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Joe Pyfer Says He Nearly Fell Asleep Before Facing Abus Magomedov

Pyfer revealed he was unusually sluggish before his second-round submission victory at UFC 320. “I was about to fall asleep in the back, I don’t know what happened with my hydration or weight cut,” he said. After a rough first round, Pyfer credited his opponent for jolting him awake, saying, “It took him beating my ass to wake me up.”