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НЬЮ-ЙОРК - серпень 16, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a live Univision Deportes Network (UDN) телепередача (12 a.m. І/9 вечора. 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 П'ятниця, Сім. 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 фунти) бої, the winners of which represent their respective countries – the U.S. and Mexico – in the “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, вісім чоловік, $100,000 турнір, the date and location of which will be announced soon.
За ціною від $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,»Сказав генеральний директор Combate Americas Кемпбелл 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, буде 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) будуть стикатися 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 фунти) to featherweight for the first time since joining the ranks of Combate Americas, in an effort to qualify for the coveted, турнір на одну ніч.
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 підпорядкування, 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) нокаут (удари) on Ramirez at “Combate Estrellas” in Los Angeles on Квітня 13.
Quintana, a 6-foot, 27-year-old trailblazer who hails from Roswell, Н.М., has been perfect to date in La Jaula, клітина Combate Амерікас, 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, Мексика.
PABLO SABORI VS. ALEJANDRO FLORES
5-футовий-8, 26-year-old Sabori of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora is a feared, devastating finisher who boasts a 100 Швидкість обробка відсотків, 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 в Тіхуані, Baja California, Мексика, Sabori slugged his way to a third round (3:03) ВООЗ (удари) з Andrew Lagdaan.
Flores is a 5-foot-10, 27-років, fast-rising star out of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon who will return to 145 pounds after a phenomenal run in the bantamweight (135 фунти) 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 onКвітня 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 p.m. PT на Вересень 28, і перший попередній бій почнеться в 7 p.m.