LOS ANGELES– The full slate of bouts for Bellator’s return to WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. deze vrijdag, Maart 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, en simulcast op 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).
De opmaat voor Bellator 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 van Jackson-Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, N.M., Sweden’sMalin Hermansson (2-0) en 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). Daarnaast, seven-fight Bellator veteranJohn "Macapa" (21-4) meets 30-fight veteranKevin Croom (19-11) bij vedergewicht.
Bellator 218: Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan 2 wordt vrijdag uitgezonden, Maart 22 op Paramount Network op 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT en zal LIVE streamen op DAZN. De voorbereidende actie voor beide evenementen wordt gestreamd op Bellator.com en wereldwijd op de Bellator Mobile App.
Compleet Bellator 218: Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan 2 Hoofd Card:
Featherweight Main Event Bout:Emmanuel Sanchez (17-4) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (28-8-1, 1 NC)