Last night—at Bellator 272—Sergio Pettis pulled off a stunning comeback and KO to beat Kyoji Horiguchi and defend his Bellator bantamweight title for the first time. The champion will have little time to rest, though. Prior to the fight it was announced that both Pettis and Horiguchi would be competing in a $1 million bantamweight tournament next year.
Joining Pettis and Horiguchi in the tournament are Magomed Magomedov, Jame Gallagher, Leandro Higo, Patchy Mix, Raufeon Stots and Juan Archuleta.
.@sergiopettis OUTTA NOWHERE!
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