Bellator 284: Gracie vs. Yamauchi is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that will take place on August 12, 2022, at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card (Showtime)
Welterweight Neiman Gracie vs. Goiti Yamauchi
Heavyweight Valentin Moldavsky vs. Steve Mowry
Women's Flyweight Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Bruna Ellen
Heavyweight Said Sowma vs. Gokhan Saricam
Middleweight Austin Vanderford vs. Aaron Jeffery
Preliminary Card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Bantamweight Josh Hill vs. Marcos Breno
Women's Flyweight DeAnna Bennett vs. Justine Kish
Welterweight Jordan Newman vs. Lance Wright
Light Heavyweight Sullivan Cauley vs. Tyson Jeffries
Middleweight Pat Downey vs. Keyes Nelson
Lightweight Isaiah Hokit vs. Nick Perez
Heavyweight Bailey Schoenfelder vs. Mark Currier
Bantamweight Mitchell McKee vs. Tony Ortega
Catchweight (175 lb) Brett Bye vs. Mayah II
Background
The main event will feature a battle of submission specialists, with Neiman Gracie taking on Goiti Yamauchi. In his last bout, Neiman fought a five-round war against Logan Storley, where he lost the close bout via split decision. Yamauchi has won back-to-back fights, winning his debut at welterweight against Levan Chokheli in his last bout.
A bantamweight bout between Josh Hill and Matheus Mattos was scheduled for this event. However, Mattos pulled out due to a knee injury requiring knee surgery and was replaced by Marcos Breno.
A featherweight bout between Ilias Bulaid and Weber Almeida was scheduled to this event. However in July, the bout was scrapped due to unknown reasons.
A bantamweight bout between Sarvadzhon Khamidov and Jared Scoggins was scheduled for this event. However, the bout was scrapped for unknown reasons
A middleweight bout between Austin Vanderford and Anthony Adams was scheduled for this event. However after Adams pulled out of the bout 2 weeks before the event, Aaron Jeffery stepped in on short notice.
