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Abega Gautier is aiming high for his next fight. 

Gautier faced Osman Diaz
in a middleweight matchup at UFC 328
on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. While
Diaz managed to defend himself in the first round, Gautier knocked
him out with a right hand early in the second round. Gautier says
he was prepared to go the distance and was in no rush to finish the
fight. “The Silent Assassin” claims he wasn’t even looking for the
knockout when it came.

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“I went to the cage thinking, ‘I’m going for 15 minutes,’” Gautier
said in a post-fight interview witht the UFC. “If he hangs up
before 15, it’s fine, but if he doesn’t hang up, it’s OK… I didn’t
even try to knock him out. It just comes naturally.”

Gautier called out Israel
Adesanya after his win over Diaz. Gautier explains that he is a
huge fan of Adesanya and considers the former champ a legend. While
Gautier admires Adesanya, the Cameroonian wants to test himself
against “The Last Stylebender”, as it would be tough matchup.

When Your Idols Become Your Rivals

“Israel, I’m a huge fan of him,” Gautier said.”I really love every
fight he has. For me, he is a legend. Nobody will ever change that;
he is a legend. I admire him so much. He is an African fighter; he
is doing well. So I want to face him. He is someone who will be
tough for me… I don’t want to fight him, but the wall I see in
him.”

  Gautier (11-1) is undefeated in five
UFC outings with four finishes. Meanwhile, Adesanya (24-6) is
on a four-fight slump and coming off a stoppage loss against
Joe
Pyfer this past March. 

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