#3 Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis’ Showtime kick at WEC 53
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Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis (19-6) is a former UFC and WEC Lightweight (LW) champion with an MMA base of Taekwondo and BJJ. ‘Smooth’ Benson Henderson (24-7) is also a former UFC and WEC LW champion.
Pettis owns a pair of victories over Henderson- a five-round decision win in the WEC followed by a submission win in the UFC. Henderson was the defending champion in both fights, with their WEC matchup being one of the most entertaining fights in the promotion’s history.
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Pettis and ’Bendo’ fought a back-and-forth fight, going toe-to-toe on the feet as well as the ground. Pettis, being the more diverse and fluid striker, shone through in most of the standup exchanges, with the icing on the cake being a spectacular flying head-kick that he successfully landed on Henderson’s face.
Pettis initiated the attack by propelling himself off the cage with his right foot, flying through the air and landing his right foot perfectly on Bendo’s face; knocking him down.
This flying head-kick off the cage was thereafter popularly referred to as the ‘Showtime kick’, taking after Pettis’ nickname ‘Showtime’.
