Retrospective: Anthony "Showtime" Pettis - Full Episode

fightnetwork.com/ - Anthony "Showtime" Pettis speaks candidly about his UFC career, starting from the WEC, landing the "Showtime kick", joining the UFC to win the lightweight title and looking back at his fights with Benson Henderson, Rafael dos Anjos, Donald Cerrone, Gilbert Melendez and more. Check out the full episode of Retrospective.
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[@AndersonSilva-pz4rk]

That kick will still hold up 20 years from now. Calculated no accident creativity. He may have fallen off but Pettis is one if the best martial artists ever. Very underrated

[@jeanbetancourt8932]

I ❤ Pettis. He's fun to watch.

[@Haidderispro]

that off the cage kick was nasty

[@milfhunter6329]

old school taekwondo

[@goatdripper1218]

He just KO Wonder boy !

[@HumbleFishStix]

@@goatdripper1218 I hope Nate doesn't back out

[@logosproclamation453]

Love the humility of this athlete, Anthony Pettis!

[@roknkawk]

I love Pettis skill set. Always b one of my favourite fighters

[@CoachArtyRaps]

Pettis definitely has to have one of the most underrated chins of all time I don't think I've ever even seen him get wobbled plus RDA smoked him in the head multiple times in that fight and while he definitely busted Pettis up he never knocked him out idk I'm pulling for him vs Holloway I hope he can get another win

[@Luka-vl3wj]

Emcee SupremeJustice Totally agree. He did get knocked down and later TKOed by Holloway, but he wasn't out. He was just hurt, and I'd actually say that was from the weight cut. He looked like death making the featherweight limit. But after that, he hasn't really been stunned by anybody, not even Poirier. He got tired against Poirier and that was it. He still ate all of the shots Dustin threw at him and continued fighting until the rib injury. He has heart, he is tough and he has a chin on him. I hope he can make a comeback and win the title. Even tho, it's probably never going to happen... 😞

[@mrstrong93]

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS STUFF! Good stuff fight network

[@legrantnielsen9075]

Pettis is still a great fighter

[@vicentemagana8636]

Keep these coming Fight Network. Great work! 👍

[@sirfer6969]

Absolutely, gives me a whole new level of respect for these guys.

[@garrick1967]

Agreed, I was fortunate enough to catch the ufc229 main event and then came to this video. Great job! Very entertaining. I really dig Anthony Pettis. Sure was hoping he would high kick some of the weirdness out of Fergusson last night. Here's hoping Pettis comes back and makes another "run". He difinitely has the ability. Great job last night brother!...gw

[@juliand4442]

This is dope love Pettis

[@Magani79]

There is nothing like this series, thank you fight network!

[@whattaweirdo8676]

These episodes are addictive. Really well done.

[@raulmartinez429]

PETTIS GRATE CHAMP awesome figther Above all the love and respect for he's mom Much respect for you brother

[@mojojojo9632]

It's so awesome to see how great Pettis is doing. I honestly thought his career would be over after what happened to his hand but was EXTREMELY pleasently surprised to see that I was completely wrong! Keep kickin' ass Anthony!

[@carlosfcruz-rr9hp]

I enjoyed Pettis perspective the best because I remember each one of his fights and he explained them one at a time .I got real behind the scene of what was going on at that time .Being a mma fan and a UFC fan this was a real treat.

[@keyboardwarrior3305]

BEST SHOW EVER! PLEASE DO MORE!!!!

[@petruspinotti4507]

I love fighters who put their creativity into fighting

[@ryanray5533]

Have a new found respect for Pettis after watching this. A very humble down to earth guy that can back up every ounce of what he says. In my opinion, he is one of the most gifted fighters on the UFC roster when he is in kill mode. Super strong mind and super stout puncher. I think he is very underrated in his striking ability. Maybe not now after the Wonderboy fight lol but def. In the past. I'm calling it.....he wins the WW title back and retires. That would be an amazing legacy to leave behind. He is already a hall of famer no doubt but that would be icing on the cake!!!!!

