Clay Collard faces Anthony Pettis this Friday at PFL’s 2021 kickoff event, but it isn’t the first time he’s been in the same space as the former UFC lightweight champion.
UFC 181, Dec. 6, 2014, was a memorable night for a number of reasons. Robbie Lawler won a close split decision over Johny Hendricks to finally claim the welterweight title, Pettis authored what would turn out to be the lone defense of his lightweight championship when he submitted Gilbert Melendez, and for Collard, it was the night he picked up his first (and to date, only) UFC victory.