“He’s Living Out of His Car” – Once Homeless and Absolutely Broke, Dana White Pulled All the Stops for a Struggling Joe Pyfer, Reveals Long Time UFC Insider

Owing to recent misunderstandings and rumors surrounding the payscale of UFC fighters, UFC CEO Dana White has been facing a lot of heat from the public. Be it the strained relations with former HW champ Francis Ngannou or former bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling‘s allegations against him – White has stood tall against it all and focused on the growth of the promotion.

However, very few people are acquainted with the other side of Dana White – the gentler side that is always helping out those in need. He really takes good care of his fighters and makes donations to legitimate cases and causes. In fact, there was a time when Dana White’s Contender Series fighter Joe Pyfer had all his chips down but the UFC CEO came to his rescue. Let’s find out what happened as legendary UFC official ‘Big’ John McCarthy recalls.

John McCarthy recalls Dana White helping out Joe Pyfer

Legendary UFC official ‘Big’ John McCarthy might not be officiating in the UFC anymore but is as involved in the game as ever. He and former UFC fighter Josh Thompson, together run one of the most informative and entertaining YouTube MMA podcasts, called ‘Weighing In.’

In one of the latest episodes of the podcast, McCarthy and Thompson ended up talking about Middleweight fighter Joe Pyfer, who had entered the Dana White Contender Series. However, during that time, the MMA fighter was down on his luck and could barely get by. The UFC CEO apparently helped the fighter out in more ways than one.

“This is the funny part with Pyfer and this has nothing to do with the fight itself, but, you know Pyfer is the guy that – you gotta give it up for Dana White“, started McCarthy. The former UFC official then went on to describe the reason behind White helping out Pyfer. “He helped Joe Pyfer out when Pyfer came to the Dana White Contender Series, get – gets the win and Dana finds out he’s living out of his car. He helps him… gives him extra money and sets him up with, you know, a place to live and stuff,” recalled the former UFC official. 

“Now, Pyfer is talking about… you know, [inaduible] depends on you – how much money I get for, you know, these levels. He’s pulling the Suga Sean, right? And I’m like oh! We’re already there – I love that.“, concluded McCarthy, talking about how the times have changed for Pyfer.

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Pyfer’s current UFC record stands at 12-2-0. Now whether Dana White did the right thing or not is an entirely different conversation – the question of the hour is can Joe Pyfer shake up the middleweight division? Is there something in Pyfer that Dana White saw?

Joe Pyfer proves his mettle – UFC CEO bets on the right horse?

Dana White is a man who had a vision for the UFC and he made it happen. Today, reportedly, the head honcho of the UFC is worth around $500M. Clearly, White is a man who has the vision when it comes to the company and his fighters as well. The UFC CEO knows who to place his bet on and that has definitely been proven time and again.

Joe Pyfer, the middleweight fighter that he helped out in his time of need, is currently on an impressive win streak with 5 consecutive wins in his professional MMA career. He won his Dana White Contender Series fight against Ozzy Diaz. Then, he won his first UFC fight against Alen Amendovski. He rode the win into 2023, where he continued his winning streak and added two more to his collection – one over Gerald Meerschaert and the latest one over Abdul Razak Alhassan.

It is safe to say that Pyfer could prove to be one of those potential prospects that changes the face of the game. However, it could all disappear just as easily. Do you think Dana White bet on the right horse? Let us know in the comments below.

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