LAS VEGAS — The last time Anthony Pettis thrust himself into the middle of a UFC fight week, it wasn’t a pleasant experience.
Back in December, Pettis forfeited his opportunity to fight for the UFC interim featherweight title when a nightmarish weight cut went horribly awry. Then, once UFC 206 rolled around, things grew even worse as Pettis suffered his fourth loss over his last five fights, a grisly third-round TKO setback against the now-undisputed UFC featherweight champion, Max Holloway.
Seven months after that fateful week, the former lightweight king can only shake his head when he thinks back to his ill-fated featherweight experiment.