LAS VEGAS – MAteusz Rebecki wants to test his mat skills against top-tier grapplers in the UFC. Rebecki (16-1) needed just one round to submit Brazilian striker Rodrigo Lidio (12-3) with a rear-naked choke to earn a UFC contract at Dana White’s Contender Series 52 on Tuesday. Rebecki had to walk through a huge head kick from Lidio before getting a takedown, but once he was able to keep him down, it was smooth sailing for the Polish fighter. Rebecki doesn’t care whom he fights next, but he’d rather face a grappler over another striker. “It doesn’t matter for me,” Rebecki told reporters, including MMA Junkie. “I’m a normal fighter.
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