{"id":313250,"date":"2019-05-11T18:46:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T01:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=313250"},"modified":"2019-05-11T18:46:13","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T01:46:13","slug":"nate-diaz-vs-anthony-pettis-in-the-works-for-ufc-241-in-anaheim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/nate-diaz-vs-anthony-pettis-in-the-works-for-ufc-241-in-anaheim\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Diaz vs. Anthony Pettis In The Works for UFC 241 In Anaheim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Already headlined by Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic II, the UFC is pulling out all the stops for their Anaheim return, UFC 241.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from ESPN&#8217;s Ariel Helwani, a welterweight bout between Nate Diaz and Anthony Pettis is in the works for the August 17 event.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Nate Diaz vs. Anthony Pettis verbally agreed for UFC 241 on Aug. 17. 170 pounds. Story coming to ESPN shortly.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/1127385678629699584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Diaz has not competed since his UFC 202 headlining rematch against &#8220;The Notorious&#8221; Conor McGregor. The 34-year-old fan-favorite was scheduled to fight Dustin Poirier last November at UFC 218, but Poirier withdrew due to injury and Diaz&#8217;s interest in fighting on the card faded.<\/p>\n<p>Pettis is coming off of one of the biggest wins in his illustrious career, as he defeated Stephen &#8220;Wonderboy&#8221; Thompson via vicious knockout in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\">UFC<\/a> Nashville headliner this past March.<\/p>\n<p>Who are you picking to emerge victorious when Nate Diaz and Anthony Pettis square off this August in Anaheim?<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/pros-react-to-bj-penn-vs-clay-guida-at-ufc-237\/\">BJPenn<\/a>.com for all of the latest announcements and news regarding UFC 241!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Already headlined by Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic II, the UFC is pulling out all the stops for their Anaheim return, UFC 241. 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