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Anthony Pettis wants to replace TJ Grant at UFC 164 (Grant's not injured)
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06.16.2013 | 10:23 AM ET
Hmmm, looks like somebody wants to cut in line once again.... I say too bad, it's his own damn fault he didn't want to wait 4 weeks for his title shot, instead cutting in the Featherweight line. I say it's karma there.
I know he's long earned a shot, but if he had just waited till his turn, this drama wouldn't have happened...
"I can't think of anything witty to say at the moment..."
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06.16.2013 | 1:12 PM ET
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
06.16.2013 | 1:18 PM ET
"I'm too old to be run by the fears of dumb people "
06.16.2013 | 1:24 PM ET
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
06.16.2013 | 1:31 PM ET
"I'm too old to be run by the fears of dumb people "
06.16.2013 | 2:00 PM ET
"he is going to the hospital, and im going to the after party, ha ha ha" Nate Diaz
06.16.2013 | 2:05 PM ET
" I feel like Davy Crockett on the walls of the Alamo, swinging Old Betsy as the enemy swarmed in with bayonets. Sheesh. Listen you young punks....." - Bill Burgess
06.16.2013 | 3:07 PM ET
I think Pettis is just being vocal about his desires. He was supposed to fight for the title against aldo, but he got hurt, so he doesn't want to miss out on the opportunity to fight for the belt. Aldo might not fight for the rest of the year after the Korean zombie fight, so I think Pettis just didn't want to get "stuck" either waiting lounging around for a year waiting for the fight, or taking another none title bout that he may think is not worth the risk given the leverage he has now. I still think TJ deserves the shot, and I still want to see Pettis fight Aldo, just cause I think he is the most talented fighter Aldo ever faced.
06.16.2013 | 4:40 PM ET
"Surrender??!! You think this letter on my head stands for France?" - Captain America
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- elements2ndComing
06.16.2013 | 5:12 PM ET
tj has earned his shot . I like petties more but fairs fair
06.16.2013 | 5:42 PM ET
06.17.2013 | 8:18 AM ET
Also, Pettis needs to shut up. He decided to drop to 145 and totally screw up that title picture when there were a bunch of deserving 145ers. Then he gets injured and now he wants to go back to 155 and take away another guy's title shot 4 weeks after his injury.
* Edited at 06.17.2013, 8:25 AM ET *
"When Conor fought Cowboy, he looked like a lion. When he fights stronger opponents, he looks like a scared chicken." - Khabib
06.17.2013 | 9:14 AM ET
Was? In the eyes of most, Frankie Edgar is STILL the number one lightweight in MMA.
Anthony Pettis, you lost to Clay Guida. Everything you say is irrelevant.
* Edited at 06.17.2013, 9:14 AM ET *
"الله أكبرl"
06.17.2013 | 1:43 PM ET
This is probably the most ******** thing Pettis will have ever said in his career (i hope).... To bow out of a title fight in a weight class you haven't fought, then say you deserve the LW title shot instead of a guy who isn't injured cuz it's in Milwakee? Grow up Pettis, that's just ****** up!
06.17.2013 | 4:59 PM ET
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- DelRose
06.17.2013 | 6:05 PM ET
"That hole is tighter than a nuns nasty"
06.17.2013 | 9:34 PM ET
"Ohhhhhhhh ****! Look at that door, dude. See that door there? The one marked "Pirate"? You think a pirate lives in there?"
06.17.2013 | 10:23 PM ET
06.18.2013 | 11:55 AM ET
"الله أكبرl"
06.18.2013 | 12:02 PM ET
Flying knee intercepting a takedown attempt. Ouch.......... Pettis won the fight 3-2 even without the kick like Anik said (this coming from a Benson fan).
"Surrender??!! You think this letter on my head stands for France?" - Captain America
06.18.2013 | 1:01 PM ET
Keep in mind that I'm not taking anything away from Pettis. I'm bringing up that the first fight was very close. We focus on the kick, but there was much much more to that fight.