Video: Watch Wonderboy & Pettis’ UFC Nashville Staredown
In an unlikely match-up of truly elite MMA strikers, Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and Anthony Pettis will square off in the main event of tomorrow’s (Sat., March 23, 2019) UFC on ESPN+ 6 from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
The feature bout will be Pettis’ debut at 170 pounds. ‘Showtime’ fought nearly all of his career at lightweight and briefly at featherweight. Indeed, he looks much healthier thanks to not having to deplete himself with the weight cut.
However, he will still face a tough task in former title challenger ‘Wonderboy,’ who looks to be taller than ‘Showtime.’ Thompson comes in off of losses in two of his last four. He’s favored here as well so he needs a big win to continue rising back up in the welterweight landscape. On the flip side, Pettis has little to lose. It’s a golden opportunity to storm onto the 170-pound ranks by defeating one of the top fighters in the weight class.
But implications aside, this should just be a fun, exciting fight for fans in Nashville. There
