Juan Archuleta
Kai Asakura stops Juan Archuleta with brutal knee to the body, wins bantamweight title at Rizin 45
Kai Asakura is Rizin bantamweight champion once again. The Japanese star was able to get back the title he lost three years ago by defeating Juan Archuleta in the co-main event of Sunday’s Rizin 45 event, which took place at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Asakura (21-4) dropped...
Rizin champ Juan Archuleta explains career uncertainty after PFL-Bellator merger
PFL’s purchase of Bellator has brought a ton of uncertainty to many fighters signed by both organizations. However, for Juan Archuleta the concern is even bigger. Archuleta is a special case. The MMA veteran has been fighting for Bellator since 2018 and has positioned himself as one of the...
USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Jan. 3: Kyoji Horiguchi on the rise at flyweight
With most of the MMA world idle for the holidays, Bellator and Rizin hosted a cross-promotion event on New Year’s Eve in Japan. Bellator’s brightest stars including A.J. McKee, Patricio Freire, Kyoji Horiguchi, Juan Archuleta, and Gadzhi Rabadanov represented the promotion against Rizin FF’s lineup. It was a clean...
Bellator 286 results: Juan Archuleta’s takedowns key in decision over Enrique Barzola
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Juan Archuleta put his wrestling to good use in his victory over Enrique Barzola at Bellator 286. Archuleta (26-4 MMA, 8-3 BMMA) got at least one takedown on Barzola (18-7-2 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) in each round on Saturday, and as a result, got the unanimous decision...
Scott Coker on all things Bellator 286: Patricio Freire vs. Adam Borics, A.J. McKee’s lightweight debut, Aaron Pico, more
" LOS ANGELES – Bellator has a big weekend ahead. The promotion is hosting one of its biggest events of the year, Bellator 286. The card takes place Saturday at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, Calif. Ahead of the action, Bellator president Scott Coker spoke to the media...
‘Relieved’ Raufeon Stots says getting behind fighting Juan Archuleta much easier than Sergio Pettis
" HONOLULU – Raufeon Stots is glad that he no longer has to fight his teammate Sergio Pettis. Stots was originally scheduled to face Roufusport training partner and bantamweight champion Pettis at Bellator 279, but Pettis ended up withdrawing from their opening round grand prix bout due to injury. Instead,...
After Kyoji Horiguchi fight fizzled, Juan Archuleta explains why Sergio Pettis was the next best thing
" UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Right now in Bellator’s bantamweight division, Juan Archuleta is king. As he sits atop the throne ahead of his first promotional title defense at Bellator 258, Archuleta (25-2 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) identifies a sea of talent around him. Bellator has reconstructed its 135-pound division with...
USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Sept. 15: Shakeout from a big fight weekend
A big weekend of fight events had implications for the latest edition of the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings. Bellator 245 on Friday night was followed by Bellator 246 the following evening. The latter event went head-to-head with UFC on ESPN+ 36 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas....
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