Santa Monica, CALIF. — (Желтоқсан 8, 2016) – A featherweight showdown pitting Георгий Караханян (26-6-1) қарсы Эммануэль Санчес (13-3) has been added to the main card of «Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” бойынша Қаңтар 21, 2017 inside The Forum in Los Angeles, Калифорния.
Tickets for this monumental event start at $36 және Bellator.com қазір сату болып табылады, 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 қарсы. Pitbull,« ол нокаутқа кезде Bubba Дженкинс әділ 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: Корешков В.С.. Әк 2.” With 20 оның 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. Милуоки тумасы, Wisconsin, where he trains at the famed Roufusport gym, Sanchez is riding a recent string of success, having won nine of his last 11 конкурстар, 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. Макки жанында «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: Пэт Curran, Джастин Lawrence, Генри Corrales, мен Daniel Weichel.
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The fight joins a main card that is headlined by a legendary clash between veterans Тито Ortiz (18-12-1) мен Chael Sonnen (28-14-1). Одан басқа, Ralek Gracie (3-0) қарсы Hisaki Kato (7-2) will also be featured on the main card, as will what promises to be an absolute slugfest, қашан Paul Дейли (38-14-2) сай Бреннан Ward (14-4). The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.
«Bellator Жаңаланды 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” Main Card:
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Тито Ortiz (18-12-1) VS. Chael Sonnen (28-14-1)
Жартылай орта салмақтағы негізгі оқиға: Paul Дейли (38-14-2) VS. Бреннан Ward (14-4)
Орташа салмақтағы негізгі карточка: Ralek Gracie (3-0) VS. Hisaki Kato (7-2)
Жеңіл салмақтағы негізгі карточка: Георгий Караханян (26-6-1) VS. Эммануэль Санчес (13-3)
Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:
Жартылай орта салмақтағы алдын-ала жекпе-жек: Gabriel Green (3-0) VS. Jalin Turner (2-2)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Christian Gonzalez (2-0) VS. Даниэль Родригес (2-0)
Жеңіл салмақ: Jacob Rosales (4-2) VS. Ian Butler (3-2)
Жартылай орта салмақтағы алдын-ала жекпе-жек: Джонни Cisneros (9-5) VS. Curtis Millender (9-3)
Жеңіл салмақ: Mike Segura (4-4) VS. Tommy Aaron (2-1)
Алдын ала салмақ: Rob Gooch (4-3) VS. James Barnes (6-2)