Bellator 218: Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Georgi Karakhanyan 2 fight date, price, how to watch, live stream

Steven Muehlhausen

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Bellator returns this weekend, as Bellator 218 takes place on Friday, March 22 at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. 

The main event pits Emmanuel Sanchez taking on Georgi Karakhanyan for the second time in featherweight action. The bout and the entire card can be streamed exclusively on DAZN. 

Sanchez and Karakhanyan faced off at Bellator 170 in January 2017 with Sanchez winning via majority decision. During the second round, one point was taken away from Sanchez in the second round due to two illegal knee strikes. Even with the infraction, the judges felt Sanchez did enough to earn the nod.

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Sanchez (17-4) is one of the most dynamic featherweights in the world. He returns for the first time since he came up just short of capturing the featherweight title, losing to Patricio Freire by unanimous decision at Bellator 209 in November. 

Karakhanyan (29-8-1, one no-contest) returns for his third stint in the promotion, going 5-6. He comes back having won back-to-back fights. 

This should be a barnburner and is a pivotal contest in the 145-pound division. How does Sanchez bounce back from a world title loss? Can Karakhanyan make the most of another opportunity and go on a run to finally earn a shot at the gold?

Here’s all the information you need to watch Bellator 218.

How to watch Bellator 218

Bellator 218 is available on DAZN, the global live-sports streaming service, as well as the Paramount Network. New subscribers to DAZN will be able to watch Bellator 218 for free as part of a 30-day trial. Fans who have already signed up will be able to watch the fight as part of their subscription.

What time does Bellator 218 start?

The undercard for Bellator 218 is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET followed by the main card at 9 p.m., from the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. Expect Sanchez and Karakhanyan to walk into the ring for the main event around 10:30 p.m.

Bellator 218 fight card

Main card

  • Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Georgi Karakhanyan; Featherweight 
  • Valentin Moldavsky vs. Linton Vassell; Heavyweight 
  • Norbert Novenyi vs. William Lavine; Middleweight 
  • Anatoly Tokov vs. Gerald Harris; Middleweight 

Preliminary card 

  • Nation Gibrick vs. Nicholas Page; Lightweight 
  • Ky Bennett vs. Deborah Kouzmin; Women's Flyweight 
  • Aaron Vickers vs. Isaiah Gutierrez; Bantamweight 
  • Johnny Eblen vs. Chauncy Foxworth; Middleweight 
  • Christian Edwards vs. Roman Huerta; Light Heavyweight 
  • Malin Hermansson vs. Victoria Leonardo; Women's Flyweight 
  • Craig Fairley vs. Luis Erives; Lightweight 
  • John Macapa vs. Kevin Groom; Featherweight 
  • Vladimir Tokov vs. Ryan Walker; Lightweight 
  • Jordan Newman vs. Joseph Holmes; Middleweight 

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Steven Muehlhausen

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Steven Muehlhausen is a contributing writer for DAZN News. He writes features and news stories, and provides analysis relating to the world of boxing. Over the past five years, he has interviewed some of the biggest names in combat sports, including Conor McGregor, Daniel Cormier, Terence Crawford, Vasiliy Lomachenko and Bill Goldberg.