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RYAN BADER GRINDS OUT FIVE-ROUND WAR WITH VALENTIN MOLDAVSKY TO MAINTAIN THE BELLATOR HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN WHILE DALTON ROSTA AND BENSON HENDERSON CLIMB UP THE RANKINGS

LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA’s incredible start to 2022 continues, as inside the Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, February 19, top welterweights collide. No. 4-ranked Neiman Gracie will take on No. 5-ranked Logan Storley at BELLATOR MMA 274: Gracie vs. Storley, in a matchup that could determine the next title challenger at 170-pounds. Also, the co-main event sees the return of hard-hitting former champion and No. 9-ranked welterweight Andrey Koreshkov looking to knock off the surging, undefeated Mukhamed Berkhamov.

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MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND

1. AJ McKee (18-0)

2. Vadim Nemkov (15-2)

3. Patricio Pitbull (32-5) ∇1

4. Gegard Mousasi (48-7-2)

5. Yaroslav Amosov (26-0)

6. Ryan Bader (29-7) ∆2

7. Sergio Pettis (22-5) ∇1

8. Corey Anderson (16-5) ∇1

9. Michael Page (20-1)

10. Valentin Moldavsky (11-2)

WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Cris Cyborg (25-2, 1 NC)

2. Juliana Velasquez (12-0)

3. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1)

4. Liz Carmouche (16-7)

5. Denise Kielholtz (6-3)

6. Arlene Blencowe (15-8)

7. Cat Zingano (12-4)

8. Kana Watanabe (10-1-1)

9. Leah McCourt (6-1)

10. Leslie Smith (12-9-1)

MEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT

C. Ryan Bader (29-7)

1. Valentin Moldavsky (11-2)

2. Cheick Kongo (31-11-2)

3. Fedor Emelianenko (40-6)

4. Linton Vassell (22-8)

5. Tim Johnson (15-8)

6. Tyrell Fortune (11-2)

7. Steve Mowry (10-0) ∇1

8. Davion Franklin (4-0

9. Said Sowma (8-2) ∇1

10. Gokhan Saricam (6-1)

MEN’S LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

C. Vadim Nemkov (15-2)

1. Corey Anderson (16-5)

2. Phil Davis (23-6)

3. Ryan Bader (29-7)

4. Julius Anglickas (10-2)

5. Anthony Johnson (23-6)∇1

6. Lyoto Machida (26-11)

7. Karl Albrektsson (13-3)

8. Alex Polizzi (9-1)

9. Grant Neal (6-1)

10. Melvin Manhoef (32-15-1)

MEN’S MIDDLEWEIGHT

C. Gegard Mousasi (48-7-2)

1. Austin Vanderford (11-0)

2. John Salter (18-5)

3. Johnny Eblen (10-0) ∆1

4. Fabian Edwards (9-2) ∆1

5. Anatoly Tokov (30-2) ∆1

6. Romero Cotton (5-0) ∆3

7. Dalton Rosta (6-0) NR

7. Lorenz Larkin (23-7) NR

9. Rafael Carvalho (16-6) NR

10. Joshua Jones (11-5) NR

MEN’S WELTERWEIGHT

C. Yaroslav Amosov (26-0)

1. Michael Page (20-1)

2. Douglas Lima (32-10)

3. Jason Jackson (15-4)

4. Neiman Gracie (11-2)

5. Logan Storley (12-1)

6. Derek Anderson (17-4)

7. Paul Daley (43-18-2)

8. Joey Davis (8-0) ∆1

9. Andrey Koreshkov (24-4) ∇1

10. Kyle Crutchmer (8-1)

MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT

C. Patricky Pitbull (24-10)

1. Sidney Outlaw (16-4)

2. Brent Primus (11-2)

3. Benson Henderson (29-11) ∆3

4. Goiti Yamauchi (26-5)

5. Usman Nurmagomedov (14-0) ∇2

6. Peter Queally (13-6-1) ∇1

7. Islam Mamedov (20-1-1)

8. Myles Jury (19-6)

9. Aviv Gozali (6-0)

10. Alexander Shabily (20-3)

MEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT

C. AJ McKee (18-0)

1. Patricio Pitbull (32-5)

2. Mads Burnell (16-3) ∆1

2. Adam Borics (17-1)

4. Aaron Pico (9-3)

5. Pedro Carvalho (12-5)

6. Emmanuel Sanchez (20-7)

7. Jeremy Kennedy (17-3)

8. Daniel Weichel (41-13)

9. Justin Gonzales (12-1)

10. Darrion Caldwell (15-6)

MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT

C. Sergio Pettis (22-5)

1. Juan Archuleta (25-3)

2. Patchy Mix (15-1) ∆1

3. Raufeon Stots (17-1) ∇1

4. Magomed Magomedov (18-2)

5. Leandro Higo (21-5)

6. James Gallagher (11-2)

7. Josh Hill (21-4) ∆1

8. Kyoji Horiguchi (29-4) ∇1

9. Jornel Lugo (7-0)

10. Cass Bell (5-2)

WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT

C. Cris Cyborg (25-2, 1 NC)

1. Arlene Blencowe (15-8)

2. Cat Zingano (12-4)

3. Leslie Smith (12-9-1)

4. Leah McCourt (6-1)

5. Sinead Kavanagh (7-5)

6. Janay Harding (6-5)

7. Pam Sorenson (9-4)

7. Talita Nogueira (8-2) ∆1

9. Olivia Parker (4-2)

10. Jessica Borga (3-4)

WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT

C. Juliana Velasquez (12-0)

1. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1)

2. Liz Carmouche (16-7)

3. Denise Kielholtz (6-3)

4. Kana Watanabe (10-1-1)

5. Alejandra Lara (9-5) ∆2

6. Veta Arteaga (6-4)

7. DeAnna Bennett (11-7-1) ∆1

8. Vanessa Porto (23-9) ∆1

9. Diana Avsaragova (4-0) ∆1

10. Valerie Loureda (4-1) NR

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