Georgy Karakhanyan is a mixed-style fighter with a veryan interesting fate. He studied at the football school "Barcelona", played in the highest football league in the United States for "San Diego", but as a result began to fight in the cage. The athlete performs at featherweight, specializes in jujitsu and karate and is recognized as a dangerous opponent for any fighter.
George Karakhanyan was born in Moscow in 1985 in an Armenian family. His father was engaged in business and was a wealthy man.
However, the 1994 FIFA World Cupcompletely overturned the consciousness of Georgi Karakhanyan. Being impressed by the game of Hadji, Romario and Baggio, he categorically stated that he sees himself only in football. Karakhanyan was involved in football schools "Torpedo" and "Spartacus." After the family moved to Spain, he fell an honor to study at the academy itself "Barcelona".
Georgy Karakhanyan showed good results.Eventually, after all the travels of his family, he found himself in the United States, where he signed a contract with the San Diego football club, which occupied the top lines of the tournament table of the national championship.
However, football is not the most popular sport in the US, and the guy decided for himself that with great success he will be able to realize himself in an individual sport.
The former football player returned to wherehe began - to martial arts. It all started with training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Georgy Karakhanyan spent half a year diligently working for the fighters of the mixed style of single combat and had not yet thought about serious fights. Once, one of the athletes declared for the competition, was injured, and the club's coach Dambar invited the newcomer to try his hand at the tournament match.
The Armenian did not refuse the call and went into the cage,having in his arsenal only one really learned technique. His opponent was an experienced veteran Brent Wooten, and no one expected that a newcomer who had recently played football would be able to give the experienced fighter at least some resistance. However, Georgi Karakhanyan was magnificent: in the second minute of the fight he skillfully used the "guillotine" against Wooten - the only method he had managed to learn. The rival surrendered, and the Armenian-Russian fighter won his first victory in battles of mixed style.
The fight against Brent Wooden became fatal inlife of Georgi Karakhanyan. After that, he drew the attention of serious organizations engaged in fighting mixed style, and began to regularly participate in fights. For the first few years, the Armenian fighter participated in second-rate promotions tournaments, battling against not the most famous athletes.
However, the battles of Georgi Karakhanyan always passedbright and spectacular. Owning the skills of karate since childhood, he works perfectly in the rack, throwing dangerous punches with his feet. Jiu-Jitsu classes gave him fighting skills, and against any opponent Georgi Karakhanyan feels confident in the most extreme situations.
From the period 2006-2009 it can be notedfights against Justin Salazar. Twice he met with a dangerous fighter and both times won the victory. In the first battle, he achieved the advantage in the rack, crushing the opponent with blows, and in a second duel he used the lever of the elbow, forcing him to ask for mercy.
Almost all of his fights George Karakhanyan finished early, and only once was defeated by Chris David by a separate decision.
For his vivid and unconventional style of fighting and uninhibited behavior in the ring with rivals, coaches, Georgy Karakhanyan received the nickname "Madman" from the fans.
The next stage in the development of George was his transition to Bellator in 2010 - one of the most authoritative organizations for combating a mixed style.
The debut at Bellator was successful, already in the firstfight Karakhanyan defeated Bao Kuch, crushing that blow knee. However, the level of resistance of opponents here was much higher, and he lost to experienced Joe Warren in the second match of Bellator, losing in accordance with the decision of the judges.
Soon he lost his fight for the first time in his lifeahead of schedule. Patricio Freire from the very first seconds went into a furious attack, and Karahanyan could not oppose his onslaught. The duel ended prematurely - on the first minute by TKO.
After this defeat, George for a time leftBellator and focused on the fights of other organizations, issuing a bright series of victories. Along the way, he became a featherweight champion in the WSOF version, defeating Lance Palmer with a stifling technique.
In 2014 Georgi Karakhanyan failed to defend his title, losing to Rick Glen, and then returned to Bellator.
Since then, the fighter has had six fights, having scored an equal number of victories and defeats. The last fight, he lost in 2017 Manuel Sanchez, a judicial decision.
