{"id":196203,"date":"2016-06-08T10:13:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T17:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=196203"},"modified":"2016-06-08T10:29:17","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T17:29:17","slug":"anthony-pettis-planning-drop-to-featherweight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/anthony-pettis\/anthony-pettis-planning-drop-to-featherweight\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Pettis planning drop to featherweight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony &#8216;Showtime&#8217; Pettis has gone through a rough patch in the Octagon. After losing his UFC lightweight championship to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-185-pettis-vs-dos-anjos-phantom-cam-highlights\/\">Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 185<\/a>, Pettis dropped back to back decisions to Eddie Alvarez and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-results\/ufc-197-results\/ufc-197-results-edson-barboza-vs-anthony-pettis\/\">most recently Edson Barboza.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Given the 3-fight losing streak, Pettis feels as though it&#8217;s time for a change.  &#8216;Showtime&#8217; took to Instagram to reveal that he is still training at the JacksonWinkeljohn MMA Academy in Albuquerque New Mexico, and is in the process of dropping down to featherweight.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2016\/6\/8\/11882606\/anthony-pettis-dropping-to-featherweight-hopes-for-august-debut\" target=\"_blank\">MMAFighting<\/a> has confirmed with Pettis&#8217; manager that he is looking to make his featherweight debut in August.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:32.1296296296% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BGYYWJyojJA\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Back to work @sixgungibson @izzystylewrestling @sergiopettis @tussagb #teampettis #145intheworks<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A photo posted by Anthony Pettis (@showtimepettis) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-06-08T04:59:07+00:00\">Jun 7, 2016 at 9:59pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Exclusive Videos | JacksonWink Camp<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[ooyala code=&#8221;1qOWJpMzE69PsmASPw-tq99EYqPrNymr&#8221; player_id=&#8221;b8fa6431adff441580c2e2bf5e6bd724&#8243; auto=&#8221;true&#8221; width=&#8221;1920&#8243; height=&#8221;1080&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony &#8216;Showtime&#8217; Pettis has gone through a rough patch in the Octagon. 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