LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) announced this morning that it has signed highly touted Duke Roufus kickboxing protégé turned undefeated bantamweight MMA fighter Sergio Pettis to a 5-fight deal. Pettis is the 18-year-old younger brother of former WEC lightweight champion and current UFC star Anthony Pettis.

Pettis shared his thoughts on the deal by stating, "I am excited to fight for RFA. It's a great promotion with a lot of really talented fighters. I look forward to the competition and showing the RFA fans what I can do."

Above: Marcus Luer, Managing Director, GLORY SPORTS INTERNATIONAL, the owner and rights holder of GLORY World Series, addresses the media on-hand at a GLORY World Series press conference. | Photo Credit: Bas Uterwijk/GLORY World Series.