Episode 28: UFC Fight Night – Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson vs Anthony “Showtime” Pettis

MMA MATH

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the number four ranked former title challenger Stephen Thompson, and the 8th ranked former champion Anthony Pettis. After trying to fight at lower weight divisions and being unsuccessful, Anthony will attempt to go up this time, all the way to 170 to try to regain glory. Stephen will also be attempting to regain glory after losing his last fight to Darren Till.

UFC Fight Night is scheduled for Saturday March 23, and will take place in Nashville, Tennessee. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will take a closer look at the histories, numbers, sizes, fighting styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses, and options for these fighters.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE:

• Size discrepancy
• Resumes of fighters
• Size/power vs speed
• Experience/Age
• Endurance
• Styles of fighters, technical martial arts fight
• Speed and athleticism
• Strategies for fighters
• Who wins
• Looking back at UFC 235, Woodley vs Usman

Links and Resources:

• Darren Till
• Anthony Pettis
• Jorge Masvidal
• Tyron Woodley
• Donald Cerrone
• UFC 235
• Stephen Thompson
• Tony Ferguson
• Kamaru Usman
• Raphael Dos Anjos