Juan Archuleta signed with Bellator as the first four-division regional champion in the promotion’s history. Now he aims to make more history by defeating a champ with two belts.

“Either way, I’m fighting for two titles in my next fight,” Archuleta told MMA Junkie Radio. “I’m either fighting (Patricio) ‘Pitbull’ (Freire) for the 145 and 155-pound belt, or I’m fighting (Kyoji) Horiguchi for the Rizin and the Bellator belt.

“There’s no way around it anymore. I’ve put in my due diligence. I’m not asking for anything I don’t deserve. I’ve already done the buildup phase. I’ve already won titles.”

Archuleta, a former four-division titleholder in King of the Cage, hasn’t lost since 2015 and picked up one of his biggest career wins last week by knocking out two-time bantamweight champ Eduardo Dantas in a featherweight bout at Bellator 222.

Bellator is launching a 145-pound grand prix in October, and Archuleta is open to going after Freire, who last month picked up the lightweight title by knocking out rival Michael Chandler.

But a move down in weight also appeals to Archuleta, whose main training partner is former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw. After his win, Archuleta called out Kyoji Horiguchi, who became the Bellator bantamweight champ, in addition to the Rizin FF champ, when he outpointed Darrion Caldwell.

Archuleta doesn’t see many valid options for Horiguchi in Bellator or Rizin, and he wants to be the man to dethrone the two-promotion champ.

“Is he going to fight (Tatsuya) Kawajiri at 145?” Archuleta said. “The answer is to fight an 18-fight winning streak guy that could drop down to 135 and challenge you for the title. That’s what people want to see. Japan is known for mixed martial arts. They’re known for having great matchups: Wanderlei Silva, Dan Henderson, Vitor Belfort, Anderson Silva, the list goes on.

“Me and him are going to add to that legacy of bringing superfights to Japan, and then bringing them back to the States to take that title back from him and put the belt back in Bellator’s hands. There’s no more running from Juan Archuleta if you have the title.”

If the title contender is more outspoken than usual, it’s because his most recent win was hard to argue. Archuleta said had he beaten Dantas on points, he would have deferred to Bellator about his next move.

Now he’s making it very clear that he deserves a title shot.

“I’m the first person ever in MMA history to win four titles in four different weight classes,” he said. “These guys with two belts, that’s cool. You get two belts in two weight classes, cool, good job for you. I’ve done something that’s never been done before. And now I’m really going to do something that’s never been done before.”

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