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Нью-Ёрк - жнівень 16, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a live Univision Deportes Network (UDN) тэлеперадача (12 a.m. І/9 вечара. 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, Халіф. На Пятніца, Сем. 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 фунты) баі, the winners of which represent their respective countries – the U.S. and Mexico – in the “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, восем чалавек, $100,000 турнір, the date and location of which will be announced soon.
Па кошце ад $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,»Сказаў генеральны дырэктар Combate Americas Кэмпбэл Макларен. “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, будзе Erick “The Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez (8-2) і Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (14-2).
In the second ‘Camino a Copa’ one-round, five-minute fight, Pablo “El Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-4) будуць сутыкацца з 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, Халіф. will drop from lightweight (155 фунты) 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 (T)КО або падпарадкаванне, including his last fight in which he avenged a previous, unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Danny “The Realist” Ramirez by scoring a highlight reel, first-round (3:15) накаўт (ўдары) on Ramirez at “Combate Estrellas” in Los Angeles on Красавіка 13.
Quintana, a 6-foot, 27-year-old trailblazer who hails from Roswell, Н.М., has been perfect to date in La Jaula, клетка Combate Америкас, 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 Levy Marroquin, in a bout that took place in the taxing, high altitude of Mexico City, Мексіка.
PABLO SABORI VS. ALEJANDRO FLORES
The 5-foot-8, 26-year-old Sabori of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora is a feared, devastating finisher who boasts a 100 Хуткасць аздабленне адсоткаў, 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 у Ціхуане, Baja California, Мексіка, Sabori slugged his way to a third round (3:03) СААЗ (ўдары) з Andrew Lagdaan.
Flores is a 5-foot-10, 27-гадоў, fast-rising star out of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon who will return to 145 pounds after a phenomenal run in the bantamweight (135 фунты) клас.
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 onКрасавіка 20. The win marked Flores’ second straight win in La Jaula, since defeating Вальтэр Замора 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 p.m. PT на Верасня 28, і першы папярэдні бой пачнецца ў 7 p.m.