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All eight tournament fighters announced
MIAMI - Octubre 5, 2017 - Combate Americas and Telemundo Deportes announced, at a news conference in the Wynwood district of Miami, a landmark partnership to produce the first-ever Telemundo broadcast of a live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event with “COPA COMBATE,” the epic, una noche, torneo de ocho hombres, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 gran Premio. El evento tendrá lugar elNoviembre 11 en 11:30 p.m. Y/ 8:30 p.m. PT, live from Cancun, México.
El histórico, 90-minute live broadcast on Telemundo will coincide with the 24ºanniversary of the now legendary UFC 1, which was executive produced by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder and Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren, and which was also headlined by a one-night, torneo de ocho hombres.
“We are incredibly excited to partner with Telemundo Deportes and to bring back to life, vivir en Telemundo, the leading U.S. broadcast television network, the most thrilling format for competitive fighting that was responsible for changing the combat sports world forever when I introduced the UFC in 1993,” said McLaren.
“Telemundo Deportes is committed to continue expanding its portfolio of sports events, and we are thrilled to partner with Combate Americas to bring this unique MMA tournament to millions of Hispanic viewers,", Dijo Ray Warren, President of Telemundo Deportes. “Copa Combate is a tournament created for our core audience featuring an exciting format and a diverse group of Hispanic competitors, and we look forward to an historic broadcast.”
“COPA COMBATE” will assemble a collection of the most fearsome stars in MMA’s bantamweight (135 libra) división, hailing from the U.S., México, Puerto Rico, España, Colombia, Argentina, and Peru, and will see them battle in La Jaula, la competición jaula de Combate Américas, over the course of three tournament stages – quarterfinal, semifinal and championship – before the eventual winner is crowned.
The event marks the first time in history that fighters will represent their respective countries on a quest to win the inaugural ‘Copa.’
Uniéndose a lo previamente anunciado John "Sexy Sexy" Castañeda (14-2) de Mankato, Desde. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:
- Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) de Córdoba, Argentina
- Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) de la Ciudad de México, México
- Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) de San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) de Barcelona, España
- Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) de Bogotá, Colombia
- Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) de Lima, Perú
Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, Ricky “El Gallero” Palacios (9-1) de Misión, Texas.
Palacios, a 30-year-old knockout artist, is riding a six-fight win streak, and is tied with Castaneda for the most wins – six – held under the Combate Americas promotional umbrella. In his last two starts, Palacios earned decisions over UFC veterans Román Salazar y Chris Ávila, respectivamente.
The eight competitors will be separated into four tournament brackets, with the top four fighters given seeded positions based on their worldwide rankings.
Quarterfinal stage opponents for the four fighters will be determined based on a lottery ball drawing that will take place on a date to be announced.
la emisión en directo de Telemundo de “COMBATE COPA” contará con la etapa semifinal del torneo que consta de dos combates que enfrentan a los ganadores de los combates de cuartos de final en cada grupo del torneo uno contra el otro. toda la etapa de cuartos de final del torneo transmitirá en vivo por la aplicación Telemundo Deportes en Vivo y TelemundoDeportes.com.
Telemundo Deportes, uno de los principales proveedores de contenido deportivo en español en los Estados Unidos, es el hogar de dos de los eventos deportivos más populares del mundo: la Copa Mundial de la FIFA ™ a través 2026 y los Juegos Olímpicos de verano a través de 2032. Adicionalmente, Deportes Telemundo transmite los partidos de clasificación para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA ™ CONCACAF para la mayoría de la región, incluyendo los partidos fuera de las selecciones México y Estados Unidos y de la Liga Premier. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford," el #1 programa de boxeo en español, and “Titulares y Más," el #1 noticias deportivas, el entretenimiento y el espectáculo comentario en español, entre otras propiedades deportivas reconocidas.
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