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Bellator MMA returns to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut with a showdown between two of the welterweight division鈥檚 top five ranked fighters, as Neiman Gracie takes on Logan Storley with both fighters aiming to strengthen their title credentials. Gracie opened his outstanding professional MMA career by recording nine consecutive wins over previously undefeated opponents, including eight by submission. His opponent Storley has lost just once in his 13-fight career, with the only blemish on his record a nail-biting, split decision loss to reigning division champion Yaroslav Amosov. The bout promises to produce fireworks as both fighters aim to strengthen their title credentials in the stacked welterweight division.

The card鈥檚 co-main event sees another huge welterweight clash with former Bellator world champion Andrey Koreshkov opening his 2022 campaign against returning veteran Chance Rencountre. Russian Koreshkov shut down the highly rated Sabah Homasi by unanimous decision to notch his 24th win in his most recent fight at Bellator 264 last August. Meanwhile, Rencountre will be hoping to extend his two-bout win streak when he fights under the Bellator banner for the first time in more than four years. The 35-year-old American boasts an impressive career professional record of 16 wins from his 20 fights.

Elsewhere on the main card is an all-American bout between 44-fight veteran Georgi Karakhanyan and Adam Piccolotti in the lightweight division. Karakhanyan will be aiming to notch an incredible 32nd victory in a career which has spanned 16 years. His opponent Piccolotti has won 12 of his 16 bouts and will be looking to bounce back from a split-decision loss to Sidney Outlaw in his most recent fight at Bellator 244.

Rounding out the main card is a heavyweight fight between the undefeated Davion Franklin and Surinames鈥檚 Said Sowma. Plenty is on the line as the fighters come into the bout tied at eighth in Bellator鈥檚 heavyweight rankings, with the winner set to establish himself as one of the division鈥檚 top contenders. Sowma will be hoping to continue his fine form having produced back-to-back knockouts in 2021, against Ronny Markes and most recently Vitaly Minakov at Bellator 269 in Moscow.

Elsewhere on an evening of high-class MMA action Connecticut鈥檚 Brennan Ward will be hoping the home support will aide him on his return to the cage following a five year lay-off when he takes on Brandon Bell. DeAnna Bennett welcomes Justine Kish to the Bellator cage at women鈥檚 flyweight and in the light heavyweight division Kevin Haley makes his promotional debut against top prospect Christian Edwards.

All the action comes live from the Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut.