UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Bellator bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis continues to inch closer to a return – and has a pretty good idea whom he’ll be fighting when he’s back.
Pettis (22-5 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) won the 135-pound title in May 2021 against Juan Archuleta. A year ago, he had his first successful title defense with a dramatic fourth-round knockout of Kyoji Horiguchi.
But earlier this year, instead of putting his title on the line in Bellator’s bantamweight grand prix, he had to pull out with a torn ACL. Bellator made a fight between Raufeon Stots and Archuleta an interim title bout to open the tournament. Stots won that interim belt, then this past Friday beat Danny Sabatello to move into the final against Patchy Mix.
