Bellator 274 Gets Bennett-Kish, Edwards-Haley, Loses Melendez vs. Arteaga

There have been a few updates to the Bellator 274 lineup ahead of the Feb. 19 event.

After a scheduled main card bout between Keri Melendez and Veta Arteaga fell through for undisclosed reasons, a flyweight tilt pitting DeAnna Bennett against Justine Kish has been added to the evening’s featured lineup. Sherdog.com confirmed the changes with a promotion official following an initial report from MMAjunkie.com.

Additionally, promotion officials informed Sherdog.com that a light heavyweight showdown between Christian Edwards and Kevin Haley has been added to the preliminary draw, and a featherweight scrap between Georgi Karakhanyan and Adam Piccolotti has been elevated to the main card.

Bellator 274 takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and is headlined by a welterweight clash between Neiman Gracie and Logan Storley. The main card airs on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, while prelims stream on the Bellator YouTube channel, the Showtime Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.

Bennett is 1-1 thus far during her Bellator tenure, as she fell to Liz Carmouche via submission in her debut before outpointing Alejandra Lara this past September. Kish, meanwhile, will be making her promotional debut after falling short in four of her last five UFC appearances.

Edwards was one of the promotion’s most highly-touted prospects before he suffered an upset loss to Ben Parrish at Bellator 266, falling via knockout in 38 seconds. Haley is a CES MMA veteran with a 6-6 career mark that includes a victory over Mike Zichelle under the Bellator banner in 2015.