Overview
- Multiple MMA outlets reported that Ateba Gautier will face Roman Kopylov on the UFC 332 card at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on October 3.
- Gautier is a 24-year-old Cameroonian who earned a UFC deal on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2024 and owns an 11-1 pro record with nine knockouts, seven in the first round.
- Kopylov is a UFC veteran and former top-15 middleweight who rebounded with a decision win over Marco Tulio after earlier losses to Paulo Costa and Gregory Rodrigues.
- Coverage frames the match as the toughest test of Gautier’s UFC run because of questions about his strength of schedule and stamina when facing a more diverse, southpaw striker.
- The bout is the first confirmed fight for the Salt Lake City card and reporters noted the city’s roughly 4,000-foot elevation as a factor that could affect both fighters’ conditioning.