{"id":313577,"date":"2019-05-14T06:34:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T13:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=313577"},"modified":"2019-05-14T06:34:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T13:34:44","slug":"anthony-pettis-says-he-was-offered-conor-mcgregor-fight-before-nate-diaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anthony-pettis-says-he-was-offered-conor-mcgregor-fight-before-nate-diaz\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Pettis says he was offered Conor McGregor fight before Nate Diaz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is expected to return to the Octagon at UFC 241, where he’ll take on a big name in Nate Diaz. From the sounds of it, however, Pettis was first offered the chance to fight\u00a0the biggest\u00a0<\/em>name in MMA: Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n

Pettis dropped this bit of information on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were some big names thrown my way,” he said (transcript via MMA Mania<\/a>). “Conor McGregor was thrown my way from Dana in August but then that didn\u2019t happen. So I just pulled back, hung out and was training and then Nate Diaz popped up. It\u2019s perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Conor McGregor is one of the most sought after opponents in the UFC, Anthony Pettis says he’s happy for the opportunity to fight Nate Diaz, a man he has a personal beef with.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cDiaz, 100 percent. I just don\u2019t like the guy,” he said. “That\u2019s just how it is, I am not that dude, but this is just one guy I do not like,\u201d he said, while revealing he will start his training camp as early as next week out of pure eagerness and desire to get prepared to inflict damage on Nate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am going straight to work, I can\u2019t wait to hurt this guy. This is personal fight for me, I am going to work right away. No weight cut, simply training for a fight.”<\/p>\n

Anthony Pettis also provided some info on the history of his beef with Nate Diaz.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a perfect fight for me. You know me and Nate, we have had beef and drama for a long time, so this is something that was supposed to happen a long time ago and it\u2019s finally happening,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t even remember where it started, what event. I was the champion, but we have always had drama. And every time we saw each other it\u2019s like something was going to happen,\u201d he added. \u201cIt was just one of those things that he may have been jealous that I was the champ, he wanted a shot at me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think Anthony Pettis can take out Nate Diaz at UFC 241 this summer?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 5\/13\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is expected to return to the Octagon at UFC 241, where he’ll take on a big name in Nate Diaz. From the sounds of it, however, Pettis was first offered the chance to fight\u00a0the biggest\u00a0name in MMA: Conor McGregor. 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