Kyoji Horiguchi and Sergio Pettis met for the second time in the main event of Sunday, June 9’s RIZIN 47.
Pettis was the man who took Horiguchi’s Bellator MMA bantamweight title back in 2021 with a shock fourth-round spinning back fist. Since then, Pettis had dropped the belt to Patchy Mix, while Horiguchi had won the inaugural RIZIN flyweight championship in his last outing.
That belt was not on the line Sunday; rather, it was a chance for arguably Japan’s most legendary active fighter to avenge the loss, in a non-title bantamweight fight.
Also on the card, former champs Juan Archuleta (Bellator and RIZIN) and Kleber Koike (KSW and RIZIN) would collide, with UFC alum Spike Carlyle looked to stave off a fourth consecutive loss against South Korea’s Kyung Pyo-Kim.
Where to Watch RIZIN 47
Sunday, June 9, 2024 sees RIZIN 47 takes place at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. The card streams live via RIZIN.tv starting at 1:30AM ET. Full results from the event can be found below.
