SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — (Prosinac 8, 2016) – A featherweight showdown pitting Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) protiv Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3) uvršten je u glavni karticu "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” na Siječanj 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," kad je nokautirao Bubba Jenkins samo 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. Vapno 2.” With 20 njegov 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. Rodom iz 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 natjecanja, 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. Od potpisivanja s 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). Dodatno, Ralek Gracie (3-0) protiv Hisaki Kato (7-2) will also be featured on the main card, as will what promises to be an absolute slugfest, kada Paul Daley (38-14-2) zadovoljava Brennan Ward (14-4). The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 poslije podne. I/8 poslije podne. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.
Ažurirano "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” Main Card:
Poluteškoj Main Event: Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) vs. Chael Sonnen (28-14-1)
Velter Co-Main Event: Paul Daley (38-14-2) vs. Brennan Ward (14-4)
Middleweight Main Card Bout: Ralek Gracie (3-0) vs. Hisaki Kato (7-2)
Borba glavne karte u perolakoj kategoriji: Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3)
Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:
Velter Prethodno Bout: Gabriel Green (3-0) vs. Jalin Turner (2-2)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Christian Gonzalez (2-0) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (2-0)
Lagan Prethodno Bout: Jacob Rosales (4-2) vs. Ian Butler (3-2)
Velter Prethodno Bout: Johnny Cisneros (9-5) vs. Curtis Millender (9-3)
Lagan Prethodno Bout: Mike Segura (4-4) vs. Tommy Aaron (2-1)
Bantamweight Prethodno Bout: Rob Gooch (4-3) vs. James Barnes (6-2)