Fighter Profile: Emmanuel Sanchez

20-4 (1 KO, 8 Subs)
FWWGP: Opening Round def Tywan Claxton via Triangle Choke Rd 2, 4:11 (Bellator 226 Sept 7 @SAP SJ CA) -Picked this fight vs Weichel in the Official Selection Show to prove their first meeting was a wrong decision by judges “He knows he didn’t beat me”; AJ prior to Sanchez’s pick AJ McKee called out Sanchez to which Sanchez predicts he’ll “see him at the end” to give him his first defeat
Quarterfinals def Daniel Weichel via UD @B252 on 11/12/20
First fight between Emmanuel Sanchez & Patricio Pitbull took place @B209 on 11/15/18 from Tel Aviv, Israel, with Pitbull winning via unanimous decision over 5 rounds
Fighting out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Training partners include Anthony & Sergio Pettis, Raufeon Stots
Holds notable wins over Daniel Weichel, Daniel Straus, Henry Corrales, Georgi Karakhanyan, Sam Sicilia and Tywan Claxton
15-time Bellator veteran
Bellator Record: 12-3 (4 Subs)
Has won 7 of last 8 fights - defeat came to Patricio Pitbull
Has won 10 of last 12 fights - defeats came to Patricio Pitbull & Daniel Weichel (avenged)
9 wins via KO or submission
6 wins via 1st round KO or submission (1 KO, 5 Subs)
3 of previous 5 wins have come via submission
Has never been finished via KO or submission
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt
Kickboxing black belt

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