SANTA MONICA, ແຄລິຟໍເນຍ. — (ເດືອນທັນວາ 8, 2016) – A featherweight showdown pitting Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) ຕໍ່ Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3) has been added to the main card of "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” ກ່ຽວກັບ ເດືອນມັງກອນ 21, 2017 inside The Forum in Los Angeles, Calif.
Tickets for this monumental event start at $36 ແລະແມ່ນກ່ຽວກັບການຂາຍໃນປັດຈຸບັນຢູ່ໃນ 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," ໃນເວລາທີ່ເຂົາ knocked ອອກ Jenkins Bubba ພຽງແຕ່ 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. ປູນຂາວ 2.” With 20 ຂອງລາວ 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. native ຂອງ Milwaukee A, Wisconsin, where he trains at the famed Roufusport gym, Sanchez is riding a recent string of success, having won nine of his last 11 ການແຂ່ງຂັນ, 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. ມັກກີ ຢູ່ໃນ "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, ແລະ 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) ແລະ Chael Sonnen (28-14-1). ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ, Ralek Gracie (3-0) ຕໍ່ Hisaki Kato (7-2) will also be featured on the main card, as will what promises to be an absolute slugfest, ໃນເວລາທີ່ Paul Daley (38-14-2) ພົບ Brennan Ward (14-4). ເຫດການດັ່ງກ່າວຈະໄດ້ຮັບການອອກອາກາດສົດແລະບໍ່ເສຍຄ່າໃນ SPIKE ຢູ່ 9 p.m. ແລະ/8 p.m. CT, ໃນຂະນະທີ່ການດໍາເນີນການເບື້ອງຕົ້ນຈະຖ່າຍທອດໃນ Bellator.com ແລະ Bellator App Mobile.
ການປັບປຸງ "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” Main Card:
ເຫດການຕົ້ນຕໍທີ່ມີນ້ໍາຫນັກເບົາ: 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)
Middleweight Main Card Bout: Ralek Gracie (3-0) vs. Hisaki Kato (7-2)
ການແຂ່ງຂັນບັດຫຼັກ Featherweight: Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3)
Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:
ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນ Welterweight: Gabriel Green (3-0) vs. Jalin Turner (2-2)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Christian Gonzalez (2-0) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (2-0)
ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນທີ່ມີນ້ໍາຫນັກເບົາ: Jacob Rosales (4-2) vs. Ian Butler (3-2)
ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນ Welterweight: ຈອນນີ Cisneros (9-5) vs. Curtis Millender (9-3)
ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນທີ່ມີນ້ໍາຫນັກເບົາ: Mike Segura (4-4) vs. Tommy Aaron (2-1)
ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນ Bantamweight: Rob Gooch (4-3) vs. James Barnes (6-2)