Bellator 274

Bellator 274: Gracie vs. Storley was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on February 19, 2022 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.^[1]

Bellator 274: Gracie vs. Storley
The poster for Bellator 274: Gracie vs. Storley
Promotion	Bellator MMA
Date	February 19, 2022 (2022-02-19)
Venue	Mohegan Sun Arena
City	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky Bellator 274: Gracie vs. Storley Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford

Background

No. 4-ranked Neiman Gracie took on No. 5-ranked Logan Storley in the main event in a clash of top-10 170-pounders. This marked the first time a non-title or non-grand prix tournament bout was five rounds in Bellator's history.^[2]

In the co-main bout former Bellator Welterweight Champion and No. 8-ranked Andrey Koreshkov was set to face Mukhamed Berkhamov.^[2] However, Berkhamov pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Chance Rencountre.^[3]

A women's flyweight bout between Veta Arteaga and Keri Taylor Melendez was scheduled for this event. However, the bout was scrapped for undisclosed reasons.^[4]

A light heavyweight bout between Christian Edwards and Kevin Haley was scheduled for this event. However, the bout was pulled after Edwards tested positive for COVID-19.^[5]

At the weigh-ins, Cody Herbert missed weight for his bout, weighing in at 188.6 pounds, 2.6 pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Herbert was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to his opponent Jordan Newman.^[6]

Results

Main Card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Logan Storley	def.	Neiman Gracie	Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 50–45, 49–46)	5	5:00	[a]
Welterweight	Andrey Koreshkov	def.	Chance Rencountre	TKO (spinning body kick and punches)	1	0:38
Lightweight	Adam Piccolotti	def.	Georgi Karakhanyan	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (175 lb)	Brennan Ward	def.	Brandon Bell	TKO (punches)	2	0:32
Heavyweight	Davion Franklin	def.	Said Sowma	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Lightweight	Nick Browne	def.	Mandel Nallo	TKO (punches)	2	2:20
Bantamweight	Jaylon Bates	def.	Chris Disonell	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	3:39
Lightweight	Bobby King	def.	Aviv Gozali	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	5:00
Women's Flyweight	DeAnna Bennett	def.	Justine Kish	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26)	3	5:00
Catchweight (188.6 lb)	Jordan Newman	def.	Cody Herbert	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[b]
Lightweight	Justin Montalvo	def.	Corey Samuels	TKO (punches)	1	2:43
Featherweight	Isaiah Hokit	def.	Theodore Macuka	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:57
Welterweight	Jonathan DiLorenzo	def.	Orlando Mendoza	Submission (brabo choke)	1	1:07

1. First non-title, non-tournament Bellator main event scheduled for 5 rounds.
2. Originally a middleweight bout; Herbert missed weight

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See also

• Martial Arts portal

• 2022 in Bellator MMA
• List of Bellator MMA events
• List of current Bellator fighters