{"id":400201,"date":"2021-11-24T04:42:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T12:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=400201"},"modified":"2021-11-24T05:14:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T13:14:03","slug":"kyoji-horiguchi-doesnt-see-sergio-pettis-as-real-champion-ahead-of-bellator-272-title-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kyoji-horiguchi\/kyoji-horiguchi-doesnt-see-sergio-pettis-as-real-champion-ahead-of-bellator-272-title-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyoji Horiguchi doesn&#8217;t see Sergio Pettis as &#8216;real champion&#8217; ahead of Bellator 272 title clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kyoji Horiguchi is a man on a mission.<\/p>\n<p>The current RIZIN FF 135-pound bantamweight king recaptured the title he never officially lost on New Year&#8217;s Eve 2020 and hasn&#8217;t fought since. 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