One night, eight-man tournament takes place on the 24טה anniversary of UFC 1, pitting the most fearsome competitors from the
יו.עס., Latin America and Spain against each other in
high stakes showdown
All eight tournament fighters announced
MIAMI – אָקטאָבער 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 (ממאַ) event with “COPA COMBATE,” the epic, איינער-נאַכט, eight-man tournament, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 grand prize. די געשעעניש וועט נעמען אָרט אויףנאָוועמבער 11 בייַ 11:30 פּ.ם. און/ 8:30 פּ.ם. פּט, live from Cancun, מעקסיקא.
די היסטארישן, 90-minute live broadcast on Telemundo will coincide with the 24טהanniversary of the now legendary UFC 1, which was executive produced by Ultimate Fighting Championship (ופק) co-founder and Combate Americas CEO קאַמפּבעלל מאַקלעראַן, 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,"האט געזאגט 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 פונט) אָפּטייל, hailing from the U.S., מעקסיקא, פּאָרטאַ ריקאָ, ספּאַין, קאָלאָמביאַ, ארגענטינע, 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 יוחנן "סעקסי סעקסי" קאַסטאַנעדאַ (14-2) פון מאַנקאַטאָ, פון. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:
- Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, ארגענטינע
- Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) פון מעקסיקא סיטי, מעקסיקא
- Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) פון סאַן וואַן, פּאָרטאַ ריקאָ
- Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, ספּאַין
- Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, קאָלאָמביאַ
- Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, פּערו
Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, ריקי "די גאַללעראָ" פּאַלאַסיאָס (9-1) פון מישאַן, טעקסאַס.
פּאַלאַסיאָס, 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 רוימער סאַלאַזאַר און Chris Avila, ריספּעקטיוולי.
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.
Telemundo’s live broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” will feature the tournament’s semifinal stage consisting of two bouts that pit the winners of the quarterfinal stage bouts in each tournament bracket against one another. The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com.
Telemundo Deportes, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. דערצו, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches and the Premier League. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.
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