Why Pettis isn’t a PPV star yet…
Anthony Pettis is the undisputed lightweight champion and arguably the UFC’s most exciting fighter, but why isn’t he a PPV star yet? Kevin Iole takes a look.
Anthony Pettis is the undisputed lightweight champion and arguably the UFC’s most exciting fighter, but why isn’t he a PPV star yet? Kevin Iole takes a look:
“I don’t think I’ve fought to my full potential yet, to be honest with you,” Pettis said. “I really don’t. But I’ve learned and evolved and I’ve had such a great camp. I feel like I’m ready to bust out and take this to the next level.”
What would legitimately stamp him as a star is a win over someone like McGregor, Roufus believes. McGregor fights champion Jose Aldo for the featherweight title at UFC 189 in July.
Roufus is convinced a Pettis-McGregor fight would be what it would take to make Pettis a mega-star.
“I think he’s going to get there just if he keeps doing what he’s doing, and he goes out there like [former boxing heavyweight champion] Mike Tyson did and destroys guys,” Roufus said. “I really like Conor and what he’s done for the sport. I believe Conor is a very good fighter, but he’s a great talker. If down the road, that fight were to happen, I think it would be the fight that could push Anthony to the absolute top-level.”
That means defeating dos Anjos on Saturday, staying healthy and fighting in another three or four months. Roufus said Pettis believes he has improved to the point that he could legitimately fight four times a year.
