LOS ANGELES - A lista completa de lutas para o retorno do Bellator ao WinStar World Casino and Resort em Thackerville, Okla. nesta sexta-feira, Março 22 has been completed with a stacked four-fight main card and a total of 10 preliminary contests.
The main event of Friday’s card at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT on Paramount Network, and simulcast on DAZN, will feature a 145-pound headliner, when former featherweight title contenderEmmanuel Sanchez (17-4) rematches the returningGeorgi Karakhanyan (28-8-1, 1 NC). Rounding out the stacked main card will see a heavyweight matchup pitting England’sLinton Vassell (18-7, 1 NC) in his divisional debut against Russia’sValentin Moldavsky (7-1), the always-gameGerald Harris (25-7-1) returning to action against the surgingAnatoly Tokov (27-2) in a middleweight contest and an intriguing middleweight contest between undefeated London Shootfighters-prospectNorbert Novenyi(2-0) and Kansas’Will Lavine (1-1).
The prelims forBellator 218: Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan 2 will be highlighted by multiple bouts featuring recent Bellator signings, including Duke Rufus-trained prospectJordan Newman,the professional debut ofChristian Edwards da Jackson-Wink MMA Academy em Albuquerque, N.M., Sweden’sMalin Hermansson (2-0) e Johnny Eblen (4-0), who brings his undefeated record to Bellator. Anatoly Tokov’s younger brother, Vladimir Tokov (3-0), will also enter the Bellator cage for the first time when he competes at lightweight againstRyan Walker (8-4). Adicionalmente, seven-fight Bellator veteranJohn “Macapa” (21-4) meets 30-fight veteranKevin croom (19-11) em pluma.
Bellator 218: Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan 2 will be broadcast Friday, Março 22 on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT e irá transmitir AO VIVO no DAZN. Preliminary action for both events will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App.
Completa Bellator 218: Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan 2 Cartão Principal:
Featherweight Main Event Bout:Emmanuel Sanchez (17-4) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (28-8-1, 1 NC)
