Video: Dilapidated foes Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone educate collectively earlier than upcoming PFL, UFC fights
March 31, 2022 1: 45 pm ET
Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone appreciate shared the cage collectively twice sooner than as opponents. Now they are sharing it as practising companions.
Pettis (24-12), a ragged UFC and WEC gentle-weight champion who owns a pair of octagon victories over Cerrone (36-16 MMA, 23-13 UFC), shared footage on Thursday of the pair practising collectively at Syndicate MMA in Las Vegas.
The connection got right here collectively earlier than compulsory bouts for every. Pettis is decided to procure his 2022 PFL fashioned season debut against Myles Trace on April 20. “Cowboy” will try to snap a 5-fight winless skid when he takes on Joe Lauzon at UFC 274 on Would possibly presumably well per chance 7.
The footage posted by Pettis is quite tame, though he does strive a few of his signature flashy ways. Take a look at it out beneath (thru Twitter):
Couldn’t land it after we fought but had to give it a plug in observe #CartwheelKick 😂🤸
Cheerful Bday @Cowboycerrone 🤠👊 pic.twitter.com/NsK3GZ0P1w
— Anthony Pettis (@Showtimepettis) March 31, 2022
BMF Coaching 🤠🥷🏾🤝 @Cowboycerrone pic.twitter.com/FvkPIgzh2K
— Anthony Pettis (@Showtimepettis) March 31, 2022
Pettis first defeated Cerrone at UFC on FOX 6 in January 2013 courtesy of a unsuitable body kick in the first round. They’d a rematch extra than seven years later at UFC 249 in Would possibly presumably well per chance 2020, when Pettis edged out a razor-skinny and a little little bit of controversial unanimous resolution.
Each males had been cordial toward every other around every of their fights. That camaraderie has extended, and now they are pushing every other at some level of the gymnasium.
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