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MMA News / HITC / September 21
Ex-Bellator and Rizin ace wants UFC chance after flooring former promotion veteran

Ex-Bellator and Rizin ace wants UFC chance after flooring former promotion veteran

Juan Archuleta is making it clear he wants his chance in the UFC. The ex-Bellator and RIZIN Bantamweight Champion continued his recent momentum, securing back-to-back victories over the weekend in Las Vegas.

MMA News / Bloody Elbow / September 21
Ex-Bellator and Rizin champion calls for UFC contract after smoking former UFC fighter

Ex-Bellator and Rizin champion calls for UFC contract after smoking former UFC fighter

Juan Archuleta is calling for his shot in the UFC. The former Bellator and RIZIN Bantamweight Champion made it back-to-back wins over the weekend in Las Vegas.

MMA News / MMA on SI / June 23

Ex-Bellator & RIZIN champ scores possible Knockout of the Year in return fight

A decorated MMA veteran just added his name to the short list of contenders for 2025’s Knockout of the Year. Much of the focus of the MMA world was centered

MMA News / Bloody Elbow / June 22
Bellator legend scores walk-off KO with nasty flying knee on regional scene

Bellator legend scores walk-off KO with nasty flying knee on regional scene

Juan Archuleta just picked up his eighth pro title in the most violent way possible. Archuleta is a former two-promotion bantamweight world champion. A training partner of ex-UFC champ TJ Dillashaw, Archuleta won the Bellator title against Patchy Mix in 2020 and the RIZIN title from champ Hiromasa Ougikubo in 2023.

MMA News / Dice City Sports / June 9, 2024
Kai Asakura Signs With UFC

Kai Asakura Signs With UFC

Star Japanese bantamweight champion Kai Asakura has announced on Sunday that he is leaving RIZIN for the UFC at a live event in Tokyo. The two time champion recently reclaimed the belt in December by defeating former Bellator MMA champion Juan Archuleta via TKO.

MMA News / MyMMANews / December 31, 2023

Kai Asakura reclaims Rizin bantamweight championship with vicious knockout of Juan Archuleta at Rizin 45

Japan has always been known for putting on epic New Years events, and this year The post Kai Asakura reclaims Rizin bantamweight championship with vicious knockout of Juan Archuleta at Rizin 45 first appeared on MyMMANews.

MMA News / MyMMANews / December 30, 2023

Juan Archuleta stripped of bantamweight title, complete RIZIN 45 weigh-in results

RIZIN Fighting Federation officials stripped Juan Archuleta of his bantamweight title which he was set The post Juan Archuleta stripped of bantamweight title, complete RIZIN 45 weigh-in results first appeared on MyMMANews.

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