UFC fighters often engage in trash talk to hype up fights, but sometimes their words cross into controversial territory when they insult an entire country. Fighters like Colby Covington have stirred backlash by making inflammatory comments about Brazil,

Hours before Saturday’s event in Mexico, Joe Pyfer was removed from his bout vs. Kelvin Gastelum due to illness, the promotion announced. The welterweight fight was the featured bout on the main card planned for CDMX Arena. Both fighters made weight seemingly without issue during Friday’s weigh-ins. The card continues with 12 fights.