After finally picking up a big win at UFC 226, Anthony Pettis has firmly reestablished himself at lightweight. The former WEC and UFC champ (21-7, 8-6 UFC) is looking for a money fight at 155 after submitting Michael Chiesa, and had a Diaz brother in mind apparently. But according to Pettis, he was told that’s not a thing. So he called out a guy that just challenged for the lightweight title instead - Al Iaquinta.
Iaquinta (13-4-1, 8-3 UFC) was scheduled to face Paul Felder at UFC 223 but after a bunch of changes, he instead took on Khabib Nurmagomedov for the 155-pound title.