Anthony Pettis Will Move Back To Lightweight After UFC 206 Loss
Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis was slated to fight surging contender Max “Blessed” Holloway for the interim featherweight title in the main event of last night’s (Dec. 10, 2016) UFC 206 from Toronto, Canada, but the belt ended up not being on the line for him after he missed weight by three pounds.
The two men did end up scrapping, however, although it ended up being a rough night for “Showtime”, as he was picked apart and finished in the third round. Pettis said in his post-fight interview that he broke his hand in the opening round and he also added that he’ll be heading back up to 155-pounds after the rough weight cut:
“”(I broke my hand on the) first punch,” Pettis said in the Octagon, who suffered a broken hand early in the bout. “First right I hit him with hit him on the top of the head. Broke my hand. It’s fucking swollen right here, so I got to deal with that shit.”
“(It’s) too much to make the cut, bro,” Pettis said. “I was dying from the weight cut. Literally they had to pull me out of the sauna. I depleted my body, so it’s too much of a cut. I have to go back (to lightweight). I can’t make the 45 weight cut. It’s too much.”
While there were certainly some factors that played into Pettis’ lackluster performance, he did say that Holloway is the real deal:
“Max Holloway’s a beast, bro,” Pettis said. “I swear. Kid did this right, man. He got in here and would stand with me and he got the belt, bro. He’s a good fighter.”
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