The annual pay-per-view lineup for International Fight Week is filling up slowly but surely.
The most recent addition to UFC 303 is a middleweight bout between Joe Pyfer and Marc-Andre Barriault, the promotion announced Wednesday. The event takes place June 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler.
Pyfer (12-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) aims to rebound from his first promotional loss. He earned a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2022 and became one of the show’s most well known products partially due to White’s “Be Joe Pyfer” post-fight speech. Pyfer defeated Alen Amedovski, Gerald Meerschaert and Abdul Razak Alhassan before he lost a unanimous decision to Jack Hermansson in his first promotional main event in February.
Barriault (16-7 MMA, 5-6 UFC) looks to bounce back into the win column after a split decision loss to Chris Curtis in January. The defeat snapped a two-fight skid that consisted of wins over Julian Marquez and Eryk Anders.
North action on route to IFW! ✈️
🇨🇦 @Savage_UFC and 🇨🇦 @PowerBarriault fly the flag at #UFC303! pic.twitter.com/SYkBxKUTs5
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) April 17, 2024
With the addition, the UFC 303 lineup includes:
- Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler
- Andre Fili vs. Cub Swanson
- Gillian Robertson vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez
- Carlos Hernandez vs. Rei Tsuruya
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Joe Pyfer
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 303.
