A highly anticipated fight at UFC on ESPN 64 has been called off.
Just hours before the event in Mexico on Saturday, Joe Pyfer was forced to withdraw from his fight against Kelvin Gastelum due to illness, as announced by the UFC.
This welterweight matchup was set to be a key fight on the main card at CDMX Arena. Both fighters successfully made weight at the weigh-ins on Friday. The event will proceed with a total of 12 fights.
“I’m heartbroken that I can’t fight today. I got very sick and hope we can reschedule this fight in a few weeks,” Pyfer shared in an Instagram story after the cancellation news. “This is unfortunately a risk of traveling internationally. My apologies everyone. We’ll be back.”
The revised UFC on ESPN 64 fight card is now as follows:
MAIN CARD
- Brandon Moreno vs. Steve Erceg
- Drew Dober vs. Manuel Torres
- Vince Morales vs. Raul Rosas Jr.
- David Martinez vs. Saimon Oliveira
- Kevin Borjas vs. Ronaldo Rodriguez
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Edgar Chairez vs. CJ Vergara
- Ateba Gautier vs. Jose Daniel Medina
- Melquizael Costa vs. Christian Rodriguez
- Loopy Godinez vs. Julia Polastri
- Rafa Garcia vs. Vinc Pichel
- Jamall Emmers vs. Gabriel Miranda
- Austin Hubbard vs. MarQuel Mederos
