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Who’s Next for Kyoji Horiguchi, After Bellator Signing?

He is a former one-time contender of the UFC, RIZIN Bantamweight Champion, and former Bellator Bantamweight Champion. Who is next for the top bantamweight Kyoji Horiguchi? The Japanese-born fighter will be competing in Bellator with an annual fight in RIZIN as well.

Kyoji Horiguchi Signs to Bellator

With news that Kyoji Horiguchi had become a free agent recently, Bellator MMA had wasted no time in signing their former champion. In June of 2019, Horiguchi had earned himself the Bellator Bantamweight championship when he defeated Darrion Caldwell, an American wrestling-based fighter.