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NEW YORK – Awissu 23, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a new women’s flyweight (125 liri) 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 Il-ġimgħa, Seba. 14, live on both Univision (12 a.m. U/PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. U/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, imma kienet sfurzata biex tirtira minħabba xi korriment.
In the previously announced, world championship bantamweight (135 liri) avveniment prinċipali, Monterrey’s Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2), the winner of the inaugural, 2017 “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, tmien bniedem, $100,000 grand prize tournament, will collide with fellow star Jose “Pochito” Alday (11-3-1) tal Tucson, Ariz. via Hermosillo, Sonora, Messiku.
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 liri) contest between undefeated, rising star and Cub Swanson protetti Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (7-0) u Larue "Il-Cannibal" Burley (8-3).
Il 5--marda 7, 24-year-old Garcia of Palm Springs, Calif., USA by way of Mexicali, Baja California, Messiku, 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 jew is-sottomissjoni.
Burley, a 5-foot-10, 34-il sena qodma, seasoned competitor who hails from Phoenix, has faced off with top level adversaries, and is best known for his upset, tielet rawnd (3:40) WHO (knee strike to the body and punches) ta 2011 NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and previously undefeated MMA prospect Bubba Jenkins fuq Settembru. 20, 2013.
Also announced today was a featherweight (145 liri) preliminary bout card contest between two unbeaten prospects – Tino Gilaranz (1-0) ta 'Madrid, Spain and Austin Wourms (1-0) ta '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, -gaġġa Ameriki jikkumbatti, for the second time in his career, biex jiffaċċjaw Eduardo “El Pube” Alvarado (3-4) ta 'Tijuana, Baja California, Messiku.
Another featherweight scrap will see Javier “Blair” Reyes Rugeles (7-1) of Bogota, Colombiá square off with “Magic” Mike Hamel (5-2) tal Gilbert, Ariz., USA.
In flyweight action, undefeated, star dejjem Richard Palencia (6-0) ta 'Mesa, Ariz. se tieħu fuq Federico “The Argentinian Ninja” Oliveira (3-4) of Mendoza, Arġentina.
Battle-tested veterans Yaotzin Meza (21-11) tal 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.
Pprezzati minn $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” are on sale at
CelebrityTheatre.com u Ticketon.com.
Doors at Celebrity Theatre open at 6 p.m. PT, with the first preliminary bout beginning at 7 p.m.