Mateusz Gamrot continued building hype for a potential bout with Paddy Pimblett through a post on X (formerly Twitter). The Polish fighter used what was described as AI-generated content to promote the matchup. He claimed he would shave Pimblett bald and make him tap in the first round, calling it very easy. The post appears to be part of an escalating social media exchange between the two lightweights.
Mateusz Gamrot turned up the heat on a potential lightweight showdown with Paddy Pimblett on Wednesday, posting AI-generated content on X to promote the matchup and declaring he would shave Pimblett bald and force a first-round submission, calling the task very easy.
Gamrot, 35, carries a 26-4 record and sits at number ten in the lightweight rankings, fighting out of American Top Team. The Polish southpaw stands five-foot-ten with a 70-inch reach and has built his reputation as one of the division's most relentless wrestlers, averaging an impressive 5.15 takedowns per 15 minutes. He lands 3.29 significant strikes per minute at a 51 percent accuracy rate, and his post appears to be a direct nod to his grappling-heavy style — the first-round tap prediction very much on brand for a fighter who pressures opponents to the mat.
Pimblett, ranked fourth ahead of Gamrot at number six, brings a 23-4 record and plenty of his own personality to the exchange. The 31-year-old from England, known as The Baddy, trains out of Next Generation MMA Liverpool and matches Gamrot in height at five-foot-ten while holding a three-inch reach advantage at 73 inches. He is the busier striker of the two, averaging 5.49 significant strikes per minute at 52 percent accuracy, and is the more active submission threat on the feet, averaging 1.2 submission attempts per 15 minutes compared to Gamrot's 0.1.
Why it matters
- Gamrot sits four spots below Pimblett in the lightweight rankings, making a win significant for his title aspirations
- The style matchup pits Gamrot's elite wrestling volume against Pimblett's higher striking output and submission threat
- The escalating social media exchange suggests both fighters are actively lobbying for the bout to be made official
