Bellator 284
Bellator mixed martial arts event in 2022
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Bellator 284: Gracie vs. Yamauchi was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on August 12, 2022, at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States.[1][2]
| Bellator 284: Gracie vs. Yamauchi | ||||
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The poster for Bellator 284: Gracie vs. Yamauchi | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | August 12, 2022 | |||
| Venue | Sanford Pentagon | |||
| City | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event marked the promotion's third visit to Sioux Falls and first since Bellator 265 in August 2021.[1]
The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between Neiman Gracie and Goiti Yamauchi.[2]
A bantamweight bout between Josh Hill and Matheus Mattos was scheduled for this event.[3] However, Mattos pulled out due to a knee injury requiring knee surgery and was replaced by Marcos Breno.[4]
A featherweight bout between Ilias Bulaid and Weber Almeida was scheduled to this event.[2] However in July, the bout was scrapped for unknown reasons.[5]
A bantamweight bout between Sarvadzhon Khamidov and Jared Scoggins was scheduled for this event.[6] However, the bout was scrapped for unknown reasons
A middleweight bout between Austin Vanderford and Anthony Adams was scheduled for this event.[7] However after Adams pulled out of the bout 2 weeks before the event, Aaron Jeffery stepped in on short notice.[8]
At weigh ins, three fighters missed weight; Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, who was three pounds over the division non-title fight limit at 129 lbs, Justine Kish who came in at 128.4 lbs for their flyweight bout, and Nick Perez who came in at 157.4 lbs for his lightweight bout. Macfarlane and Kish were fined a percentage of their purses and the bouts continued at catchweights, while Perez's bout against Isaiah Hokit was scrapped.[9]
Results
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Goiti Yamauchi | def. | Neiman Gracie | KO (punches) | 2 | 3:58 | |
| Heavyweight | Valentin Moldavsky | vs. | Steve Mowry | No Contest (accidental eye poke) | 1 | 0:54 | |
| Catchweight (129 lbs) | Ilima-Lei Macfarlane | def. | Bruna Ellen | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Gokhan Saricam | def. | Said Sowma | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Aaron Jeffery | def. | Austin Vanderford | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:25 | |
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Marcos Breno | def. | Josh Hill | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (128.4 lbs) | DeAnna Bennett | def. | Justine Kish | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Light Heavyweight | Sullivan Cauley | def. | Tyson Jeffries | KO (knee) | 1 | 1:39 | |
| Middleweight | Pat Downey | def. | Keyes Nelson | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 0:36 | |
| Heavyweight | Bailey Schoenfelder | def. | Mark Currier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:35 | |
| Bantamweight | Mitchell McKee | def. | Tony Ortega | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:28 | |
| Amateur Bout | |||||||
| Catchweight (175 lb) | Mayah Li | def. | Brett Bye | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
