“It Left A Sour Taste” - Kelvin Gastelum Responds To Joe Pyfer’s Controversial Mexico Comments

“It Left A Sour Taste” - Kelvin Gastelum Responds To Joe Pyfer’s Controversial Mexico Comments

Kelvin Gastelum didn’t like Joe Pyfer’s negative comments about Mexico. Gastelum and Pyfer were scheduled to scrap in earlier this year in Mexico City before the latter came down with a last-minute illness that forced him to bow out of the bout. Frustrated by the situation, Pyfer placed the blame on Mexico, calling it a “shit hole” country and vowing never to return. Needless to say, Gastelum, a Mexican-American, didn’t take kindly to the remark…

Kelvin Gastelum Thought Pyfer's Comments Were 'a little rude'

UFC middleweight Kelvin Gastelum gets a second shot at Joe Pyfer at UFC 316 on Saturday night a couple of months since their first bout was canceled. Pyfer had to withdraw from their original booking at UFC Mexico City back in March after he fell ill. The UFC apparently wanted a quick rebooking, but Gastelum declined for reasons most would understand. “They wanted me to fight Joe Pyfer. They had asked me if I wanted to go the next weekend. I sai…