It's now official that the Bellator MMA bantamweight championship will be on the line in the main event of Bellator 272.
Both current champion Sergio Pettis and former titleholder Kyoji Horiguchi successfully made weight for the bout. This is Horiguchi's first bout in the promotion since he vacated the title in 2019 due to injury. All other fighters made weight on the card except for Jared Scoggins, who came in four pounds over the bantamweight limit for his bout against Josh Hill.
Pettis (21-5) is finally living up to his "The Phenom" nickname.