Bellator 258: Juan Archuleta has been the headliner all along, but now he really gets his moment
Bellator 258: Juan Archuleta has been the headliner all along, but now he really gets his moment
Juan Archuleta defends his Bellator bantamweight title against Sergio Pettis at Bellator 258.
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Juan Archuleta will make the first defense of his bantamweight championship against Sergio Pettis in the main event of Bellator 258 on Friday night in Uncasville, Connecticut. That s the fight most prominently displayed on the event s promotional poster, but until last week a different bout on the card was drawing all of the attention. It seemed that the whole MMA world couldn t wait to see the power-packed light heavyweight co-main event between Yoel Romero and Anthony Rumble Johnson.
Anthony Johnson On Jose Augusto: âHeâs More Dangerous Than Yoelâ
âRumbleâ was supposed to square off against Romero at Bellator 258 in a couple of days.
Unfortunately, the former UFC title challenger failed his pre-fight medical and was pulled from the fight.
Johnson is keen to end his retirement as soon as possible and therefore accepted a late-notice opponent change.
Heâll now square off against Jose Augusto on Friday night.
Augusto enjoyed an impressive Bellator debut last month.
The Brazilian quickly submitted Jonathan Wilson to stretch his current win streak to five.
In an interview with SCMP MMA, Johnson spoke about Romero exiting the bout and what he expects from Augusto.
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Bellator 258: Anthony Johnson vs Jose Augusto Grand Prix fight booked with Yoel Romero out
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Anthony Johnson will be able to make his Bellator MMA debut at Bellator 258 on May 7, 2021 after all following the news that Yoel Romero has been forced out of the fight due to not passing his pre-fight medical tests. According to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, “Rumble” will now face Jose Augusto in the final match up of the promotion’s Light Heavyweight Grand Prix. Related
Winner of five straight, Augusto was last seen submitting Jonathan Wilson with two seconds remaining in the first round at Bellator 255 earlier this month, improving his record to 7-2 overall. Julius Anglickas was pegged as the alternate for the tournament following his win at Bellator 257 a few weeks ago was unavailable to take the fight on short notice per the report.
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