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Bellator 258 Results: Sergio Pettis defeats Juan Archuleta (Highlights)
In the main event of Bellator 258, bantamweight champion, Juan Archuleta is looking for his first title defense as he battles Sergio Pettis. Juan Archuleta (25-2) is coming off a decision win over Patrick Mix to win the vacant bantamweight title back in September. Prior to that, he beat Henry Corrales to get back into […]
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Bellator champion Juan Archuleta say’s Kyoji Horiguchi is the ‘Jon Jones of the lighter weights’
A super-fight between Bellator champion, Juan Archuleta and Rizin champion, Kyoji Horiguchi has been discussed for more than two years. To all the Japanese mma fans be ready! We are going to sell out the TokyoDome when @kyoji1012 and I fight! It’s going to be a battle you don’t want to miss! @TheDiceTeam @rizin_PR @BellatorMMA […]
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Bellator 246: ‘Archuleta vs. Mix’ Live Results and Highlights
A new bantamweight champion will be crowned in tonight’s Bellator 246 main event when Juan Archuleta squares off with Patchy Mix for the promotions vacant 135-pound strap. In the co-main event of the evening, former WSOF champion Jon Fitch will collide with Neiman Gracie in a key welterweight battle. Get all of tonight’s Bellator 246 […]
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Patrick Mix eyes submission win over Juan Archuleta for vacant belt, trashes James Gallagher
Patrick Mix is looking to claim Bellator’s vacant bantamweight title. Bellator MMA is currently on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the promotion is eyeing a July return. If they do return in July, Mix is hoping to be on the first card and is eyeing a fight against Juan Archuleta for the vacant […]
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Bellator 228 Results: Patricio Freire defeats Juan Archuleta (Highlights)
Bellator ‘champ champ’ Patricio Freire put his featherweight title on the line against Juan Archuleta this evening in Los Angeles. The highly anticipated bout served as tonight’s Bellator 228 co-headliner. Patricio Freire was most recently seen in action at May’s Bellator 221 event, where he defeated to Michael Chandler to claim the promotions lightweight title. […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 118 // Colby Covington | Dan Lambert | Juan Archuleta
Colby Covington returns following the announcement that he will face former teammate Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC FN 156 in Newark, New Jersey on August 3rd. “Chaos” explains why he agreed to take this bout after several failed campaigns to fight Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title. Widely considered […]
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Bellator 214: The biggest winners from a great night of fights
Bellator 214 is in the books and the first event of the year for the Viacom owned promotion definitely had some memorable moments. Whether you were tuning in to watch the conclusion of the World Heavyweight Grand Prix or if you were tuning in to watch one of the sport’s most promising prospects in Aaron […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Juan Archuleta says teammate TJ Dillashaw was ‘100 percent’ not affected by weight cut
At Bellator 214 tomorrow night, Juan Archuleta continues to push forward on his path to a title shot at the ranks of 135-pounds. Just a week earlier, however, his teammate, UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw attempted to capture a title in a second weight class. Dillashaw would drop to 125-pounds as he fought for Henry […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Juan Archuleta glad to make as many statements as is necessary on route to title shot
The lighter weight divisions are some of Bellator’s deepest. And one of the fighters that helps make that case is the 21-1 ‘Spaniard’ Juan Archuleta. Hesperia, California’s finest has been on an absolute tear as of late and continues to force Bellator’s hand when it comes to giving him a title shot. Something that both […]
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Bellator 214: More reasons to watch
The Heavyweight Grand Prix will conclude at Bellator 214 but there are plenty of other reasons to tune into the first event of the new year for the Viacom owned promotion. The UFC got their year off to a great start with last weekend’s ESPN debut. Now its the second biggest North American MMA promotions […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Juan Archuleta plans to take out Jeremy Spoon, earn title shots in three Bellator divisions
Juan Archuleta has long stood out as one of the most exciting prospects in the Bellator featherweight division. In his Friday night Bellator 210 fight with Jeremy Spoon, he’ll look to take another big step toward divisional champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. To say Archuleta is excited for this looming test would be an understatement. “When […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 106 // Juan Archuleta | Ray Cooper III | Jimmy Crute
Juan Archuleta returns to preview his showdown against Jeremy Spoon at Bellator 210 in Thackersville, Oklahoma this Friday. Still undefeated since joining the promotion, “The Spaniard” looks to put on another great performance and show the world why he is more than ready to prove himself against the elite in the division. With big plans […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 87 // Juan Archuleta | Brian Kelleher | Valentina Shevchenko | Antonina Shevchenko
A new episode of BJPENN.COM Radio is here, Penn Nation! First up, coming off a sensational KO win at Bellator 201 over the weekend, good friend of the show Juan Archuleta. “The Spaniard” returns to help us recap his performance and discuss what’s next for the future champ. When he’d like to get back to […]
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VIDEO | Juan Archuleta improves to 19-1 with a nasty KO at Bellator 201
Juan Archuleta improved his record to a sensational 19-1 at last night’s Bellator 201 event scoring a brutal third-round knockout victory over Robbie Peralta. The fight began with an absolutely wild pace as both men were throwing bombs in hopes of scoring an early finish. Archuleta landed a beautiful flying knee that staggered his opponent, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Bellator 201’s Juan Archuleta eyeing titles in multiple divisions
At 18-1 overall, Juan Archuleta boasts one of the most impressive records of any fighter on the Bellator MMA roster. At Bellator 201, which goes down on June 29 in Temecula, California, he’ll look to make that record even more impressive with a win over UFC veteran Robbie Peralta. Despite the incredible condition of his […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 83 // Alonzo Menifield | Angela Magana | Juan Archuleta | Martin Nguyen | Alan Jouban
BJPENN.COM Radio is back, Penn Nation! First up, highly touted light-heavyweight prospect Alonzo Menifield. Undefeated in his professional career, Alonzo returns to DWTNCS this season to claim his spot in the UFC and continue his journey of becoming the “top dog.” With a truly inspirational story of struggle and perseverance, Alonzo has all the makings […]