Bellator 272

Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi
Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi
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Information
Promotion	Bellator MMA
Date	December 3, 2021
Venue	Mohegan Sun Arena
City	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Event chronology

Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on December 3, 2021 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Background

Sergio Pettis made 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. Kyoji Horiguchi, meanwhile, competed 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 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]

At the weigh-ins, Jared Scoggins missed weight for his bout, weighing in at 140 pounds, 4 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Scoggins was fined 35% of his purse which went to his opponent Josh Hill.^[11]

Results

Main Card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Sergio Pettis (c)	def.	Kyoji Horiguchi	KO (spinning backfist)	4	3:24	^[a]
Featherweight	Jeremy Kennedy	def.	Emmanuel Sanchez	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Catchweight (140 lb)	Josh Hill	def.	Jared Scoggins	KO (punch)	2	0:56	^[b]
Middleweight	Johnny Eblen	def.	Collin Huckbody	TKO (punches)	1	1:11
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Lightweight	Alexandr Shabliy	def.	Bobby King	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Kai Kamaka III	def.	John de Jesus	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Levan Chokheli	def.	Vinicius de Jesus	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Justin Montalvo	def.	Jacob Bohn	Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Mike Hamel	def.	Killys Mota	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Catchweight (160 lb)	Spike Carlyle	def.	Dan Moret	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:58
Welterweight	Kyle Crutchmer	def.	Oliver Enkamp	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00