A. Pettis sees Aldo as a tougher opponent than the lightweight champion. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
The news that the next challenger for José Aldo for the featherweight title will be Anthony Pettis It took a lot of people by surprise. A few days ago, right after UFC on FOX 6, on January 26th, Dana White had already declared that “Showtime”, as he is known, would be next in line for the lightweight belt – for which he had won Donald Cerrone In the event. On Tuesday night (5), in an interview with the program UFC Tonyt, from the North American cable TV network Fuel tv, Pettis gave more details about the division change.
“It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time. The reason I hadn't done this before is Erik Koch, a teammate who was very close to a title fight and I didn't want to cross paths with him”, explained the fighter. However, on the same night that Pettis beat Cerrone, Koch lost to Ricardo Lamas and paved the way for the idea of “Showtime” to take shape and become a reality.
The search for a greater challenge also seems to have been a motivation for changing categories, as Pettis himself said when asked about the subject. “For me, Aldo is a tougher fight,” he said. The words had a direct address: Ben henderson, current UFC lightweight champion. In the last edition of the WEC, Anthony Pettis He beat Bendo and won the lightweight belt of the now-defunct organization. The fight is famous in MMA for the high kick delivered to the opponent by “Showtime” after walking across the octagon screen.
the fight between Anthony Pettis e José Aldo It should take place at an event on August 6th, with no defined location yet. At least four cities are in the running to host the event, including Rio de Janeiro. In addition to the Brazilian city, Chicago, Las Vegas and some location in the North American state of Texas are also in the running to host the UFC edition.
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