SANTA MONICA, KALIFORNIE. — (Prosinec 8, 2016) – A featherweight showdown pitting Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) proti Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3) has been added to the main card of "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” na Leden 21, 2017 inside The Forum in Los Angeles, Kalif.
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Karakhanyan delivered one of the most spectacular performances of his 10-year career at "Bellator 160: Henderson vs.. Pitbull," když vyrazil Bubba Jenkins jen 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.. Vápno 2.” With 20 z jeho 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. Rodák z 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 soutěže, 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 na "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 Corrales, a 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) a Chael Sonnen (28-14-1). Kromě toho, Ralek Gracie (3-0) proti Hisaki Kato (7-2) will also be featured on the main card, as will what promises to be an absolute slugfest, když Paul Daley (38-14-2) splňuje Brennan Ward (14-4). The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. A/8 p.m. CT, zatímco předběžná akce bude probíhat na Bellator.com a mobilní aplikaci Bellator.
Aktualizováno "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” Main Card:
Lehká těžká váha Main Event: Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) proti. Chael Sonnen (28-14-1)
Hlavní událost welterové váhy: Paul Daley (38-14-2) proti. Brennan Ward (14-4)
Střední váha hlavní karty: Ralek Gracie (3-0) proti. Hisaki Kato (7-2)
Zápas o hlavní kartu muší váhy: Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) proti. Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3)
Předběžná karta streamovaná na Bellator.com:
Welterweight Předběžný zápas: Gabriel Green (3-0) proti. Jalin Turner (2-2)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Christian Gonzalez (2-0) proti. Daniel Rodriguez (2-0)
Lehký předběžný zápas: Jacob Rosales (4-2) proti. ian Butler (3-2)
Welterweight Předběžný zápas: Johnny Cisneros (9-5) proti. Curtis Millender (9-3)
Lehký předběžný zápas: Mike Safe (4-4) proti. Tommy Aaron (2-1)
Bantamweight Předběžný zápas: Rob Gooch (4-3) proti. James Barnes (6-2)