UFC 280 Gets Beneil Dariush-Mateusz Gamrot Lightweight Pairing

A potential lightweight title eliminator is on tap for UFC 280, as Beneil Dariush is slated to square off against Mateusz Gamrot.

ESPN was first to report the booking. UFC 280 takes place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 22 and is headlined by a lightweight championship bout between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev.

“Winner fights for the belt,” Dariush told ESPN. “I’m definitely happy with the matchup. I just want to fight the best.”

Dariush will bring a seven-fight winning streak into the matchup with Gamrot. Most recently, the Kings MMA standout scored a dominant unanimous verdict over Tony Ferguson at UFC 262 in May 2021.

A former KSW champion, Gamrot has won his last four appearances within the Las Vegas-based promotion after dropping a split decision against Guram Kutateladze in his Octagon debut. In his last outing “Gamer” won a closely-contested unanimous decision against Arman Tsarukyan in the UFC on ESPN 38 headliner on June 25.