anthony showtime pettis
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010Pettis made his WEC debut at WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II, where he defeated Mike Campbell via triangle choke. [1]
He is currently signed with World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). [...] Anthony “Showtime” Pettis is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a lightweight. [2]
Anthony “Showtime” Pettis is a two year veteran of mixed martial arts who currently fights in the WEC lightweight division. [3]
Anthony “Showtime” Pettis made his professional MMA debut in December 2007. [1]
At just 23 years old, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis is quickly making a name for himself as one of the premier strikers in the entire sport of mixed martial arts. [4]
He won the fight via submission in the second round. [1]
“Showtime” was expected to fight Rob McCullough at WEC 44 in November; however an undisclosed injury forced him to miss the fight with the former lightweight champ. [3]
Anthony Pettis (born January 27, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist. [...] He was then expected to fight Rob McCullough at WEC 44 on November 18, 2009, but was pulled off the card with an undisclosed injury. [1]
But once again, Anthony Pettis was able to show the world just how much of a threat he’ll be in the future when he was able to lock in a triangle choke on the high ranked Shane Roller, forcing him to tap out in one of the most spectacular finishes the fight world has seen recently. [4]
Pettis was also able to deliver a quick series of punches to his defenseless foe, forcing the referee to halt the fight at 2:27 of the first round. [2]
The Wisconsin-native began fighting as a professional in December of 2007 for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Gladiators Fighting Series. [3]
Over the course of the extremely close fight, Pettis would pull off some simply unbelievable highlight reel strikes, such as the Au Batido, a capoeira type kick that sees the offending striker do a half cartwheel while placing his foot in his opponents face. [4]
After defeating Leggett in October 2008, Pettis submitted Jay Ellis at GFS 55 during the 1st round for his fifth straight victory in less than a year. [3]
Sources:
[1] Anthony Pettis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Anthony Pettis - FightWiki
[3] Anthony Pettis WEC: Anthony ‘Showtime‘ Pettis MMA Fighter Profile
[4] MMA profiles: Anthony Showtime Pettis - by Natasa Shepherd …