They say staying at the top can be more difficult than getting there. Time will tell whether or not the axiom holds true for Juan Archuleta.
“The Spaniard” will defend his Bellator MMA bantamweight championship for the first time when he meets Roufusport mainstay Sergio Pettis in the Bellator 258 main event on Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Archuleta has rattled off 20 wins across his past 21 outings. He last appeared at Bellator 246 in September, when he laid claim to the vacant bantamweight title in a five-round unanimous decision over Patrick Mix.