No. 1 Bellator bantamweight contender Sergio Pettis will face the winner of an upcoming title fight between Patrick “Patchy” Mix and one-time featherweight title challenger Juan Archuleta. Whomever emerges as the new champ, he anticipates the same fight.
“I feel like both of those guys, regardless, are going to have the same game plan against me,” Pettis told reporters after a unanimous decision over Ricky Bandejas in the headliner of Friday’s Bellator 242, which took place at Mohegan Sun Arena without an audience. “They’re going to try and strike with me for a little bit, and then try to take me down.