Joe Pyfer explains UFC Mexico Metropolis withdrawal
“Simply wanna say my coronary heart is damaged I couldn’t battle at the moment,” he wrote. “I acquired tremendous sick and hopefully we are able to reschedule this battle for a number of weeks from now. Sadly, comes with the territory of touring exterior of the states. By no means once more. My apologies guys. We’ll be again.”
Whereas Pyfer didn’t go into specifics, it appears as if he’ll be reluctant to journey exterior the US for his future fights. Which will work for Joe Rogan, however it could be powerful for Pyfer. He may restrict himself to fights on American soil, however the champion of his division, Dricus Du Plessis, is from South Africa, and infrequently fights internationally. Different high middleweights like Khamzat Chimaev, Nassourdine Imavov, Robert Whittaker, and Israel Adesanya normally do the identical. Finally, Pyfer could also be known as upon to leap on a airplane to battle one of many division’s high canine.
Regardless, it’s a disgrace he’s out of tonight’s occasion. He isn’t presently ranked, however lately rebounded from a tricky choice loss to Jack Hermansson with an enormous knockout of Marc Andre-Barriault. If he beat Gastelum, he may need gotten a date with a ranked opponent. From there, fights with guys like Whittaker and Adesanya would solely be a number of wins away.
UFC Mexico Metropolis shall be headlined by a battle between high flyweight contenders Brandon Moreno and Steve Erceg.
