Sergio Pettis may not be thought of as a KO artist, but there’s never a bad time to start.
The younger Pettis brother stunned the MMA world on Friday night by starching RIZIN bantamweight champion with a fourth-round spinning back fist in the main event of Bellator 272. Pettis was getting dominated in the bout and was just minutes away from being down four rounds to zero to Horiguchi before pulling off one of the wildest comebacks of 2021.
Check out how the pros reacted to Pettis’ highlight-reel defense of his Bellator bantamweight title below.
Holy shit what a fight, what a finish. Duke’s pep talk between rounds and him going out and doing that is what movies are made of, congrats Champ @sergiopettis!!!! #Bellator272
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) December 4, 2021
And stillllll!!!!!! He’s Sergio Pettis not Anthony’s little brother!!!!!!
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) December 4, 2021
Mma such a crazy beautiful sport
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) December 4, 2021
So happy for him one of the nicest realest men in the game such a genuine person
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) December 4, 2021
Crazy sport we have…….kyoji looked so dominant…..
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) December 4, 2021
RIZINのバンタム級王者、堀口恭司。
たとえ散っても、我らが王者を誇りに思います。
恭司なら再び立ち上がり、また咲き誇る姿を見せてくれるに違いありません。 pic.twitter.com/Bpy9W8LgTV— NOBUYUKI SAKAKIBARA (@nobu_sakakibara) December 4, 2021
HOLY SMOKES!!!!!!! Sergio Pettis with the spinning backfist KO. That was crazy!!!
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) December 4, 2021
Ayoooooo Sergio Pettis with the comeback KO . Sheeeeshhhh
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 4, 2021
lucky punch ? no, this is MMA. But Horiguchi is better
— マネル・ケイプ Manel Kape (@ManelKape) December 4, 2021
Kai Asakura is much better than Pettis.
Put in on tournament— マネル・ケイプ Manel Kape (@ManelKape) December 4, 2021