WEC lightweight Anthony Pettis is an unassuming guy. He does not walk in his gym, Roufus Training Academy, as the star. Instead, he is the fighter eager learning that absorbs all that he can by his coach.
Still, MTV chose to spotlight Pettis on "the world of Jenks," a new show that will immerse the viewer in different types of people's lives. It followed Pettis week that he KOed Danny Castillo WEC 47.
"I was coming off a loss, so that I didn't know what was going to happen. It could have gone either way, "said Pettis Cagewriter. "If I missed it again, I was cut by WEC. But I won and I won twice, and now that I'm close to a shot of title.It was crazy to have cameras in your face worldwide. was a fresh experience. I am very interested to see how it turns out. "
He doesn't consider himself a star, but it's that attitude eager learning that makes Pettis a fighter interesting look and a perfect fit for MTV. Out of its 11 wins a fight, only went to the decision.
Because of the MTV series, has had a chance to see how his mother has reacted to his struggles.
"He walked out of the arena and had his head down, and everything she heard was a great emotion. behold, when I got my headkick.You said, "what happened, what happened?" Someone said, ' won! ' And was happy about it. You may not take any at all. "
The family is a very important part of life of Pettis. he trains with his younger brother, Sergio, and Anthony says that his career MMA would make proud father.
"He was the competitive type.With the show that I got, I spent in Milwaukee from no me throughout the city knows me.Everywhere I go, I have people supporting me.Had a lot of friends, so that he would like.He is the one that we had in tournaments of tae kwon do, so that he would support us. "
Father of Pettis was assassinated in 2003, when Anthony was just 15 years old. martial served as a refuge for him and he focused when he could have easily gone down the path of drugs and gangs, as some of his family did kept.
"I had the worst of the worst happen to me, and could have chosen to go nowhere. I might have chosen to forego anything, being bad, living the life of the street, go to jail.All my cousins are in bands. Brother my father has three boys, and their dad died in a house robbery, seven years before my father and that all join gangs. are now 34 years, and have already lost. martial fire gave me and gave me something to do. If I couldn't come here every day and do this, I would be lost. "
For 50 WEC, Pettis has its focus trained on Shane Roller, an all-American wrestler. to get ready for him, Pettis worked with a slew of top wrestlers. two-time national champion Ben Askren stopped by Roufus Sport working with Pettis.
Pettis sa who will take the fight on land, so that worked on defense removal are Roller. Although Pettis is more comfortable on his feet, he believes in all parts of his game.
"I am confident that my skills are better than her, feet, on the ground and I'm going to stuff her Takedown."
John Howard was similar yeoman during its early days in UFC. Sure the guy can talk trash with the best of them, but it is his nature-ground that he can take in deep water in the welterweight division.