[@TheMegaPunters]

Fantastic show with insight on Pettis that I never knew. Please do more episodes.

[@LilZuZu]

I never knew this retrospective shit was so good tho

[@rubengonzales6292]

Anthony Pettis has had some epic mma moments. What a great career.

[@massbross5413]

Much respect to this man . One the greatest MMA fighter in my opinion..

[@chasecruickshank8495]

Anthony Petrie is one of my favorite fighters

[@matheusbarbosa700]

Always is good see Pettis fighting, Love this guy, Nice person and Ninja Skills

[@steadylife7415]

Pettis man for me hes the best even if he dropped the ranking the way he moves strikes the fluidity in his jujitsu the kicks the fight iq high high level striking methodical each times he fights its a pleasure from a martial artist perspective.. its really possible we have pettis vs conor this year ... the promo would be so easy the two best sniper strikers two young champs wooow lets gooooo!!!!

[@AB-ro3fu]

He's so amazing

[@sjewitt22]

T.J Grant haven't heard that name for ages, he was next in line got concussion then hasn't fought since, what a shame.

[@savagevidz907]

SHOWTIME. had the potential to be one of the greatest EVER. IN MY BOOKS, he is. His kicks , TAEKWONDO kicks, gave him the edge. His willingness to take chances, split second, no hesitation instincts to throw badass strikes is why he became SHOWTIME. HE has a couple finishes that puts in the MATRIX CATEGORY. one of the greatest

[@bobdole7292]

what happen to him

[@dsua3728]

Dude this guy standing up fights are good. His kicks are deadly.

[@sammyflinders]

Great stuff. I'm pulling for Holloway next weekend but I won't be disappointed if Pettis wins, solid guy for sure.

[@lambynighttrain]

Same here.

[@jarvismcdoogle9041]

Unreal , such a great fighter , here after we gave wonder boy his first KO ever after 80 fights 😩😩I never liked pettis because he kept beating people I liked lol I love this guy now what an incredible kick 🦵

[@mikevega7740]

My favorite fighter now, thought he was arrogant at first but now he's coming back up. He's awesome

[@AriannaEuryaleMusic]

AWESOME SERIES! keepém coming, That Matrix kick is legendary

[@wboliver7289]

great narrating Pettis !

[@dean5453]

He’s a great fighter!

[@gilbertoramos4567]

@morbidcorpse fuck you

[@caseythreesuns3125]

Love this guy one of my heros good striking ground game yeaa buddy

[@petaid101]

He's a real warrior & it shines through in his fights. ☯

[@zanamontanamontana150]

i meet him and he's really down to earth guy. his uncle gave us tickets for the fights. i'm from Milwaukee aswell

[@moutaz30]

Every town is his home town.. He is a man of the earth, at one with nature

[@DingDong-nh3mj]

You are the real deal! Just telling it like it is. Much respect

[@EVEROSFP1]

Anthony is a very respectful guy!

[@PheseantNetsuke]

11:31 : almost 4 years later it became a reality

[@LamoshQa]

very good and qualitative video!

[@davidkarr4632]

Anthony Pettis is an elite fighter who will be in the highlight reel of great moments in fighting. The Showtime Kick off the cage.

[@travisjohnson6914]

Showtime, I want to see you re-capture your belt brother.

[@alligatorwine84]

These are great... please keep them coming👍

[@manuelont.9551]

Respect for A Showtime P !.

[@danielmccafferty5373]

By a mile my favorite lightweight division fighter. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻🥊

[@simonsreckovic]

sick work with this wow

[@Lightwaverable]

"I remember seeing upside down out of my right eye." I know this is because your brain reverses the image for you, but image the mind fuck of seeing upside down in the middle of a fight

[@marc2638]

Definitely new found respect for Pettis. Was never a fan of this dude never really followed him or paid attention to him but after having watched this man I gotta say the dudes solid as fuck

[@richsocaplaya]

I would've liked you guys to cover his fight against Barbosa, but still, good stuff.

