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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"I kept thinking everyone has a plan before they get punched, and that's what happened. He wanted to be flashy and all "Showtime" like, but that night it was Dos Anjos time. The first punch I landed must have made him think it was going to be like that for the next 25 minutes. Though he's still a really tough guy. Many others would've quit right there when they couldn't see out of one eye, but he kept coming, he wasn't a champion for nothing."
Penick's Analysis: Again, that punch was certainly a tone-setter, and though it wasn't responsible for everything that happened, it was massively effective. It messed with Pettis' vision, it hurt his confidence, and it boosted dos Anjos' even higher than it was coming into the fight. Dos Anjos fought the fight of his life, and he holds that title as a deserving Champion because of that performance.
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Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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