{"id":47796,"date":"2025-08-05T20:18:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/47796\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T20:18:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:18:12","slug":"alex-pereiras-ufc-320-event-gets-knockout-friendly-middleweight-scrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/47796\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Pereira\u2019s UFC 320 event gets knockout-friendly middleweight scrap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_6h1wl6s4f\">Joe Pyfer returns at UFC 320 for his biggest test yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7993wlo42\"><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_gsswpw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/ufc\/ufcs-joe-pyfer-fends-off-nerds-who-doubt-he-hits-harder-than-francis-ngannou\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pyfer notoriously matched Francis Ngannou for punching power<\/a> on the UFC Performance Institute&#8217;s Power Kube. This didn&#8217;t stop his hype from burning out after a decision loss to Jack Hermansson in 2024. Now riding a two-fight streak, <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_gsswpw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/ufc-303-news-prelim-fighters-jaw-dropping-ko-leaves-opponent-facedown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pyfer is making a comeback<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_b28gz626m\">UFC announced on Monday that Pyfer will fight fellow middleweight finisher Abus Magomedov at UFC 320 in October. <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_gsswpw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/ufc-announces-ankalaev-pereira-dvalishvili-sandhagen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC 320 is the return card of Alex Pereira<\/a>, as he takes on champion Magomed Ankalaev in a light heavyweight rematch.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC320?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#UFC320<\/a> card just gets better and better \ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Abus Magomedov vs Joe Pyfer \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uTmgAJyV5o\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/uTmgAJyV5o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCEurope\/status\/1952414234132074799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_bgurvhref\">Magomedov endured a similar story to Pyfer, debuting with a 19-second front kick knockout over Dustin Stoltzfus, and immediately being fed to the wolves. Remarkably, in his second fight, the UFC handed Magomedov to Sean Strickland, and he was TKO&#8217;d in the second round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2i381yd92\">Another loss to Caio Borralho removed him from contention, but he&#8217;s bounced back with three more wins. This fight against Pyfer is a survival of the fittest to see who gets a proper second chance inside the Octagon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_vwildms8h\">With this fight, UFC 320 is up to eight contests, subject to change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_rvj40bvrb\">Stick with\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_gsswpw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMAKnockout<\/a>\u00a0for more\u00a0FREE coverage\u00a0of the UFC, MMA, Boxing. 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