Tag: Anthony Pettis

PFL 4 Fight Card Announced

Anthony Pettis and Lance Palmer get a chance to turn things around at PFL 4. The Professional Fighters League continues their regular season on June 10 with the lightweights and featherweights returning to grab more points to make it to the playoffs. T…

Anthony Pettis and Lance Palmer get a chance to turn things around at PFL 4. The Professional Fighters League continues their regular season on June 10 with the lightweights and featherweights returning to grab more points to make it to the playoffs. These weight classes kicked off the season and things didn’t go everyone’s way […]

Anthony Pettis Loses Decision Against Clay Collard – PFL 1 Highlights

Anthony PettisClay Collard picked up the biggest win of his career on Friday night at PFL 1. The talented boxer walked away from his fight with former UFC champion, Anthony Pettis, with a unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-28) victory. Collard dominated the majority of his fight against ‘Showtime’. The 28-year-old banked round one before turning up […]

Anthony Pettis

Clay Collard picked up the biggest win of his career on Friday night at PFL 1.

The talented boxer walked away from his fight with former UFC champion, Anthony Pettis, with a unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-28) victory.

Collard dominated the majority of his fight against ‘Showtime’. The 28-year-old banked round one before turning up in heat in the second stanza. ‘Cassius’ dropped Pettis on multiple occasions and was unlucky to not find the finish.

Despite a hand injury, Collard continued to pour it on in round three. The tables turned at the midway point of the final frame as Pettis landed a big head kick and followed up with a flying knee. The former WEC and UFC champion tried to finish the fight but was caught up in Collard’s guard, unable to get off any more effective offence.

This represents Collard’s stretched his MMA winning streak to three.

Pettis snaps a two fight winning run and has now now lost three of his last five fights.

Check out the highlights below…

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2021 PFL 1 Fast Results & Highlights: Collard Upsets Pettis

Anthony Pettis’ PFL debut did not have a successful outcome. 2021 PFL 1 took place tonight from the Ocean Casino Resort from Atlantic City to kick off the new season. The main event featured former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis making his PFL…

Anthony Pettis’ PFL debut did not have a successful outcome. 2021 PFL 1 took place tonight from the Ocean Casino Resort from Atlantic City to kick off the new season. The main event featured former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis making his PFL debut against Clay Collard. Here are some of the highlights from the […]

Anthony Pettis Knows He Has ‘A Target On My Back’ Entering PFL

Anthony PettisAnthony Pettis knows all eyes will be on him when the PFL kicks off their new season Friday. The former UFC lightweight champion will headline the first card of the new PFL season opposite Clay Collard on Friday. He knows that his resume makes him arguably the biggest star on the roster, which is sure […]

Anthony Pettis

Anthony Pettis knows all eyes will be on him when the PFL kicks off their new season Friday.

The former UFC lightweight champion will headline the first card of the new PFL season opposite Clay Collard on Friday. He knows that his resume makes him arguably the biggest star on the roster, which is sure to draw attentions from both fans and fellow fighters. ‘Showtime’ wasn’t afraid to address the hype surrounding his name at the PFL media day. In fact, he’s even come to embrace it (H/T MMA Junkie).

“Just the resume I have puts a target on my back,” Pettis told reporters. “These guys know who I am and they have watched me in this sport, so I definitely have a target on my back.”

“I was the champion in every organization, so I’ve always had a target on my back,” Pettis continued. “I know what these guys are looking forward to. The scary part about it is that (Collard has) got nothing to lose. He can just go out there, bite on his mouth piece and go – and that’s what I’m not trying to get caught up in. It’s another fight. These guys, there’s some good talent in this organization, and I have to be sharp and on my game.”

Pettis ended his UFC career off the strength of back-to-back wins, and has remained a top contender ever since losing his title back in 2015. Despite all that he has accomplished, he believes he can still add to his legacy by winning the 2021 PFL season.

“My legacy is kind of already written, (but) I’m still going,” Pettis said. “I’m 34 years old. This camp was amazing. I felt so good. The structure and the motivation is everything that came along with this. Before, when I was up and coming, I wanted to be remembered as the guy who fought anyone, anywhere, any time while I was fighting at 145, 155 and 170.

“And now I have an opportunity to become a three-organization champion, and that can be done in a year. Im very exited about the opportunity that’s in front of me.”

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Rory MacDonald and David Michaud Headline PFL 2

Rory MacDonald draws David Michaud in his first fight in the Professional Fighters League (PFL) 2021 season. The  PFL announced their full fight card for the April 29 event, PFL 2 which is headlined by MacDonald and Michaud along with some other famili…

Rory MacDonald draws David Michaud in his first fight in the Professional Fighters League (PFL) 2021 season. The  PFL announced their full fight card for the April 29 event, PFL 2 which is headlined by MacDonald and Michaud along with some other familiar welterweights and light-heavyweights. At the end of 2019 during their last event, […]

Anthony Pettis and Clay Collard Headline PFL 1 for 2021 Season

Anthony Pettis and Clay Collard will face each other in the PFL’s first event of the 2021 season. The PFL announced the full lineup for their first event of the 2021 season and along with some familiar names from their previous seasons come some very n…

Anthony Pettis and Clay Collard will face each other in the PFL’s first event of the 2021 season. The PFL announced the full lineup for their first event of the 2021 season and along with some familiar names from their previous seasons come some very noticeable new ones. The featherweight and lightweight matchups for its […]