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8. Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone
UFC on Fox 6
Jan. 26, 2013 | Chicago
Pettis knows how to make up for lost time.

In his first appearance in nearly a year, the Roufusport star stopped Cerrone with a first-round liver kick in a featured lightweight clash at the United Center. Cerrone folded 2:35 into Round 1, finished by strikes for the first time in his professional career.

Pettis set the tone from the start. Fighting from the southpaw stance, the Duke Roufus protégé ripped rights and lefts to Cerrone’s head. The Jackson-Wink MMA export answered with a crisp knee, but Pettis shifted his focus to the body. It paid dividends. Several kicks backed up Cerrone and one last shin to the side finished it.

“He’s dangerous,” Pettis said. “I didn’t want to go in there recklessly and get caught with a right hand or something stupid, so I played it safe. I knew I was going to finish him. Donald called me out. He shouldn’t have done that. He said I was scared. I ain’t scared to fight anybody.”

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