BOSTON
Anthony Pettis couldn’t help but notice his team and loved ones watching in agony as he was transported to the hospital following his UFC 185 loss to Rafael dos Anjos.
Pettis, usually the one starring in the spotlight, fell off the mountain top that night, losing his title and his status among the UFC elite.
The shock of it all was unlike anything he had every experienced.
“I never got punched in the face in a fight like that,” Pettis said at Ultimate Media Day on Thursday afternoon. “I’ve never had to go to a doctor after a fight and get my face stitched up.