{"id":322633,"date":"2019-08-16T07:24:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T14:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=322633"},"modified":"2019-08-16T07:24:30","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T14:24:30","slug":"anthony-pettis-suspects-something-was-said-before-conor-mcgregor-threw-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anthony-pettis-suspects-something-was-said-before-conor-mcgregor-threw-punch\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Pettis suspects &#8216;something was said&#8217; before Conor McGregor threw punch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Pettis \u2014 like most members of the MMA community \u2014 saw the video of Conor McGregor punching an older man inside a bar in Ireland. Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2019\/08\/conor-mcgregor-punches-old-man-anthony-pettis-reaction-ufc-241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a> at UFC 241 media day ahead of his fight with Nate Diaz, Pettis shared his thoughts on this incident.<\/p>\n<p>He says he&#8217;s not rushing to judgement as the video doesn&#8217;t reveal what the man said to McGregor before the punch was thrown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was crazy, but who knows what that dude said?\u201d Pettis said. \u201cI\u2019m sure something was said for him to do that. He\u2019s not going to punch somebody in the face for no reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-conor-mcgregor-allegedly-punches-elderly-man-in-bar\/\">video<\/a> in question below and decide for yourself:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video of Conor McGregor Punching Old Man in Head in Whiskey Dispute | TMZ Sports\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I-u1B-pPl_c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Pettis, the former UFC lightweight champion, will enter his UFC 241 fight with Nate Diaz having recently debuted in the welterweight division with a shocking knockout victory over Stephen &#8220;Wonderboy&#8221; Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>Pettis claims that, after his victory over Wonderboy, he was offered a fight with Conor McGregor, targeted for UFC 244 in New York City. Unfortunately, the bout never materialized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst it was McGregor, and I was like let\u2019s do it in Madison Square Garden,\u201d he said. \u201cSomething fell off with that and then it popped up Nate and I was just like we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen he [Diaz] signed the contract and we\u2019re here,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to MMA Junkie at UFC 241 media day, Anthony Pettis admitted that he&#8217;s still interested in a fight with Conor McGregor, but that he won&#8217;t be chasing a matchup with the Irishman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s another fan favorite fight,\u201d Pettis said. \u201cI\u2019m not going to sit here and wait for Conor McGregor and call him out or anything. If he wants to fight and he wants to fight me, send the contract and I\u2019ll be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of these comments from Anthony Pettis?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 8\/15\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Pettis \u2014 like most members of the MMA community \u2014 saw the video of Conor McGregor punching an older man inside a bar in Ireland. Speaking to MMA Junkie at UFC 241 media day ahead of his fight with Nate Diaz, Pettis shared his thoughts on this incident. 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