s record and be the first to 20 welterweight wins if he beats Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC on ESPN 38.

The UFC returns to its home base of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 38, which has a main card that airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN2.

A matchup of surging lightweight contenders is featured in the main event. [autotag]Arman Tsarukyan[/autotag] (18-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and [autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag] (20-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) will look to break through into the next tier of the division when they meet in a five-round bout.

For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the 12-fight lineup, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC on ESPN 38.

Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mateusz Gamrot headlines UFC Fight Night on June 25

Lightweight prospects Mateusz Gamrot and Arman Tsarukyan will headline their first UFC show.

Lightweight prospects [autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag] and [autotag]Arman Tsarukyan[/autotag] will headline their first UFC show.

Gamrot’s fight with Tsarukyan has been promoted to the main event of UFC Fight Night on June 25, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. A person with knowledge of the matchup confirmed the news to MMA Junkie after an initial report by Eurosport NL.

Gamrot (20-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has finished three straight opponents since suffering his first-career loss to Guram Kutateladze in his UFC debut in October 2020. The former two-division KSW champ is coming off a second-round TKO of Diego Ferreira this past December.

His American Top Team teammate Tsarukyan (18-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has also been on a roll after dropping his promotional debut to Islam Makhachev. The 25-year-old has won five in a row and most recently scored back-to-back finishes of Christos Giagos and Joel Alvarez.

The UFC’s June 25 lineup currently includes:

Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mateusz Gamrot
Amir Albazi vs. Tim Elliott
Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Jinh Yu Frey
Alan Baudot vs. Josh Parisian
Chris Curtis vs. Rodolfo Vieira
Tyson Nam vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
Neil Magny vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
Sergey Morozov vs. Raulian Paiva
Christos Giagos vs. Thiago Moises
Nate Maness vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Tafon Nchukwi vs. Carlos Ulberg

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Mateusz Gamrot vs. Arman Tsarukyan in the works for UFC Fight Night on June 25

Rising lightweight contenders Mateusz Gamrot and Arman Tsarukyan will get their wish.

[autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag] and [autotag]Arman Tsarukyan[/autotag] will get their wish.

After angling for a fight on social media, Gamrot (20-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Tsarukyan (18-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) have verbally agreed to a matchup on June 25 in an event expected to be a Fight Night card likely at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Two people with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. In the Cage was first to report the news Thursday.

Gamrot has won three straight since dropping his UFC debut to Guram Kutateladze in October 2020. The former two-division KSW champion is coming off consecutive finishes of Scott Holtzman, Jeremy Stephens and Carlos Diego Ferreira to earn a spot in the UFC lightweight rankings.

Tsarukyan also hasn’t lost since dropping his promotional debut. Since losing to Islam Makhachev in April 2019, Tsarukyan has won five straight, most recently back-to-back Performance of the Night TKO finishes of Christos Giagos and Joel Alvarez.

With the addition, the UFC’s June 25 lineup now includes:

Amir Albazi vs. Tim Elliott
Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Jinh Yu Frey
Alan Baudot vs. Josh Parisian
Chris Curtis vs. Rodolfo Vieira
Tyson Nam vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
Neil Magny vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
Sergey Morozov vs. Raulian Paiva
Christos Giagos vs. Thiago Moises
Mateusz Gamrot vs. Arman Tsarukyan

UFC Fight Night 199 predictions: Who’s picking Chris Daukaus to keep rolling over Derrick Lewis?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC Fight Night 199 card, featuring Derrick Lewis vs. Chris Daukaus.

	Lewis vs. Daukaus	Muhammad vs. Thompson	Hill vs. Lemos	Assuncao vs. Simon	Ferreira vs. Gamrot	Elkins vs. Swanson
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 204-120	Lewis (60%)	Thompson (77%)	Lemos (65%)	Simon (61%)	Gamrot (68%)	Swanson (62%)
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 208-116	Daukaus	Thompson	Lemos	Simon	Gamrot	Swanson
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 206-118	Lewis	Muhammad	Lemos	Simon	Ferreira	Swanson
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 200-124 2014 Champion	Lewis	Thompson	Lemos	Simon	Gamrot	Swanson
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 199-125	Lewis	Thompson	Lemos	Simon	Ferreira	Elkins
Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 198-126	Lewis	Thompson	Lemos	Assuncao	Gamrot	Elkins
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2021: 197-127 2020 Champion	Daukaus	Thompson	Lemos	Simon	Gamrot	Elkins
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 2021: 126-82 (60.57)	Lewis	Thompson	Lemos	Simon	Ferreira	Swanson
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 192-132	Lewis	Muhammad	Hill	Assuncao	Ferreira	Elkins
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 190-134 2018 Champion	Lewis	Muhammad	Lemos	Assuncao	Gamrot	Swanson
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 188-136	Lewis	Muhammad	Lemos	Assuncao	Gamrot	Elkins
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 186-138 2017 Champion	Lewis	Muhammad	Lemos	Assuncao	Gamrot	Elkins
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 186-138	Lewis	Muhammad	Lemos	Simon	Ferreira	Swanson
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 184-140	Lewis	Thompson	Lemos	Assuncao	Gamrot	Elkins

The final UFC event of the year takes place Saturday in Las Vegas with heavyweights at the top of the bill.

