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New Featherweight - and former Lightweight champ - Anthony Pettis still wants 155-pound revenge

"Showtime" got back in the win column at UFC on FOX 21 last Saturday (Aug. 27) in his Featherweight debut, where he is now ranked No. 6, but he told Brian Stann on SiriusXM there are some Lightweight fights he still covets.

After dropping a unanimous decision to Edson Barbosa at UFC 197, Anthony Pettis was in a position no fighter likes to be in: Staring down the barrel of a three-fight losing streak. In response, "Showtime" shed some weight and made the move to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight division. And this past Saturday (Aug.