Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Bellator MMA that will take place on December 3, 2021 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card (Showtime)
Bantamweight Sergio Pettis (c) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi Bantamweight Championship
Featherweight Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Jeremy Kennedy
Bantamweight Josh Hill vs. Jared Scoggins
Middleweight Johnny Eblen vs. Collin Huckbody
Preliminary Card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Lightweight Alexandr Shabliy vs. Bobby King
Featherweight Kai Kamaka III vs. John de Jesus
Welterweight Levan Chokheli vs. Vinicius de Jesus
Lightweight Justin Montalvo vs. Jacob Bohn
Lightweight Killys Mota vs. Mike Hamel
Catchweight (160 lb) Spike Carlyle vs. Dan Moret
Welterweight Oliver Enkamp vs. Kyle Crutchmer
Background
Pettis is making his first defence of the Bellator Bantamweight World Championship after winning his first major promotional title in May when he defeated then-champ Juan Archuleta by unanimous decision in the main event of Bellator 258. Horiguchi, meanwhile, will compete under the Bellator banner for the first time as a rostered fighter on a multifight deal. In June 2019, Horiguchi was lent by RIZIN to Bellator for a one-off fight against Darrion Caldwell – a bout Horiguchi won by unanimous decision to become champion. He later vacated the title after Horiguchi suffered a knee injury that forced him to relinquish the title while he was recovering from surgery.
A featherweight bout between John de Jesus and Keoni Diggs was scheduled for this event. However, Diggs had to pull out due to unknown reasons and was replaced by Kai Kamaka III.
A lightweight bout between Dan Moret and Mandel Nallo was scheduled for this event. Nallo subsequently pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Ricardo Seixas. Seixas would pull out of the bout due to unknown reasons and was replaced by Spike Carlyle, with the bout now being a catchweight bout at 160 lbs.
A lightweight bout between Jay Jay Wilson and Alfie Davis was scheduled for this event, however Davis pulled out of the bout due to unknown reasons.