Pettis to Thomson: "I'll fight you in October, even though no one knows who you are"

Anthony Pettis to Josh Thomson: I'll fight you in October, even though no one knows who you are
If you thought Anthony Pettis was going to sit around for the winner of Ben Henderson vs. T.J. Grant, think again.

Pettis and Josh Thomson have been teasing an upcoming fight on Twitter, and Pettis told MMAFighting.com on Wednesday that he's on board with the idea.


"Thomson called me out," he said. "I'm never afraid to fight anyone, and I'm tired of waiting. If I'm supposed to be the best, then why not beat him in October? [It will] set me up for a title shot late this year or early next [year].


"Only bad thing is no one really knows who he is."


Thomson told Bleacher Report on Tuesday he asked the UFC for a fight against Pettis.

Pettis said the UFC has yet to officially offer him the fight against Thomson, but he added, "I don't see them not doing it." Both fighters seem to be targeting UFC 166 in Houston on Oct. 19, which will be headlined by Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3.

As for Pettis' health, "Showtime" said he returned to training on Tuesday and didn't feel any pain in his injured knee. He plans on sparring later Wednesday.


Pettis was scheduled to fight Jose Aldo for the UFC featherweight title on Aug. 3, but he was forced to withdraw from the fight due to a torn meniscus.

http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/7/10/4510802/anthony-pettis-to-josh-thomson-ill-fight-you-in-october-even-though

I think it would be sweet justice for Pettis to lose to Josh this fall.

GDPofDRC wrote:

I think it would be sweet justice for Pettis to lose to Josh this fall.

Me too. Someone should sit down to Pettis and explain to him Thompson was in the UFC when Pettis was still in high school and broke into the rankings years before he did. His cred is higher then yours brah.

Pretty lame fight. Josh will just try to spam takedowns that he won't do dick with

Stupid fight. Pettis is better in every way. It's a waste of our time.

Cool. One of my posts went thru finally.

I don't know, Pettis has never erased any questions since Clay Guida beat him by being Clay Guida, a lot of guys with good wrestling could have shots at Anthony. Shane Roller is probably the only decorated wrestler Pettis has had any kind of success against and that was years ago, Shane has flamed out since that fight. Josh is not bad anywhere and is live in this one. He wasn't for so long and now again a top ranked fighter for no good reason.