Joe Pyfer has his subsequent date and opponent.
On Monday, the UFC introduced that Pyfer (14-3) will face Abus Magomedov (28-6) at UFC 320, which takes place on Oct. 4 at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas.
A highly-touted prospect coming off Contender Collection after UFC CEO Dana White informed fighters to “be Joe Pyfer,” Pyfer received out to a sizzling begin within the promotion, with three consecutive stoppage wins. A choice loss to Jack Hermansson in Pyfer’s first most important occasion adopted, however “Bodybagz” has since rebounded, stopping Marc-Andre Barriault within the first spherical, earlier than taking a unanimous determination win over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 316 in June.
A former PFL match finalist, Magomedov was rushed right into a most important occasion in solely his second UFC struggle, the place he misplaced to Sean Strickland. One other loss to Caio Borralho adopted, however Magomedov has since put collectively a strong run, successful three straight fights. Most not too long ago Magomedov took a unanimous determination over Michel Pereira at UFC Kansas City again in April.
UFC 320 is headlined by a light-weight heavyweight title rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira. The co-main occasion is a bantamweight title struggle between Merab Dvalishvili and Cory Sandhagen.
