How to Watch Bellator 284: Gracie vs. Yamauchi: Live MMA Stream, TV Channel
In his first bout since a loss at Bellator 274 in February, Neiman Gracie (11-3) returns for the main event of tonight’s event in Sioux Falls, South Dakota as he takes on welterweight Gioti Yamauchi (27-5) who comes in looking for his third win in a row. These two fighters have combined for 30 wins via submission in their careers with Yamauchi recording his last victory with an armbar on Levan Chokheli in the first round of Bellator 279 in April.
How to Watch Bellator 284: Gracie vs. Yamauchi:
Match Date: Aug. 12, 2022
Match Time: 9 p.m. ET
TV: Showtime West
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Yamauchi has only seen the second round one time in his last five fights with the lone exception being a loss via decision to Dan Moret at Bellator 256 in April of 2021. The Japanese Brazilian started in jiu-jitsu at age nine and made his pro debut in 2010 at age 17 before signing on to Bellator in 2013.
Valentin Modavsky (11-2) steps into the ring off his first loss since 2016 to face undefeated heavyweight Steve Mowry (10-0). Mowry, standing 6'8'', has only made it past the second round once, never letting a fight get to the judge's scorecard. He has finished three-straight fights in the first round.
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-2) takes on Bruna Ellen (6-3) in a women’s catchweight bout. Macfarlane missed weight by three pounds and has been fined a percentage of her purse for tonight’s bout.
Turkish heavyweight Gokhan Saricam (7-1) goes for his fourth straight win in Bellator as he faces American Said Sowma (8-3).
Austin “The Gentleman” Vanderford (11-1) makes his return after losing the main event to Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 275 to face Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery (12-3) who won his Bellator debut in late June at Bellator 282 when he secured a TKO win over Fabio Aguiar.
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