After six years and 14 fights, Sergio Pettis decided to leave the UFC and ink a contract with Bellator MMA instead.
He’s not the first fighter to opt for a new home during free agency but at the time of his exit from the UFC, Pettis was still a top-ranked flyweight with a win over current No. 1 contender Joseph Benavidez.
Add to that, Bellator doesn’t even promote a 125-pound weight class for men, which meant he would have to compete at bantamweight where he found mixed success inside the Octagon while amassing a 3-2 record overall.