Gallery Photos: Best of Anthony Pettis view 22 images The UFC reportedly is returning to “Music City” in March, and a fight targeted for the event no doubt has a sweet sound to plenty of people. Former UFC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis (21-8 MMA, 8-7 UFC), who recently fought at featherweight, will move up to welterweight to take on two-time 170-pound title challenger Stephen Thompson (14-3-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC), according to a report from ESPN.com ‘s Ariel Helwani. The fight is being targeted for UFC on ESPN+ 6, which takes place March 23 and is expected to be at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville with a main card on ESPN+. UFC officials haven’t made a formal announcement of the booking, or its location. The booking got its start as a random social media callout , but now soon should be reality
Read more from the original source:
Report: Anthony Pettis moving to welterweight to meet Stephen Thompson at UFC Nashville – MMA Junkie