Somebody give this cat a title shot. Like, tomorrow.
Anthony
Pettis already took a title from Benson Henderson once. After spending
twenty five minutes in the cage with Bendo in the final WEC fight of
all-time it was Pettis who came away with the unanimous decision nod,
sealing the deal with the now infamous "Showtime" kick.
This
past weekend in Chicago, Pettis continued his quest to get a rematch
with the now UFC Champion. Again, a man that he's already beaten, who
cut in front of him in line for the title shot he was supposed to get.
But Pettis hasn't been completely victimized here. His loss against Clay
Guida in his UFC debut didn't help matters any for the explosive
RoufusSport youngster. Since being dominated by Guida on the ground,
Pettis has been a man on a mission. He followed his split decision
victory over Jeremy Stephens with two vicious finishes of highly ranked
and respected fighters. Looking at his picture perfect head kick KO ...
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