Duke Roufus uncorks a volley of cliches when describing how he and Anthony Pettis overcame perhaps the most jarring career turnaround in MMA history. “We’ve picked up the pieces, circled the wagons and rallied the troops, so we feel like we’re back on top of the world again,” Roufus told MMA Junkie ahead of Pettis’ welterweight showdown with Nate Diaz on Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 241. Pettis’ fall from grace, unlike some of his contemporaries, was not precipitated by unsavory behavior in his personal life or falling afoul of the U.S
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