Gamrot to meet Salkilld in lightweight main event at Meta Apex in Las Vegas on Aug. 8, 2026
Mateusz Gamrot will face Quillan Salkilld in a five-round lightweight main event at UFC Fight Night on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 12-fight card is being staged from the UFC Apex and will be broadcast with the preliminary card starting at 5:00 PM ET and the main card at 8:00 PM ET on Paramount Plus.
Polish veteran Mateusz Gamrot is described as one of the most experienced contenders in the lightweight division and has remained a fixture in the top 10 for several years, with recent wins over Ludovit Klein and Esteban Ribovics. The article notes that another victory for Gamrot "could put him back into title contention." Australia’s Quillan Salkilld earned his UFC contract via Dana White’s Contender Series and secured first-round finishes over Jamie Mullarkey and Beneil Dariush in 2026; another win "could see him break into the lightweight top 10."
The co-main event features a lightweight matchup between Diego Ferreira and Billy Quarantillo. Former strawweight title challenger Amanda Lemos is scheduled to fight rising contender Alexia Thainara on the same card.
Additional matchups listed include Darren Elkins versus Yadier del Valle and Billy Goff against unbeaten Ty Miller. The event’s main card is scheduled to open with a heavyweight bout between Steven Asplund and Guilherme Pat.
A late change to the lineup sees Gianni Vásquez replace Jessie Rosas in the scheduled bout with Miles Johns. A posted update states Vásquez weighed 143 libras for the agreed-weight contest.
The preliminary card is set to begin from 5:00 PM ET (10:00 PM BST, Saturday / 2:30 AM IST, Sunday / 7:00 AM AEST, Sunday, 5:00 AM CST, Sunday). The main card will air live at 8:00 PM ET on Paramount Plus.
Gamrot and Salkilld will contest the five-round lightweight main event on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, with prelims starting at 5:00 PM ET and the main card broadcast at 8:00 PM ET on Paramount Plus.