BURBANK, Calif. – Former Bellator bantamweight titleholder Darrion Caldwell may have lost his belt to Kyoji Horiguchi, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t still consider himself the champion.
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BURBANK, Calif. – After his win at Bellator 222, Juan Archuleta made it known who he wanted to face next. From his time on the microphone in the cage to …read more
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BURBANK, Calif. — At Bellator media day, Juan Archuleta discusses his trouble in fighting Kyoji Horiguchi, why he called out Patricio Pitbull, his suit, and …read more
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Chan Sung Jung, Rafael Lovato Jr. and Andrea Lee are among those jumping into the MMA top 10s, with Jorge Masvidal and Kyoji Horiguchi making moves toward the top. …read more
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Kyoji Horiguchi will return to the Rizin ring to face Kai Asakura in a non-title, bantamweight clash on Aug. 18. …read more
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Patricio Freire is the Bellator featherweight and lightweight champion, but he was looking to become the bantamweight champion as well. “Pitbull” was hoping to fight newly crowned champion, Kyoji Horiguchi, …read more
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Scott Coker discussed Bellator MMA’s new bantamweight champion. …read more
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Juan Archuleta signed with Bellator as the first four-division regional champion in the promotion’s history. Now he aims to make more history by defeating a champ with two belts.
“Either way, …read more
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Darrion Caldwell was not happy with his unanimous decision loss to Kyoji Horiguchi. This past Friday night (June 14), Caldwell defended the Bellator bantamweight gold against Rizin champion Horiguchi. This …read more
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Kyoji Horiguchi has given an all-new meaning to the “champ-champ” moniker.
After claiming Bellator’s bantamweight title at this past weekend’s Bellator 222 event, the Japanese standout isn’t reigning over two different …read more
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Jordan Breen reflects on Bellator’s recent tent-pole event at Madison Square Garden, where Rory MacDonald defended his welterweight title, and Kyoji Horiguchi became the new bantamweight champion, but neither man …read more
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One of the most significant fight cards in Bellator history took place Friday with Bellator 222, which went down at Madison Square Garden in New York with a main card …read more
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NEW YORK – Friday night, Bellator featherweight Juan Archuleta scored the biggest knockout, and victory, of his career. Squaring off with former champion Eduardo Dantas on the Bellator 222 main …read more
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Kyoji Horiguchi adds the Bellator belt to his collection as part of a Bellator 222 undercard featuring another fall by one prospect, Aaron Pico, and a strong outing by another, …read more
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A highly anticipated rematch between Darrion Caldwell and Kyoji Horiguchi took place at tonight’s Bellator 222 event in New York City.
Horiguchi (27-2 MMA) submitted Caldwell (12-2 MMA) in the third …read more
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Kyoji Horiguchi has now staked his claim as possibly the best bantamweight in all of mixed martial arts after becoming Bellator champion on Friday night.
While it wasn’t the performance …read more
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Kyoji Horiguchi became the new Bellator bantamweight champion after beating Darrion Caldwell at Bellator 222. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to the fight. It wasn’t too exciting, but Kyoji Horiguchi …read more
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Kyoji Horiguchi made MMA history on Friday when he added the Bellator bantamweight title alongside his Rizin FF belt with a win over Darrion Caldwell at Bellator 222.
It was a …read more
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A highly anticipated rematch between Darrion Caldwell and Kyoji Horiguchi took place at tonight’s Bellator 222 event in New York City.
Horiguchi (27-2 MMA) submitted Caldwell (12-2 MMA) in the third …read more
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NEW YORK – Six months ago, Bellator bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell and Rizin FF champ Kyoji Horiguchi collided in a cross-promotional superfight. While Caldwell bested Horiguchi for the first two …read more
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Friday night at Bellator 222, there’s a cross-promotional title fight going down.
Rizin bantamweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi (27-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), a former UFC title challenger, returns Stateside to challenge Bellator …read more
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Darrion Caldwell has more than revenge on his mind.
It would be understandable if Caldwell were solely focused on defeating Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator 222. With a win, “The Wolf” would …read more
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(This story originally published in Friday’s print edition of USA TODAY.)
NEW YORK – Kyoji Horiguchi has an opportunity to write a new page in mixed martial arts history on Friday …read more
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MMA Junkie Radio co-host and MMA Junkie contributor Dan Tom breaks down the Bellator’s top bouts. Today, we look at an interesting cross-promotional title fight at Bellator 222.
Bellator 222 takes …read more
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Rizin CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara is expressing confidence in his bantamweight champion. Kyoji Horiguchi, the Rizin 135-pound kingpin, will have a chance to make lightning strike twice tomorrow night (June 14). …read more
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Darrion Caldwell feels having his rematch with Kyoji Horiguchi on his turf at Bellator 222 will produce a different outcome. …read more
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Once again Bellator and RIZIN FF are cross promoting, with Kyoji Horiguchi fighting Darrion Caldwell for the bantamweight title. It seems like every card they are cross promoting, which is …read more
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Darrion Caldwell isn’t short on confidence going into his rematch with Kyoji Horiguchi. Caldwell and Horiguchi are both bantamweight champions. Caldwell holds Bellator gold, while Horiguchi rules the roost in …read more
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NEW YORK CITY – Rizin Fighting Federation bantamweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi discusses his return to the United States for Bellator 222, the difference between fighting in a ring and in …read more
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Former UFC flyweight title contender Kyoji Horiguchi has another high-profile bout set for this weekend’s (Fri., June 14, 2019) Bellator 222 from New York City. The current Rizin FF bantamweight …read more
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One of the most significant cards in Bellator history takes place on Friday with Bellator 222. The event goes down at Madison Square Garden in New York and streams on …read more
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Demetrious Johnson may have one of the most underrated résumés in MMA. For instance, even when he picks up a victory over a definitive high-caliber opponent, i.e. Kyoji Horiguchi and …read more
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Darrion Caldwell’s history with immediate rematches gives him additional confidence going into his second fight with Kyoji Horiguchi …read more
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