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Farah Hannoun and Danny Segura

UFC Mexico’s Joe Pyfer: Kelvin Gastelum ‘trying to convince himself’ that he can make title run at middleweight

Joe Pyfer doesn’t see Kelvin Gastelum hanging with the new wave of UFC middleweight talent.

Pyfer (13-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) takes on former interim title challenger Gastelum (18-9 MMA, 13-9 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 64 (ESPN2, ESPN+) main card at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

After bouncing around from middleweight to welterweight, Gastelum declared that 185 pounds will be his permanent home. In a recent interview with MMA Junkie Radio, Gastelum said he told UFC brass to put him back on the title path, but Pyfer doesn’t think he’s capable of getting there.

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