Written by Joe Pyfer | Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC
Joe Pyfer has his next date and opponent.
On Monday, the UFC announced that Pyfer (14-3) will face Abus Magomedov (28-6) at UFC 320, which takes place on Oct. 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Your #UFC320 card just gets better and better
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— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) August 4, 2025
A highly-touted prospect coming off Contender Series after UFC CEO Dana White told fighters to “be Joe Pyfer,” Pyfer got out to a hot start in the promotion, with three consecutive stoppage wins. A decision loss to Jack Hermansson in Pyfer’s first main event followed, but “Bodybagz” has since rebounded, stopping Marc-Andre Barriault in the first round, before taking a unanimous decision win over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 316 in June.
A former PFL tournament finalist, Magomedov was rushed into a main event in only his second UFC fight, where he lost to Sean Strickland. Another loss to Caio Borralho followed, but Magomedov has since put together a solid run, winning three straight fights. Most recently Magomedov took a unanimous decision over Michel Pereira at UFC Kansas City back in April.
UFC 320 is headlined by a light heavyweight title rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira. The co-main event is a bantamweight title fight between Merab Dvalishvili and Cory Sandhagen.