Ateba Gautier delivered a statement knockout at UFC 328 on Saturday night, stopping Ozzy Diaz in the second round to remain unbeaten in the UFC.
Gautier ended the fight at 1:10 of round two, blasting Diaz with a counter overhand right that landed clean after a jab from Diaz. The victory pushed Gautier’s UFC record to 5-0.
“I’ve been working a lot so I’m happy,” Gautier said after the win. “I’ve been working with my team so I know what I have to do. Exactly what we’ve been doing all this week and I did it.”
Gautier entered UFC 328 as one of the biggest favorites on the card and answered criticism from his last outing, where he was knocked for winning by decision. Now described as a top prospect in the UFC middleweight division, he already has a dream matchup in mind.
“To be honest, my dream fight would be against Israel Adesanya. I really want to fight. Since I started MMA, I really admired him,” Gautier said.
