HONOLULU – Raufeon Stots had no doubt he’d be in the position he’s in this week, but he’s a little surprised by who’s standing across from him.
Stots (19-1 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) won Bellator’s interim bantamweight title to start the promotion’s 135-pound grand prix with a knockout of Juan Archuleta. Then he defended it in the semifinals with a decision over Danny Sabatello.
On the other side of the bracket, Patchy Mix (17-1 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) outworked former champion Kyogi Horiguchi, then submitted Magomed Magomedov this past December to get to the final against Stots.
