Bellator 272
| Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | December 3, 2021 | |||
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena | |||
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Bellator MMA that will take place on December 3, 2021 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.[1][2][3]
Background
Pettis is making his first defence of the Bellator Bantamweight World Championship after winning his first major promotional title in May when he defeated then-champ Juan Archuleta by unanimous decision in the main event of Bellator 258. Horiguchi, meanwhile, will compete under the Bellator banner for the first time as a rostered fighter on a multifight deal. In June 2019, Horiguchi was lent by RIZIN to Bellator for a one-off fight against Darrion Caldwell – a bout Horiguchi won by unanimous decision to become champion. He later vacated the title after Horiguchi suffered a knee injury that forced him to relinquish the title while he was recovering from surgery.[2][3]
A featherweight bout between John de Jesus and Keoni Diggs was scheduled for this event.[4] However, Diggs had to pull out due to unknown reasons and was replaced by Kai Kamaka III.[5]
A lightweight bout between Dan Moret and Mandel Nallo was scheduled for this event.[6] Nallo subsequently pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Ricardo Seixas.[7] Seixas would pull out of the bout due to unknown reasons and was replaced by Spike Carlyle, with the bout now being a catchweight bout at 160 lb.[8]
A lightweight bout between Jay Jay Wilson and Alfie Davis was scheduled for this event, however Davis pulled out of the bout due to unknown reasons.[9][10]
Fight Card
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Sergio Pettis (c) | vs. | Kyoji Horiguchi | [a] | |||
| Featherweight | Emmanuel Sanchez | vs. | Jeremy Kennedy | ||||
| Bantamweight | Josh Hill | vs. | Jared Scoggins | ||||
| Middleweight | Johnny Eblen | vs. | Collin Huckbody | ||||
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Alexandr Shabliy | vs. | Bobby King | ||||
| Featherweight | Kai Kamaka III | vs. | John de Jesus | ||||
| Welterweight | Levan Chokheli | vs. | Vinicius de Jesus | ||||
| Lightweight | Justin Montalvo | vs. | Jacob Bohn | ||||
| Lightweight | Killys Mota | vs. | Mike Hamel | ||||
| Catchweight (160 lb) | Spike Carlyle | vs. | Dan Moret | ||||
| Welterweight | Oliver Enkamp | vs. | Kyle Crutchmer | ||||
See also
- 2021 in Bellator MMA
- List of Bellator MMA events
- List of current Bellator fighters
- Bellator MMA Rankings
References
- ^ "Pettis to defend Bellator title against Horiguchi". ESPN.com. 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ a b Martin, Damon (2021-10-20). "Sergio Pettis defends bantamweight title against Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator event on Dec. 3". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ a b "Sergio Pettis set to defend title vs. Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator 272". MMA Junkie. 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ McDonagh, Joe (2021-10-27). "Bellator 272 Adds Vinicius De Jesus vs. Levan Chokheli". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ Behunin, Alex (2021-10-29). "Kai Kamaka III's Bellator Debut Is Set, Fights John De Jesus On December 3 At Bellator 272". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ "Mandel Nallo will be facing Dan Moret at Bellator 272 on December 3 in Uncasville, CT per sources". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bellator 272 adds Jay Jay Wilson's lightweight debut vs. Alfie Davis, three other fights". MMA Junkie. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "Spike Carlyle fills in on short notice to fight Dan Moret at Bellator 272". MMA Junkie. 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Jay-Jay Wilson vs. Alfie Davis Off Bellator 272; Hill vs. Scoggins Elevated to Main Card". Sherdog. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ Newswire, MMA Fighting (2021-11-29). "Bellator 272 fight card released, Jared Scoggins vs. Josh Hill promoted to main card". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ^ "Bellator MMA | Bellator 272". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2021-10-20.