There’s plenty of action across MMA over the weekend with PFL Regular Season: Heavyweights and Women’s Featherweights and Bellator 297 in Chicago on Friday night and UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday.
In Friday’s action, defending champions Ante Delija and Larissa Pacheco got wins, but only one (Pacheco) was able to seal a spot in this year’s PFL playoffs. At the same time, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire fell short of making MMA history against reigning Bellator bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis. And Yoel Romero, who tried to find the fountain of youth with a big win over Vadim Nemkov, was unable to win the Bellator light heavyweight title.
Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi, Jeff Wagenheim and Andres Waters break down the most interesting and best moments from a dramatic Friday and Saturday in MMA action.
Raimondi: Pettis steals the show while derailing history
Sergio Pettis never feels like the focal point. It’s something he has probably dealt with throughout his life. Them’s the breaks of being the younger brother of a flashy former UFC lightweight champion (Anthony) who once appeared on the cover of a Wheaties box.
Friday was another example of Pettis being a secondary thought. He was the champion defending his Bellator…
