This year, “Showtime” only managed a couple of in-cage appearances, but both were memorable. In March, he scored a wicked second-round KO of two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson in the main event of a show in Nashville, Tenn., then he followed that up by welcoming Nate Diaz back to the Octagon in a three-round fight at UFC 241 that Pettis lost by unanimous decision.
Pettis broke his foot in the Diaz fight, but according to coach Duke Roufus he is doing “great” health-wise ahead of a matchup with Diego Ferreira reportedly set for Jan.