TGIFighting: The Best MMA Fights This Week Are Not in the UFC

Welcome back to TGIFighting , where we preview the weekend’s combat sports action and make wry observations about the relevant MMA news of the day. Ready? Let us proceed…

Welcome back to TGIFighting , where we preview the weekend’s combat sports action and make wry observations about the relevant MMA news of the day. Ready? Let us proceed…

PFL 6: Harrison vs. Dandois Takes Place Live Tonight On ESPN2

PFL 6 takes place tonight on ESPN2 with the preliminary card airing on ESPN+. The main event will feature the undefeated and self-proclaimed “Baddest Woman In Any Room” Kayla Harrison taking on former UFC competitor Cindy Dandois. Harrison has expresse…

PFL 6 takes place tonight on ESPN2 with the preliminary card airing on ESPN+. The main event will feature the undefeated and self-proclaimed “Baddest Woman In Any Room” Kayla Harrison taking on former UFC competitor Cindy Dandois. Harrison has expressed her ambivalence about fighting Dandois, but fight her she will in the feature bout of […]

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Anthony Pettis Virtually Guarantees He’ll Make The PFL Playoffs

PFL lightweight Anthony Pettis is confident of securing his place in this season’s playoffs with a victory over Raush Manfio at PFL 6. Pettis is set to make his second appearance with the promotion on Friday, having lost his debut against Clay Co…

PFL lightweight Anthony Pettis is confident of securing his place in this season’s playoffs with a victory over Raush Manfio at PFL 6. Pettis is set to make his second appearance with the promotion on Friday, having lost his debut against Clay Collard at PFL 1 in April. In what Pettis described as a “sloppy” […]

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Anthony Pettis Withdraws from PFL 4 Due to Illness, Will Fight June 25th

Anthony PettisFormer UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will not be fighting at PFL 4 on Thursday night, after he reportedly was pulled off the card due to an undisclosed illness. Pettis was originally scheduled to fight Alexander Martinez before the move was made. Martinez will now face Natan Schulte as a last-second replacement and Pettis will […]

Anthony Pettis

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will not be fighting at PFL 4 on Thursday night, after he reportedly was pulled off the card due to an undisclosed illness.

Pettis was originally scheduled to fight Alexander Martinez before the move was made. Martinez will now face Natan Schulte as a last-second replacement and Pettis will fight on June 25th against Raush Manfio in his final chance to make the PFL playoffs this season.

In his first fight, Pettis lost to Clay Collard by unanimous decision at PFL 1 just two months ago. Collard is also on the PFL 4 card and will face Joilton Lutterbach on the prelims.

Pettis signed with PFL earlier this year following a long-tenured career with the UFC, that included highlight knockout finishes and a two-fight reign as the promotion’s lightweight champion. Pettis had his ups and downs after losing the belt to Rafael Dos Anjos which included moves to featherweight and welterweight.

Even at 37 years old, Pettis showed that he’s still a capable competitor in MMA during his war with Collard earlier this year. His brother, Sergio also earned the Bellator bantamweight championship earlier this year, pulling off the upset against then-champion Juan Archuleta.

The featherweight bout between two-time PFL featherweight champion Lance Palmer and Movlid Khaybulaev has also been moved to the PFL 6 card on June 25th.

Thursday’s card will feature the highly-anticipated women’s lightweight fight between MMA rookie Claressa Shields and Brittney Elkin. Shields is making her MMA debut after a long career as one of the most accomplished boxers regardless of gender in history.

Pettis has the chance to salvage his debut season in PFL in just a few weeks, and hopefully he’ll be at 100% physically entering the fight.

Do you think Anthony Pettis will still make the PFL playoffs despite being pulled off of the PFL 4 card?

Anthony Pettis Is Off The PFL Card After Reports Of An Illness

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has withdrawn from his PFL bout against Alex Martinez this Thursday. AG News was the first to report the news, and MMA Reporter Marcel Dorff confirmed the withdrawal on Twitter. Additionally, the report in…

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has withdrawn from his PFL bout against Alex Martinez this Thursday. AG News was the first to report the news, and MMA Reporter Marcel Dorff confirmed the withdrawal on Twitter. Additionally, the report indicates that the former lightweight champion was removed from the fight following reports that he is […]

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EXCLUSIVE | Clay Collard Determined To Keep Top Spot At PFL 4

Clay CollardClay Collard is not resting on his laurels after his dominating victory over Anthony Pettis in his PFL debut. Collard sat down with Low Kick MMA and talked about his PFL debut and his upcoming fight against Joilton Lutterbach at PFL 4 on June 10th. Returning to MMA after some time in the boxing world, Collard admitted that […]

Clay Collard

Clay Collard is not resting on his laurels after his dominating victory over Anthony Pettis in his PFL debut.

Collard sat down with Low Kick MMA and talked about his PFL debut and his upcoming fight against Joilton Lutterbach at PFL 4 on June 10th. Returning to MMA after some time in the boxing world, Collard admitted that a change in his mindset was key to starting his run at the PFL lightweight championship.

“I went from kind of just not taking a serious at one point, you know, I mean, I fought so hard and so long to get to the UFC. And then when I got to the UFC, it was like, I kinda lost track a while. Why I was doing it, you know? And so, just refocusing and getting back on track and deciding that this is what I wanted to do has been everything. Now it’s, you know, I think of it as a career and not just something I’m doing. So, and that was the mindset I didn’t have when I was younger. So, I’m focused, and I’m gonna take the world by storm.”

The change in mindset was visible in his debut. He dominated Pettis through three rounds and surprised many fans and pundits alike.

“Everybody else was counting me as the underdog, but I never see myself as the underdog. So, yeah, just keep counting me out. Cause I want to keep showing up proving them wrong.”

Going into his second PFL fight, Collard is no longer the underdog. As he finalizes preparations for his fight against Lutterbach, Collard keeps quiet about the new tricks we should plan to see. However, he knows that he will need to do to stay atop the PFL lightweight standings and get one step closer to the million-dollar prize.

Right now a finish is, is something that will solidify my spot. And I don’t have to worry about if anybody else, you know, gets a first round knockout or not.”

“So right now, right now, it’s all about the finishing. And so I will definitely be looking to stop that fight 100% from, from right out the gate. I’m trying to put him away.”

Do you think Clay Collard will still be first in the standings after PFL 4?