It was not all bad for Kelvin Gastelum, despite the fact that he could not compete on Saturday evening.
After both men weighed the previous day, the return from the UFC to Mexico City took a hit on the day of the event when Joe Pyfer withdrew from his matchup with Gastelum due to illness.
The middleweight collision was one of the most fascinating matchups on the map and a big chance for the two 185 ponders.
While Pyfer was looking for the biggest victory of his career so far on a former title -publisher who will soon be a Hall of Famer, Gastelum watched a controversial fight with Daniel Rodriguez behind him.
The 33-year-old chose not to wait his journey to Mexico while he looked at the fights in the Arena CDMX before he finished him later in the night with a former two-way champion.
Kelvin Gastelum and Henry Cejudo party in Mexico City Na UFC Fight Night
The stars were out in Mexico city on March 30 with people like Alex Pereira, Diego Lopes and Julio Cesar Chaves are all present for the map with Kop van Brandon Moreno vs Steve Erceg.
While Pereira and others did not surprisingly drew a big reaction from the crowd when they were in the audience, that was not the case for every hunter in the city.
One of the biggest names in sport received no particularly warm welcome from the fans in the building when he was shown on the screen because of some of his earlier comments.
Henry Cejudo had made light on social media, this moment clearly spoiled his night while he partyed with Kelvin Gastelum after the event.
Together with photos with people such as Chavez and UFC matchmaker Mick Maynard, Cejudo shared videos of himself and Gastelum, via Dylan Rush's Instagram, of people dancing on tables while a live band played.
Gastelum may have missed the opportunity to achieve back-to-back victories for the first time since 2018, but it seems that he finally had a good night.
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Kelvin Gastelum then has to fight against Joe Pyfer
Since his incredible meeting with Israel Adesanya in 2019, Kelvin Gastelum has gone 3-5 in the Octagon with five canceled fights en route.
His losses have come to the top opposition, but it is clear that the first must collect the ultimate fighter winner to a certain extent.
A victory over Joe Pyfer would help him restore a serious momentum, but he has to wait a little longer before he returns.
The matchup is so logical for both men that although it was disappointing to drop it on such a late notification of the card, it is again booking that it is still the best option.
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