Anthony Pettis announces he’s a free agent after parting ways with UFC
Former UFC lightweight champion, Anthony Pettis, announces that he is now a free agent.
Pettis on Tuesday announced via Twitter that he had “decided to part ways” with his promoter “to explore free agency,” ending a relationship that began 11 years ago under the now-defunct WEC and led to a lightweight title in the UFC.
In a message posted minutes after the initial announcement, Pettis included a letter of resignation to UFC President Dana White and several UFC executives, thanking them for a “wild ride.”
Pettis also added: “I am excited about my future. I promise I am not done.”
Messages to the UFC and Pettis’ reps at First Round Management were not immediately returned. Pettis this past weekend fulfilled the final obligation on his previous contract with the promotion, outpointing Alex Morono via unanimous decision at UFC Vegas 17.
Afterward, Pettis said he was “not attached to anything” regarding his fighting future and said he would take some time off before deciding his next step.
“I’m open to see what they come back at me at,” he said. “My little brother [Sergio Pettis is] outside of the UFC now, and it’s one of those things like I’m not attached to anything any more. I’m taking one fight at a time.”
“My goal is to be the best version of myself. Obviously, the UFC is where the best guys are at, so I would love to fight in this organization still. But we’ll see what happens. Contracts negotiations are something that happens outside of my world. I still have an agent to take care of that.”
Source: MMAfighting.com
