TO- At WEC 47 you earned yourself knock out of the night honors; Sean Shelby is on the phone asking, who do you want to fight next?

AP- "I'll fight anyone.  This is what I love to do, and I'm here to prove that I am the best in my division.  I would really like to fight Bart P!!!!!!!!!!!"

TO- In the past you've stated your most memorable fight was with Mike Lambrecht, does that hold true in the wake of past Saturdays win? 

AP- "Yea it still does.  Imagine me doing that with a dislocated shoulder............"

TO- Duke Roufus has compared you to GSP, who do you compare yourself to?

AP- "To be compared to GSP is an honor.  But I really don't know who I would compare myself to, I'm like a mixture of a couple fighters."

TO- What is the single most important thing you've learned from Duke Roufus?

AP- "Man, I can't name just one BUT this man has made me who I am and who I'm going to be."

TO- What is your biggest strength/weakness?

AP- "My biggest strenght is my heart, and my biggest weakness is how hard I am on myself; I overtrain a lot but I'm getting better at it."

TO- How do you train for a fight?

For example; When training for a fight is your agenda to train for your opponent or work on particular fighting styles? 

AP- "I just do what Duke tells me. He usually comes up with a game plan and it's my job to make it work by fight time."

TO- When do you feel is an appropriate time for you to use the term "title shot" ?

AP- "I'll use it today!!!!  I want a title shot, I know I have ways to go, but it's definatly in my future."

TO- If the UFC was to run a season for TUF welterweights, would you want a spot on the show? (And why)

AP- "NO!! I just don't like the way you have to act to be on the show.  I know it's great for TV but it's just not me."

TO- What is your walk around weight, is cutting weight a challenge for you?

AP- "I walk around at 185 and cutting weight isn't to hard for me cuz I do it right."

TO- Who gave you the nickname "Showtime" and how did it come about?

AP- "Duke Roufus gave me the name "Showtime" It was after my first professional fight, I was killing guys in less than a minute and I put on a show doing it, so he told me were gonna call you "Showtime" and now it's tatted on my back."

*Video of fight from 03/29/2008 vs. Mike Lambrecht. Pettis suffered a separated shoulder and still came away with the win. This fight was a tremendous character builder and tested Anthony's heart.