Preview: UFC Vegas 107 ‘Blanchfield vs. Barber’

Lightweights

Mateusz Gamrot (24-3, 7-3 UFC) vs. Ludovit Klein (23-4-1, 7-2-1 UFC)

ODDS: Gamrot (-166), Klein (+140)

After agitating for a fight during most of 2025, Gamrot gets a chance to regain some momentum. Few international fighters have come to the UFC in recent years with a resume as decorated as Gamrot’s, as he spent years proving himself at the highest levels of the European scene ahead of his first trip to the Octagon in 2020. That only made it more of a shock when he wound up losing his UFC debut—a nip-tuck fight against Guram Kutateladze that saw Gamrot attempt and land plenty of takedowns without causing much damage in the process. “Gamer” rebounded surprisingly well with four straight wins, racking up a few finishes before a controversial main event win over Arman Tsarukyan in 2022. Tsarukyan clearly established himself as the better striker, but Gamrot’s complete dedication to his wrestling was enough to win over the judges and give him all three scorecards. Beneil Dariush then became the first man to mostly shut Gamrot out of his takedown-heavy approach. He wasn’t down for long. Gamrot was quickly back playing spoiler with three more wins, once again clearly focused on high pace and takedowns. Gamrot did at least seem to be opening things up as a striker a bit more during his most recent winning streak, which might have come back to bite him a bit in his last loss against Dan Hooker. On the plus side, that did at least result in the Hooker fight being Gamrot’s most exciting performance in a while, even if it hasn’t seemed to help his profile much. He has publicly offered to step in multiple times when ranked opponents have needed a late replacement, only for different options to get pursued. For the time being, Gamrot is left to defend his ranking and to try to get people excited with a win over Klein.

Slovakia’s Klein came to the UFC as an interesting featherweight prospect capable of some big moments, but he only truly clicked after a move up to lightweight in 2022. Klein still had the horsepower to live up to his “Mr. Highlight” nickname but now possessed the gas tank to sustain that offense much better over three rounds. However, Klein is still a bit hard to parse. As a squat fighter whose best weapons are from range, he’s usually forced to meet his opponents on their own terms. Admittedly, Klein has still done well without leading the dance, either scaring off pressure fighters or landing the harder shots against neutralizers. That does result in some surprisingly ugly performances in fights that Klein should dominate on paper, most notably against Roosevelt Roberts in September. This shapes up to be another nip-tuck affair, as Klein should allow Gamrot to apply his typical level of constant pressure. It also wouldn’t be shocking if Klein won rounds off the few big moments of offense that he can uncork. However, as a general rule, if Gamrot can get his type of fight going, it’s usually enough to win over the judges. The pick is Gamrot via decision.

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