Comments on: UFC 144 reaction: Does Anthony Pettis deserve a title shot?

By: Anthony Pettis wins Knockout of the Night at UFC 144 – Fighters.com - MMA Fighting Results

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:10:34 +0000

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By: UFC Needs to Establish What Earns You a Shot: Wins or Entertainment? – The Province (blog) - MMA Fighting Results

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:06:26 +0000

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By: Anthony Pettis Earns Lightweight Title Shot at UFC 144 – Opposing Views - MMA Fighting Results

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:58:09 +0000

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By: edub

edub — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:32:00 +0000

“He certainly hasn’t earned it, and his performances suggest that he wouldn’t give Bendo a good fight.”

Apparently you didn’t see the first fight between the two. Styles make fights, and Pettis could easily have Ben’s number again.

By: edub

edub — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:30:00 +0000

…. and how was Guillard ranked when Miller beat him and not Lauzon? Not much logic there.

By: edub

edub — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:28:00 +0000

BTW Lauzon could have been easily considered a top 10 LW last Saturday before getting KO’d. He was on a nice little win streak, and beat Melvin Guillard in the first round when Melvin was close to the LW top 5.

By: edub

edub — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:27:00 +0000

Pettis more than deserves the shot. He’s a top 6 or 7 LW in the world, holds the only win over Ben Henderson that he clearly deserved IMO, was put in this event specifically to create the next challenger to the champion with a dominant performance (which he achieved), and is extremely marketable.

The only people more deserving would be Edgar (because many feel he actually beat Ben this weekend), Gray Maynard, Gilbert Melendez, and the Diaz/Miller winner. The problem with those guys though is as follows; If Edgar were to get the shot it would be the third instant rematch to take place out of the last 6 fights for the LW title, Gray still doesn’t have a win after losing to Frankie by TKO, Gilbert is stuck in SF, and Diaz vs. Miller is still over 2 months away. Pettis is not only deserving, but the easiest match up to make next.

By: UFC 144 reaction: Does Anthony Pettis deserve a title shot? – Pro MMA Now - MMA Fighting Results

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:03:16 +0000

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By: fggfdgfdgdf g

fggfdgfdgdf g — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:49:00 +0000

He 100% deserves the shot. He crushed Joe, beat the crap out of Stephons, got laid on by Guida but was always active on his back, and beat the champ a little over a year ago. Give him the shot.

By: Kelvin Hunt

Kelvin Hunt — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:20:00 +0000

Hey Robert…thanks for chiming in….I certainly took the marketing aspect of it into consideration…probably the timing of these two fighting on the same card is what’s driving it more than anything…if Diaz/Miller took place at UFC 144…I don’t think Pettis is even in the picture….Nate Diaz is probably more popular than Pettis at this point…and you know he can market a fight like his brother with their smack talk…

I just think people got carried away when Pettis got the highlight reel finish…including Dana White.

By: Robert E. Bodine

Robert E. Bodine — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:37:00 +0000

“However, title shots are about who has earned the right, not who would give the champion a great fight.”

They’re also about marketing. I agree that Pettis doesn’t deserve the shot, and even went a little psycho on Twitter when I read that he was likely next in line. He certainly hasn’t earned it, and his performances suggest that he wouldn’t give Bendo a good fight. Pettis appears to be headed in the wrong direction while Bendo is looking better with each performance. Obviously, the marketing angle is what’s really driving this fight, but I doubt this would even be the most marketable fight. Pettis shouldn’t get the shot yet.

By: azazeljoker

azazeljoker — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:58:00 +0000

OR bring over Gilbert

By: azazeljoker

azazeljoker — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:56:00 +0000

Pettis needs another win IMO. In his last three fights he lost to Guida, Split dec against Lil Heathen (I thought he lost, as did a lot of people), then he had a HUGE ko of lauzon… Not very impressive. I think he should fight the winner of Diaz/Miller and give Frankie a rematch.