UFC Fight Night 199 Update: Diego Ferreira, Mateusz Gamrot to Clash on Dec. 18

A lightweight clash pitting Diego Ferreira against Mateusz Gamrot has been added to the UFC Fight Night 199 lineup.

? MMAjunkie.com was first to report the pairing, and it was later confirmed by Gamrot on his Instagram account. UFC Fight Night 199 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a heavyweight bout betwene Derrick Lewis and Chris Daukaus.

The 36-year-old Ferreira won six consecutive fights from 2016 to 2020 but has dropped back-to-back fights to Beneil Dariush and Gregor Gillespie in his last two promotional appearances. The Fortis MMA product is 8-4 in UFC competition and 17-4 as a professional overall.

A former KSW champion, Gamrot has won two straight UFC outings after suffering his first career defeat against Guram Kutateladze in his promotional debut in October 2020. The 30-year-old Pole has since rebounded to post finishes of Scott Holtzman and Jeremy Stephens in 2021.