There was a time not too long ago where the only men to have beaten Georgi Karakhanyan over a 21-fight period were Patricio Freire and Joe Warren.
Both of those fighters are former Bellator world champions and aside from those two setbacks, which occurred more than five years ago, Karakhanyan was among the best under the Bellator umbrella.
Fast forward to today and Karakhanyan is fighting for his figurative life to remain in contention for not just a title fight, but also relevance. After winning nine straight that included the capturing of the World Series of Fighting and Tachi Palace Fights featherweight belts, the Moscow native lost the WSOF strap to Rick Glenn.