UFC middleweight contender Joe Pyfer isn’t blissful with Joe Rogan and the UFC 316 broadcast team.
Joe Pyfer gave the impression to be seconds away from one other first-round knockout over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 316. But after a fast start was followed up by a sluggish final two rounds of the fight, Pyfer has come under criticism from fans and pundits for his performance.
Pyfer defeated Gastelum in the most important fight of his profession by unanimous decision on the UFC 316 important card. Despite extending his ongoing win streak within the Octagon, Pyfer’s showing was vehemently criticized in real time by Daniel Cormier, Joe Rogan, and Jon Anik.
In his post-fight interview within the cage with Rogan, Pyfer admitted he wasn’t blissful together with his performance, and credited Gastelum for his toughness and sturdiness. But after listening to what the commentators needed to say about his win at UFC 316, Pyfer isn’t thrilled with what he heard.
Joe Pyfer calls Joe Rogan ‘unfair’ over commentary of heavily-criticized UFC 316 victory
Rogan was particularly critical of Pyfer’s performance, questioning the Dana White’s Contender Series alum’s desire to face higher competition within the middleweight division. But in fairness, this was just the second time Pyfer has gone the gap in his UFC tenure, with the opposite occasion going down in a loss to Jack Hermansson last 12 months.
During a recent appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, Pyfer reacted to how Rogan and the UFC broadcast team analyzed his decision win at UFC 316.
“They were a little bit hard on me. Joe Rogan was a little bit hard on me, I just think the expectation is about so high for me, that if I don’t get a devastating finish, then everybody sort of starts being like ‘Oh well if he desires to fight the upper competition…!’” Pyfer said.
“And it’s like bro, Abus Magomedov just fought Michel Pereira when he was 2-2 within the UFC and now he’s ranked number 11…you’ll be able to go from being unranked, to number 11 in a single fight.
“I’ll get the higher competition, calm down! I feel they were a little bit bit unfair, so far as the fact of the fight. It was not an in depth fight. I used to be never at risk.”
Pyfer and Rogan have shared a cordial relationship throughout the middleweight’s UFC tenure, including a The Joe Rogan Experience episode filmed last 12 months. Pyfer is way from the primary fighter to criticize Rogan and Cormier for his or her live commentary during fights.
The Pyfer vs. Gastelum matchup was months within the making after the 2 middleweights were alleged to square off earlier this 12 months at UFC Mexico City. Pyfer withdrew from UFC Mexico City on hours’ notice as a consequence of an illness he suffered through during fight week.
Sean O’Malley is plotting his next move after devastating UFC 316 loss
UFC 316 headliner Sean O’Malley is in a peculiar spot after a second loss to Merab Dvalishvili last weekend in Newark. While O’Malley looked physically higher and more prepared within the Dvalishvili rematch, he was submitted by the bantamweight champion and is out of the division’s title mix.
Before UFC 316, O’Malley’s coach Tim Welch admitted they’re considering a move to featherweight after several brutal cuts to 135 lbs. O’Malley previously teased a showdown with Ilia Topuria before the latter’s move to lightweight.
As for what’s next for Dvalishvili, with O’Malley within the rearview mirror, the pound-for-pound superstar is anticipated to face a brand new challenge for his next title defense. Cory Sandhagen called for the subsequent title shot after his recent win over Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Des Moines.
