Ateba Gautier tasted defeat for the primary time in his UFC profession.
Gautier (11-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) was a giant favourite when he was v (16-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) within the first spherical of Saturday's UFC 332 most important card opener at Delta Middle in Salt Lake Metropolis.
Many followers reveled within the Cameroonian's loss by calling him an overhyped middleweight prospect, and Gautier observed all of the feedback. He took the loss properly in a press release he launched on his m.
"Hey everybody ❤️I simply needed to take a second to let you already know that I’m doing properly, particularly to everybody who has been nervous about me and has been sending me messages since final evening.Final evening merely wasn’t our evening. 🥊All credit score to my opponent. He was higher than me final evening, and I respect that. 🤝🏾In fact, I’m disenchanted. I needed to win, as at all times. However that’s additionally a part of our sport. There are days when every thing goes your approach, and there are days when issues don’t go the best way you imagined.I fell, sure. However I’m going to get again up. And I’m going to begin once more as many instances because it takes till I attain the aim I’ve set for myself. ❤️🔥A honest thanks to everybody who has been sending me messages of help and motivation. I learn your messages, though I can’t reply to everybody, and consider me, they imply rather a lot to me. 🙏🏾As they are saying in our sport: typically you make the highlights… and typically you ARE the spotlight. 😂🥊And thanks to those that are celebrating my loss. I don’t maintain it towards you. Everyone seems to be free to really feel nevertheless they really feel. I’ll merely use all of this as motivation to maintain working.And above all, thank You to the Almighty Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth. 🙏🏾I’m grateful to Him for this loss. Possibly at present I don’t totally perceive every thing this defeat is supposed to show me, however I do know will probably be a part of my story.I fell final evening.However my story doesn’t finish right here.I’m going to get again up. ❤️🔥I’m going to work. 🦾And I’m coming again.Thanks all on your help. ❤️."