LOS ANGELES –BELLATOR MMA ໄດ້ຢືນຢັນບັດຕໍ່ສູ້ຢ່າງເຕັມທີ່ສໍາລັບBELLATOR MMA 274: Gracie vs. ສະເຕີລີວັນເສົານີ້, Feb. 19, ທີ່ສະຫນາມກິລາ Mohegan Sun ໃນອັນຄາສະຫວິນ, Conn. SHOWTIME will televise the phenomenal main card live at9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ, nine thrilling preliminary fights will stream live three hours earlier on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV beginning at6 p.m. ET/3p.m. PT.
ໃນກໍລະນີທີ່ຕົ້ນຕໍຂອງຕອນແລງ, ເຮັດແນວໃດບໍ່. 4-ອັນດັບNeiman Gracie(11-2) will strap on the BELLATOR gloves for the 12thconsecutive time when he takes on former four-time collegiate All-American wrestler and No. 5-ອັນດັບLogan Storley(12-1) in a five-round clash of top-5 welterweights. ໃນການແຂ່ງຂັນຮ່ວມມືທີ່ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມການ, former BELLATOR Welterweight Champion and No. 9-ອັນດັບAndrey Koreshkov (24-4) will return to action and open his 2002 campaign against Alliance MMA product and owner of seven first-round finishesChance Rencountre(16-4) of Pawhuska, Okla.
The updated and complete listing of bouts can be found below.
BELLATOR’S NO. 4-RANKED WELTERWEIGHT NEIMAN GRACIETO TAKE ON NO. 5 LOGAN STORLEY IN AN INTERNATIONAL BATTLE OF TOP-10 CONTENDERS IN MAIN EVENT OFBELLATOR MMA 274 ໃນວັນເສົາ, ພະ. 19, ອາໄສຢູ່ໃນເວລາສາຍ
FORMER BELLATOR CHAMPION ANDREY KORESHKOV FACES FELLOW RUSSIAN STAR MUKHAMED BERKHAMOV IN CO-HEADLINER WHEN BELLATOR RETURNS TO MOHEGAN SUN ARENA IN UNCASVILLE, CONN., WITH AN ACTION-PACKED NIGHT OF FIGHTS
LOS ANGELES –Fresh off an 87-second destruction of Mark Lemminger in the co-main event ofBELLATOR MMA 266, ເຮັດແນວໃດບໍ່. 4-ອັນດັບNeiman Gracie(11-2) will strap on the BELLATOR gloves for the 12thconsecutive time when he takes on once-beaten and No. 5-ອັນດັບLogan Storley(12-1) in a clash of top-10 170-pounders atBELLATOR MMA 274: Gracie vs. ສະເຕີລີ ໃນວັນເສົາ, Feb. 19.
In the co-featured bout inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., former BELLATOR Welterweight Champion and No. 8-ອັນດັບAndrey Koreshkov (24-4) will return to action and open his 2022 campaign againstMukhamed Berkhamov(15-1), a winner of his last seven contests. The main card will also see undefeatedKeri Taylor Melendez (5-0) compete at flyweight against former title challenger and No. 6-ອັນດັບVeta Arteaga (6-4) and a pair of heavyweights who find themselves tied at No. 8 in the official rankings will open the main card, when undefeated prospectDavion Franklin (4-0) ຕໍ່ສູ້ກັບSaid Sowma (8-2).
SHOWTIME will televise theBELLATOR MMA 274: Gracie vs. ສະເຕີລີmain card live at9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ, the thrilling preliminary fights will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV beginning at6 p.m. ET/3p.m. PT.
ປີ້ສໍາລັບການBELLATOR MMA 274: Gracie vs. ສະເຕີລີwill go on sale Friday, Jan. 7 at bothTicketmaster.com ແລະBellator.com, with a special presale taking place Thursday, Jan. 6.
Five preliminary contests are also official forBELLATOR MMA 274,three lightweight bouts, the first pitting 44-fight veteranGeorgi Karakhanyan(31-12-1) against Northern California’sAdam Piccolot(12-4), a battle between two of the best nicknames in MMA, Mandel “Rat Garbage” Nallo (8-1, 1 NC) ແລະNick “Nyquil” Browne(12-1), ເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນກັບCorey Samuels (3-2), who won in ten seconds in his BELLATOR debut, returning to face undefeatedJustin Montalvo(4-0).
The final two preliminary contests will seeIsaiah Hokit (0-1) will move down to featherweight in his second BELLATOR outing, ໃນເວລາທີ່ທ່ານໄດ້ໃຊ້ເວລາກ່ຽວກັບການAlbert Birckhead (0-1) ໃນ debut ຂອງເຂົາສົ່ງເສີມການຂາຍ. Lastly, top-flight bantamweight prospectJaylon Bates (4-0) welcomesChris Disonell (6-4) back to BELLATOR for the first time since 2019.
Originating from the exalted Brazilian jiu-jitsu family, Gracie scored his first professional TKO when he backed his opponent against the fence and unleashed a barrage of unanswered punches to Lemminger’s head, forcing referee Jason Herzog to stop the contest at 1:27 of the opening round on Sept. 18, 2021, ໃນ San Jose, Calif.
The great grandson of Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu founder Carlos Gracie, nephew of MMA icon Royce Gracie, and cousin to Renzo Gracie, Neiman Gracie opened his outstanding MMA career by recording nine consecutive wins of then-undefeated opponents, including eight by submission.
A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the 33-year-old BELLATOR veteran currently holds a 9-2 promotional record. While others his age were learning to speak their native language, Gracie began jiu-jitsu training at age four. Fast forward to 18 years later when the multi-faceted fighter earned the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black belt at 22. ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ, the Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and Kings MMA fighter captured the 2011 U.S National Jiu-Jitsu title, 2008 Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu crown, ແລະ 2007 American National Jiu-Jitsu championship during an illustrious amateur career.
Hailing from Webster, S.D., the hard-hitting Storley commenced his pro vocation with six consecutive knockouts, including five in the initial stanza, en route to 11 straight triumphs overall. ຍິ່ງໄປກວ່ານັ້ນ, “The Storm” will make his ninth consecutive BELLATOR appearance where he currently holds a magnificent 7-1 ການບັນທຶກ.
Like his counterpart on Feb. 19, Storley began wresting at a young age, albeit one year later at age five. ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ, the Sanford MMA product and former folkstyle wrestler completed a fabled amateur career as a four-time NCAA Division-I champion at the University of Minnesota, as well as a six-time South Dakota High School Activities Association titlist.
The 29-year-old Storley, who holds academic degrees in both business and marketing, thrilled his hometown crowd in his last turn by earning a split-decision victory over Dante Schiro in the co-featured bout ofBELLATOR MMA 265in Sioux Falls, S.D.
BELLATOR MMA 274: GRACIE VS. STORLEYCARD MAIN:
ວັນເສົາ, Feb. 19 – live onເວລາສາຍ
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Welterweight ເຫດການ: #4-Neiman Gracie (11-2) vs. #5-Logan Storley (12-1)