UFC Fight Night 199 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, former title challenger [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag] (25-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) takes on [autotag]Chris Daukaus[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC). Daukaus is a slight -140 favorite at Tipico. But our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are taking slight underdog Lewis in a big way at 11-2 margin.

In the co-feature, two-time welterweight title challenger [autotag]Stephen Thompson[/autotag] (16-5-1 MMA, 11-5-1 UFC) meets [autotag]Belal Muhammad[/autotag] (19-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC). Thompson is more than a 2-1 favorite, but he’s only got a 7-6 edge in the picks.

[autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag] (10-1-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is the biggest favorite on the main card at more than 3-1 in her women’s strawweight fight against [autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag] (13-10 MMA, 8-10 UFC). Only one of our pickers is taking Hill in an upset.

[autotag]Raphael Assuncao[/autotag] (27-8 MMA, 11-5 UFC) meets [autotag]Ricky Simon[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in a key bantamweight bout. Simon is nearly a 3-1 favorite, but the picks are tight and he has just a 7-6 lead from our staff members.

[autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag] (19-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is a 2-1 favorite at lightweight against [autotag]Diego Ferreira[/autotag] (17-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC). Gamrot has a slight edge in the picks at 8-5.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Darren Elkins[/autotag] (26-9 MMA, 16-8 UFC) and [autotag]Cub Swanson[/autotag] (27-12 MMA, 12-8 UFC) throw down in a featherweight fight that seems like it should have happened years ago. Swanson nearly is a 2-1 favorite, but our pickers have Elkins with the smallest possible edge at 7-6.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Lewis (60 percent), Thompson (77 percent), Lemos (65 percent), Simon (61 percent), Gamrot (68 percent) and Swanson (62 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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UFC books Diego Ferreira vs. Mateusz Gamrot for final event of 2021

A lightweight clash has been added to the final UFC event of 2021.

A lightweight matchup is the latest addition to UFC Fight Night 199.

On Dec. 18, it’ll be Brazil vs. Poland as [autotag]Diego Ferreira[/autotag] battles [autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag] in a three-round lightweight matchup. The event takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and the card will stream on ESPN+.

Two people with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie’s Farah Hannoun of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Ferreira (17-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) will look to turn his luck around after a difficult 2021 thus far. In February, his six-fight winning streak was snapped against Beneil Dariush. Three months later, he was finished via strikes by Gregor Gillespie.

Gamrot (19-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), a former KSW lightweight champion, has finished back-to-back fights against Scott Holtzman and Jeremy Stephens since he lost his promotional debut via split decision in October 2020.

With the addition, the UFC Fight Night 199 lineup includes:

Chris Daukaus vs. Derrick Lewis
Angela Hill vs. Amanda Lemos
Abusupiyan Magomedov vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Darren Elkins vs. Cub Swanson
Anthony Hernandez vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
Don’Tale Mayes vs. Josh Parisian
Raphael Assuncao vs. Ricky Simon
Jordan Leavitt vs. Matt Sayles
Harry Hunsucker vs. Justin Tafa
Julia Avila vs. Raquel Pennington
Andre Ewell vs. Charles Jourdain
Raoni Barcelos vs. Trevin Jones
Sijara Eubanks vs. Melissa Gatto
Diego Ferreira vs. Mateusz Gamrot

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UFC on ESPN 26 video: Mateusz Gamrot taps Jeremy Stephens early with powerful kimura

Watch Mateusz Gamrot hand Jeremy Stephens his first submission loss since 2009.

[autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag] did what no one has done in more than a decade.

The Polish fighter handed Jeremy Stephens his first submission loss since 2009, forcing the veteran to tap out in the first round of their lightweight clash. The bout was on the UFC on ESPN 26 main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

Takedown! Kimura! Tap! 🤯

📚 Textbook finish by @Gamer_MMA. #UFCVegas31 pic.twitter.com/NDEab0kioW

— UFC (@ufc) July 18, 2021

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Gamrot (19-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) immediately went for a takedown as soon as the bout started. From there he took Stephens to the mat, got side control, locked a kimura, and powered his way through the submission until he got the tap. Gamrot is the first man to submit Stephens in his last 28 UFC fights.

Gamrot is now on a two-fight winning streak since losing his UFC debut and suffering his first professional defeat to Guram Kutateladze back in October 2020. Meanwhile, Stephens falls to five defeats and one no-contest in his past six UFC bouts.

Up-to-the-minute results of UFC on ESPN 26 include:

Mateusz Gamrot def. Jeremy Stephens via submission (kimura) – Round 1, 1:05
Rodolfo Vieira def. Dustin Stoltzfus via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 1:54
Billy Quarantillo def. Gabriel Benitez via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 3:40
Daniel Rodriguez def. Preston Parsons via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:47
Amanda Lemos def. Montserrat Conejo via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:35
Sergey Morozov def. Khalid Taha via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Malcolm Gordon def. Francisco Figueiredo via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Rodrigo Nascimento def. Alan Baudot via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:29

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UFC on ESPN 26 predictions: What are our three unanimous picks?

