Breaking: Bellator re-signs reigning champs Sergio Pettis and Patchy Mix ahead of bantamweight title unification bout

It appears as though Bellator are committed to keeping their bantamweight division in-tact as they have re-signed reigning champion Sergio Pettis and interim champion Patchy Mix to new long-term deals.

𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙤 𝙋𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙞𝙣’𝙩 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 🇺🇸

#Bellator bantamweight world champion @sergiopettis has signed a new multi-fight deal with the organization 👊

Who do you want to see him fight next? https://t.co/WRPIX38F8W

The news comes as the promotion plans to book the bantamweight title unification bout between the two after their stellar performances inside the cage. Pettis most recently earned an impressive unanimous decision win over featherweight champion Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire at Bellator 297. It was his first bout since retaining his title against Kyoji Horiguchi in December, 2021.

𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝘅 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹 👊

Off the back of his epic #BellatorBWGP win, interim-bantamweight world champion "No Love" @TeamMixMMA has inked a new multi-fight contract with #Bellator 🔥 https://t.co/4PZWL4lp60

'The Phenom' was intially set to defend his title in the bantamweight Grand Prix, but was forced to withdraw from the tournament because he required surgery. Meanwhile, Mix took full advantage of the opportunity that came with competing in the tournament as he defeated Horiguchi, Magomed Magomedov, and Raufeon Stots to win the $1 million prize money and interim bantamweight championship.

'No Love' had a viral moment in the finals exactly like he predicted as he earned a first-round knockout win after dropping Stots with a knee. It will be interesting to see when the promotion plan to book the highly anticipated bantamweight title unification bout between Sergio Pettis and Patchy Mix.

Depending on how both champions feel, Bellator 300, which has yet to be announced, could be a fitting event to target for that fight.