SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — (Desembre 8, 2016) – A featherweight showdown pitting Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) contra Emmanuel Sánchez (13-3) s'ha afegit a la targeta principal de "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs.. Sonnen ” a Gener 21, 2017 inside The Forum in Los Angeles, Califòrnia.

 

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Karakhanyan delivered one of the most spectacular performances of his 10-year career at "Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull," quan va noquejar Bubba Jenkins només 53 seconds into the contest. Karakhanyan then followed that victory up with another early stoppage, ending Kirill Medvedovsky’s evening via TKO just 3:40 into the first frame at "Bellator 164: Koreshkov vs. Lima 2.” With 20 de la seva 26 career wins coming by way of stoppage, “Insane” looks to add to that total and finish “El Matador,” something nobody has been able to accomplish.

 

Watch Georgi Karakhanyan stop Bubba Jenkins at “Bellator 160”

 

“El Matador” will be making his eighth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, a promotion with which the 26-year-old has had much success to date. Un nadiu de Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he trains at the famed Roufusport gym, Sanchez is riding a recent string of success, having won nine of his last 11 concursos, including three of the past four. Six of Sanchez’s 13 career victories have come by way of knockout or submission, with five of the finishes ending in the opening frame. Sanchez was supposed to compete against A. J. McKee a "Bellator 167: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo 2,” but was forced out of the bout after suffering multiple muscle strains during training. Since signing with Bellator MMA, “El Matador” has competed against a who’s who of talent, facing names the likes of: Pat Curran, Justin Lawrence, Henry Corrals, i Daniel Weichel.

 

Watch Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Henry Corrales at “Bellator 143”

 

The fight joins a main card that is headlined by a legendary clash between veterans Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) i Michael Sonnen (28-14-1). Addicionalment, Ralek gracie (3-0) contra HISAKI Kato (7-2) will also be featured on the main card, as will what promises to be an absolute slugfest, quan Paul Daley (38-14-2) es reuneix Brennan Ward, (14-4). L’esdeveniment s’emetrà en directe i gratuïtament a SPIKE a 9 p.m. I/8 p.m. Connecticut, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.

 

Actualitzat "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs.. Sonnen” Main Card:

Esdeveniment principal de pes pesat: Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) vs. Michael Sonnen (28-14-1)

Co-principal esdeveniment de pes pesat: Paul Daley (38-14-2) vs. Brennan Ward, (14-4)

Batalla de la targeta principal de pes mitjà: Ralek gracie (3-0) vs. HISAKI Kato (7-2)

Batalla de la targeta principal de pes ploma: Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) vs. Emmanuel Sánchez (13-3)

 

Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:

Pes preliminar de pes welter: Gabriel Green (3-0) vs. Entrellaçat Turner (2-2)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Christian González (2-0) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (2-0)

Lluita preliminar lleugera: Jacob Rosales (4-2) vs. Ian Butler, (3-2)

Pes preliminar de pes welter: Johnny Cisneros (9-5) vs. Curtis Millender (9-3)

Lluita preliminar lleugera: Mike Segura (4-4) vs. Tommy Aaron (2-1)

Batalla preliminar de pes gallo: Rob Gooch (4-3) vs. James Barnes (6-2)