Mateusz Gamrot (right) has reupped with the UFC. | 📷:
Getty/UFC

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Mateusz
Gamrot has extended his stay in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Gamrot recently announced on X that he has signed a new multi-fight
deal with the promotion, ensuring that his tenure will continue
beyond his upcoming main event assignment.

Mateusz Gamrot signs a new UFC contract before facing Quillan
Salkilld in the UFC Fight Night 284 main event.

While he didn't divulge the exact number of bouts on his new deal,
Gamrot is ecstatic to continue fighting in the promotion. The
Polish lightweight claims he's “grateful†for the new contract and
is excited for what lies ahead.

“I've signed a multi-fight deal with UFC! Another step begins in
just two weeks, let's gooo,†Gamrot wrote on X. “I'm grateful to
the UFC for the trust and for recognizing my hard work. Thank you
for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to keep proving
myself on the biggest stage in the world.â€

The new contract comes ahead of Gamrot's Aug. 8 showdown against
rising Australian contender Quillan
Salkilld in the main event of
UFC Fight Night 284 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.

Gamrot has established himself as one of the division’s top
contenders during his four-year UFC tenure, compiling notable
victories over Arman
Tsarukyan, Rafael dos
Anjos and Jalin
Turner. His UFC record stands at 9-4.

I've signed a multi deal with UFC! Another
step begins in just two weeks, let's gooo 🚀🚀

I'm grateful to the UFC for the trust and for recognizing my hard
work. Thank you for believing in me and giving me the opportunity
to keep proving myself on the biggest stage in the world… pic.twitter.com/MTf4CBByT4

— Mateusz
Gamrot (@gamer_mma)
July 23, 2026

Rose
Namajunas wants to rediscover her motivation before returning
to competition in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.

The 34-year-old admitted during a recent podcast appearance that
she has spent the past few months evaluating her future after
multiple disappointing results and the lengthy recovery from
injuries sustained in her last bout.

Rose Namajunas discusses injuries, recent losses and her UFC
future

Namajunas still intends to fight again, but she wants to make sure
she has the right reason for returning. The former strawweight
champion lost to Natalia
Silva at
UFC 324 in January and had to undergo surgery shortly after her
fight with Silva to repair damage caused by an accidental eye
poke.

“It was like a three-month process,†Namajunas said on the
“Weighing In” podcast. “After the fight, I had to get this surgery
right away. They put this weird silicone tube in my eye. It was a
really easy surgery, though. It was just kind of uncomfortable. I
couldn't blow my nose. I couldn't rub my eye because it could pop
out, so I had to be off — no contact training for three
months.â€

She also revealed that she suffered a torn ulnar collateral
ligament in her thumb during the recovery process. Namajunas was
finally cleared to resume training in April, but has yet to
schedule her next bout. The aforementioned setbacks have left her
contemplating her future.

“That's why I've been sitting out for a while because I'm trying to
rediscover, OK, what am I doing now?†Namajunas added. “The last
three opportunities that I had — the Natalia fight, the Erin
Blanchfield fight and the Manon
[Fiorot] fight — I was told that I would get a title shot with
a win. I came up short in all three of those. I'm at a point in my
life where I'm thinking about family stuff and all these things,
and next steps, future things. So, I do want to compete and I still
want to fight again, but I want to make sure that when I'm going in
there, I'm going for a purpose and a reason.â€

Namajunas is 1-2 in her last three bouts and 3-3 since moving up to
flyweight.

Alexander Poppeck (right) will make his UFC debut on Aug. 1. |
📷: PFL MMA

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The
Ultimate Fighting Championship's upcoming visit to Serbia will
see new European talent make his Octagon debut.

Alexander
Poppeck (21-5) recently signed with the UFC. The German is set
to make his promotional debut against fellow UFC debutant Jovan Leka
(13-2) at
UFC Belgrade on Aug. 1 at Belgrade Arena.

Jovan Leka brings a six-fight winning streak into UFC Belgrade
against Alexander Poppeck

While Poppeck competes at light heavyweight, he will move up to
heavyweight for his upcoming bout. Notably, the 34-year-old had
suffered a knockout loss to Jamahal
Hill on
Dana White's Contender Series back in 2019.

One of the biggest names in Oktagon
MMA, Poppeck is unbeaten in six outings (1 NC) since 2023, with
four finishes. Meanwhile, Leka will have the Serbian home crowd
rallying behind him and is on a six-fight winning streak with four
finishes.

Leka earned a win on Contender Series last year but failed to
impress UFC CEO Dana
White and the matchmakers. The 24-year-old then picked up two
finishes outside the promotion before the UFC Belgrade opportunity
came about.