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Fresh off a stunning second round knockout against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson on Saturday night, Anthony Pettis has any number of options for his next fight.The former lightweight champion moved up to 170 pounds for the opportunity to face the top five ranked Thompson and ended up delivering a jaw-dropping

Fourth-ranked heavyweight Curtis Blaydes rebounded from a loss in his last outing with a dominating performance in the UFC on ESPN+ 6 co-main event on Saturday in Nashville. Blaydes utterly dominated tenth ranked Justin Willis.Blaydes didn't trash talk his outspoken opponent leading up to the fight

Anthony “Showtime” Pettis definitely lived up to his nickname on Saturday night.In his first fight in the welterweight division, Pettis demolished two-time title contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson with a spectacular Superman punch knockout to cap off the latest UFC Fight Night card from Nashville.This

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(Courtesy of UFC)Watch as the fighters for Saturday's UFC on ESPN+ 6 stepped on the scale on Friday in Nashville, Tenn., to make their bouts official. The card is topped by Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson, who welcomes former lightweight champion Anthony "Showtime" Pettis to the

Jose Aldo is scheduled to fight Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 237 on May 11.

UFC on ESPN+ 6: Thompson vs. Pettis lands in Music City for a fiery welterweight showdown. Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Anthony “Showtime” Pettis are each looking to make a statement as the UFC makes its way back to Nashville, Tenn.On Friday, the 24 athletes competing on the fight card officially

(Courtesy of UFC)Stephen Thompson being the southern gentleman that he is didn't really have much bad to say about his UFC on ESPN+ 6 headlining opponent Anthony Pettis, but admitted, they are fighting for the ninja belt on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.He knows what is on the line, however.With Kamaru

(Courtesy of UFC) Anthony Pettis has been a champion at the highest level. He knows what it takes to beat the best in the world. So when he decided to make the move from lightweight up to welterweight, it was with clear designs on getting another crack at a UFC belt. Though he'll never fight teammates

Former dual-division UFC champion Conor McGregor ripped into former bantamweight titleholder TJ Dillashaw on Thursday. McGregor characterized Dillashaw as a "snake" during his time as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter. He took this latest incident as a chance to dig in and turn the screws tighter