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Bellator 246 results: Juan Archuleta wins vacant bantamweight title in slugfest over Patchy Mix

In the Bellator 246 main event, Juan Archuleta defeated Patchy Mix by unanimous decision to claim the vacant Bellator bantamweight title.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The Bellator bantamweight championship finally has a home, around the waist of [autotag]Juan Archuleta[/autotag].

In a stirring battle, Archuleta (25-2 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) defeated [autotag]Patchy Mix[/autotag] by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) on Saturday night in the main event of Bellator 246 at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Largely a high-action striking affair through five rounds, the fight’s opening five minutes took place mostly on the ground. Mix (13-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) snuck under an Archuleta punch to get a takedown. On the back, Mix worked for submissions but came up empty-handed.

The second round was somewhat the same, with Mix getting Archuleta to the mat. After a few dominant-position reversals, Archuleta landed heavy ground-and-pound.

In Round 3, both men opened up and exchanged. Hard shots from each bantamweight loudly clattered off the other’s forehead. Archuleta found perhaps his best success in the latter half of the round, utilizing his boxing.

For the entirety of the fight, Mix pushed the pace with Archuleta doing his best to counterstrike and stand in the pocket. It was no different in Round 4. The striking battle continued through the fourth and into the fifth.

Body shots proved to be the difference for Archuleta in Round 5, as he brutalized Mix’s midsection. When Mix would flinch in anticipation of a body blow, Archuleta would change levels.

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The victory marks Archuleta’s second straight as he won his first major promotional title. He has only lost once since March 2015 – a September 2019 unanimous decision defeat to current Bellator lightweight and featherweight titleholder Patricio Freire.

As for Mix, the loss marks his first defeat of his entire career – amateur of professional.

The bout for the vacant bantamweight belt was the main event of Bellator 246, which took place Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card aired on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Juan Archuleta def. Patchy Mix via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)
Neiman Gracie def. Jon Fitch via submission (heel hook) — Round 2, 4:47
Liz Carmouche def. DeAnna Bennett via submission (rear-naked choke) — Round 3, 3:17
Keoni Diggs def. Derek Campos via technical submission (rear-naked choke) — Round 3, 4:59
Daniel Madrid def. Pat Casey via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
Ty Gwerder def. George Tokkos via TKO (strikes) — Round 3, 1:05
Davion Franklin def. Ras Hylton via unanimous technical decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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Bellator 246 predictions: Juan Archuleta or Patchy Mix – who’s the next 135 champ?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the Bellator 246 main card, featuring Juan Archuleta vs. Patchy Mix for the bantamweight title.

	Archuleta vs. Mix	Fitch vs. Gracie	Bennett vs. Carmouche	Campos vs. Diggs
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 91-58	Archuleta (57%)	Gracie (59%)	Carmouche (86%)	Diggs (51%)
Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 103-46	Mix	Gracie	Carmouche	Campos
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 102-47	Mix	Gracie	Carmouche	Campos
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 101-48	Mix	Gracie	Carmouche	Campos
Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 99-50 2019 Champion*	Mix	Gracie	Carmouche	Campos
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 98-51	Archuleta	Gracie	Carmouche	Campos
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 97-52 2017 Champion	Archuleta	Gracie	Carmouche	Campos
Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 96-53	Archuleta	Gracie	Carmouche	Campos
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 96-53	Mix	Gracie	Carmouche	Diggs
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 96-53 2014 Champion	Mix	Gracie	Carmouche	Campos
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 93-56 2018 Champion	Mix	Gracie	Carmouche	Campos
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 92-57	Mix	Gracie	Bennett	Diggs
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 91-58	Mix	Gracie	Carmouche	Campos
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 89-60	Mix	Gracie	Carmouche	Campos
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 62-87	Archuleta	Fitch	Bennett	Campos

Bellator has back-to-back events in Connecticut this week, and the second half will give out the vacant bantamweight title.

Bellator 246 takes place Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, [autotag]Juan Archuleta[/autotag] (24-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) takes on [autotag]Patchy Mix[/autotag] (13-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) for the vacant 135-pound title. Mix is a -175 favorite, and our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts have him with a big lead at 10-4.

