One night, eight-man tournament takes place on the 24th anniversary of UFC 1, pitting the most fearsome competitors from the
U.S., Latin America and Spain against each other in
high stakes showdown
All eight tournament fighters announced
MIAMI – Ottobre 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 notte, eight-man tournament, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 grand prize. L'evento si svolgerà ilNovembre 11 a 11:30 p.m. E/ 8:30 p.m. PT, live from Cancun, Messico.
Lo storico, 90-minute live broadcast on Telemundo will coincide with the 24thanniversary 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, eight-man tournament.
“We are incredibly excited to partner with Telemundo Deportes and to bring back to life, live on 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,"Ha detto 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 libbre) divisione, hailing from the U.S., Messico, Puerto Rico, Spagna, Colombia, Argentina, and Peru, and will see them battle in La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, 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.’
Joining the previously announced John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (14-2) di Mankato, Da. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:
- Marcelo "Pitbull" Red (12-4) di Cordoba, Argentina
- Carlos "Lobo" Rivera (10-2) di Città del Messico, Messico
- Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) di San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) di Barcellona, Spagna
- Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) di Bogotà, Colombia
- Kevin "freddo" Moreyra (4-1) di Lima, Perù
Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (9-1) di Mission, 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 Roman Salazar e Chris Avila, rispettivamente.
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 trasmissione in diretta di "COPA COMBATE" di Telemundo presenterà la fase di semifinale del torneo composta da due periodi che mettono l'uno contro l'altro i vincitori dei quarti di finale di ogni girone del torneo. L'intera fase dei quarti di finale del torneo sarà trasmessa in streaming live sull'app Telemundo Deportes En Vivo e su TelemundoDeportes.com.
Telemundo Sports, uno dei principali fornitori di contenuti sportivi in spagnolo negli Stati Uniti, è sede di due degli eventi sportivi più famosi al mondo: la Coppa del Mondo FIFA ™ attraverso 2026 e le Olimpiadi estive 2032. In aggiunta, Telemundo Deportes trasmette le partite di qualificazione CONCACAF alla Coppa del Mondo FIFA ™ per la maggior parte della regione, comprese le trasferte delle nazionali di Messico e USA e la Premier League. Telemundo Deportes ospita anche “Boxeo Telemundo Ford," il #1 programma di boxe in spagnolo, e "Titoli e altro," il #1 notizie sportive, spettacolo di intrattenimento e commento in spagnolo, tra le altre proprietà sportive riconosciute.
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