Santa Monica, Calif. — (ਦਸੰਬਰ 8, 2016) – A featherweight showdown pitting Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) ਦੇ ਖਿਲਾਫ ਈਮਾਨਵੀਲ Sanchez (13-3) has been added to the main card of 'Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” 'ਤੇ ਜਨਵਰੀ 21, 2017 inside The Forum in Los Angeles, Calif.
Tickets for this monumental event start at $36 ਅਤੇ Bellator.com 'ਤੇ ਹੁਣ ਵਿਕਰੀ' ਤੇ ਹਨ,, 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 ਬਨਾਮ. Pitbull," ਉਹ ਬਾਹਰ ਦਸਤਕ ਜਦ Bubba ਜੇਨਕਿੰਸ ਹੁਣੇ ਹੀ 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 ਬਨਾਮ. ਚੂਨਾ 2.” With 20 ਦੇ ਉਸ ਦੇ 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. ਮਿਲ੍ਵਾਕੀ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਜੱਦੀ, Wisconsin, where he trains at the famed Roufusport gym, Sanchez is riding a recent string of success, having won nine of his last 11 ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ, 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 'ਤੇ '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: ਪੈਟ Curran, ਜਸਟਿਨ ਲਾਰੇਨ੍ਸ, ਹੈਨਰੀ Corrales, ਅਤੇ ਦਾਨੀਏਲ 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 ਔਰਟੀਸ (18-12-1) ਅਤੇ Chael Sonnen (28-14-1). ਇਸਦੇ ਇਲਾਵਾ, Ralek Gracie (3-0) ਦੇ ਖਿਲਾਫ Hisaki Kato (7-2) will also be featured on the main card, as will what promises to be an absolute slugfest, ਜਦੋਂ ਪੌਲੁਸ ਨੂੰ ਡੇਲੈ (38-14-2) ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਦ ਵਾਰਡ (14-4). The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 ਦੁਪਿਹਰ. ਅਤੇ/8 ਦੁਪਿਹਰ. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.
ਅੱਪਡੇਟ 'Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” Main Card:
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Tito ਔਰਟੀਸ (18-12-1) ਬਨਾਮ. Chael Sonnen (28-14-1)
Welterweight Co-Main Event: ਪੌਲੁਸ ਨੂੰ ਡੇਲੈ (38-14-2) ਬਨਾਮ. ਦ ਵਾਰਡ (14-4)
Middleweight Main Card Bout: Ralek Gracie (3-0) ਬਨਾਮ. Hisaki Kato (7-2)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) ਬਨਾਮ. ਈਮਾਨਵੀਲ Sanchez (13-3)
Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Gabriel Green (3-0) ਬਨਾਮ. Jalin Turner (2-2)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Christian Gonzalez (2-0) ਬਨਾਮ. Daniel Rodriguez (2-0)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Jacob Rosales (4-2) ਬਨਾਮ. ਇਆਨ ਬਟਲਰ (3-2)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Johnny ਥਿਸਨੇਰੋਸ (9-5) ਬਨਾਮ. Curtis Millender (9-3)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Mike Segura (4-4) ਬਨਾਮ. Tommy Aaron (2-1)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Rob Gooch (4-3) ਬਨਾਮ. ਯਾਕੂਬ Barnes (6-2)