In the co-main event, former WSOF welterweight champion [autotag]Jon Fitch[/autotag] (32-7-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) meets [autotag]Neiman Gracie[/autotag] (9-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA). Gracie is just a slight favorite at -125, but he’s a near-unanimous pick among our staff members with just one person picking Fitch.

Also on the main card, former UFC title challenger [autotag]Liz Carmouche[/autotag] (13-7 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) meets [autotag]DeAnna Bennett[/autotag] (10-6-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) in a women’s flyweight bout. Both women are making their promotional debuts. Carmouche is the biggest favorite on the card at -550, and she’s got a 12-2 lead in the picks.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Derek Campos[/autotag] (20-10 MMA, 9-8 BMMA) takes on [autotag]Keoni Diggs[/autotag] (8-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) at lightweight. And though Diggs is favored in the fight, Campos has a 12-2 picks lead.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Archuleta (57 percent), Gracie (59 percent), Carmouche (86 percent) and Diggs (51 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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Bellator 246: Patchy Mix Pre-fight Interview

Video: ‘Bellator 246 Countdown’ for Juan Archuleta vs. Patchy Mix

Watch along as Juan Archuleta and Patchy Mix set the stage for their bantamweight title clash at Bellator 246 in Uncasville, Conn.

The Bellator bantamweight title has sat vacant ever since Kyoji Horiguchi vacated the belt due to injury back in November 2019. But the promotion hopes to have a new champion in his ranks by the end of Saturday night.

The battle for the 135-pound title forms the main event of Bellator 246, as contenders [autotag]Juan Archuleta[/autotag] and [autotag]Patchy Mix[/autotag] get set to face off for the strap inside Bellator’s “FightSphere.”

Bellator 246 takes place Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Bellator’s cameras followed along as Archuleta (24-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) and Mix (13-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) prepare to do battle for the vacant belt. So, while you count down the hours to their bantamweight showdown, enjoy “Bellator 246 Countdown: Archuleta vs. Mix” via the video above.

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Spinning Back Clique: Who should fight Nick Diaz? Is Alistair Overeem a lock for the UFC Hall of Fame?

Check out “Spinning Back Clique,” which covers the fallout from UFC on ESPN+34, looks ahead to a busy Bellator weekend, and more.

Welcome to “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week, Simon Head hosts and is joined by MMA Junkie Radio’s “Gorgeous” George and “Goze,” as well as MMA Junkie lead staff reporter John Morgan. Let’s get to it!

SHOW TOPICS

It seems beloved MMA veteran [autotag]Nick Diaz[/autotag] is prepping for a return to the cage in early 2021, in what would be his first fight since January 2015. So who should he fight in his UFC comeback?
The UFC has been a leader in the sporting world in dealing with COVID-19, but in recent weeks, a number of bouts have fallen out at the last minute. What should the UFC be doing better as a response?
Bellator hosts a big doubleheader at the FightSphere this weekend. But which card has the more intriguing main event? Is it Bellator 245 with a [autotag]Phil Davis[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Lyoto Machida[/autotag] rematch, or Bellator 246, with [autotag]Juan Archuleta[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Patchy Mix[/autotag] for the promotion’s vacant bantamweight title?
Speaking of Bellator titles, former UFC title challengers [autotag]Cat Zingano[/autotag] and [autotag]Liz Carmouche[/autotag] are each set to make their Bellator debuts this weekend. Which one has best shot at holding Bellator gold?
Lastly, [autotag]Alistair Overeem[/autotag] picked up a big win at UFC on ESPN+ 34 and says he wants to hold UFC gold before he calls it a career. Is he still a UFC Hall of Famer if he falls short of that goal?

Davis-Machida 2, Archuleta-Mix title fight lead back-to-back Bellator shows Sept. 11-12

Bellator is no stranger to putting on back-to-back shows in Connecticut. Now the promotion will go down that road again next month.

Bellator 245 and Bellator 246 are slated for consecutive nights Sept. 11-12 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. A person with knowledge of the events confirmed the news to MMA Junkie on Wednesday following an initial report from ESPN.

