With his speed advantage and unpredictability on the feet, Page<\/a> has been an extremely frustrating puzzle to figure out, going 3-1 in the UFC\u2019s welterweight and middleweight divisions.<\/p>\n Following Page\u2019s win at UFC 319<\/a>, a former champion who\u2019s fought across three weight classes called for a welterweight clash with the UFC star.<\/p>\n Before Page signed to the UFC in 2023, Anthony \u2018Showtime\u2019 Pettis<\/a> was one of the flashiest strikers in the UFC.<\/p>\n Coming from a Tae Kwon Do background, the former UFC and WEC Lightweight Champion went viral for kicking Benson Henderson off the cage in 2010.<\/p>\n Pettis had many highlights in the UFC. One of his more notable moments was when he became the first man to knock out legendary striker Stephen \u2018Wonderboy\u2019 Thompson with a superman punch<\/a> in his welterweight debut back in 2019.<\/p>\n Years later, the free agent wouldn\u2019t mind returning to the UFC welterweight division against \u2018MVP\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cMe and MVP at 170!!!\u201d Pettis wrote on X.<\/p>\n #DreamFight,\u201d Pettis added.<\/p>\n \u201cMVP is raw!!! Wish I fought him!\u201d<\/p>\n MVP is raw!!!<\/p>\n Wish I fought him!<\/p>\n \u2014 Anthony Pettis (@Showtimepettis) August 17, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n View Tweet<\/p>\n \u201cFacts,\u201d Pettis responded to a fan saying it\u2019s not too late for the fight to happen.<\/p>\n Anthony Pettis hasn\u2019t fought in the UFC in almost five years<\/p>\n Following a near-decade in the UFC, Pettis tested free agency after completing his contract against Alex Morono in Dec. 2020.<\/p>\n \u2018Showtime\u2019 left the premier promotion with a winning record and stoppages over Thompson, Charles Oliveira<\/a>, Gilbert Melendez, Henderson, and Donald \u2018Cowboy\u2019 Cerrone<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pettis went 1-4 in the PFL in the years since his UFC departure. The 38-year-old hasn\u2019t competed in MMA in three years.<\/p>\n In his last three fights, Pettis has defeated 54-year-old boxer Roy Jones Jr, Benson Henderson in a Karate Combat trilogy bout, and he lost to Nate Diaz teammate Chris Avila in his most recent boxing match.<\/p>\n ![\"Anthony](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1132387558-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC\/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesAnthony Pettis pursues \u2018dream fight\u2019 with Michael \u2018Venom\u2019 Page<\/p>\n