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Anthony Pettis says he was close to fighting Anderson Silva in his last UFC outing

Anthony Pettis, Anderson Silva, UFCFormer UFC lightweight title holder Anthony Pettis claims he almost fought Anderson Silva in Oct. 2020.  In an interview with RedCorner MMA, Pettis (25-14 in MMA) revealed that nearly became the last mixed martial arts opponent for Silva. Instead, Uriah Hall, who defeated Silva by TKO at UFC Vegas 12, retired the former long-time middleweight […]

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Former UFC lightweight title holder Anthony Pettis claims he almost fought Anderson Silva in Oct. 2020. 

In an interview with RedCorner MMA, Pettis (25-14 in MMA) revealed that nearly became the last mixed martial arts opponent for Silva. Instead, Uriah Hall, who defeated Silva by TKO at UFC Vegas 12, retired the former long-time middleweight champion. 

“That’s one I was supposed to get in the UFC right before he retired. He got Uriah Hall, actually,” Pettis said. “That was discussed. I called him out. He accepted. UFC didn’t allow it at that time. They wanted him to fight Uriah Hall.” (h/t mmamania)

Anthony Pettis vs. Anderson Silva is Still Possible in Boxing

A potential fight between Pettis and Silva could still happen. Silva, who will be inducted in the 2023 UFC Hall of Fame, is now competing in the world of boxing.  

“The Spider” has a 3-2 professional boxing record. He came up short in his latest fight with Jake Paul in Oct. 2022. 

Silva, who held the 185-pound UFC title for seven years, defended it for a record 15 times. 

Pettis, who is a former 155-pound UFC champion, is coming off a successful boxing debut this past weekend over multi-time champion Roy Jones Jr. 

The 36-year-old, Milwaukee, Wisconsin native is committed to a MMA return with a plan to move back up to the welterweight division. 

The former WEC lightweight champion spent a majority of his career in the UFC, where he competed for nine years. Pettis’s resume includes wins over Charles Oliveira, Benson Henderson, Gilbert Melendez and Donald Cerrone, to name a select few. 

After his UFC stint, Pettis signed with the PFL going 1-4 in his last five fights. The current free agent’s last win came at PFL 3, where he defeated Myles Price by first-round submission.

Anthony Pettis earns majority decision over boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. – Gamebred Boxing 4 Highlights

Anthony PettisOn Saturday night, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis strapped on the 16oz gloves for the first time in his combat sports career. Headlining the stacked Gamebred Boxing 4 event in his hometown of Milwaukee, ‘Showtime’ squared off with legendary pugilist Roy Jones Jr. in an event that brought the worlds of mixed martial arts […]

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On Saturday night, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis strapped on the 16oz gloves for the first time in his combat sports career. Headlining the stacked Gamebred Boxing 4 event in his hometown of Milwaukee, ‘Showtime’ squared off with legendary pugilist Roy Jones Jr. in an event that brought the worlds of mixed martial arts and professional boxing together like never before.

Anthony Pettis came out and immediately attempted to dictate the pace of the matchup, keeping Jones Jr. on the ropes for the majority of the opening round. As the fight progressed, Jones Jr. began to let his hands go and attempted to move forward rather than allowing ‘Showtime’ to pressure him. As Jones Jr. moved forward, Pettis had no issues firing shots at the boxing legend.

What Pettis lacked in clean strikes, he more than made up for in volume throughout the eight-round affair. After 24 minutes of action, we went to the scorecards where the commentary team felt the decision would be clearly in favor of Jones Jr. As it turns out, Anthony Pettis’ was more than enough to get the nod on two of the three scorecards, securing a win for the Milwaukee native in his professional boxing debut.

Official Result: Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis def. Roy Jones Jr. via majority decision (76-76, 77-75, 78-74)

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Anthony Pettis vs. Roy Jones Jr., Plus Belfort, Aldo, & More Announced For Gamebred Boxing 4

Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Boxing 4 on April 1st will feature a main event between Anthony Pettis and Boxing Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr. Masvidal announced the booking during a recent appearance on The MMA Hour. Pettis will make his professional b…

Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Boxing 4 on April 1st will feature a main event between Anthony Pettis and Boxing Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr. Masvidal announced the booking during a recent appearance on The MMA Hour. Pettis will make his professional boxing debut after a long, successful tenure in MMA. He’s still signed to the…

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Anthony Pettis confident he beats Jake Paul in a boxing match: “I’m looking for the knockout.”

