Ateba Gautier seeks his third knockout victory of the yr.
A number of folks with data of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Combating that Gautier is ready to return to face Ozzy Diaz at UFC 320. The occasion takes place Oct. 4 at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas. Léo Guimaraes first reported the bout on Twitter.
Gautier started the yr with an eye-opening first-round knockout in his octagon debut at UFC Mexico in March in opposition to Jose Medina. “The Silent Murderer” not too long ago competed at UFC 318 earlier this month and destroyed Robert Valentin in simply 70 seconds to enhance to 2-0 contained in the octagon. The Contender Sequence contract winner has completed his final seven opponents.
Diaz makes his third stroll to the octagon, and does so on the heels of his first UFC victory. In his most up-to-date outing, the 34-year-old picked up a unanimous resolution win in opposition to Djorden Santos at UFC 313 in March. In his promotional debut, Diaz was stopped within the first spherical by Mingyang Zhang at UFC Macau this previous November.
UFC 320 is headlined by a lightweight heavyweight championship rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira, whereas Merab Dvalishvili places the bantamweight title on the road within the co-main occasion in opposition to Cory Sandhagen.