Check out our staff members’ picks for UFC on ESPN 26, featuring Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises and Marion Reneau vs. Miesha Tate.

	Makhachev vs. Moises	Reneau vs. Tate	Gamrot vs. Stephens	Stoltzfus vs. Vieira	Benitez vs. Quarantillo
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 99-63	Makhachev (88%)	Tate (78%)	Gamrot (68%)	Vieira (74%)	Quarantillo (71%)
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 101-61 2018 Champion	Makhachev	Tate	Gamrot	Vieira	Quarantillo
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 99-63	Makhachev	Tate	Stephens	Vieira	Quarantillo
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 98-64	Makhachev	Tate	Gamrot	Vieira	Quarantillo
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2021: 96-66 2020 Champion	Makhachev	Tate	Gamrot	Vieira	Quarantillo
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 96-66 2014 Champion	Makhachev	Tate	Gamrot	Vieira	Benitez
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 95-67	Makhachev	Tate	Gamrot	Vieira	Benitez
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 95-67	Makhachev	Tate	Stephens	Vieira	Benitez
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 95-67	Makhachev	Tate	Stephens	Vieira	Quarantillo
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 95-67	Makhachev	Tate	Gamrot	Vieira	Benitez
Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 95-67	Makhachev	Tate	Gamrot	Vieira	Quarantillo
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 93-69	Makhachev	Tate	Gamrot	Vieira	Quarantillo
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 91-71	Makhachev	Tate	Stephens	Vieira	Quarantillo
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 2021: 26-20	Makhachev	Tate	Gamrot	Vieira	Benitez
BetMGM Betting Favorites	Makhachev -700	Tate -150	Gamrot -225	Vieira -225	Benitez -165

The UFC is back in its home base with a lightweight fight atop the card, plus a comeback bout.

UFC on ESPN 26 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, [autotag]Islam Makhachev[/autotag] (19-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) meets [autotag]Thiago Moises[/autotag] (15-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) at lightweight. Makhachev is a big betting favorite at -700 at BetMGM, and he’s one of three unanimous picks on the main card from our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers at 13-0.

In the co-feature, former women’s bantamweight champion [autotag]Miesha Tate[/autotag] (18-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) returns from a retirement of nearly five years to take on [autotag]Marion Reneau[/autotag] (9-7-1 MMA, 5-6-1 UFC), who is planning to retire after the fight. Tate is the smallest favorite on the main card at -150, but she’s a unanimous pick from our staff members.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag] (18-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on [autotag]Jeremy Stephens[/autotag] (28-18 MMA, 15-17 UFC) in a lightweight bout. Gamrot is a -225 favorite, and he’s got a 9-4 lead in the picks.

[autotag]Rodolfo Vieira[/autotag] (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is a -225 favorite in his middleweight bout against [autotag]Dustin Stoltzfus[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and is our third unanimous pick.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Gabriel Benitez[/autotag] (22-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC) is a -165 favorite at featherweight against [autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag] (15-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC). But it’s Quarantillo with an 8-5 lead from our pickers.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Makhachev (88 percent), Tate (78 percent), Gamrot (68 percent), Vieira (74 percent) and Quarantillo (71 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

Jeremy Stephens meets Mateusz Gamrot at UFC Fight Night on July 17

Jeremy Stephens will draw a stern test in his return to 155 pounds when he meets Mateusz Gamrot at UFC Fight Night on July 17.

[autotag]Jeremy Stephens[/autotag] will draw a stern test in his return to 155 pounds.

Stephens (28-18 MMA, 15-17 UFC) will face [autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag] (18-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at a UFC Fight Night event July 17. There is not an announced location, venue or broadcast plan.

Two people with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of the booking Thursday, but asked to remain anonymous because the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Stephens will return to lightweight for the first time since 2013. The 34-year-old currently is in the roughest stretch of his career having gone 0-4 with one no contest in his past five outings.

He was scheduled to make his 155-pound debut against Drakkar Klose at UFC on ESPN 22, but the fight was scrapped due to an injury Klose suffered when he was shoved by Stephens at the weigh-ins. Klose said the shove caused his hand to go numb and his neck to tighten up, which was later diagnosed by doctors as a “brain concussion” and “sprain of cervical neck.”

After getting edged out by Guram Kutateladze in his UFC debut in October, former KSW dual-champion Gamrot notched his first octagon win when stopped Scott Holtzman in the second round at UFC on ABC 2 in April.

With the addition, the UFC’s July 17 lineup now includes:

Marion Reneau vs. Miesha Tate
Amir Albazi vs. Ode Osbourne
Sergey Morozov vs. Khalid Taha
Guram Kutateladze vs. Don Madge
Cameron Else vs. Aaron Phillips
Herbert Burns vs. Billy Quarantillo
Francisco Figueredo vs. Malcolm Gordon
Anderson dos Santos vs. Miles Johns
Alan Baudot vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
Phil Hawes vs. Deron Winn
Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises
Mateusz Gamrot vs. Jeremy Stephens