MMA Fighting · Feb 9, 2021
Juan Archuleta vs. Sergio Pettis headlines Bellator 258 on May 7
Juan Archuleta Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Juan Archuleta’s first bantamweight title defense is booked.
“The Spaniard” fights Sergio Pettis (20-5) in the main event of Bellator 258 on May 7, the promotion announced at a press conference Tuesday.
Archuleta vs. Pettis was one of several major announcements made by Bellator on Tuesday. Bellator will now exclusively air on Showtime television, with a network debut set for April 2 headlined by a rematch between featherweight champion Patricio Freire and Emmanuel Sanchez that also serves as the semi-finals of the ongoing featherweight Grand Prix tournament.