In the main event of the Bellator 218 tournament, the former featherweight title challenger Emmanuel Sanchez defeated Georgi Karakhanyan.
Karakhanyan confidently took the first round. The American Armenian made a takedown in the first minute of the battle and controlled the opponent on the ground until the end of the five minutes. Sanchez just made an attempt to hold a “triangle”.
In the second segment of the battle, Georgi continued to attack with takedowns, but closer to the middle of the round, Sanchez himself turned the battle to the ground. Emmanuel took his back and struck, but he did not succeed in coming out to choke hold. In the third five-minute Karakhanyan did not come up with anything new and again allowed the opponent to seize the initiative.
The judges unanimously gave the victory to Sanchez: 29-28, 29-28, 29-28.
