▁brother , ▁Ser gio ▁P ett is , ▁who ▁f ights ▁in ▁the ▁fly weight ▁division . ▁P ett is ▁is ▁of ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁and ▁Mexican ▁ancest ry . ▁His ▁grand father , ▁Eugen io ▁Pérez , ▁Ang lic ized ▁the ▁family ▁name ▁from ▁Pérez ▁to ▁P ett is ▁to ▁avoid ▁disc rim ination . ▁P ett is ▁attended ▁Domin ican ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁He ▁started ▁training ▁ta ek w ondo ▁and ▁box ing ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 . ▁In ▁college ▁he ▁also ▁started ▁wrest ling . ▁When ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁train ▁mixed ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁at ▁Rou f us port ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 , ▁he ▁had ▁already ▁a ▁ 3 rd ▁degree ▁black ▁bel t ▁in ▁ta ek w ondo . ▁He ▁later ▁trained ▁in ▁cap oe ira . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁P ett is ' ▁father ▁was ▁st ab bed ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁a ▁rob ber ▁at ▁a ▁friend ' s ▁house . ▁ ▁M ixed ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Anthony ▁P ett is ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁M MA ▁debut ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁compiled ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 8 – 0 ▁in ▁all ▁f ights ▁being ▁held ▁by ▁Adam ▁Sand oval ▁and ▁Duke ▁Rou f us ▁before ▁debut ing ▁with ▁the ▁World ▁Ext reme ▁C age f ight ing ▁( WE C ), ▁winning ▁the ▁Glad i ator ▁Fight ing ▁Series ▁Light weight ▁Championship