Gamrot calls out Lopes – and works in BSD, Paddy, Arman after UFC 327

MIAMI – Mateusz Gamrot met the media Saturday after his win over Esteban Ribovics at UFC 327. Gamrot (26-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) submitted Ribovics (15-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) with an arm-triangle choke late in the second round of their lightweight fight on the prelims at Kaseya Center in Miami. The win was a big one for Gamrot, who got back on track after a submission loss in a short-notice headliner in Brazil against former champion Charles Oliveira .

Gamrot took that fight after Rafael Fiziev dropped out, and Oliveira became the first person to finish him when he tapped to a face crank. After such a high-profile fight with Oliveira, Gamrot found himself taking a pretty major step back in competition, at least in terms of ranking systems, when he took on Ribovics. But getting back in the win column was crucial and allowed the Polish 35-year-old to lodge some key callouts.

Benoit Saint Denis, Paddy Pimblett and Arman Tsarukyan all were right at the tip of Gamrot's tongue, not to mention his Diego Lopes callout in the cage. "I know it's weird, but I understand this position a little," Gamrot told MMA Junkie at his post-fight news conference. "… I understand there's politics, but right now, I deserve guys from the top.

Maybe BSD, maybe Paddy, maybe Arman again – it doesn't matter who. I want to fight. I want to prove I'm the best in the world.