Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will return to competition in January when he meets former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston.
Pettis (18-3) lost the UFC title in March against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 185. In that fight, Pettis was taken down nine times and Dos Anjos had over fourteen minutes of control.
In a recent interview by Mike Bacos on Vimeo, Pettis talked about training at Izzy Style Wrestling in Illinois and the recent injury suffered by Khabib Nurmagomedov.