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Joe Pyfer previews his fight against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 316 and discusses the illness that forced him out of UFC Mexico, his beef with Jeremy Stephens, the next fight for his teammate Sean Brady, coming back from back surgery, learning from his loss to Jack Hermansson, and sets the conditions for GC's Aviron Bike race against Sean.
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