Bellator has a new bantamweight champion after Juan Archuleta outworked Patrick Mix to lay claim to the vacant belt.
It was an eventful Satuday for Bellator as the promotion crowned a new champion, retired a veteran and welcomed a significant debutant. You can relive all the highlights below.
Juan Archuleta def. Patrick Mix by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) to win the title
Archuleta is your new Bellator bantamweight champion. "The Spaniard" put the pressure on Mix in a competitive scrap to deliver the vacant crown to a new throne.
.@JArchMMA is striking back!#Bellator246 pic.twitter.com/3dImsJdBSj
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 13, 2020
.@TeamMixMMA gets the takedown early on.#Bellator246 pic.twitter.com/edy1yqbomi
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 13, 2020
Transitions and knees coming from @JArchMMA late in round two.#Bellator246 pic.twitter.com/j50P1N6HQ6
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 13, 2020
Here are the final moments of round 3️⃣ between @JArchMMA and @TeamMixMMA.
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 13, 2020
Championship rounds are up next LIVE on @ParamountNet and @SkySports.#Bellator246 pic.twitter.com/11NcZhAFXF
.@JArchMMA takes to the ground.#Bellator246 pic.twitter.com/hGhrNuQVij
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 13, 2020
Round four is up next. How do you score @JArchMMA vs. @TeamMixMMA for the world bantamweight title thus far?#Bellator246 pic.twitter.com/ofODU8ii1E
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 13, 2020
Here are the numbers for tonight’s main event bantamweight title bout. How did you score @JArchMMA vs. @TeamMixMMA?#Bellator246 pic.twitter.com/5hroayepzg
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 13, 2020
"The best birthday present I can give myself."-@JArchMMA#Bellator246 pic.twitter.com/OErk6RAKaY
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 13, 2020
Neiman Gracie def. Jon Fitch by submission via heel hook (4:47, R2)
Gracie scored an impressive heel hook-knee bar combo on Fitch. After the fight, Fitch officially retired from MMA and passed the torch to Gracie.
.@NeimanGracie and @JonFitchDotNet are headed to the ground in round one.#Bellator246 pic.twitter.com/2eCarXlWBy
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 13, 2020
Another takedown from @NeimanGracie as round two of the #Bellator246 co-main event continues.
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 13, 2020
We're LIVE on @ParamountNet. pic.twitter.com/NhYU87eyZy
-- @NeimanGracie bounces back at #Bellator246 with his 9️⃣th submission win as a pro. pic.twitter.com/Neqk0sXumx
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 13, 2020
-- @JonFitchDotNet hangs it up tonight at #Bellator246 and leaves behind an incredible legacy. pic.twitter.com/BcOi9F81lq
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 13, 2020
Liz Carmouche def. DeAnna Bennett by submission via rear-naked choke (3:17, R3)
Carmouche made good on her Bellator debut, tapping out Bennett and bouncing back from her loss to Valentina Shevchenko last August.
.@DeAnnaDBennett gets the takedown early in round two.#Bellator246 pic.twitter.com/pKkbcP9wPr
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 13, 2020
-- @IAmGirlrilla comes away with the W in round 3️⃣.#Bellator246 is live NOW on @ParamountNet. pic.twitter.com/vtV3FmXVLg
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 13, 2020
Keoni Diggs def. Derek Campos by submission via rear-naked choke (4:59, R3)
Diggs is a beast. Despite clearly heading towards a unanimous decision win, Diggs squeezed the life out of Campos and choked him unconscious with one second left in the fight.
-- AT.THE.BELL.--@Diggs808Keoni locks in his submission to close out our first main card bout at #Bellator246.
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 13, 2020
Catch all the action LIVE & FREE on @ParamountNet! pic.twitter.com/N0AvEQkRlP
Bellator 246 takes place from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut with Juan Archuleta and Patrick Mix headlining the card. Keep up with Fightful for all your fight night coverage.
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