Georgi Karakhanyan will square off against Emmanuel Sanchez in a featherweight duel at Bellator 170.
Promotion officials announced the pairing on Thursday. Bellator 170 takes place at the Forum in Los Angeles on Jan. 21 and is headlined by a light heavyweight showdown between Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnen. The evening’s main card, which includes Karakhanyan vs. Sanchez, airs on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.
Karakhanyan enters the matchup on the strength of back-to-back KO/TKO triumphs over Kirill Medvedovsky and Bubba Jenkins.