Jose Aldo to Get Lightweight Title Shot with Win over Pettis

After initially refusing a fight with former WEC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, Dana White is now confirming that the fight will indeed happen August 3. Aldo, though, had a couple conditions attached to accepting the fight. Multiple sources are reporting that, should Aldo defeat Pettis, he will be the next in line for a lightweight […]

After initially refusing a fight with former WEC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, Dana White is now confirming that the fight will indeed happen August 3. Aldo, though, had a couple conditions attached to accepting the fight. Multiple sources are reporting that, should Aldo defeat Pettis, he will be the next in line for a lightweight […]

Cub Swanson: Ricardo Lamas, Not Anthony Pettis, Deserves Shot at Jose Aldo

UFC featherweight contender Cub Swanson, who faces Dustin Poirier Saturday on Fuel TV, believes Ricardo Lamas should receive the next title shot at 145 pounds instead of Anthony Pettis, who recently received a fight with champion Jose Aldo, despite never before fighting as a featherweight. Speaking to MMA alpha-reporter Ariel Helwani Monday on The MMA […]

UFC featherweight contender Cub Swanson, who faces Dustin Poirier Saturday on Fuel TV, believes Ricardo Lamas should receive the next title shot at 145 pounds instead of Anthony Pettis, who recently received a fight with champion Jose Aldo, despite never before fighting as a featherweight. Speaking to MMA alpha-reporter Ariel Helwani Monday on The MMA […]

Why Anthony Pettis vs. Jose Aldo Makes No Sense

I’m excited to see Anthony Pettis vs. Jose Aldo, as I’m sure you probably are. I mean, who out there doesn’t want to see an interdivisional superfight between two of the most athletic, exciting competitors populating the contemporary mixed martial arts scene? The fight promises to be an epic, only not in the The Iliad […]

I’m excited to see Anthony Pettis vs. Jose Aldo, as I’m sure you probably are. I mean, who out there doesn’t want to see an interdivisional superfight between two of the most athletic, exciting competitors populating the contemporary mixed martial arts scene? The fight promises to be an epic, only not in the The Iliad […]

Anthony Pettis vs. Jose Aldo: Sparks Are Going to Fly

Anthony Pettis is my hero! After two knockouts with his patented “Left Leg of Destiny,” Pettis is getting his chance to take on Jose Aldo for the belt. Or is it for pride? I’m going with pride.  There are only a few guys in the game that are down to scrap against the best in […]

Anthony Pettis is my hero! After two knockouts with his patented “Left Leg of Destiny,” Pettis is getting his chance to take on Jose Aldo for the belt. Or is it for pride? I’m going with pride.  There are only a few guys in the game that are down to scrap against the best in […]

Gray Maynard: ‘Whether Now or Later, Pettis and I Are on a Collision Course’

Gray Maynard is set on making 2013 the year he climbs back to title contention. After a knee injury forced him out of a scheduled bout with Joe Lauzon at UFC 155, “The Bully” is ready to get his run to the top of the lightweight division back on track. The 155-pound weight class is […]

Gray Maynard is set on making 2013 the year he climbs back to title contention. After a knee injury forced him out of a scheduled bout with Joe Lauzon at UFC 155, “The Bully” is ready to get his run to the top of the lightweight division back on track. The 155-pound weight class is […]

Five Reasons Why Pettis vs. Cerrone Is the Fight to See at UFC on Fox 6

Even though the UFC card this Saturday is headlined with a title fight and an MMA legend’s last hurrah, the real fireworks may happen earlier in the night. Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone have a lot of work to do to steal the show at UFC on Fox 6, but fans who’ve followed both of […]

Even though the UFC card this Saturday is headlined with a title fight and an MMA legend’s last hurrah, the real fireworks may happen earlier in the night. Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone have a lot of work to do to steal the show at UFC on Fox 6, but fans who’ve followed both of […]