Bellator 284

Bellator 284: Gracie vs. Yamauchi
Bellator 284: Gracie vs. Yamauchi
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Information
Promotion	Bellator MMA
Date	August 12, 2022
Venue	Sanford Pentagon
City	Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Event chronology

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]

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.^[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 due to 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)
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