{"id":186448,"date":"2016-02-18T01:12:29","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T09:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=186448"},"modified":"2016-02-18T01:12:29","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T09:12:29","slug":"ufc-announces-anthony-pettis-vs-edson-barboza-ufc-197","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/anthony-pettis\/ufc-announces-anthony-pettis-vs-edson-barboza-ufc-197\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC announces Anthony Pettis vs. Edson Barboza for UFC 197"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC announced another exciting bout for the UFC 197 card taking place on April 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>Former UFC lightweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/this-is-what-anthony-pettis-thinks-of-conor-mcgregor\/\">Anthony &#8220;Showtime&#8221; Pettis<\/a> will meet <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/edson-barboza-ill-be-ufc-champion-in-2016\/\">Edson Barboza<\/a> that has &#8220;Fight of the Night&#8221; written all over it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC197?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC197<\/a> lands LW scrap between <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Showtimepettis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ShowtimePettis<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdsonBarbozaJR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EdsonBarbozaJR<\/a> | April 23 | <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KozD8ewegl\">https:\/\/t.co\/KozD8ewegl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7tx5QNtyuF\">pic.twitter.com\/7tx5QNtyuF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/700126328410939393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/ufc-books-jon-jones-vs-daniel-cormier-rematch-at-ufc-197\/\">UFC 197 main event<\/a> will feature the light heavyweight championship rematch between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones and the flyweight title fight featuring Demetrious Johnson against Henry Cejudo.<\/p>\n<p>Pettis is coming off a two-fight losing streak, which is a first in his professional MMA career. Pettis lost a close split-decision fight against former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC Fight Night 81 in January. Prior to the fight with Alvarez, Pettis lost a unanimous decision title fight to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 185, which took place in March of last year. <\/p>\n<p>With an MMA record of 18-4 and UFC record of 5-3, &#8220;Showtime&#8221; is looking to get back on track to getting in contention for the title.<\/p>\n<p>Edson Barboza, who has had six &#8220;Fight of the Night&#8221; awards is also coming off a loss in his recent fight with Tony Ferguson at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale, which took place in December of last year. <\/p>\n<p>Barboza holds a professional MMA record of 16-4 and has gone 10-4 in the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 197 is shaping up to be an exciting draw with the following bouts confirmed by the UFC:<\/p>\n<p>Champ Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones \u2013 for light heavyweight title<br \/>\nChamp Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo \u2013 for flyweight title<br \/>\nEdson Barboza vs. Anthony Pettis<br \/>\nRafael Natal vs. Robert Whitaker<br \/>\nJessica Aguilar vs. Juliana Lima<br \/>\nClint Hester vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima<br \/>\nAndre Fili vs. Yair Rodriguez<\/p>\n<p>Who are you picking to win the exciting matchup between Anthony &#8220;Showtime&#8221; Pettis and Edson Barboza? 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