Several Additions, Changes Made to Bellator 274 Fight Card on Feb. 19

About a month out from its 2022 return to its adopted hometown of Uncasville, Conn., Bellator MMA has set its lineup for its first Mohegan Sun show of the year.

The organization sent out via press release the full 14-fight lineup of Bellator 274, which confirmed several rumored matches, adding a few more and changing at least one participant. This event will take place at the famed Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Feb. 19, in an event that will air on the Showtime network. Of note, this fight card will be capped off by Bellator’s first non-title, non-tournament five-round headliner when Neiman Gracie takes on Logan Storley in the welterweight division.

Bellator added five new fights to the preliminary card, perhaps most notably with the return of ex-middleweight title challenger Brennan Ward (14-6) after over for years away. The Connecticut local, the subject of a recent feature which chronicled his return from drug addiction, will be stepping back in the Bellator cage in a 175-pound catchweight contest against Brandon Bell (10-10). Additionally, Aviv Gozali (6-0) will put his unbeaten record on the line against Bobby King (10-4), where the 21-year-old from Israel will try to become the first man to tap out King as a pro.

The other three new pairings include a light heavyweight contest between Christian Edwards (5-1) and Kevin Haley (6-6), a middleweight clash pitting Jordan Newman (3-0) against Cody Herbert (2-0) and a welterweight tilt between Orlando Mendoza (0-1) and Jonathan DiLorenzo (1-0) to open the prelims. Finally, Isaiah Hokit (0-1) will receive a new opponent in Theodore Macuka (1-2) as his previous foe Albert Birckhead was forced out for undisclosed reasons.

Bellator 274 Lineup:

Neiman Gracie vs. Logan Storley – welterweight
Andrey Koreshkov vs. Mukhamed Berkhamov – welterweight
Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Adam Piccolotti – lightweight
Davion Franklin vs. Said Sowma – heavyweight
Mandel Nallo vs. Nick Browne – lightweight
Christian Edwards vs. Kevin Haley – light heavyweight
Jaylon Bates vs. Chris Disonell – bantamweight
Aviv Gozali vs. Bobby King – lightweight
DeAnna Bennett vs. Justine Kish – women’s flyweight
Brennan Ward vs. Brandon Bell – 175-pound catchweight
Jordan Newman vs. Cody Herbert – middleweight
Justin Montalvo vs. Corey Samuels – lightweight
Isaiah Hokit vs. Theodore Macuka – featherweight
Orlando Mendoza vs. Jonathan DiLorenzo – welterweight