Joe Pyfer Quotes & Statements
Last updated: February 2026 · 8 quotes
Joe Pyfer's Statements About Other Fighters
“I got Sean Strickland. I'm not even going to say it, but I'm not a fan of the other side”
– via Death Row MMA, keeping it real with his prediction for the UFC 328 middleweight title fight.
“I hope Strickland wins. Chimaev is an amazing wrestler. It's just I think Strickland's pretty good at getting to his feet, and he'll be able to really frustrate Khamzat, so we'll see. I'm going with Sean Strickland upset”
– via Full Mount MMA, breaking down the "blueprint" to defeat Khamzat Chimaev ahead of the champion's title defense at UFC 328.
“I think you have to obviously do your due diligence on your wrestling and understand that the only thing he’s gonna throw out in the beginning is to set up that initial takedown. He wants to wrestle early so he can fatigue you, and if you’re super disciplined for, I would say probably for like the first 10 minutes of that fight... I think that you have a very, very good chance to win it.”
– via Full Mount MMA, breaking down the "blueprint" to defeat Khamzat Chimaev ahead of the champion's title defense at UFC 328.
“I'm very happy I beat one of the greatest people of all time in my division. At the same time, you got everybody ripping 'Izzy' and saying, 'This dude lost to a no name,' and I’m not even getting praises or respect for what I just did... Did he look washed to you? He didn’t look washed to me.”
– via The Ariel Helwani Show, blasting fans and critics for dismissing Israel Adesanya’s legacy following their main event clash at UFC Seattle.
“You're a champion for taking this fight”
– via UFC showing respect for Israel Adesanya ahead of UFC Seattle
“I think that's people sleeping on him because he's on a 3 fight losing streak, but those are to the best guys in the world and the most active guys in the world. You can’t look too much into the odds, bro”
– via The Ariel Helwani Show (January 14, 2026), reacting to opening as the betting favorite against the legendary Israel Adesanya for their upcoming UFC Seattle headliner.
“I'm blessed for the opportunity against one of the greatest middleweights of all time,Little Joey P is on his way.”
– via X reacted to to the news that he will headline UFC Seattle against Israel Adesanya
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