Anthony Pettis is a former UFC champion and has fought the who’s who of the game however two moments stick out to him over the remaining.
The massive second for Pettis, after all, is when he gained the UFC light-weight title in his hometown of Milwaukee. Though successful the belt is one thing Pettis will all the time keep in mind the opposite second that stands out to him is when he knocked out Stephen Thompson in Nashville.
Anthony Pettis was coming off a loss to Tony Ferguson and was transferring as much as welterweight to face Thompson who was a perennial title contender within the division. Nonetheless, ‘Showtime’ knew he had the hanging fashion to beat him and did simply that as he turned the primary and thus far solely individual to KO ‘Wonderboy’ within the UFC.
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“Wonderboy was a giant one for me, man. It was a giant take a look at for me as a result of I used to be coming off the loss to Tony Ferguson and I’m like let me combat, I feel (Thompson) was the quantity two or three welterweight on the time,” Pettis mentioned on Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com. “I simply knew I had the fashion to beat him, I knew learn how to beat that man. Karate, tae-kwon do, level sparring, I’ve seen all of the kicks already nevertheless it was so much harder than anticipated. He was busting my nostril up, was means larger than I anticipated, and to knock him out the best way I do, I’m nonetheless the one individual to knock him out. That was a giant one for me. Then, clearly, successful the belt in my hometown that was loopy, first-round armbar, flawless victory. I’ve had some huge moments.”
Though Pettis is now not within the UFC, he nonetheless hopes to make extra profession highlights within the PFL. The one huge one is winning the lightweight title to become a three-promotion champion.
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