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NEW YORK – Жнівень 23, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a new women’s flyweight (125 фунты) co-main event – Tracy Cortez (3-1) супраць, Karen Cedillo (1-0) – as well as six other new bouts featuring fighters representing five different countries, for the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) franchise’s world championship event in Phoenix on Пятніца, Сем. 14, live on both Univision (12 a.m. І/PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. І/9 p.m. PT).
The unbeaten, 29=year-old Cedillo of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico will replace Brandi Narvaez, who was originally slated to face off with Cortez of Phoenix, але быў вымушаны сысці з-за траўмы.
In the previously announced, world championship bantamweight (135 фунты) галоўная падзея, Monterrey’s Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2), the winner of the inaugural, 2017 “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, восем чалавек, $100,000 grand prize tournament, will collide with fellow star Jose “Pochito” Alday (11-3-1) Тусон, Арызона. via Hermosillo, Санора, Мексіка.
Among the other new fights announced today for the “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” world championship event that will take place at Celebrity Theatre were a featured, live televised lightweight (155 фунты) contest between undefeated, rising star and Cub Swanson абаронены Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (7-0) і ЛаРю "канібал" Берліё (8-3).
5-ногі-7, 24-year-old Garcia of Palm Springs, Каліфорнія., USA by way of Mexicali, Baja California, Мексіка, has been on a tear since he made his professional debut nearly four years ago, defeating all but one of his opponents via (T)КО або падпарадкаванне.
Берліё, a 5-foot-10, 34-гадоў, seasoned competitor who hails from Phoenix, has faced off with top level adversaries, and is best known for his upset, Трэці раўнд (3:40) СААЗ (knee strike to the body and punches) з 2011 NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and previously undefeated MMA prospect Bubba Джэнкінс на верасень. 20, 2013.
Also announced today was a featherweight (145 фунты) preliminary bout card contest between two unbeaten prospects – Tino Gilaranz (1-0) Мадрыда, Spain and Austin Wourms (1-0) Фенікс.
In a 140-pound catchweight matchup on the undercard, Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (12-7) of Mammoth, Штат Арызона., USA will return to La Jaula, клетка Combate Америкас, for the second time in his career, да твару Eduardo “El Pube” Alvarado (3-4) Тихуана, Baja California, Мексіка.
Another featherweight scrap will see Javier “Blair” Reyes Rugeles (7-1) of Bogota, Colombiá square off with “Magic” Mike Hamel (5-2) Гілберта, Штат Арызона., ЗША.
In flyweight action, непераможаным, Узыходзячая зорка Richard Palencia (6-0) Меса, Арызона. возьме на сябе Federico “The Argentinian Ninja” Oliveira (3-4) of Mendoza, Аргенціна.
Battle-tested veterans Yaotzin Meza (21-11) Глендейл, Штат Арызона., USA and Gilbert Aguilar (17-18-1) of Phoenix by way of Mexico City, Mexico will collide at featherweight.
Additional preliminary bout matchups for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” will be announced soon.
Па кошце ад $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” are on sale at
CelebrityTheatre.com і Ticketon.com.
Doors at Celebrity Theatre open at 6 p.m. PT, with the first preliminary bout beginning at 7 p.m.