Very few 20-year-old fighters have been thrust into the spotlight the way Sergio Pettis has since being signed by the UFC last summer.Before he even set foot in the Octagon, the unbeaten Duke Roufus student was being sized up and broken down, his championship potential dissected before he’d done anything on the sport’s biggest stage; the blessing and the curse of having a world champion for an older brother presenting themselves simultaneously.On one hand, being identified as “Anthony Pettis’ little brother” brings the kind of recognition and attention most twenty-something fighters couldn’t p … Read the Full Article Here
Sergio Pettis: Spotlights and Shadows
Very few 20-year-old fighters have been thrust into the spotlight the way Sergio Pettis has since being signed by the UFC last summer.Before he even set foot in the Octagon, the unbeaten Duke Roufus student was being sized up and broken down, his championship potential dissected before he’d done anything on the sport’s biggest stage; the blessing and the curse of having a world champion for an older brother presenting themselves simultaneously.On one hand, being identified as “Anthony Pettis’ little brother” brings the kind of recognition and attention most twenty-something fighters couldn’t p … Read the Full Article Here