Anthony Pettis Faces Career-Defining Challenge After Losing UFC Title

Despite Saturday night’s UFC 185 drubbing at the hands of Rafael dos Anjos, Anthony Pettis still has some things going his way. He’s still relatively young (28), a magnetic presence in the UFC landscape and will still look good flipping tires in a Reebok commercial. All things considered, the doomsday clock hasn’t quite reached zero […]

Despite Saturday night’s UFC 185 drubbing at the hands of Rafael dos Anjos, Anthony Pettis still has some things going his way. He’s still relatively young (28), a magnetic presence in the UFC landscape and will still look good flipping tires in a Reebok commercial. All things considered, the doomsday clock hasn’t quite reached zero […]

Anthony Pettis: Analyzing the Mental Road Toward a Comeback

This isn’t the first time Anthony Pettis has lost. He does have two losses under his belt, so he has proven he has been able to bounce back. However, there is something different about this loss. Maybe it was because he was coming into the fight as a heavy favorite against an opponent whom most […]

This isn’t the first time Anthony Pettis has lost. He does have two losses under his belt, so he has proven he has been able to bounce back. However, there is something different about this loss. Maybe it was because he was coming into the fight as a heavy favorite against an opponent whom most […]

Anthony Pettis vs. Rafael Dos Anjos: What We Learned from UFC 185 Title Fight

A new champ has been crowned. After putting forth one of the more impressive performances in recent Octagon history, Rafael dos Anjos outclassed and outshined Anthony Pettis at UFC 185. His dominant efforts on the feet, in the clinch and on the ground resulted in one of the more shocking title upsets in the history […]

A new champ has been crowned. After putting forth one of the more impressive performances in recent Octagon history, Rafael dos Anjos outclassed and outshined Anthony Pettis at UFC 185. His dominant efforts on the feet, in the clinch and on the ground resulted in one of the more shocking title upsets in the history […]

Anthony Pettis vs. Rafael Dos Anjos: Fighters’ Outlook After UFC 185 Title Bout

Rafael dos Anjos put together the most complete performance of his MMA career at a perfect time to upset Anthony Pettis at UFC 185. The victory by unanimous decision makes him the new UFC lightweight champion and greatly improves his future outlook. Dos Anjos had been showing signs of notable improvement as of late. He […]

Rafael dos Anjos put together the most complete performance of his MMA career at a perfect time to upset Anthony Pettis at UFC 185. The victory by unanimous decision makes him the new UFC lightweight champion and greatly improves his future outlook. Dos Anjos had been showing signs of notable improvement as of late. He […]

UFC 185 Results: 5 Fights for Anthony Pettis

Anthony Pettis was poised to become a crossover mixed martial arts star if he walked out of UFC 185 with the lightweight title Saturday. Unfortunately for him, Rafael dos Anjos completely stopped that momentum with a dominating 25-minute performance. This defeat sends Pettis back to the drawing board. The 155-pound division is full of interesting […]

Anthony Pettis was poised to become a crossover mixed martial arts star if he walked out of UFC 185 with the lightweight title Saturday. Unfortunately for him, Rafael dos Anjos completely stopped that momentum with a dominating 25-minute performance. This defeat sends Pettis back to the drawing board. The 155-pound division is full of interesting […]

UFC 185 Results: Khabib Nurmagomedov Trolling Anthony Pettis After Loss

Khabib Nurmagomedov should change his name to Nostradamus after prophesying that Rafael dos Anjos would wipe the floor with UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis at UFC 185. “I think [Dos Anjos] smashes [Pettis] in striking, and I think he smashes him on the ground,” Nurmagomedov said in an interview with Marc Raimondi of MMAFighting.com. Before […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov should change his name to Nostradamus after prophesying that Rafael dos Anjos would wipe the floor with UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis at UFC 185. “I think [Dos Anjos] smashes [Pettis] in striking, and I think he smashes him on the ground,” Nurmagomedov said in an interview with Marc Raimondi of MMAFighting.com. Before […]