[@betfig3804]

Stephen. Wonderboy! Thoooompsooon! The NMF champion of the WOOOOOORLD!

[@chalymoretv929]

I LOVE ANTHONY PETTIS❤❤❤

[@colina8675]

Knocking out wonderboy with a superman punch, it's still showtime

[@makavelithelegend5738]

dam

[@leandroantelo7154]

And there are some out there thinking that was just luck

[@omegaman6616]

I always have those nightmares where I'm in a fight and hitting somebody and nothing is happening. nice to hear I'm not the only one

[@panchobarraza4190]

Omega Man jajaja so true

[@rossco420]

Love his style of fighting very well rounded, shame he has problems with his hands, great story too, well done Anthony 🥋🥊💨✊

[@TheRealSwampOperator2]

Pettis is the most underatted lightweight ever. They cut him short because he wasn't champ forever and a day. But the simple fact he won the lightweight strap and defended it showed the caliber of fighter he is.

[@urameshisama6579]

Everybody's world would have changed if RDA lost to Anthony Pettis, RDA goes back to undercard and Pettis and Alvarez could have been an awesome fight.

[@sjewitt22]

Was this filmed a while ago? it would of be interesting to hear him talk of his losing streak and dropping down divisions.

[@ReyJugo]

if cowboy wins this weekend I want Pettis vs Cowboy 2, I want that over a wonderboy fight at 170

[@muhamednizwanabdulnain710]

showtime.fav fighter

[@UpdoggWhattt]

Pettis is the man. He's always been one of my favorites. I'm glad he finally moved down to FW; at this weight, it's gonna be much tougher for these wrestlers to lay-and-pray on him. I could def. see him winning the title at 145. It would be amazing if he wins the title at 145 and gets to fight Conor for the 155 belt. Honestly, whoever is the champ at 145 when Conor comes back should fight McGregor; that's the only way they're gonna prove they're the actual champ.

[@waqasraza2209]

It's khabibtime vs Conor McGregor tomorrow and Tony Ferguson vs Anthony Pettit as the co-main event. Time flies.

[@princetilapimusic]

Just getting to know this dude Petis. He seems like to cool dude to me

[@article21india67]

he will b champ again

[@cagejonny7307]

not in the UFC

[@lucasnutting8266]

Pettis is a broken man

[@rhysjones1108]

morbidcorpse he looked great in his last fight

[@joshthull7196]

He just murdered chiesa...now watch him fuck up fergie..

[@deadarmd]

Pettis said it best..."for some reason UFC judges don't count a takedown like a jab cross landing". Exactly.

[@abtwopoint0]

I think a takedown should be like 10 strikes added to your total for the round

[@abtwopoint0]

Or maybe even 5... that seems reasonable

[@pedroismaelo]

nice to ear a fighter talking like a human instead of acting like a titan as others.

[@asrealasitgets7798]

26th street Anthony ya already know lol me and my cousin kicked it with Sergio Pettis who in UFC too when we were younger. You know Regina and the Bruno’s Anthony💯 414

[@omegaman6193]

It’s funny how Henderson walked away like nothing had happened lol

[@dominich677]

In 2016 it was still called the Bradley center, im pretty Shure it still is

[@rogerrojo6200]

the best fighter pound for pound

[@joshuapatrick682]

9:50 dude talking about “using his wrestling in that fight” with prime Ben Askren in his corner…lol.

[@MiguelVazquez-mu1zm]

Pettis una verdadera leyenda de las MMA con una carrera espectacular dentro de ellas ✨✨🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👊👊👊

[@CanKick]

What is that beat at 14:50? That shit is 🔥🔥

[@jamarcushutchins9523]

Legend

[@lubsaha1078]

God bless you

[@crizz-rocz5132]

I like both fighters. I think it should be a really great fight if Pettis comes out solid like his 155 lbs days and not weight drained. Holloway is a beast and hungry for sure good match up

[@kevinalghul5368]

Anyone know the name of the song that starts playing at 11:46, when they start talking about the 2nd Henderson fight?

