SERGIO PETTIS on LEAVING UFC, SUDDEN LOSS OF DUKE ROUFUS, AIMING FOR PFL TITLE | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

January 28
1h 16m

Episode Description

SERGIO PETTIS IS HERE!

"Mighty" Demetrious Johnson is joined by PFL bantamweight contender Sergio Pettis! Pettis dives into leaving UFC, the sudden loss of his head coach Duke Roufus, and his big bro "Showtime" Anthony Pettis!

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Timecodes

0:00 Intro 

1:03 PrizePicks Code MIGHTYCAST 

2:00 Sergio LOVED the Winged C Head Kick

 3:22 Parenting is Hard Nowadays 4:28 Welcome Sergio Pettis! 

5:29 Sergio Almost Retired at 26 6:32 Sergio’s Intro into MMA  

9:04 Why Did Sergio Leave the UFC? 

10:21 Sergio Saw DJ in the Crowd of His First Fight

 11:45 DJ Lectured Sergio about Mary J 😂 

13:45 The UFC Almost Scrapped the Flyweight Division

15:30 CashApp LINK IN BIO! 

17:37 Leaving the UFC to Fight in Bellator 

19:24 Pettis vs Horiguchi BREAKDOWN 

21:52 What is it Like Fighting in RIZIN? 

23:00 Sergio Gives DJ His Flowers 

23:59 Why Did DJ Start Fighting?  

26:32 1stPhorm.com/MIGHTYCAST 

27:58 How to Balance Life and Fighting 

30:57 What is it Like Fighting in PFL?  

32:45 Pettis Got “Toed in the Booty Hole” 

34:23 Sergio Fought in Boxing 34:53 Sergio’s Plans for Life After Fighting 

35:56 Sergio’s Favorite Glove He Has Fought In 

36:51 Soccer Kicks are Really Hard to Land in MMA  

38:07 How Many Fights Does Sergio Have Left in PFL?  

38:30 Sergio’s SICK KO vs Magomedov 

42:12 Will Sergio Let His Son Fight?  

47:17 The Passing of Duke Rufus  51:00 Anthony is CRUSHING IT in APFC  

51:42 Have Sergio and Anthony Ever Faught?  

53:25 What is it Like Negotiating Contracts in MMA? 

58:50 Is MMA a Monopoly?  

1:02:46 How Sergio Spent His First and Last Paychecks  

1:05:28 How to Support Sergio! 

1:06:08 SERGIO X DJ GLOVE GIVEAWAY! 

1:07:11 MIGHTY RECAP! 

1:07:20 DJ and the Pettis Bros Go WAY BACK  

1:07:42 Sergio’s Career is VERY Underrated 

1:09:48 You Can Make GREAT Money Outside the UFC  

1:10:28 The Pettis Bros LOVE to Party 

1:12:05 The GOLDEN Era of MMA  1:12:48 DJ’s Sergio vs Cejudo Story

1:14:25 SERGIO X DJ GLOVE GIVEAWAY!


Produced/edited by Michael Wonsover (@mwonsover on IG)

Edited by Nick Pappas (@nick_pappas44 on IG)

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