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نيويورك (رويترز) - أغسطس 16, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a live Univision Deportes Network (UDN) بث (12 صباحا. و/9 رئيس الوزراء. PT) of an event that will be headlined by the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise’s first-ever “COPA COMBATE” qualifying bouts in Long Beach, كاليفورنيا. في الجمعة, سبعة. 28.
The “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa Combate” event, which will air live from The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, will feature a pair of one, five-minute round featherweight (145 جنيه) المعارك, the winners of which represent their respective countries – the U.S. and Mexico – in the “COPA COMBATE," ليلة واحدة, ثمانية لاعبين, $100,000 مسابقة, the date and location of which will be announced soon.
سعرها من $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Camino A Copa Combate” are on sale at The Walter Pyramid’s
online ticketing platform, as well at Ticketon.com.
“These one-round qualifier fights are symbolic of what Combate Americas represents – ‘Mucha Mas Accion,’ or ‘Much More Action,"وقال الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة Combate الأمريكتين كامبل ماكلارين. “Faster-paced fights in a shorter time frame create the most electrifying platform in the sport and, with the opportunity to represent your country in the ‘COPA COMBATE," $100,000 grand prize tournament on the line, the intensity will be at an all-new high.”
Facing off with each other in one of the two ‘Camino a Copa Combate’ one, five-minute round, featherweight fights with the right to represent the U.S. in the high-stakes tournament, سوف Erick “The Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez (8-2) و أندريس "الرصاصة" كوينتانا (14-2).
In the second ‘Camino a Copa’ one-round, five-minute fight, Pablo “El Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-4) سوف تصطدم مع Alejandro “El Gallito” Flores (12-1). The winner of the matchup will represent Mexico in the “COPA COMBATE” tournament.
ERICK GONZALEZ VS. ANDRES QUINTANA
The 5-foot-10, 26-year-old Gonzalez of Redondo Beach, كاليفورنيا. will drop from lightweight (155 جنيه) to featherweight for the first time since joining the ranks of Combate Americas, in an effort to qualify for the coveted, one-night tournament.
A relentless battler capable of finishing opponents in any range of combat, Gonzalez has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (تي)KO أو تقديم, including his last fight in which he avenged a previous, unanimous decision defeat at the hands of داني "واقعي" راميريز by scoring a highlight reel, first-round (3:15) قصا (اللكمات) on Ramirez at “Combate Estrellas” in Los Angeles on أبريل 13.
كوينتانا, a 6-foot, 27-year-old trailblazer who hails from Roswell, N.M., has been perfect to date in La Jaula, القفص Combate الأمريكتين, winning all four of his matchups under the promotional banner since he made his debut last year.
Among Quintana’s conquests in Combate Americas action is a June 30, 2017 unanimous decision win over last year’s “COPA COMBATE” tournament winner ليفي ماروكين, in a bout that took place in the taxing, high altitude of Mexico City, المكسيك.
PABLO SABORI VS. ALEJANDRO FLORES
5 أقدام 8, 26-year-old Sabori of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora is a feared, devastating finisher who boasts a 100 معدل النهاية في المئة, with all 8 of his professional career wins to date having come by way of knockout or submission, 5 of them inside the first round of action.
In his last start on July 29, 2017 في تيخوانا, باجا كاليفورنيا, المكسيك, Sabori slugged his way to a third round (3:03) منظمة الصحة العالمية (اللكمات) من Andrew Lagdaan.
Flores is a 5-foot-10, 27-سنة, fast-rising star out of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon who will return to 145 pounds after a phenomenal run in the bantamweight (135 جنيه) صف مدرسي.
Flores is riding a four-fight win streak after coasting to victory over Team Grasso standout Victor Madrigal in Combate Americas’ debut live event in Monterrey onأبريل 20. The win marked Flores’ second straight win in La Jaula, since defeating Walter Zamora by way of split decision on March 30, 2017.
An additional matchup for the live televised, main card portion of the Combate Americas world championship event will be announced soon, as will a complete, preliminary bout card.
Doors at The Walter Pyramid will open at 6 عصرا. PT في سبتمبر 28, وسوف تبدأ أول نوبة الأولية في 7 عصرا.