Sergio Pettis is changing things up after his loss to Jussier Formiga at UFC 229.
The younger Pettis brother is headed back up to the bantamweight division, his coach Duke Roufus first announced Tuesday in an Instagram post. UFC officials announced Wednesday Pettis has been booked against Rob Font at UFC on FOX 31 in December.
“We feel he is gonna be stronger and more explosive at this Division,” Roufus, the head coach of Roufusport, wrote.
Pettis made his UFC debut as a bantamweight in 2013. He went 3-1 in the division, then opted to drop down to flyweight after a win over Matt Hobar.