MEXICO CITY – Joe Pyfer wants more than a win in his return to the cage Saturday.
The rising UFC middleweight contender is looking to become the first person to knockout Kelvin Gastelum in MMA. He’ll get his chance to do so at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 64, which takes place at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.
“I love the matchup. I thought it was very exciting,” Pyfer told MMA Junkie. “The guy likes to bring it, and he’s entertaining to watch. I would say as of lately, his performances haven’t been Kelvin of old, but I do believe he did his best work at middleweight. I know my teammate beat him in Sean Brady, but we’re two completely different fighters and that’s a question that’s been popping up a bunch, but our styles are different. Sean is an amazing grappler, I’m a good grappler. I’m a great striker, I think, and I want to be the first guy to knock Kelvin out. So yeah, when I saw the matchup, I thought it was a great fight for me.”
