Anthony Pettis Explains His Weight Cutting Issues Prior to UFC 206

– Anthony pettis recently spoke with The MMA Hour, and explained his weight cutting issues prior to his UFC 206 interim featherweight title fight. Here is what he had to say…

On Missing Weight and Still taking The Fight: “That wasn’t an option,” Pettis said of not fighting. “They made us the main event. That would have ruined that card, so that wasn’t an option, you know?”

On How Bad The Weight Cut Went: “I couldn’t even walk down to the scale,” Pettis said. “I had to drink water and put some [liquid] into my body to walk down, weigh-in for the fight. Most guys probably wouldn’t have fought. I’m not making excuses, but most guys wouldn’t have fought the way I was feeling. The UFC doc was up there watching me and I couldn’t even walk downstairs to get on the scale.”

On Moving Back to 155: “That whole camp [for Holloway] was just me cutting weight,” Pettis said. “It wasn’t me getting better, it wasn’t me trying to get new game plans. It was really just me cutting weight. I had to run double the amount. I had to do less physical activity, because I was too weak. But it is what is. You live and you learn. I’ve made some good money in the 145-pound division, but now I’m going back to my home, my 155-pound division.”

On His road Back to a Title: I put myself in a bad position at 155, because of the rush trying to get back to a title shot,” Pettis said. “This time I’m coming back and I’m just taking it one fight at a time. I’ve got a solid guy in front of me.”