Bellator has added a featherweight contest to the January marquee event from Los Angeles, as Georgi Karakhanyan takes on Emmanuel Sanchez.
Karakhanyan is coming off a pair of wins over Bubba Jenkins and Kirill Medvedovsky, while Sanchez owns victories in nine of his last 11 fights overall.
Below is a complete press release and the updated fight card:
A featherweight showdown pitting Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) against Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3) has been added to the main card of “Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” on January 21, 2017 inside The Forum in Los Angeles, Calif.
Tickets for this monumental event start at $36 and are on sale now at 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,” when he knocked out Bubba Jenkins just 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. Lima 2.” With 20 of his 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.
“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. A native of 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 contests, 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 at “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, and Daniel Weichel.
The fight joins a main card that is headlined by a legendary clash between veterans Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) and Chael Sonnen (28-14-1). In addition, Ralek Gracie (3-0) against Hisaki Kato (7-2) will also be featured on the main card, as will what promises to be an absolute slugfest, when Paul Daley (38-14-2) meets Brennan Ward (14-4). The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.
Updated “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:
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Gabriel Green (3-0) vs. Jalin Turner (2-2)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Christian Gonzalez (2-0) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (2-0)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Jacob Rosales (4-2) vs. Ian Butler (3-2)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Johnny Cisneros (9-5) vs. Curtis Millender (9-3)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Mike Segura (4-4) vs. Tommy Aaron (2-1)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Rob Gooch (4-3) vs. James Barnes (6-2)
Bellator has added a featherweight contest to the January marquee event from Los Angeles, as Georgi Karakhanyan takes on Emmanuel Sanchez.
Karakhanyan is coming off a pair of wins over Bubba Jenkins and Kirill Medvedovsky, while Sanchez owns victories in nine of his last 11 fights overall.
Below is a complete press release and the updated fight card:
A featherweight showdown pitting Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) against Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3) has been added to the main card of “Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” on January 21, 2017 inside The Forum in Los Angeles, Calif.
Tickets for this monumental event start at $36 and are on sale now at 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,” when he knocked out Bubba Jenkins just 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. Lima 2.” With 20 of his 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.
“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. A native of 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 contests, 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 at “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, and Daniel Weichel.
The fight joins a main card that is headlined by a legendary clash between veterans Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) and Chael Sonnen (28-14-1). In addition, Ralek Gracie (3-0) against Hisaki Kato (7-2) will also be featured on the main card, as will what promises to be an absolute slugfest, when Paul Daley (38-14-2) meets Brennan Ward (14-4). The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.
Updated “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:
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Gabriel Green (3-0) vs. Jalin Turner (2-2)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Christian Gonzalez (2-0) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (2-0)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Jacob Rosales (4-2) vs. Ian Butler (3-2)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Johnny Cisneros (9-5) vs. Curtis Millender (9-3)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Mike Segura (4-4) vs. Tommy Aaron (2-1)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Rob Gooch (4-3) vs. James Barnes (6-2)
The card for Bellator 170 is shaping up as the promotion recently announced that a welterweight showdown pitting Paul Daley (38-14-2) against Brennan Ward (14-4) has been added to the main card of the event. The bout joins the main card that is headlined by a clash between veterans Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) and Chael Sonnen (28-14-1).
The card for Bellator 170 is shaping up as the promotion recently announced that a welterweight showdown pitting Paul Daley (38-14-2) against Brennan Ward (14-4) has been added to the main card of the event.
The bout joins the main card that is headlined by a clash between veterans Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) and Chael Sonnen (28-14-1). Ralek Gracie (3-0) against Hisaki Kato (7-2) will also be featured on the main card.
Pauley has recorded victories in nine of his last 11 bouts, and took current welterweight champion Douglas Lima to the limit in his bout but lost it by decision at Bellator 158.
Ward enters the contest following a brutal knockout blow that he delivered just 1:26 into his bout with Saad Awad at Bellator 163. The win was Ward’s ninth under the direction of Bellator MMA and fifth of his last six fights, dating back to 2015.
