Lightweight contender Mateusz Gamrot released a statement addressing his UFC Vegas 120 main event loss to rising star Quillan Salkilld.
Salkilld put the rest of the lightweight division on notice after submitting Gamrot in the first round. It was his 13th consecutive win and earned him a fourth Performance of the Night bonus in a row.
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In his statement, Gamrot emphasized that his story will go on and lessons were learned.
“I have lost. But that failure doesn’t end my story,” Gamrot wrote on Instagram. “For many years I have been following this path that taught me sports, just like life, we don’t always get what we work hard for. Sometimes instead of winning, we learn the lesson. Sometimes, instead of a raised hand, there is silence that forces us to look deeper into ourselves.
“I’ve already been to the peak. I have been down too. I win, I lose, I fall, and I come back And that’s why I know my road doesn’t end yet. You can defeat me in one evening, but you can’t take away my faith, character and will to fight. I believe there are still great times ahead of me. Next chapters that I haven’t written yet. Because a man is not defined by failure. He’s defined by what he’ll do after he loses. You can stay down or you can get up. I will rise up! With my head held high With confidence in yourself. Grateful for the road I’ve come, and hungry for what’s ahead. Because as long as you go the story goes on.
“And for real Thank you to all the real fans for the support and love shown, together until the end.”
