Alex Martinez will meet one of his idols in his pursuit of the PFL’s million-dollar prize. Martinez (8-0) faces former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis (24-11) in the main event of 2021 PFL 4 on Thursday at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. The main card airs on ESPN2 following prelims on ESPN+. With both men coming from a taekwondo background, Martinez recalls being a young fighter who admired Pettis’ style. “I actually used to look up to him a lot before when I was coming up in the rankings as an amateur when I was young,” Martinez told reporters at PFL 4 media day. “I used to love that he was a taekwondo fighter and also my background was taekwondo, so a big part of me was like Anthony Pettis would be a great fight for me in the future
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