Filed under: News , UFC , Videos HALIFAX – The UFC has a history of throwing contenders at UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson before many believed they were ready to face the pound-for-pound king. Sergio Pettis doesn’t want to be included in that category. Pettis (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), who is riding a three-fight winning streak including a recent unanimous decision win over John Moraga at UFC Fight Night 103 in January, said he knows he’s eventually going to find himself in the octagon with Johnson (25-2-1 MMA, 13-1-1 UFC) should he continue to dominant the flyweight division as he has since its inception in 2012. At just 23, though, Pettis said he’s in no rush to make that happen. “Obviously the whole goal is to be the champion,” Pettis told fans at a Saturday fan Q&A session ahead of the weigh-ins for UFC Fight Night 105 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. “I’ve got to take my time and go through the rankings.
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Sergio Pettis taking his time before challenging UFC flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson – MMA Junkie