{"id":400885,"date":"2021-12-04T13:10:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T21:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=400885"},"modified":"2021-12-04T13:11:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T21:11:47","slug":"kyoji-horiguchi-provides-update-following-nasty-ko-loss-to-sergio-pettis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/kyoji-horiguchi-provides-update-following-nasty-ko-loss-to-sergio-pettis\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyoji Horiguchi provides update following nasty KO loss to Sergio Pettis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kyoji Horiguchi has provided fans with an update following his nasty knockout loss to Sergio Pettis last night at Bellator 272.<\/p>\n

Pettis (21-5 MMA) and Horiguchi (29-3 MMA) squared off yesterday evening in Connecticut with the Bellator bantamweight title on the line.<\/p>\n

Sergio was looking to earn his first career title defense, while Kyoji was looking to reclaim a belt he never actually lost.<\/p>\n

Sergio Pettis had captured the promotions<\/a> bantamweight world title this past May, scoring a unanimous decision victory over Juan Archuleta<\/a>. That win had marked his fourth in a row, with the three most recent victories coming under the Bellator banner.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Kyoji Horiguchi had entered Friday’s title fight with ambitions of reclaiming Bellator gold. The RIZIN standout had most previously competed in December of 2020, where he earned a stunning TKO victory over Kai Asakura.<\/p>\n

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Sergio Pettis KO’s Kyoji Horiguchi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last night’s Bellator 272 main event ended in spectacular fashion. After seemingly cruising through the opening three rounds of the fight, Horiguchi got caught by a Pettis spinning backfist in round four that sent his title aspirations crashing to a abrupt halt (see that here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The Japanese standout was left unconscious from the unorthodox strike and medical officials were called in to assist. Kyjoi Horiguchi was eventually forced to leave the cage on a stretcher and was later transported to hospital.<\/p>\n

Now twelve hours removed from the violent setback, ‘The Gooch’ took to social media where he provided his fans with the following update.<\/p>\n

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— Kyoji Horiguchi (@kyoji1012) December 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n