SANTA Monica, Kalifornia. — (Desambra 8, 2016) – A featherweight showdown pitting Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) manohitra Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3) has been added to the main card of "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs.. Sonnen” amin'ny Janoary 21, 2017 inside The Forum in Los Angeles, Kalifornia.

 

Tickets for this monumental event start at $36 ary eo amidy ankehitriny Bellator.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com. Hambara amin'ny herinandro ho avy ny fiadiana fanampiny.

 

Karakhanyan delivered one of the most spectacular performances of his 10-year career at "Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull," raha mandondona avy Bubba Jenkins fotsiny 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. Voasary Makirana 2.” With 20 ny 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. Ny teratany avy 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 fifaninanana, 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 amin'ny "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, ary 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) ary Chael Sonnen (28-14-1). Ankoatry ny, Ralek Gracie (3-0) manohitra Hisaki Kato (7-2) will also be featured on the main card, as will what promises to be an absolute slugfest, rahoviana Paul Daley (38-14-2) mihaona Brennan Ward (14-4). The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. SY/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.

 

Nohavaozina "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)

Middleweight Main Card Bout: Ralek Gracie (3-0) vs. Hisaki Kato (7-2)

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

 

Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:

Lalao Welterweight Preliminary: Gabriel Green (3-0) vs. Jalin Turner (2-2)

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

Fifaninanana savaranonando maivana: Jacob Rosales (4-2) vs. Ian Butler (3-2)

Lalao Welterweight Preliminary: Johnny Cisneros (9-5) vs. Curtis Millender (9-3)

Fifaninanana savaranonando maivana: Mike Segura (4-4) vs. Tommy Aaron (2-1)

Fifaninanana savaranonando bantamweight: Rob Gooch (4-3) vs. James Barnes (6-2)