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...