SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — (Dezember 8, 2016) – A featherweight showdown pitting Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) gegen Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3) wurde auf die Hauptkarte von zugesetztem "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” auf Januar 21, 2017 inside The Forum in Los Angeles, Calif.

 

Tickets for this monumental event start at $36 und sind jetzt im Verkauf bei Bellator.com, sowie Ticketmaster.com. Weitere Kämpfe werden in den kommenden Wochen bekannt gegeben.

 

Karakhanyan delivered one of the most spectacular performances of his 10-year career at "Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull," als er klopfte Bubba Jenkins einfach 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. Kalk 2.” With 20 seines 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. Der gebürtige 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 Wettbewerbe, 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 bei "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, und 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) und Chael Sonnen (28-14-1). Außerdem, Ralek gracie (3-0) gegen Hisaki Kato (7-2) will also be featured on the main card, as will what promises to be an absolute slugfest, wann Paul Daley (38-14-2) erfüllt Brennan Ward (14-4). The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. UND/8 p.m. CT, Vorläufige Maßnahmen werden auf Bellator.com und der Bellator Mobile App übertragen.

 

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

Halbschwergewicht Main Event: Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) vs. Chael Sonnen (28-14-1)

Weltergewicht Co-Main Event: Paul Daley (38-14-2) vs. Brennan Ward (14-4)

Mittelgewicht Hauptkarte Bout: Ralek gracie (3-0) vs. Hisaki Kato (7-2)

Featherweight Hauptkarte Bout: Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3)

 

Bellator.com-gestreamte vorläufige Karte:

Weltergewicht Vorrunde: Gabriel Green (3-0) vs. Jalin Turner (2-2)

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

Leichter vorläufiger Kampf: Jacob Rosales (4-2) vs. Ian Butler (3-2)

Weltergewicht Vorrunde: Johnny Cisneros (9-5) vs. Curtis Mille (9-3)

Leichter vorläufiger Kampf: Mike Segura (4-4) vs. Tommy Aaron (2-1)

Bantamgewicht vorläufiger Kampf: Rob Gooch (4-3) vs. James Barnes (6-2)