Question: Facts: - reach: 73.0 in cm on - years active: 2007 -- present - team: roufusport - birth date: 27 january 1987 - weight: 155 lb kg st on - sherdog: 26627 - fighting out of: milwaukee , wisconsin - relatives: sergio pettis , '' brother '' - other names: showtime - stance: orthodox - am kowin: 1 - height: 5 10 - am win: 1 - mma decwin: 3 - name: anthony pettis - birth place: milwaukee , wisconsin , united states - mma decloss: 3 - mma kowin: 7 - nationality: american - url: -lsb- http://www.ufc.com/fighter/anthony-pettis official ufc profile -rsb- - mma subwin: 8 - weight class: lightweight - trainer: duke roufus - image: anthony pettis wec 53.jpg - rank: black rope in capoeira october 2014 3rd dan black belt in taekwondo yellow yellow Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of anthony pettis .
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anthony pettis -lrb- born january 27 , 1987 -rrb- is an american mixed martial artist .he is the former ufc lightweight champion .pettis was also the final wec lightweight champion prior to the promotion being merged into the ufc .as of august 10 , 2015 , he is ranked as the # 1 lightweight and # 11 pound-for-pound in official ufc rankings .