The Bellator 245 headliner will be a rematch between former Bellator light heavyweight champion [autotag]Phil Davis[/autotag] (21-5 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) and former UFC champ [autotag]Lyoto Machida[/autotag] (26-9 MMA, 2-1 BMMA). In addition, former UFC title challenger [autotag]Cat Zingano[/autotag] (10-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) will make her promotional debut against [autotag]Gabrielle Holloway[/autotag] (6-5 MMA, 1-2 BMMA).

At Bellator 246, the vacant bantamweight title will be on the line between [autotag]Juan Archuleta[/autotag] (24-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) and [autotag]Patchy Mix[/autotag] (13-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA). Plus, [autotag]Jon Fitch[/autotag] (32-7-2 MMA, 1-1-1 BMMA) is set to take on [autotag]Neiman Gracie[/autotag] (9-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) at welterweight.

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Davis and Machida fought at UFC 163 a little more than seven years ago in Brazil, where Davis won a mildly controversial unanimous decision. Although all three judges scored the fight for him 29-28, none of the media members tracked by MMADecisions.com scored the fight for Davis.

Davis won Bellator’s light heavyweight title in 2016, but lost it in his first defense to current dual champion Ryan Bader. Since that setback, he’s gone 4-1, including back-to-back wins over former champ Liam McGeary and Karl Albrektsson in 2019. His lone loss in that stretch was a split call to Vadim Nemkov, who on Friday challenges Bader for the light heavyweight belt.

Machida will be looking to rebound from a split decision loss to Gegard Mousasi in September 2019. Prior to that, he had four straight wins, including his first two in Bellator after coming over from the UFC in 2018 as a free agent. He took a split call from Rafael Carvalho in his promotional debut and stopped Chael Sonnen with a second-round TKO before his loss to Mousasi.

Archuleta was cruising through the Bellator ranks and had fought at both featherweight and bantamweight. He earned a title shot against 145-pound champ Patricio Freire in September 2019, but lost a unanimous decision for his first setback in the promotion. In January, he bounced back with a win over Henry Corrales at featherweight, but now he’ll drop back down to 135 pounds to go after a belt.

Mix stayed unbeaten this past December in a crossover fight at Rizin 20 when he submitted Yuki Motoya in the first round on New Year’s Eve. Earlier in the year, he picked up first-round submission wins in his first two Bellator bouts against Ricky Bandejas an Isaiah Chapman. He has nine of his first 13 career wins by submission.

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Bellator re-signs undefeated bantamweight Patchy Mix

Bellator has re-signed up-and-coming bantamweight star Patchy Mix, a promotion official confirms to MMA Junkie.

[autotag]Patchy Mix[/autotag] won’t be leaving Bellator anytime soon.

One of the promotion’s rising bantamweight stars, Mix (13-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) has extended with Bellator by signing a new contract.

While the signing occurred earlier this year, Mix recently revealed the news for the first time via his personal Facebook page. MMA Junkie confirmed the signing with a promotion official on Monday.

“I resigned my second multi fight contract with one of the top mma promotion in the world at the beginning of the year,” Mix wrote on his personal Facebook account. “Even though this year 2020 has been hard the light at the end of the tunnel is that Bellator will be home to myself and family for many years to come. After this pandemic I’m excited to get back to work and chasing these dreams!”

Since signing with Bellator in early 2019, Mix has made quick work of three straight opponents. In his promotional debut at Bellator 222, Mix submitted highly-touted Ricky Bandejas in 66 seconds.

In his sophomore Bellator fight, Mix pulled off a rare Sulov stretch submission against Isaiah Chapman – another first round finish.

In December, Bellator lended Mix to RIZIN. Taking on Yuki Motoya at RIZIN 20, Mix picked up his thirteenth win in as many fights when he submitted Yuki Motoya in 97 seconds.

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‘Patchy Mix does not take no slow road,’ ready for Bellator title shot

At the start of 2019, Patchy Mix wasn’t even on the Bellator roster, but after a nearly flawless year, he says he’s ready for a title shot.

At the start of 2019, undefeated bantamweight [autotag]Patchy Mix[/autotag] wasn’t even on the Bellator roster, but after a nearly flawless year, he says he’s ready for a title shot.

“I feel like I should be in that discussion,” Mix told MMA Junkie. “I feel like the real, true fans and true people that know this sport, I think I am the discussion, the guy that’s the most deserving, the track record that’s better than anyone else’s on the roster if you look at what they’ve done in Bellator.

