Curtis Blaydes Gives Detailed Prediction for Justin Willis Bout

On March 23 at UFC Nashville, Curtis Blaydes will make his return to the Octagon when he faces up-and-coming heavyweight Justin Willis in the co-main event. Blaydes will be looking to bounce back from a major setback at UFC Beijing last November, where…

On March 23 at UFC Nashville, Curtis Blaydes will make his return to the Octagon when he faces up-and-coming heavyweight Justin Willis in the co-main event. Blaydes will be looking to bounce back from a major setback at UFC Beijing last November, where Blaydes lost to Ngannou for the second time in his career, only […]

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Bryce Mitchell Wants To Handle Business At UFC Nashville, Then Grapple Ali Abdelaziz

Most fans figured Bryce Mitchell’s next opponent was going to be Dan Ige. If you missed it, the pair of featherweights went back-and-forth on Twitter last month, even involving manager Ali Abdelaziz – who Ige works for at Dominance MMA. You a young blo…

Most fans figured Bryce Mitchell’s next opponent was going to be Dan Ige. If you missed it, the pair of featherweights went back-and-forth on Twitter last month, even involving manager Ali Abdelaziz – who Ige works for at Dominance MMA. You a young blood, I know somebody who can give you a nice southern ass […]

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Stephen Thompson Previews Anthony Pettis Matchup & Reacts To GSP’s Retirement

Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson will be the first to tell you, Anthony Pettis wasn’t an opponent he had in mind for his next fight. While many fans have voiced their displeasure with the former featherweight title challenger facing Thompson, t…

Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson will be the first to tell you, Anthony Pettis wasn’t an opponent he had in mind for his next fight. While many fans have voiced their displeasure with the former featherweight title challenger facing Thompson, the South Carolina native isn’t taking his opponent lightly. “He’s very good at jiu-jitsu, he’s submitted some […]

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Anthony Pettis Confirms Welterweight Run Isn’t One-Off

Anthony Pettis is set to make his welterweight debut. Pettis will face former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson in the main event of UFC Nashville. The action goes down from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on March 23rd. Speaking to MMA Junkie recently, “Showtime” confirmed that his jump up to 170 […]

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Anthony Pettis is set to make his welterweight debut.

Pettis will face former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson in the main event of UFC Nashville. The action goes down from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on March 23rd. Speaking to MMA Junkie recently, “Showtime” confirmed that his jump up to 170 pounds isn’t a one-off affair:

“It’s definitely not a one-off,” Pettis said. “This is just me trying out that division. I’ve been inactive in my career. This is a point where I want to be active.

“I don’t want to sit around and wait for the right fight at 155. If a 170 opportunity presents itself, I’ll find out right now if that’s what I want to do.”

Thompson hasn’t fought since May of last year when he suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Darren Till in England. Now he’ll face Pettis, who was one-half of an epic co-main event at UFC 229 in October.

Pettis fought Tony Ferguson in a bloody lightweight collision, that ended after the former champ was unable to get off the stool for the third round due to a broken hand. Now, he’ll attempt to skyrocket into the top ranks of welterweight with a possible victory over Thompson.

At this point in his career, Pettis is looking for big fights, as he even name-dropped surging former 145-pound king Jose Aldo as a possibility:

“I want big fights,” Pettis said. “I want (Jose) Aldo. I want everybody that I should have fought a long time ago. I’m not waiting for anything this year. I’m just going out and having fun.

“I’m getting these wins. Last time I had a great time, but I didn’t get the win. This one here, I’m focused on the win. I need this win, and it needs to be impressive. Against a guy like ‘Wonderboy,’ it’s already impressive.”

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UFC Nashville’s Anthony Pettis Says Welterweight Move Isn’t One & Done

Anthony Pettis doesn’t plan on being exclusive to the welterweight division, but he certainly isn’t treating his UFC Nashville main event as a one-off. Pettis will meet Stephen Thompson on March 23 inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville,…

Anthony Pettis doesn’t plan on being exclusive to the welterweight division, but he certainly isn’t treating his UFC Nashville main event as a one-off. Pettis will meet Stephen Thompson on March 23 inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. This will headline a UFC on ESPN+ event. “Showtime” competed as a welterweight at least once […]

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Stephen Thompson Reveals Several Fights He Tried To Land Before Anthony Pettis

Stephen Thompson will face former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis at UFC Nashville on March 23rd. This will certainly be an intense striking match-up between two of the sport’s best stand up artists. “Wonderboy” hasn’t f…

Stephen Thompson will face former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis at UFC Nashville on March 23rd. This will certainly be an intense striking match-up between two of the sport’s best stand up artists. “Wonderboy” hasn’t fought since May, and was having a bit of a difficult time landing an opponent before signing on to fight […]

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