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Salkilld Faces Gamrot at UFC Vegas 120 After Knockout Surge

8/9/2026

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Summary

Salkilld Headlines UFC

UFC Fight Night Vegas 120 took place at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas on Aug. 8, 2026.
Quillan Salkilld (fighter), 26, entered with a 12-1 record and a first-round knockout of Beneil Dariush in May.

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Salkilld Ranks Top10

Meta’s rankings placed Salkilld inside the lightweight Top 10, speeding his title-shot prospects.
Salkilld trains at Team Alpha Male in Sacramento, a camp known for top lightweights.
He earned CBS Sports’ 2025 Knockout of the Year by flooring Nasrat Haqparast during his 5-0 debut streak.
Gamrot, with a 26-4 record and one no-contest, says he will finish Salkilld despite the hype.

History

Historical Context

UFC began in Denver on Nov 12 1993 when Art Davie and Rorion Gracie staged the first eight-man, no-rules tournament. Over the next three decades the sport added weight classes (1997) and expanded to dozens of global events—784 by Aug 8 2026. That night, Team Alpha Male’s Quillan Salkilld fought at UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld, illustrating how modern data-driven rankings now steer lightweight title paths.

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Salkilld Headlines UFC

UFC Fight Night Vegas 120 took place at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas on Aug. 8, 2026.
Quillan Salkilld (fighter), 26, entered with a 12-1 record and a first-round knockout of Beneil Dariush in May.

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