Joe Pyfer to Headline UFC Fight Night Event on Feb. 10 Against Jack Hermansson

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be putting on the Joe Pyfer show in February.

Currently unranked as a middleweight with the company, Pyfer (12-2) will be snagging a main event spot against Sherdog’s no. 15-ranked Jack Hermansson (23-8) on Feb. 10. The two 185ers will battle it out atop an evening scheduled at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on the currently unnamed UFC Fight Night card. News of this pairing was announced by the UFC on Thursday.

Since making his debut off of his second chance on Dana White's Contender Series, Pyfer has rattled off three straight stoppages in the Octagon. Pyfer introduced himself to the promotion by blasting Alen Amedovski in under four minutes. “Bodybagz” returned to the cage over six months later to lay waste to Gerald Meerschaert, and he earned win no. 3 in the UFC by rendering Abdul Razak Alhassan unconscious with an arm-triangle choke in October. As a pro, Pyfer has only gone the distance one time, in his second bout against Derek Wilson.

Hermansson went the entirety of 2023 without competing, as a previously scheduled bout against Brendan Allen fell by the wayside in April when he suffered an undisclosed injury. The last time Hermansson entered the cage, he took on Roman Dolidze, and the Georgian wrapped him up and pounded him out in a bit over nine minutes. The Swede has alternated wins and losses in his last eight, beating names like Chris Curtis and Ronaldo Souza but losing to top-ranked foes Sean Strickland, Jared Cannonier and Marvin Vettori.

This currently unnamed, unnumbered fight card at the UFC Apex on Feb. 10 now has its headliner of Hermansson vs. Pyfer, which joins another big middleweight tilt booked between Gregory Rodrigues and Brad Tavares. Additionally, Michael Johnson takes on Darrius Flowers at lightweight, while Trevin Giles battles Carlos Prates at 170 pounds.