Training during lockdown ‘a blessing in disguise’ for UFC 249’s Anthony Pettis

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC The coronavirus pandemic has sent the MMA world into disarray as many gyms across the world have had to temporarily shut down due to the government’s heavy handed response to the outbreak.

Many fighters are struggling to adapt to the new environment but, according to Duke Roufus, former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is thriving amidst the chaos.

Roufus, who trains Pettis out of Roufsport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, said ‘Showtime’ has had one of his best training camps to date and is treating the lockdown as ‘a blessing in disguise’.

“A blessing in disguise, in a lot of different ways,” Roufus told MMA Fighting’s Alexander K. Lee…