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NEW YORK – Ogos 23, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a new women’s flyweight (125 pound) co-main event – Tracy Cortez (3-1) vs, 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 Jumaat, Tujuh. 14, live on both Univision (12 WIB. DAN/PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 WIB. DAN/9 petang. 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, tetapi terpaksa menarik diri akibat kecederaan.
In the previously announced, world championship bantamweight (135 pound) Acara utama, Monterrey’s Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2), the winner of the inaugural, 2017 “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, lapan pemain, $100,000 grand prize tournament, will collide with fellow star Jose “Pochito” Alday (11-3-1) daripada Tucson, Ariz. via Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
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 pound) contest between undefeated, rising star and Cub Swanson dilindungi Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (7-0) dan LaRue "The Cannibal" Burley (8-3).
5-kaki-7, 24-year-old Garcia of Palm Springs, Calif., USA by way of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, has been on a tear since he made his professional debut nearly four years ago, defeating all but one of his opponents via (T)KO atau penyerahan.
Burley, a 5-foot-10, 34-tahun-lama, seasoned competitor who hails from Phoenix, has faced off with top level adversaries, and is best known for his upset, pusingan ketiga (3:40) WHO (knee strike to the body and punches) daripada 2011 NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and previously undefeated MMA prospect Bubba Jenkins pada September. 20, 2013.
Also announced today was a featherweight (145 pound) preliminary bout card contest between two unbeaten prospects – Tino Gilaranz (1-0) Madrid, Spain and Austin Wourms (1-0) Phoenix.
In a 140-pound catchweight matchup on the undercard, Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (12-7) of Mammoth, Ariz., USA will return to La Jaula, sangkar Combate Americas, for the second time in his career, untuk menghadapi Eduardo “El Pube” Alvarado (3-4) dari Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Another featherweight scrap will see Javier “Blair” Reyes Rugeles (7-1) of Bogota, Colombiá square off with “Magic” Mike Hamel (5-2) Gilbert, Ariz., USA.
In flyweight action, tanpa ditewaskan, bintang yang semakin meningkat Richard Palencia (6-0) Mesa, Ariz. akan mengambil Federico “The Argentinian Ninja” Oliveira (3-4) of Mendoza, Argentina.
Battle-tested veterans Yaotzin Meza (21-11) daripada Glendale, Ariz., 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.
Berharga dari $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” are on sale at
CelebrityTheatre.com dan Ticketon.com.
Doors at Celebrity Theatre open at 6 petang. PT, with the first preliminary bout beginning at 7 petang.