Bellator 274: Gracie vs. Storley was a

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on strike (attack), striking, grappling and ground f ...

event produced by

Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media conglomerate Paramount Glob ...

that took place on February 19, 2022 at the

Mohegan Sun Arena The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, located inside the Mohegan Sun casino resort. The arena facility features of configurable exhibition space and a clear span. It was built by the Perini Buil ...

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Background

No. 4-ranked

Neiman Gracie Neiman Gracie Stambowsky (born December 12, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. A two-time Pan-American champion in coloured belts, Gracie medalled at the 2013 black belt World No-Gi Championship be ...

took on No. 5-ranked

Logan Storley Logan Storley (born September 8, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist and graduated folkstyle wrestler. He currently competes in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the current Interim Bellator Welterweight ...

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. In the co-main bout former Bellator Welterweight Champion and No. 8-ranked

Andrey Koreshkov Andrey Andreevich Koreshkov (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Корешков, born August 23, 1990) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA. He is the former Bellator Welterw ...

was set to face Mukhamed Berkhamov. However, Berkhamov pulled out of the bout and was replaced by

Chance Rencountre Chance Eugene Duke Rencountre (born December 31, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional since 2012, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Champion ...

. 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. 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. 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.

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