Back in 2017-18 Gregor Gillespie looked every bit the picture of a top lightweight prospect on the rise to the very peak of the division. In 2022, however, his career appears to have stalled.
A 2019 KO loss to Kevin Lee played some part in halting that progression, but for the large part it’s been inactivity. Gillespie has fought just once in the last two-and-a-half years, picking up a second-round TKO victory over Diego Ferreira, back in May of last year. 12 months after that win, the #8 ranked fighter was officially removed from the UFC’s rankings system.