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PFL’s purchase of Bellator has brought a ton of uncertainty to many fighters signed by both organizations. However, for Juan Archuleta the concern is even bigger.
This is where it gets tricky. Bellator is no longer autonomous, as rival promotion PFL recently purchased it in November. Archuleta has no idea how this will impact his status as champion at Rizin and if he’ll be able to continue fighting in Japan.
“I still don’t know,” Archuleta told MMA Junkie regarding his future at Rizin. “I’ve even asked some people like, ‘Hey, what’s going on?’ I even asked Don Davis, ‘Hey, man. I was promised the Patchy Mix title (fight). Is that still going on?’ And he was just like, ‘Oh there’s going to be plenty of fights throughout the year, so we’ll see.’ I’m like, ‘Well, that’s pretty gray.’ I don’t know what’s going to happen with that.”
Archuleta is solely focused on defending his Rizin belt, but he does admit that there’s an uneasy feeling given the lack of information surrounding his future.
“Definitely uncomfortable, right?” Archuleta said. “Like you said, this is my living. I was guaranteed three or four fights with Bellator, and now you’re saying there’s not going to be as many cards in Bellator throughout the year? That’s kind of strange.
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This is where it gets tricky. Bellator is no longer autonomous, as rival promotion PFL recently purchased it in November. Archuleta has no idea how this will impact his status as champion at Rizin and if he’ll be able to continue fighting in Japan.
“I still don’t know,” Archuleta told MMA Junkie regarding his future at Rizin. “I’ve even asked some people like, ‘Hey, what’s going on?’ I even asked Don Davis, ‘Hey, man. I was promised the Patchy Mix title (fight). Is that still going on?’ And he was just like, ‘Oh there’s going to be plenty of fights throughout the year, so we’ll see.’ I’m like, ‘Well, that’s pretty gray.’ I don’t know what’s going to happen with that.”
Archuleta is solely focused on defending his Rizin belt, but he does admit that there’s an uneasy feeling given the lack of information surrounding his future.
“Definitely uncomfortable, right?” Archuleta said. “Like you said, this is my living. I was guaranteed three or four fights with Bellator, and now you’re saying there’s not going to be as many cards in Bellator throughout the year? That’s kind of strange.
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