Joe Pyfer, UFC 303 official weigh-in Credit score: Eddie Legislation/Cageside Press
A high-profile middleweight match-up is being lined up for UFC Mexico Metropolis this March.
That battle is anticipated to see Joe Pyfer tackle Kelvin Gastelum on the Battle Night time occasion on March 29, 2025. The cardboard takes place on the Enviornment CDMX in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico.
Gastelum (19-9, 1NC) will enter the battle off a June victory over Daniel “D-Rod” Rodriguez. Winner of The Final Fighter 17, Gastelum is 2-3 in his final 5, and noticed the Rodriguez battle bumped to middleweight after he once more struggled to make 170.
As for Pyfer (13-3), “Bodybagz” is coming off his personal victory over Canadian Marc-Andre Barriault, additionally final June. The 2022 Contender Collection winner is 4-1 since getting into the UFC in a star-making activate DWCS that noticed Dana White infamously inform different fighters to “Be Joe Pyfer.”
Exterior of the cage, Pyfer has continued to compete in grappling, incomes wins over Eryk Anders, Gerald Meerschaert, and Nicholas Willey all whereas competing for the UFC.
UFC Mexico Metropolis doesn’t but have a fundamental occasion introduced or reported. Solely two different fights have been revealed for the cardboard to this point:
Édgar Cháirez vs. C.J. Vergara
Ronaldo Rodríguez vs. Kevin Borjas
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer
