{"id":171882,"date":"2015-10-18T13:56:30","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T20:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=171882"},"modified":"2015-10-18T15:08:34","modified_gmt":"2015-10-18T22:08:34","slug":"showtime-denies-he-is-helping-cerrone-train-for-dos-anjos-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/showtime-denies-he-is-helping-cerrone-train-for-dos-anjos-title-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Showtime&#8221; denies he is helping Cerrone train for dos Anjos title fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael dos Anjos has a giant target on his back now that he has the UFC Lightweight Championship slung over his shoulder. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/replay-anthony-pettis-vs-rafael-dos-anjos-highlights\/\">The Brazilian defeated Anthony &#8220;Showtime&#8221; Pettis<\/a> for the strap at UFC 185 in March and has been <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/former-ufc-champion-anthony-pettis-surgery-a-success1\/\">sidelined with an injury ever since<\/a>. Now, he is set to defend his championship for the first time with fan-favorite Donald &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; Cerrone at UFC on FOX 17 on December 19th.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Pettis has since taken some time off from action as well and is eyeing a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/1eddie-alvarez-says-he-is-booked-to-fight-pettis-this-january-in-boston\/\">2016 return to the octagon when he meets Eddie Alvarez<\/a> at UFC Fight Night 81. In the meantime, it was <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/pettis-hates-rafael-dos-anjos-offered-to-help-train-cerrone-for-title-fight\/\">believed that the former champion would help &#8220;Cowboy&#8221;<\/a> prepare for his fight with dos Anjos. Cerrone made the claim during The Joe Rogan Experience, but <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/anthony-showtime-pettis-says-he-never-offered-to-train-donald-cerrone\/\">&#8220;Showtime&#8221; claims this is not the case<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, that\u2019s not true at all,\u201d Pettis admitted during a recent Q&#038;A session. \u201cHe made a comment at a fight saying if I was fighting Khabib (Nurmagomedov) that he was going to \u2013 he hates that guy and would help me train for Khabib. I was like, \u2018You got RDA next.\u2019 He took what I said and put it out there like I was going to help him train.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Cerrone avenges his loss to Dos Anjos and Pettis emerges victorious against Alvarez, we could see a potential meeting between the two. \u201cI\u2019m possibly fighting this dude again, and he was talking big stuff when I fought him before,\u201d Pettis said. \u201cSo I\u2019m definitely not helping him out training.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis were to duke it out for the UFC Lightweight Championship, who do you think would walk out with their hand raised? Would it be a fight of the year candidate? Share your thoughts and make your predictions in the comment section below!<\/p>\n<p>Transcribed by <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2015\/10\/despite-dos-anjos-beef-anthony-pettis-denies-hes-helping-cowboy-for-title-fight\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Junkie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael dos Anjos has a giant target on his back now that he has the UFC Lightweight Championship slung over his shoulder. The Brazilian defeated Anthony &#8220;Showtime&#8221; Pettis for the strap at UFC 185 in March and has been sidelined with an injury ever since. 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