Quillan Salkilld aims for fight against Benoit Saint-Denis in November
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 10, 2026, 1:00 AM
Last updated Aug 10, 2026
Quillan Salkilld, the Australian UFC prospect, is targeting a fight against Benoit Saint-Denis for the annual Madison Square Garden card in November. Salkilld recently earned a significant first-round stoppage victory over Mateusz Gamrot at UFC Vegas 120, marking the first time Gamrot has been stopped in the opening round. Following this win, Salkilld expressed a desire to face whichever opponent can help elevate him into the Top 5 Lightweight rankings. Saint-Denis is fresh from a quick defeat by Paddy Pimblett but has not sustained much damage, making a potential matchup plausible.
- •Salkilld won by first-round stoppage at UFC Vegas 120 on August 8.
- •He became the first fighter to stop Mateusz Gamrot in the first round.
- •Salkilld wants to fight Saint-Denis or potentially face another high-ranking opponent.
- •Saint-Denis suffered a quick loss to Paddy Pimblett last month.
- 1:00 AMYahoo Sports — Quillan Salkilld ‘down’ to fight Benoit Saint-Denis inside Madison Square Garden in Nov. – ‘Would be wicked’
"An Aussie in “The Big Apple”? Red-hot Australian Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) prospect-turned-contender Quillan Salkilld scored another first-round stoppage win last night, smashing Lightweight contender Mateusz Gamrot in his first UFC main event at UFC Vegas 120 inside Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada (watch highlights). It was by far the biggest win of Salkilld’s […]
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