The Anthony Pettis Vs Benson Henderson full fight is still headlining the news but recently, UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis defended his teacher and trainer Duke Roufus over a one sided story.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published their own investigation results over the death of 24-year-old amateur Roufusport kickboxer Denis Munson Jr. Because of the said report, Roufus is now under fire for his coaching style.
Pettis is ready to face Gilbert Melendez at UFC 181 to defend his title and he isn't worried that this might affect his performance.
He said "Not at all. It's very sad, what happened. We all addressed it when it happened. It happened months ago. I wasn't in town when it happened, I heard about it. Of course, I'm friends with all these guys, I've met all these guys. It's sad. It's a sad thing that happened. We all know when we get in this Octagon or kickboxing ring, anything can happen. It's a rough sport, but no one imagines something like that would happen."
Pettis think that Roufus and his team has been unfairly criticized and made culpable for the said accident.
He continued "It just upsets me that people are taking to the blogs and their websites to directly attack the coaching as being the factor in what happened. There's a lot of things that made that outcome. It wasn't one person's fault. It wasn't his[?] fault, it wasn't the referee's fault. It was a combination of a lot of things that led for this to happen. All we can do is take precautions and be safer next time."
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's piece exposed plenty of red flag, between inattentive ringside doctor Carlos Feliciano and seemingly dismissive referee Al Wichgers. Good thing these red flags where not found in the Anthony Pettis Vs Benson Henderson full fight.
In video of the three-round bout obtained by police, a slumping Munson appears to be slapped in the face by Scott Cushman, Roufusport's longtime lead striking instructor.
He adds "The thing that gets to me is that they're attacking guys that I look at as fatherly figures. My family, to me. This is a family here. When you attack one of us you attack all of us. I'm not getting too personal with it the truth will come out and then people will see how it is. For every bad story there's 100 people training in the gym that love the culture and love what's going on here."
But on other news, many are wondering when the next Anthony Pettis Vs Benson Henderson full fight will have a rematch. For now, we may not know, but maybe in the future.
