Anthony Pettis had two options ahead of his UFC 206 interim featherweight title fight with Max Holloway last December when his weight cut went south.
Instead of continuing to cut weight, risking being too unfit to fight, the former UFC lightweight champion stopped cutting to ensure he’d be healthy enough to compete, even though it meant he wouldn’t be eligible to win the interim title.
Pettis would lose to Holloway by third-round TKO in Toronto, but “Showtime” still believes he made the right choice.
“[Not fighting] wasn’t an option,” Pettis told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour (transcription via MMAFighting.