“I’m 3-0 in Bellator – three first-round finishes and pure domination.”

Mix (12-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) was fighting under the King of the Cage banner when the year began, but the hype was certainly starting to build behind him. After an undefeated amateur career, Mix starting finishing fighters at an alarming rate in the professional ranks, as well. He says the work on the mats at New Mexico’s famed Jackson Wink MMA let him know he was capable of competing with anyone in the world.

“When I went pro and then I went to Jackson’s and was competing, all these guys were cross-training, these big names – and even guys in my division right now that they’re the biggest names – I went and trained with those guys,” Mix said. “How I did, my success with them back then, I knew then and there that I had to do this. I had to make the money these guys were making, and I had to be a world-class fighter that get paid as such.”

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Mix debuted for Bellator this past June, and rather than get any kind of slow play into the promotion, he was immediately matched up with another highly touted prospect, Ricky Bandejas, the man known for knocking out James Gallagher.

Mix submitted Bandejas in just over a minute.

Since then, Mix has already added two more first-round stoppages to his record, submitting Isaiah Chapman at this past October’s Bellator 232 and then traveling to Japan to submit Yuki Motoya at Rizin FF 20, which featured a co-promotion with Bellator.

Mix believes that deserves him a spot at the top of the division.

“Patchy Mix does not take no slow road,” Mix said. “Look at who I fought in my first three fights in Bellator. Granted Dominic Mazzotta pulled out. He just went running from the fight. But they threw me in there against Ricky Bandejas. That guy is supposed to be a killer. He was in contendership. He knocked out Gallagher quickly. I went in there and put him away in 60 seconds.

“I didn’t want no easy fights. I didn’t want to be built. I wanted to prove that I’m the best in the world right now, and that’s what I’ve been doing. I haven’t taken a punch. Three fights, three first-round finishes, and just finished a guy in Yuki Motoya who hasn’t been finished since 2011. I’m out there to take out the names, and I’m a contender right now – the title contender right now.”

Bellator’s bantamweight title is currently vacant, with former title holder Kyoji Horiguchi relinquishing the belt after being forced to go under the knife to repair his knee. Mix said he’s not concerned if he’s fighting for a vacant belt or against an established champion, he simply believes that it’s his time to shine.

“I have en extensive winning streak, and I’m a finisher,” Mix said. “I haven’t went to a decision in almost two-and-a-half years or something crazy like that. I’m here to put people away, and I think that puts a fanbase behind me. I just need the ability to showcase who I am, and if I do that, I’m going to put people away and prove who I am.

“In 2020, I want the world title, whether it’s vacant or whatever. That’s my goal. Nothing less.”

Considering the strides forward he made in 2019, working to the title in 2020 might not be a terribly unrealistic goal. His career record is impressive, and his ability to finish fights does make him an appealing commodity. So line them up, Mix says, and he’ll knock them down.

“I want names,” Mix said. “These ’45-pounders coming down, these guys coming over from the UFC, I need names. I need to add some more to my resume. I’m here to fight the best guys. I believe I’m the best guy in the world.”

Tears of joy in Saitama: Go behind the scenes with Bellator’s Patchy Mix at Rizin FF 20

Go behind the scenes to relive a special night for Bellator bantamweight contender Patchy Mix as he claimed a 97-second submission win at Rizin FF 20 on New Year’s Eve.

Undefeated Bellator bantamweight contender [autotag]Patchy Mix[/autotag] ended his year in impressive fashion when he jetted to Japan and represented the promotion with distinction with a submission finish of former DEEP bantamweight champion Yuki Motoya in their “Bellator vs. Rizin” matchup at Rizin FF 20 on New Year’s Eve.

Mix’s 97-second guillotine choke finish of Motoya was one of the highlights of a spectacular night at the Saitama Super Arena as “Patchy” enjoyed a night to remember on his Japanese debut.

Throughout the evening in Saitama, Mix was followed by Bellator’s camera crew, who documented his fight night journey, from his pre-fight warm-up all the way through to his post-fight reflections in the locker room, where the emotion of the occasion finally got to the tearful 26-year-old, whose eighth straight finish extended his perfect professional record to 13-0.

Recap the night in Bellator’s specially-shot video above.

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