Kyoji Horiguchi gives credit where credit is due. The Rizin FF champion and former Bellator titleholder won’t take anything away from Sergio Pettis’ comeback win last December . Pettis successfully made his first title defense at Bellator 272, knocking out Horiguchi (29-4 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) with a spinning back fist in the fourth round of their championship fight. It was a contest where Horiguchi was thriving and ahead of the scorecards before the finishing blow. The Japanese star gives full credit to Pettis despite the nature of the bout. “A lose is a lose, you know,” Horiguchi told MMA Junkie
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Kyoji Horiguchi opens up about KO loss to Sergio Pettis: ‘It was not lucky’ – MMA Junkie