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Anthony Pettis' manager says Donald Cerrone made things personal, "now he gets to answer for it"
Sep 2, 2012 - 4:25:07 PM Anthony Pettis' manager says Donald Cerrone made things personal, "now he gets to answer for it"

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone will square off sometime this fall or winter, a date simply hasn't been set yet. But after a lot of talk thrown around this summer, Pettis can't wait to get into the Octagon against the "Cowboy."

"That is the fight that's going to happen," Pettis' manager, Mike Roberts of MMA, Inc., confirmed in an interview with MMAWeekly.com. "We're currently working, trying to put together the avenue for which they're going to fight. I would look for an announcement sooner rather than later for when that fight's going to be."

"Hopefully it's the sooner the better because Anthony can't wait to get his hands on him."

Cerrone accused Pettis of ducking him this summer for a fight, despite Pettis on the shelf after shoulder surgery, and Cerrone making the fight a personal one has motivated Pettis further for their eventual meeting.

"For whatever reason, Cowboy made it personal," Roberts said. "Maybe Cowboy's got his reasons. Maybe Cowboy just wants to fight Anthony because he knows he's tough. He says in all his interviews that he doesn't think [Anthony] is [tough], and he's going to show he's overrated. Anthony's like, 'Well, wait a minute, I beat the guy that beat you twice; so you tell me,' but whatever the reason, Anthony is more than willing at any time to fight Cowboy Cerrone."

"Cowboy made it personal, now he gets to answer for it.”

Penick's Analysis: Pettis-Cerrone is going to be one fantastic matchup for whatever card it ends up on. If I had to guess at this point I think it may headline the Ultimate Fighter Finale event on Dec. 15 in Las Vegas, as it would be the right type of fight and in close proximity to the Lightweight Championship the week before at UFC on Fox 5. The winner will be in good shape to stake their claim as the rightful number one contender, Pettis especially, and Cerrone's added trash talk beforehand has made it a fight Pettis is a lot more amped for.