Georgi Karakhanyan
| Georgi Karakhanyan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 29, 1985 Moscow, Russia |
| Other names | Gogo, Insane |
| Nationality |
Armenian Russian |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division |
Featherweight Lightweight |
| Fighting out of | Riverside, California, United States |
| Team | Millennia MMA GFC S.K. Golden Boys Wrestling |
| Trainer | Head Trainer: ishaq sekmani, Betiss Mansouri, Richard MCcorkell, Saad Adwar |
| Rank | Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 34 |
| Wins | 26 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 14 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Georgi Karakhanyan is an Armenian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2006, Karakhanyan has also formerly competed for the World Series of Fighting, DREAM, Tachi Palace Fights, and King of the Cage. Karakhanyan is also the former WSOF Featherweight Champion.
Georgi was born in Moscow to Armenian parents, but is now an American citizen. He was raised in Moscow, Russia. He was introduced to martial arts by his father at the age of six (Georgi’s father has a black belt third dan in Karate Do Shotokan and he’s also a SAMBO expert). Georgi was just eight years old when he first fought in a full contact martial arts competition. He began training in martial arts at a young age, but found his true love in soccer. He competed at both the amateur and professional levels in Russia, Spain and U.S. before coming to the United States and settling in Riverside, California. He is a devoted vegetarian.
Georgi’s dreams completely changed after the 1994 World Cup. Inspired by world soccer legends Ronaldo, Romario, Roberto Baggio and Gheorghe Hagi, Georgi made a strong decision to become a professional soccer player. He played in clubs Torpedo Moscow and Spartak Moscow. After Georgi’s family moved to Tarragona, Spain he continued practicing soccer with the professional club Gimnàstic de Tarragona (the largest club in the Provincia de Tarragona and one of the biggest in the Catalunya region). Georgi continued to pursue his passion for soccer after his family moved to the United States. He played with the distinguished soccer club, the San Diego Nomads, a U.S. Olympic Development Program for players under the age of 18. He also trained and played for the professional indoor soccer club, the San Diego Sockers of the MISL.
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