Ray Borg to make Bellator debut vs. Kyoji Horiguchi on April 22 in Hawaii
Kyoji Horiguchi will welcome fellow UFC veteran Ray Borg to the Bellator cage.
Former Bellator and Rizin FF bantamweight champion Horiguchi (31-5) faces Borg (16-5) in a flyweight bout April 22 at Bellator 295 in Honolulu. MMA Junkie confirmed the news Wednesday after an initial report from MMA Mania. ESPN first reported the possibility of the matchup in late February after Borg signed with the promotion.
Horiguchi has split his past four appearances. After dropping back-to-back bouts to Bellator bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis and grand prix finalist Patchy Mix, Horiguchi rebounded with a submission of Yuto Hokamura, followed by a unanimous decision against Hiromasa Ougikubo in his return to flyweight.
Since parting ways with the UFC in 2020, former title challenger Borg has won three consecutive fights over Jesse Arnett, Cody Gibson, and Ricky Bandejas. Borg, who signed a multifight deal with Bellator, hasn’t competed at flyweight since defeating Rogerio Bontorin in February 2020. He missed weight by 2 pounds.
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The current Bellator 295 lineup includes:
Raufeon Stots vs. Patchy Mix
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Kana Watanabe
Kasim Aras vs. Davion Franklin
Adil Edwards vs. Kai Kamaka III
Charlie Leary vs. Yancy Medeiros
Aalon Cruz vs. Bobby King
Keoni Diggs vs. Weber Almeida
Sumiko Inaba vs. Veta Arteaga
Ray Borg vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 295.