Anthony PettisAnthony Pettis believes he possesses the skill set necessary to defeat Jake Paul in a boxing match. Pettis may have the opportunity to take on Jake Paul following the announcement that the YouTube sensation has recently signed a deal to compete under the Professional Fighters League banner. Paul currently is undefeated as a boxer holding […]

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Anthony Pettis believes he possesses the skill set necessary to defeat Jake Paul in a boxing match.

Pettis may have the opportunity to take on Jake Paul following the announcement that the YouTube sensation has recently signed a deal to compete under the Professional Fighters League banner.

Paul currently is undefeated as a boxer holding a professional record of 6-0. The YouTube star’s most recent outing saw him defeat former UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva in October 2022.

Despite now appearing to make the transition to compete in MMA, Anthony Pettis revealed in an interview with InsideFighting that should the opportunity ever arise to box Jake Paul he is extremely confident in getting his hand raised.

‘I’ve been boxing professional boxers since way back when I was a champion in 2015 so I’ve actually spared against professionals. I’m not talking s**t but guys like Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley they come from a wrestling background where their transition to boxing is brand new. Yeah, they’re strikers and they are knocking guys out in MMA, but they don’t know the science of how to do an 8-round fight. They’ve never been in there and felt that fire of how to stick to the science of boxing. I’m confident in myself.’

Anthony Pettis Credits Jake Paul’s Boxing Ability

Pettis did go on to credit the skillset that Jake Paul has acquired since he began his journey into boxing but still remains confident that should the two ever meet, he could and would knock him out.

‘I’m looking for the knockout obviously, but Jake Paul’s boxing skills are good bro. I think he’s exploited an area of MMA, but he got the right guys to box against. He’s making his name in there and he’s definitely got boxing skills but I for sure have way more years of sparring and boxing against real professionals than he does.’

For now, it seems Paul’s focus will be switching over to Mixed Martial Arts following his new deal with the PFL and whether it be in Boxing or MMA Anthony Pettis has very clearly vocalized his interest in facing the PFL’s most recent signing.  

How well do you feel Jake Paul will transition into MMA?

Anthony Pettis offers to be Jake Paul’s MMA debut fight: “Welcome to the PFL.”

Jake Paul, Anthony PettisJake Paul announced Thursday morning that he signed a contract with the PFL to take his talents to the MMA world. Paul launched his career in boxing in 2020 and has not turned back from fighting since then. In 2021, Paul was victorious over Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley twice in boxing, to most of […]

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Jake Paul announced Thursday morning that he signed a contract with the PFL to take his talents to the MMA world.

Paul launched his career in boxing in 2020 and has not turned back from fighting since then. In 2021, Paul was victorious over Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley twice in boxing, to most of the combat sports world’s surprise.

Paul’s most recent boxing match was against MMA legend Anderson Silva, and he certainly gained respect after defeating one of the icons of the sport. The level of competition he has faced has steadily increased over the course of his career, and now he embarks on a new challenge.

In stunning news, Jake Paul will venture into the realm of MMA, officially signing a deal with the PFL to fight under their banner. It has been reported that Paul has offered Nate Diaz a two-fight contract; one boxing match and one MMA. Despite Paul’s sights being set on Diaz, another competitor would like a piece of ‘The Problem Child’.

Jake Paul Called Out by Anthony Pettis

Upon hearing the news of Jake’s entrance into MMA, Anthony Pettis wasted no time in throwing his name into the hat of possible opponents for Paul. Pettis took to Twitter to show his desire for a fight with Paul, hoping to “welcome him to MMA’s league.”

Jake Paul has been in the comfort zone of boxing for over two years now, boasting a 6-0 career record. His introduction to MMA is ambitious, and already has prominent fighters chomping at the bit to get a piece of Paul.

What do you think of Jake’s new journey into MMA? Will he be successful or will he quickly return to boxing?

Anthony Pettis Requests To Be Jake Paul’s First PFL Opponent

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has an idea for Jake Paul’s first fight in the PFL after Paul announced his 2023 plans. Paul added another cog into the insane early 2023 MMA news cycle when he announced he was signing with the PFL….

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has an idea for Jake Paul’s first fight in the PFL after Paul announced his 2023 plans. Paul added another cog into the insane early 2023 MMA news cycle when he announced he was signing with the PFL. He’ll make his MMA debut later this year against a to-be-determined…

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