"Showtime" wants to recapture the Lightweight strap he lost 10 months ago and the quickest route would be by finishing Alvarez on Jan. 17, 2016 in Boston.
It's been 10 months since we last saw Anthony Pettis in a UFC Octagon, but the former Lightweight champion is dead set on reminding the mixed martial arts (MMA) masses why he's a respected force in the 155-pound division when he tangles with Eddie Alvarez in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 81.
"Showtime" will look to captivate the crowd inside TD Garden on Jan. 17, 2016, following his title loss to Rafael dos Anjos at the UFC 185 pay-per-view (PPV) last March, against the ex-Bellator Lightweight king Alvarez, who is searching for his first winning streak in ZUFFA.