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Bellator newcomer Danny Sabatello puts bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis on notice: ‘I’ll f*ck that guy up’

A week ago, Danny Sabatello wasn’t even on the Bellator roster. Now he plans to dominate it.

Sabatello is stepping in on less than one week’s notice as a replacement opponent for the debuting Brett Johns at Bellator 259 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Johns is a UFC veteran, one that actually left that promotion this past year on a two-fight winning streak, and he’ll be heavily favored when he steps into the cage with Sabatello this Friday.

Unsurprisingly, given his willingness to accept a bout with a high-profile opponent on such short notice, Sabatello expects to surprise everyone.