BUZZ Gamrot hopes for a fist bump with ex-coach Kościelski despite no-handshake stance

Mateusz Gamrot is offering an olive branch to the coach who built him, even after being told a handshake is off the table. In an interview with Artur Mazur on the Klatka po Klatce channel, he said a conversation would be enough.

Gamrot started his career at Ankos MMA in Poznań and developed there for years under Andrzej Kościelski. That work laid the foundation for his KSW championship belts and his later move to the UFC. In 2017 he left, with a group of fighters that included Borys Mańkowski, and moved to Czerwony Smok. The split was reportedly driven by growing tension between fighter and coach and by differences over training and how the club was run.

Kościelski has since acknowledged disagreements with Gamrot over discipline in training and respect for his methods. He has also said he will not shake Gamrot's hand.

Gamrot did not push back on that. He said the break probably still hurts his old coach, that it hurt him too, and that he would have preferred a different outcome at the time. His line on the handshake was: "Coach Andrzej said he won't shake my hand, but we can go and talk and maybe at least bump fists."

The comments come as Gamrot, a 35-year-old UFC lightweight from Poland, looks ahead to his next fight. He has accepted a UFC offer for a Q1 2027 bout, and a recurring nose injury keeps reopening. Nothing suggests a meeting with Kościelski is planned, so the next sign will be whether Kościelski responds publicly.