Less than 72 hours after Pettis’ coach Duke Roufus announced on The MMA Hour that his protege would be moving back up to 135 pounds, the young fighter is now slated to meet Rob Font in a bantamweight fight at UFC on FOX 31 in Milwaukee on Dec. 15, according to UFC.com.
Pettis (17-4) dropped a decision against Jussier Formiga at UFC 229, suffering his third loss since cutting down to flyweight. Pettis changed divisions after back-to-back decision wins over Yaotzin Meza and Matt Hobar in 2014, and was stopped by Ryan Benoit in his 125-pound debut.