Bellator 218 This Friday, Emmanuel Sanchez-Georgi Karakhanyan Headline

A rematch headlines Friday night’s Bellator 218 card from Thackerville, Oklahoma, as Emmanuel Sanchez and Georgi Karakhanyan collide.

The main card airs live on Paramount Network from the WinStar World Casino.

Back at Bellator 170, Sanchez scored a decision over Karakhanyan. Since that fight, Sanchez has gone 3-1 with the lone loss coming via decision to Patricio Freire for the title.

Karakhanyan, meanwhile, is coming off back-to-back wins in ACB. He is both a former World Series of Fighting and Tachi Palace Fights champion.

The card also features Valentin Moldavsky vs. Linton Vassell and Anatoly Tokov vs. Gerald Harris.

Below is the current Bellator 218: Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan 2 fight card:

MAIN CARD (Paramount Network)

Featherweight: Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Georgi Karakhanyan

Heavyweight: Valentin Moldavsky vs. Linton Vassell

Middleweight: Michael Shipman vs. Hracho Darpinyan

Middleweight: Anatoly Tokov vs. Gerald Harris

PRELIMINARY CARD (Bellator.com)

Lightweight: Nation Gibrick vs. Nicholas Page

Female Flyweight: Ky Bennett vs. Deborah Kouzmin

Bantamweight: Aaron Vickers vs. Isaiah Gutierrez

Middleweight: Johnny Eblen vs. Chauncy Foxworth

Light Heavyweight: Christian Edwards vs. Roman Huerta

Female Flyweight: Malin Hermansson vs. Victoria Leonardo

Lightweight: Craig Fairley vs. Luis Erives