Bellator 218 kicks off tonight, March 22, from the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The top of the billing will see a rematch of 2017 Bellator 170 matchup, when former title contender Emmanuel Sanchez meets the ever-dangerous Georgi Karakhanyan.
In the co-main event slot, Bellator light heavyweight veteran Linton Vassell makes his move up to heavyweight to take on the 7-1 Valentin Moldavsky. Before that, training partner of Moldavsky, Anatoly Tokov, is slated against former UFC competitor Gerald Harris. Opening up the main card will be the 3-0 Norbert Novenyi Jr. vs. the 1-1 William Lavine.
For an in-depth breakdown of each Bellator 218 main card fight, check out The MMA Vivisection with Bloody Elbow’s own Zane Simon, Vic Rodriguez, and Eddie Mercado.