[@makavelithelegend5738]

whos here after Pettis had the performance of his life this Saturday

[@frenzyf0k148]

Thats not the performance of his life, youre maybe a asual

[@Luka-vl3wj]

@@frenzyf0k148 No reason to call him a casual. That was a very good performance by Pettis. Maybe not his best, but still really good.

[@creepygodesports7936]

Now its time to chance to show the world bro show it

[@Iceintheveins10]

what about the Eddie Alvarez fight with Pettis... they left that one out.

[@yesmcyes5604]

Cause it was boring

[@msvartemuansanga8488]

In his prime he was a beast

[@cmendoza1094]

So older fighters move up in weight class? To me it makes sense, easier to cut weight and speed and reaction time aren't as critical with the heavier fighters.

[@thomasfos2244]

He was great. A fighters prime isn't a certain age it's when they are at there best .Look at coture or Liddell,Hendo. Pettis hit his peak young ,after clay until rust, injury and Mendez broke him even though he won. Injury and that war then dos was it but still he was a solid fighter.

[@Tainted_Smile39]

I would love to fight petis...even sparring with him would be a dream

[@kendel0575]

RDA was on steriod when he beat Pettis,when USADA came to the picture they caught all them cheaters.Pettis is clean and also one of the best.Hope he beat tony.

[@The31st]

i get those dreams alot too

[@kennymanesse]

I like this guy. I want him to put Holloway away

[@lowlowseesee]

i like him too but i dont think he will win. im excited regardless though

[@doctorb4]

I am big fan of A Petite but Max H is young and hungry as fuck. I am very excited about the fight. I hope not to have heart attack

[@JohnnSuede]

Holloway’s gonna win

[@andre49ers]

Holloway stopped him

[@fredettaboutit]

hell probably get decisioned by Holloway.... not saying he can't win with a filthy kick it submission but Holloway definitely deserves to be the favorite

[@beez467]

I feel like Pettis's weight cut will fuck his cardio up in the later rounds. Max holloway is more comfortable at that weight so that gives him the cardio advantage. Though it may not matter if Pettis can find a way to land that vicious left kick to the body or over the top repeatedly. That kick is fucking insane, the way he is so precise with it is NASTY. Holloway would be smart to keep him at boxing range like RDA did for the most part.

[@bongdonkey]

How many hometowns does Pettis have? lol!!

[@evolvedsniping]

1? lmao

[@geovannimedina337]

I know he lives in Milwaukee because I saw him at my martial arts its was at pettis martial arts

[@bassfishingwiththeantichri2921]

bong donkey - This way he always has the hometown advantage.

[@frenzyf0k148]

Just two, Milwaukee and Mexico

[@thepistolguy859]

@@frenzyf0k148 and Chicago lol

[@xaviermusic6696]

That Dos Anjos fight sounds like a nightmare

[@amarmunaev6984]

Ben askrin is in his corner at 9:46

[@lforlodu3015]

Yeah

[@tskiwths]

Nice and flowy fight network! Now plis make an episode about Bisping. He had such a fairytale comeback this year and the next guy he fights is a scary motherfucker. I'd really like to see how he feels about all that shit.

[@chatovaldivia4261]

AMAZING VIDEO!! MAKE A NEW ONE AFTER NATE DIAZ FIGHT!!!

[@brockmckenzie3799]

Im rooting for Petis v Ferguson

[@thedarkdangler2932]

The Dark Dangler Approves

[@buzby303]

Still think he’s great ! 👊🏼😉 👍🏼

[@TurntBucket]

sounds like hes done learning...'all my loses are fights i lost to myself except for rda. basically he is say he has nothing to learn from them or the loses. protect the ego, destroy the legacy.

[@luisbelmonte9019]

Y los subtitulos ??????

[@isaacstevens-lee6223]

Benson's t shirt says dethroning royalty

[@zachjustice6031]

I wonder if after the ufc bought them out they kept the wec open it would be like an easier miner league to pull from