LAS VEGAS – Joe Pyfer doesn’t seem too concerned with public perception after his first UFC loss. Pyfer (12-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) turned many heads with his performance on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2022, including the tagline UFC CEO Dana White dropped when announcing he was heading to the big show: “Be Joe Pyfer.” “Bodybagz” lived up to the hype in his first three fights. Pyfer finished Alen Amedovski, Gerald Meerschaert and Abdul Razak Alhassan all before the third round. However, in his fourth outing, he reached the third round, and even the final horn, but lost a unanimous decision to Jack Hermansson. Pyfer immediately felt people jumping off his train after his first UFC loss. He looks to rebound at UFC 303 against Marc-Andre Barriault and has stayed true to his self-imposed promise of being quiet in the lead-up.