He picked up a unanimous decision victory (scored 30-27 by all judges) over UFC debutante Tyson Nam, who replaced Pettis’ initial opponent Alex Perez (sidelined due to injury) on short notice.
While the win did revive Sergio’s UFC career and set him up for bigger and better bouts in the near future, things were certainly not as rosy for the 26 year old flamboyant flyweight in the past few months building up to the fight.
His post fight interaction with MMA fighting led to some sensational revelations as the fighter went on to reveal that he was in serious doubts over resuming his fighting career following back to back losses against Jussier Formiga and Rob Front (UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor and UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 respectively).
The interview shed some light on various aspects of the fighter’s personal as well as professional life. Here’s a sneak peek.
Sailing through troubled waters
Here’s what the No. 5 ranked UFC flyweight had to say on what this fight meant for him.
He further spoke about dealing with the string of defeats coming into this fight.
‘Fly’ing again
About returning to the flyweight division after a short-lived bantamweight stint, this is what Pettis had to say,
Who’s up next?
Brimming with confidence, Pettis revealed who he wants to dance with in the octagon up next.
Homecoming!
The Phenom was overwhelmed to be able to return to Mexico City for the second time. When asked how he felt to be able to perform in front of his ‘people’, he said -
He plans to celebrate his hard earned victory in style before getting back to training again.
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