Bellator MMA is at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma, for Bellator 218. The main event is a Featherweight rematch as Emmanuel “El Matador” Sanchez squares of with former WSOF champion “Insane” Georgi Karakhanyan.
Sanchez is a Roufusport fighter, with seven of his eight finishes coming by submission. “El Matador” has won four of his last five fights. This fight kicks off Karakhanyan’s third stint with the promotion. The man known as “Insane” has won four of his last 6 fights, three of the wins being knockouts inside the Bellator cage.
In the co-main event Englishman. Linton “The Swarm” Vassell moves up to Heavyweight for a clash with Russian prospect Valentin Moldavsky.
DAZN/Paramount /Main Card
145: Emmanuel Sanchez (18-4) def. Georgi Karakhanyan (28-9-1) by (29-28 x3) unanimous decision
265: Valentin Moldavsky (8-1) def. Linton Vassell (19-8) by (29-27 x3) unanimous decision
185: Anatoly Tokov (28-3) def. Gerald Harris (25-8-1) by submission (guillotine choke) 0:37 R1
185: Norbert Novenyi (4-0) def. Will Lavine (1-2) by submission (arm triangle choke) 4:05 R2
Online Prelims
125: Victoria Leonardo (5-1) def. Malin Hermansson (2-1) by submission (armbar) 4:49 R1
155: Vladimir Tokov (4-0) def. Ryan Walker (8-5) by (29-28 x3) unanimous decision
185: Jordan Newman (1-0) def. Joseph Holmes (0-1) by (30-27, 29-28 x2) unanimous decision
145: John Teixeira (22-4-2) def. Kevin Croom (19-12) by (30-27, 30-26 x2) unanimous decision
185: Johnny Eblen (5-0) def. Chauncey Foxworth (9-8) by (30-27 x3) unanimous decision
130: Deborah Kouzmin (2-0) def. Ky Bennett (1-2) by (30-27 x2) unanimous decision
155: Luis Erives (2-1) def. Craig Fairley (2-2) by TKO R2
135: Isaiah Gutierrez (5-1) vs. Aaron Vickers (3-2) by unanimous decision
155: Nation Gibrick (3-0) def. Nick Page (0-3) by submission (rear naked choke) 3:14 R1
