hab ib ▁Nur mag omed ov ▁at ▁U FC ▁ 2 2 3 ▁for ▁the ▁light weight ▁championship ▁on ▁a ▁days ▁notice ▁with ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁getting ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁fight . ▁The ▁U FC ▁decl ined ▁pay ing ▁him ▁this ▁much ▁money ▁and ▁the ▁deal ▁fell ▁through . ▁ ▁The ▁bout ▁with ▁Chiesa ▁was ▁res ch eduled ▁to ▁U FC ▁ 2 2 6 . ▁At ▁weight - ins , ▁Chiesa ▁we ighed ▁in ▁at ▁ 1 5 7 . 5 ▁pounds , ▁ 1 . 5 ▁pounds ▁over ▁the ▁non - title ▁light weight ▁limit ▁of ▁ 1 5 6 ▁pounds . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁fight ▁proceeded ▁catch weight ▁bout ▁with ▁Chiesa ▁for fe iting ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁his ▁pur se ▁to ▁P ett is . ▁P ett is ▁won ▁the ▁fight ▁via ▁triangle ▁arm ▁bar ▁submission ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁This ▁fight ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁Performance ▁of ▁the ▁Night ▁award . ▁ ▁P ett is ▁faced ▁Tony ▁Fer g us on ▁on ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁at ▁U FC ▁ 2 2 9 . ▁He ▁lost ▁the ▁bout ▁via ▁T K O ▁( cor ner ▁sto pp age ) ▁after ▁two ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁r ounds . ▁P ett is ' ▁long time ▁coach ▁and ▁corn erman , ▁Duke ▁Rou f us ▁informed ▁the ▁ref eree ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁continue ▁after ▁suffering ▁a ▁broken ▁hand . ▁This ▁fight ▁earned