MMA Twitter wants UFC call-up after Patchy Mix submits Sergio Pettis (Video)
After a spectacular rise over the past few years, Patchy Mix now gets to hold Bellator gold.
Mix submitted Sergio Pettis in the co-main event of Bellator 301 to become the new undisputed Bellator bantamweight champion.
Mix took control in the opening round of the fight, getting the upper hand in the grappling battle early. He also notably landed a few knees to the body.
And it didn't take Mix long to sink in a submission attempt, getting to Pettis's back in the second round and locking in a rear-naked choke, forcing the tapout.
Twitter reacts to Sergio Pettis vs. Patchy Mix
PATCHY MIX 🔥 #AndNew pic.twitter.com/qy17fLQUg3
— MS (@UFC_Obsessed) November 18, 2023
Patchy Mix is going to look great in the UFC. #Bellator301
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) November 18, 2023
Patchy Mix with EASE. Crazy. What a fucking run he's on #Bellator301 pic.twitter.com/L2S5HXdo5R
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) November 18, 2023
Patchy mix would make easy work of UFC champion Sean O'Malley 🤷♂️#Bellator301
— king Makhachev 👑 (@P4P_islam_) November 18, 2023
wow patchy mix, bring him to the ufc
— garza 🍇 (@_issacglez16) November 18, 2023
Patchy Mix is so bloody good! 👏pic.twitter.com/lWVEPLzCov
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) November 18, 2023
Patchy Mix is the undisputed Bellator BW champion of the world
— 𝕽𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖒𝖆𝖐𝖊𝖗❂ (@Sa_Gwang) November 18, 2023
He's a bad fcking man 🔥#Bellator301 pic.twitter.com/rHJcG79RKl
Great performance Champ. Congratulations Patchy Mix. It would be an honor to put my Jiu jitsu against your grappling. #Bantamweight #BellatorMMA pic.twitter.com/nlUyCTy45A
— Dudu Dantas (@DuduDantasMMA) November 18, 2023
I would really fancy Patchy Mix to take out Sean O’Malley right now. Horrible stylistic matchup for the UFC champion. #Bellator301
— Ian O'Neill (@ioneillmma) November 18, 2023
Congrats 🥋🤼🥋@patchymix
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) November 18, 2023
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Patchy Mix being good as fuck pic.twitter.com/NJxgPZixtH
— TevTalksMMA (@TevTalksMMA) November 18, 2023
Patchy Mix might be the best bantamweight in the world — but there’s only one way to truly find out.
— Mike Heck (@MikeHeck_JR) November 18, 2023
patchy mix w pic.twitter.com/15Vvqowrhw
— not sh*na (@ufcshosh) November 18, 2023
Mix had a highly successful run over the course of the Bellator Bantamweight Grand Prix, defeating former champion Kyoji Horiguchi and stunning with a submission of Magomed Magomedov. This led him to the $1 million final, which saw him knock out Raufeon Stots to become the interim Bellator bantamweight champion and win the tournament.
Prior to tonight, Mix had a previous shot at the Bellator bantamweight championship, coming up just short in a fight with Juan Archuleta for the then-vacant world title at Bellator 246 in September 2020.
Pettis, in fact, was the one who defeated Archuleta to win the bantamweight title at Bellator 258. Pettis retained the title twice prior to tonight, pulling off a comeback knockout of Horiguchi and a decision over Patricio "Pitbull" Freire at Bellator 272 and Bellator 297, respectively.
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