A battle between former teammates and two of one of the best bantamweights on this planet was finally lackluster; nevertheless, Sergio Pettis did sufficient to defeat Raufeon Stots at PFL Chicago.
Pettis dictated the tempo early with kicks, touchdown clear mixtures, whereas Stots didn’t deliver out his knowledgeable wrestling skills till scoring a takedown with about 40 seconds left within the spherical.
Pettis landed a slick backfist early within the second, however Stots responded by touchdown a powerful punch that stumbled Pettis earlier than touchdown a takedown. Pettis didn’t present a lot protection from there, as Stots managed the spherical on the bottom.
Each males traded in a stand-up affair for the third spherical earlier than, once more, Stots scored a takedown with 40 seconds left, however didn’t do sufficient to take the spherical.
All three judges scored the battle for Pettis 29-28.
Sergio Pettis Outworks Raufeon Stots In Battle Of Former Teammates At PFL Chicago
PFL IS RIGGED MAN
on Jesus Christ himself this firm is gonna get caught with the largest lawsuit in sports activities historical past. I’ll go to hell and burn for the remainder of my life if Sergio Pettis gained that battle
— Arbitrage 101 (@ArbBetsEveryday) June 28, 2025
Glad the judges didn’t rob Sergio Pettis
I assumed it was clear however manner too typically judges reward meaningless late takedowns
— Blessed Is Greatest (@WinnersGetRich) June 28, 2025
Pettis, the previous Bellator bantamweight champion, got here into this battle off a pair of losses towards Patchy Combine (dropping his belt within the course of) and Kyoji Horiguchi (a rematch of Pettis’ award-winning knockout in 2021).
Stots, the previous interim Bellator champion, is now 3-2 in his final 5.
