Bellator 272 Weigh-in Results: Title Fight Set; 1 Fighter Heavy

The Bellator MMA bantamweight championship is now officially on the line in the main event of Bellator 272.

Both current champion Sergio Pettis and former titleholder Kyoji Horiguchi successfully made weight for the bout. This is Horiguchi's first bout with the promotion since he vacated the strap in 2019 due to injury. All other fighters made weight on the card except for Jared Scoggins, who came in four pounds over the bantamweight limit for his bout against Josh Hill.

Pettis (21-5) is finally living up to his nickname of "The Phenom," as he is currently undefeated within the promotion. Making his Bellator debut in 2020, the Milwaukee-based fighter rattled off wins over Alfred Khashakyan and Ricky Bandejas to earn a crack at the crown. In May, he topped champ Juan Archuleta to capture the throne. The defending champion officially stepped on the scale at 134 pounds.

Horiguchi (29-3) captured the Bellator bantamweight belt in 2019 by defeating Darrion Caldwell. However, he would return to Japan for two bouts against Kai Asakura. While he lost the first in a shocking knockout, he ended 2020 by exacting revenge on Asakura, and will now return to U.S. soil to vie for the gold he never lost inside the Bellator cage. Horiguchi weighed 134.5 pounds.

Bellator 272's main card will air live on Showtime on Friday at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Prelims will begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

Bellator 272 Weigh-in Results:

Sergio Pettis (134) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (134.5)
Jeremy Kennedy (145.75) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (145.25)
Josh Hill (135.75) vs. Jared Scoggins (140)*
Johnny Eblen (185) vs. Collin Huckbody (185)
Bobby King (156) vs. Alexandr Shabliy (155.4)
John de Jesus (145.6) vs. Kai Kamaka III (146)
Levan Chokheli (170.8) vs. Vinicius de Jesus (169.6)
Jacob Bohn (154.8) vs. Justin Montalvo (154.8)
Mike Hamel (155.8) vs. Killys Mota (155.2)
Spike Carlyle (159) vs. Dan Moret (159.6)
Kyle Crutchmer (171) vs. Oliver Enkamp (170)

* Scoggins weighed in four pounds heavy for his bantamweight match and has been fined a percentage of his purse.