Kelvin Gastelum and Joe Pyfer didn’t get to fight at UFC Mexico. Now the middleweights try it all over again with the matchup rebooked for UFC 316 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on June 7.
Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Monday after Pyfer’s head coach John Marquez first revealed the new date on MMA Today.
The matchup was previously scrapped just hours before the March 29 event with Pyfer falling ill and unable to compete that night. Pyfer later unleashed a tirade aimed at Mexico while vowing to never fight there again after he got sick and it wiped out his matchup against Gastelum.
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer rebooked for UFC 316
Middleweights Kelvin Gastelum and Joe Pyfer are set to handle unfinished business with their scrapped UFC Mexico fight now rescheduled for UFC 316 in June.