Anthony Petttis talks Ben Henderson, believes there’s a higher power at work.

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After watching the weigh-ins, it’s obvious Anthony Pettis is ready. He’s more than ready, he looks like he’s ready to burst he’s so intense. What are we going to see tomorrow? A reliving of Ben Henderson and Pettis’ WEC 53 fight? Are we going to see Bendo impose his will and out-point Pettis? Or are we going to see something spectacular from Pettis that will live on for years?

That almost seems like it’s too much to ask, but this is Pettis, and he’s been waiting for this moment through injuries and bad luck.

“Man, I think I had the worst luck ever,” said Pettis. “From injuries to timing to the UFC coming to Milwaukee and me not being on that card at first, I was down and out after that Aldo fight fell through. I thought I did some bad things in a previous life and I was getting punished for it. But everything worked out and obviously it’s here now, so I try to look at the positive of everything.”

There was a higher power at work here. I was so down and out after the Jose Aldo fight. Everybody’s like ‘oh Pettis faked the injury, he can’t make 145.’ You go from being talked about like ‘Pettis is a top prospect, he’s gonna be a champion,’ to I’m faking injuries because I’m scared to fight people. So I was down and out, and the way the cards played out, it makes me realize that there was a higher power at work. This was meant to be. I was meant to fight in my hometown, I’m meant to fight Ben Henderson for the lightweight title, and I’m not saying that’s gonna make me win the fight – I still have to work for that – but the way the cards wound up: my opportunity, in my hometown, right in front of me, it couldn’t be more exciting.”

“He is changing up his stances and doing different things, but he’s not fighting much different. He’s a little more intense out there, but then again, he’s not convincingly winning fights. He’s not out there demolishing people, so when you fight a guy like Ben Henderson, I’m not worried about getting knocked out, I’m not worried about getting submitted, I’m worried about getting outpointed.