Joe Pyfer calls Kelvin Gastelum a “layup” fight for him: “A great opportunity for me”

Joe Pyfer doesn’t think Kelvin Gastelum is all that good, as he calls it a layup fight.

Pyfer was scheduled to face Gastelum at UFC Mexico City on March 29, but he fell ill and was forced out of the bout just hours before the event. The fight was rescheduled for UFC 316 on June 7, and Pyfer is glad the fight got rebooked as he doesn’t think Gastelum is all that good.

“No, I was scared that I wasn’t going to be able to run it back with him, man. I think this is a great opportunity for me. I think this fight is kind of one of them layups for me to really perform,” Pyfer said to Ariel Helwani. “It’s no discredit to him. I haven’t heard him say anything, to my knowledge, of him talking shit or I’d have a different demeanor. But I think he’s been respectful. I think I’ve been respectful of him and I’ve trained my ass off for him.”

Joe Pyfer knows Kelvin Gastelum didn’t have to agree to fight him again, so he is glad he is. Pyfer is also pumped to fight on a pay-per-view card close to home as he’s ready to put on a show.

Joe Pyfer vows to KO Kelvin Gastelum

Entering his UFC 316 scrap, Joe Pyfer has plenty of confidence that he won’t just beat Kelvin Gastelum, but will do it with ease. As Pyfer says, he thinks it’s a layup fight for him, which will result in him getting a KO win.

“I don’t really think [Gastelum’s] performances have been that great… I don’t want to fumble this opportunity, man,” Pyfer added. “I’ve literally had fucking double dreams of everything. Every scenario I’ve had a double fucking dream. I’m just tired of picturing his fat ass fucking face in my brain every fucking day, I’m over it. I’m just ready to do the dance. I want to be the first guy to knock him out, man, just quite frankly. I know I can do it.”

Joe Pyfer is 13-3 as a pro and coming off a knockout win over Marc-Andre Barriault.