SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — (Abendua 8, 2016) – A featherweight showdown pitting Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) aurka Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3) has been added to the main card of "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” on Urtarrilaren 21, 2017 inside The Forum in Los Angeles, Kalifornia.
Tickets for this monumental event start at $36 eta dagoeneko salgai daude Bellator.com at, 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," denean postuan amaitu zuen Bubba Jenkins besterik 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. Karea 2.” With 20 bere 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. Milwaukee jaiotzez, Wisconsin, where he trains at the famed Roufusport gym, Sanchez is riding a recent string of success, having won nine of his last 11 lehiaketak, 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 at "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, eta 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) eta Chael Sonnen (28-14-1). Horrez gain, Ralek Gracie (3-0) aurka Hisaki Kato (7-2) will also be featured on the main card, as will what promises to be an absolute slugfest, denean Paul Daley (38-14-2) cumple Brennan Ward (14-4). The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ETA/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.
Eguneratua "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” Main Card:
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) vs. Chael Sonnen (28-14-1)
Welterweight Co-Main Event: Paul Daley (38-14-2) vs. Brennan Ward (14-4)
Pisu ertaineko txartel nagusiaren kontra: Ralek Gracie (3-0) vs. Hisaki Kato (7-2)
Luma pisuko karta nagusia: Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3)
Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:
Pisu oneko pisua: Gabriel Green (3-0) vs. Jalin Turner (2-2)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Christian Gonzalez (2-0) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (2-0)
Aurrez aurreko borroka arina: Jacob Rosales (4-2) vs. Ian Butler (3-2)
Pisu oneko pisua: Johnny Cisneros (9-5) vs. Curtis Millender (9-3)
Aurrez aurreko borroka arina: Mike Segura (4-4) vs. Tommy Aaron (2-1)
Pisu galantak aurrez aurre: Rob Gooch (4-3) vs. James Barnes (6-2)