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Riverside MMA fighter Georgi Karakhanyan will compete in the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 2 series beginning in April.
Riverside MMA Fighter Lands Spotlight in Bellator Series
By BREANNA ARMSTRONG
Special to The Press-Enterprise
January 12, 2010
Riverside's Mixed Martial Arts fighter, Georgi "Insane" Karakhanyan has been added to the Bellator Fighting Championships schedule for Season 2, which begins April 8.
"It felt great to sign with Bellator, it's a great organization. I just want everyone to know that there is a MMA fighter in Riverside that is doing good," said Karakhanyan, 24, who trains at United States Karate Organization in Riverside and Millennia MMA in Rancho Cucamonga.
Bellator (Latin for "warrior") Fighting Championships is a tournament-based series with eight competitors in four weight divisions conducted over 12 consecutive weeks. The series has plenty of television exposure, airing live weekly on Thursday nights on Fox Sports Net with a one-hour taped highlight show on Saturday nights on Telemundo, a Spanish-language network, and a 30-minute taped highlight show airing Saturday nights on NBC.
"Georgi is a proven winner," Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney is quoted as saying on the BFC website. "He brings an explosive style to the cage that makes for great fights. We are excited to welcome Georgi to Bellator."
Karakhanyan, who is currently teaching and training at USKO, brings a 12-1-1 record into the series.
"This will be a great opportunity for me to show my skills," he said.
Georgi Karakhanyan has a 12-1-1 record.
Said Betiss Mansouri, Millennia's head trainer: "We are confident that he has all the tools to win the entire tournament. We are also hoping that the last few fighters they add to the tournament are truly the best in this weight class the world has to offer, because, we believe Georgi is the best 145 pounder around at this point in time."
Joe Soto is the featherweight champion from Season 1. Karakhanyan would have to reach the final in order to fight Soto.
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