Michel Pereira will fight Khaos Williams on the main card of UFC Vegas 17. The flashy welterweight was expecting a different opponent, though.
Speaking with MMA Fighting ahead of his fifth octagon appearance, Pereira said he was offered a 170-pound bout with former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis for the same card in Las Vegas, but he claims “Showtime” turned it down. In the end, Pettis was booked against Alex Morono on the prelims of the Saturday event.
“I’m upset with Anthony Pettis because he said he was hurt, he had a back injury, and wouldn’t fight me, and I understood that, he’s hurt and can’t fight, OK, but now he’s fighting on the same card on the 19th,” Pereira said.