The event takes place on January 21st at The Forum in Inglewood, California and will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Tickets for this event start at $36 and are on sale now at Bellator.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks. Here is the updated card for the event:
Main Card
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) vs. Chael Sonnen (28-14-1)
Middleweight Main Card Bout: Ralek Gracie (3-0) vs. Hisaki Kato (7-2)
Welterweight Main Card Bout: Paul Daley (38-14-2) vs. Brennan Ward (14-4)
Preliminary Card
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Gabriel Green (3-0) vs. Jalin Turner (2-1)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Christian Gonzalez (1-0) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (2-0)
A welterweight contest between Paul Daley and Brennan Ward has been added to Bellator 170, according to a report by ESPN.
Daley, who turns 34 early next year, had his five-fight win str…
A welterweight contest between Paul Daley and Brennan Ward has been added to Bellator 170, according to a report by ESPN.
Daley, who turns 34 early next year, had his five-fight win streak snapped by Douglas Lima in July. Lima went on to reclaim the Bellator welterweight title.
Ward has gone 5-1 over his last six, suffering only a submission loss to Evangelista Santos in April.
Bellator 170 takes place January 21 from The Forum and airs on Spike. In the main event, Tito Ortiz welcomes Chael Sonnen to the promotion in a light heavyweight contest.
Former UFC middleweight fighter and title contender Chael Sonnen will make his Bellator MMA debut next year as he will be fighting former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz at Bellator 160. Ortiz crossed the bridge to Bellator in 2014 and had gone 2-1 since joining the promotion. After straight wins over Alexander Shlemenko and
Former UFC middleweight fighter and title contender Chael Sonnen will make his Bellator MMA debut next year as he will be fighting former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz at Bellator 160.
Ortiz crossed the bridge to Bellator in 2014 and had gone 2-1 since joining the promotion. After straight wins over Alexander Shlemenko and Stephan Bonnar, Ortiz lost his bid at the light heavyweight title against Liam McGeary.
In his last five MMA bouts, Sonnen went 3-2 and lost his last bout to Rashad Evans back at UFC 167 by first-round TKO. After a string of failed drug tests in 2014, Sonnen was banned for two years by the Nevada Athletic Commission and has not fought since then.
Early betting odds for the fight have been released and Sonnen is -150 favorite over Ortiz, who is a +126 underdog. While these are the current betting odds, they could change leading up to the fight. The two fighters have already started promoting the fight which is expected to do good ratings for Bellator and Spike as Sonnen pulled in big PPV numbers while in the UFC and Ortz is a legend in MMA.
Bellator 170 takes place on January 21st at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The main card will air live on Spike while the prelims air on Spike.com. No other fights have been announced for this event, but Bellator is expected to add more bouts to the card shortly.
Another Gracie will step into the Bellator cage, as Ralek Gracie has signed with the promotion.
Gracie confirmed the deal on social media, announcing that he will fight at Bellator 170 in Los Angeles. That card takes place January 21 and features Chael Sonnen vs. Tito Ortiz.
A photo posted by Ralek Gracie (@ralekgracie) on Oct 26, 2016 at 8:47am PDT
Gracie is a perfect 3-0 in MMA, but has not competed in the sport since a 2010 victory for Dream over Kazushi Sakuraba. Since that time, he has been working with the Metamoris submission grappling promotion that he founded in 2012, earning a July win over Garry Tonon.
Another Gracie will step into the Bellator cage, as Ralek Gracie has signed with the promotion.
Gracie confirmed the deal on social media, announcing that he will fight at Bellator 170 in Los Angeles. That card takes place January 21 and features Chael Sonnen vs. Tito Ortiz.
A photo posted by Ralek Gracie (@ralekgracie) on Oct 26, 2016 at 8:47am PDT
Gracie is a perfect 3-0 in MMA, but has not competed in the sport since a 2010 victory for Dream over Kazushi Sakuraba. Since that time, he has been working with the Metamoris submission grappling promotion that he founded in 2012, earning a July win over Garry Tonon.
Chael Sonnen and Tito Ortiz will get what they want, and they’ll do it to kickoff 2017.
Bellator announced on “SportsCenter” Tuesday night that the two will headline Bellator 170 from The Forum in Los Angeles. The main card airs live on Spike.
Sonnen, a former UFC title contender in both the middleweight and light heavyweight division, signed with Bellator earlier this year after he was released from the UFC.
Ortiz has picked up a handful of wins since returning with Bellator, including a victory over then-middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko.
