SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — (Rhagfyr 8, 2016) – A featherweight showdown pitting Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) erbyn Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3) has been added to the main card of "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” ar Ionawr 21, 2017 inside The Forum in Los Angeles, Calif.
Tickets for this monumental event start at $36 ac ar werth yn awr yn Bellator.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Karakhanyan delivered one of the most spectacular performances of his 10-year career at "Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull," pan fwrw allan Bubba Jenkins dim ond 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. Calch 2.” With 20 o'i 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. Yn frodor o 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 cystadlaethau, 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 yn "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, ac 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) ac Chael Sonnen (28-14-1). Yn ogystal,, Ralek Gracie (3-0) erbyn Hisaki Kato (7-2) will also be featured on the main card, as will what promises to be an absolute slugfest, pan Paul Daley (38-14-2) yn cyfarfod Ward Brennan (14-4). The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. A/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.
Diweddarwyd "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” Main Card:
Prif Ddigwyddiad Pwysau Trwm Ysgafn: Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) vs. Chael Sonnen (28-14-1)
Cyd-Brif Ddigwyddiad Pwysau Welter: Paul Daley (38-14-2) vs. Ward Brennan (14-4)
Middleweight Main Card Bout: Ralek Gracie (3-0) vs. Hisaki Kato (7-2)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3)
Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Gabriel Green (3-0) vs. Jalin Turner (2-2)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Christian Gonzalez (2-0) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (2-0)
Pwl Rhagarweiniol Ysgafn: Jacob Rosales (4-2) vs. Ian Butler (3-2)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Johnny Cisneros (9-5) vs. Curtis Millender (9-3)
Pwl Rhagarweiniol Ysgafn: Mike Segura (4-4) vs. Tommy Aaron (2-1)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Rob Gooch (4-3) vs. James Barnes (6-2)