Joe Pyfer provided some clarification on his ‘Bodybagz’ moniker.
Ever since he scored a highlight-reel knockout towards Ozzy Diaz on a 2022 episode of Dana White’s Contender Series, followers have grow to be enamored with the middleweight prospect, for one cause or one other. A type of causes is his distinctive nickname.
Whereas some have made assumptions concerning the tag, Pyfer confirmed that it’s nothing greater than a reference to his heavy-hitting fashion contained in the Octagon.
“The ‘bodybagz’ joke isn’t about police brutality—it’s a preventing reference: ‘I’m going to kill a [ __ ] in there.’ If it turned a celebrity factor, I’d change it, however for now, I’m sticking with it as a result of it matches my fashion: physique them, bag them, and go for broke,” Pyfer mentioned on The Ariel Helwani Show.
Joe Pyfer desires Paulo Costa subsequent
Pyfer has definitely lived as much as the label to this point, incomes 5 finishes towards since victories below the UFC banner — three of these coming by way of KO. Pyfer’s final outing at UFC 320 featured him scoring an impressive first-round submission towards Abus Magomedov.
After placing collectively a three-fight win streak, Pyfer broke into the middleweight prime 15, setting him up for a step up in competitors when he returns to the Octagon. And if ‘Bodybagz’ will get his want, it’ll be towards one-time title challenger Paulo Costa.
“Paulo Costa could be a dream struggle, however he’s so inactive—he’s fought a couple of times in two years,” Pyfer mentioned. “I’d moderately face hungry, energetic guys like Marvin Vettori, Jared Cannonier, or Roman Dolidze. Yet one more end within the prime 15, and I can struggle anybody within the prime 10.”
