{"id":564742,"date":"2026-03-26T03:11:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T03:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/564742\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T03:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T03:11:18","slug":"adesanya-expects-joe-pyfer-to-wrestle-early-at-ufc-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/564742\/","title":{"rendered":"Adesanya expects Joe Pyfer to wrestle early at UFC Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the first time in his storied career, \u201cThe Last Stylebender\u201d finds himself in unfamiliar territory \u2014 riding a three-fight losing streak, including back-to-back finishes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Still, the 36-year-old remains confident he can remind everyone exactly who he is and put on a show.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know how the game is \u2014 people say \u2018you\u2019re only as good as your last fight\u2019,\u201d Adesanya said during UFC Seattle media day. \u201cWhen I\u2019m done this weekend, I want people to be like, \u2018Wow, f\u2014k how did I ever doubt him? How did I ever think he was done? Like what the f\u2014k was I thinking?\u2019 That\u2019s the story I want to write this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Standing across from him will be a dangerous finisher in Pyfer, who has built his reputation on highlight-reel knockouts (watch highlights<\/a>) \u2014 but Adesanya expects a different approach once the cage door shuts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe he\u2019s going to shoot quite early because they know \u2014 they always do. I make them,\u201d Adesanya told CBS Sports. \u201cMy stand up is just a different game, a different level. But if he wants to stand with me, I welcome it. If he wants to wrestle, I welcome that too. I just want to do what I do in the gym under the bright lights.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether Pyfer leans on his grappling or chooses to test himself on the feet, one thing is clear \u2014 Adesanya believes he\u2019ll be ready for anything.<\/p>\n

Now, it\u2019s just a matter of proving it.<\/p>\n

To checkout the latest and greatest UFC Seattle: \u201cAdesanya vs. Pyfer\u201d news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the first time in his storied career, \u201cThe Last Stylebender\u201d finds himself in unfamiliar territory \u2014 riding…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":564743,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,40762,785,85,1396,179146,46234,14855],"class_list":["post-564742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc-news","tag-ufc-on-paramount","tag-ufc-videos","tag-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/564743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}