Anthony Pettis: “It’s not a permanent weight cut”
by BY MATT McNULTY | NYPost.com
“A lot of things led to my cutting down to 145,” the former WEC lightweight champ Pettis told The Post when he was in Manhattan last week promoting Metro PCS. “I was tired of waiting for a 155 pound title shot.”
“It’s not a permanent weight cut (to featherweight),” Pettis admits. “But a striker like myself and Aldo, it doesn’t really matter what weight class it happens at. It’s going to be fireworks either way.”
“All the WEC guys are rising to the top,” he said. “If you look at UFC lightweights against WEC lightweights, our guys are usually winning.”
“It’s impossible to find a training partner exactly like Jose Aldo, otherwise they would be champ too,” Pettis said of his upcoming opponent. “But the same goes for me. I don’t think Aldo can find a training partner that could emulate my style.”