Joe
Pyfer needs to combat opponents he dislikes and claims to have
discovered the right one.
Pyfer scored a brutal first-round knockout win over Marc-Andre
Barriault at UFC 303
on Saturday. The win noticed “Bodybagz” bounce again from his first UFC
loss, which got here through a unanimous choice towards Jack
Hermansson this previous February.
Pyfer was left with a mix of feelings after his UFC 303
win.
“I felt offended, I felt pleased, I felt, ‘There you go motherf—-ers,
right here’s your salt bang motherf—ers. Right here’s all you jerk-offs that
sat there and talked s–t on me and f—-ing harassed me for
months. Pondering you’re harassing me for months whereas I simply sat
there and I stored quiet,” Pyfer mentioned on “The MMA Hour.”
“I didn’t do one single interview for this combat. I didn’t do
something until it was UFC necessary. And I stored my mouth shut for
essentially the most half till I acquired to combat week, and I mentioned I wouldn’t have
a lot to say till I whooped his ass, after which I’ll discuss my s–t.
And I did.”
Pyfer referred to as out veteran Paul Craig
after UFC 303 and the Scot wasted no time in verbally accepting the
combat.
@ufc I settle for
!!!— Paul Craig (@PaulCraig)
June 30, 2024
Pyfer defined that he has a powerful dislike for Craig stemming
from their run-in at UFC 292 on the TD Backyard Area in Boston in
August 2023. Whereas Pyfer made eye contact with Craig whereas passing
by, “Bearjew” didn’t acknowledge him in any means. Pyfer was irked by
Craig portraying the “killer-type vibe” and has since harbored a
dislike towards him. Whereas Pyfer claims to have even rallied for a
conflict towards Craig earlier, he would ultimately find yourself preventing
Hermansson.
“I assume I’m petty, I don’t know,” Pyfer mentioned. “I used to be at UFC Boston
with Sean [Strickland] and I like walked by him [Craig], we appeared
at one another and he didn’t give a head nod. He didn’t acknowledge
me in any respect. Like there was no respect. It simply appeared like he was
that tough douchebag, f—ing he’s a killer sort vibe. I don’t know.
It simply rubbed me the improper means. And I attempted to respectfully get
that combat after he fought Brendan
Allen as a result of he was within the Prime 15 or no matter. After which
clearly I ended up taking the combat towards Jack, and he like
blew it off.”
Pyfer additionally dislikes Craig’s grappling-heavy preventing fashion, and the
animosity works out completely for Pyfer as he’s seeking to combat
opponents he dislikes.
“I don’t know, I simply don’t like his antics,” Pyfer mentioned. “He’s
all the time in folks’s faces, portray his face like a smurf. And the
second he will get slapped up he lays on his again, begins a–hole
scooting throughout the mat. I don’t respect it bro, he fights like a
b–h. And truthfully, I wish to combat any person I don’t like. And for
no matter cause, the man f—ing irks me, I don’t know. I don’t
like people who sit there and faux that they’re about that life
after which if you get tagged up, you fall to the bottom. Perhaps he’s
by no means accomplished something to me and I’m making this greater than it’s,
which I feel I’m. However I don’t give a f–k. I don’t like him and
I’m gonna combat him. That is the damage enterprise, proper?”
