Pettis: It ‘feels good’ to be back in the winning column

Anthony Pettis’ career was on the line at UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit.

‘Showtime’ lost his lightweight title to Rafael dos Anjos last year and fans began to question his status as an elite-level fighter after he suffered back-to-back losses to Eddie Alvarez and Edson Barboza.

The former champ needed to change things, desperately.

For the first time in his career, Pettis changed weight classes and made the drop to featherweight in an effort to reinvent himself as a fighter. It just might have done the trick.

It was a back-and-forth affair, but Pettis managed to submit No. 6 ranked featherweight opponent Charles Oliveira in the third round with a guillotine choke.

At the post-fight press conference, the 29-year-old spoke of how much of a relief it was to …

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