A. Pettis. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
At the end of the year, Anthony Pettis will be one of the coaches of reality show The Ultimate Fighter alongside Gilbert Melendez, his next challenger for the lightweight belt. The choice of coaches created the expectation of potential confusion between the coaches' teams, as Melendez confirmed that the controversial brothers Nick and Nate diaz will be part of your team.
Pettis has already changed several public barbs towards Nate, who, in turn, has already challenged the current lightweight champion on several occasions. However, “Showtime” ruled out the possibility of repeating in TUF 20 the scenes seen in the last season of the Brazilian edition of the program, which had a fight between Wanderlei Silva e Chael Sonnen.
Asked about the subject by the North American website “MMA Mania”, Pettis replied: “Kids are inspired by me because I'm the first guy from Milwaukee to reach the UFC. I have kids looking up to me, a title to represent, and now I have a big sponsorship deal from Reebok. I have a legacy to protect – and it’s not just mine, but also those of these children”, commented the fighter, who made it clear that he was not afraid of his rivals. “I grew up in a tough neighborhood, so I'm not worried about the Diazes. I’m not afraid of them, and I have my team with me, including my brother [Sergio, also a UFC fighter] and my coaches,” he concluded.
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