Illness Forces Joe Pyfer Out of UFC Mexico Bout vs. Kelvin Gastelum

A proposed middleweight clash between Joe Pyfer and Kelvin Gastelum won’t be happening at UFC Mexico on Saturday as originally anticipated.

A few hours before the card, the Las Vegas-based promotion announced that the bout was canceled due to Pyfer coming down with an undisclosed illness. It is unclear if the fight will be rebooked at a later date.

"Just wanna say my heart is broken. I couldn't fight today. I got super sick and hopefully we can reschedule this fight for a few weeks from now," Pyfer wrote on his Instagram Stories. "Unfortunately comes with the territory of traveling outside the States. Never again. My apologies guys. We'll be back."

UFC Mexico — also known as UFC on ESPN 64 — will proceed with 12 bouts. The card, which takes place at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, begins at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT and airs in its entirety on ESPN2 and ESPN+.

Pyfer has been victorious in four of his five Octagon appearances and is coming off a first-round knockout victory against Marc-Andre Barriault at UFC 303 last June.

Gastelum has won two of his last three UFC outings. Most recently, he outpointed Daniel Rodriguez at UFC on ABC 6.