''Bellator 284: Gracie vs. Yamauchi'' 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 striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on August 12, 2022, at

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, United States.

Background

The main event will feature a battle of submission specialists, with

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 ...

taking on

Goiti Yamauchi is a Japanese-born Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight division for Bellator MMA. As of December 13, 2022, he is #5 in the Bellator Welterweight Rankings. Background Yamauchi was born in Anjō, Aichi to ...

. In his last bout, Neiman fought a five-round war against

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 Welterweig ...

, 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. A bantamweight bout between Josh Hill and Matheus Mattos was scheduled for this event. However, Mattos pulled out due to a knee injury requiring knee surgery and was replaced by Marcos Breno. A featherweight bout between

Ilias Bulaid Ilias Bulaid (born May 1, 1995) is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Ilias was the 2016 K-1 World Super Lightweight Tournament Runner-Up, and is the former Enfusion 67 kg World Champion. He was first ranked as a top te ...

and Weber Almeida was scheduled to this event. However in July, the bout was scrapped due to unknown reasons. A bantamweight bout between Sarvadzhon Khamidov and Jared Scoggins was scheduled for this event. However, the bout was scrapped for unknown reasons A middleweight bout between Austin Vanderford and Anthony Adams was scheduled for this event. However after Adams pulled out of the bout 2 weeks before the event, Aaron Jeffery stepped in on short notice. 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 Svetlana Nasibulina (born 13 April 1988), known professionally by her ring name Justine Kish, is an American mixed martial artist that competes in the Flyweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional since 2010, she has also competed in the Ult ...

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.

Results

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