Coming off of his first loss, Neiman Gracie is being booked against a veteran for his next outing.
MMA Fighting confirmed with officials that Gracie (9-1) will fight Kiichi Kunimoto (20-8-2, 1 NC) in a welterweight bout at Bellator 236, which takes place at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu on Dec. 21. The matchup was first reported by ESPN.
Gracie suffered the first setback of his career at Bellator 222 in June in a five-round unanimous decision loss to champion Rory MacDonald in the semifinals of the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix.