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NEW YORK – Август 23, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a new women’s flyweight (125 мино) co-main event – Tracy Cortez (3-1) против, 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 Ҷумъа, Ҳафт. 14, live on both Univision (12 саҳарӣ. ВА/PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 саҳарӣ. ВА/9 Земле. 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, вале маҷбур шуд, ки ба гирифтани сабаби ба озоре.
In the previously announced, world championship bantamweight (135 мино) чорабинии асосии, Monterrey’s Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2), the winner of the inaugural, 2017 “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, ҳашт-одам, $100,000 grand prize tournament, will collide with fellow star Jose “Pochito” Alday (11-3-1) аз Тюсон, Ariz. via Hermosillo, Sonora, Мексика.
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 мино) contest between undefeated, rising star and Cub Swanson муҳофизат Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (7-0) ва LaRue "The одамхӯр» Burley (8-3).
5-пиёда-7, 24-year-old Garcia of Palm Springs, Calif., USA by way of Mexicali, Baja Калифорния, Мексика, 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 ё пешниҳоди.
Burley, a 5-foot-10, 34-яксола, seasoned competitor who hails from Phoenix, has faced off with top level adversaries, and is best known for his upset, даври сеюм (3:40) ТУТ (knee strike to the body and punches) аз 2011 NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and previously undefeated MMA prospect Баба Jenkins дар бораи сентябри. 20, 2013.
Also announced today was a featherweight (145 мино) preliminary bout card contest between two unbeaten prospects – Tino Gilaranz (1-0) Мадрид, Spain and Austin Wourms (1-0) аз 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, қафаси Combate Амрико, for the second time in his career, ба рӯ Eduardo “El Pube” Alvarado (3-4) аз Тихуана, Baja Калифорния, Мексика.
Another featherweight scrap will see Javier “Blair” Reyes Rugeles (7-1) of Bogota, Colombiá square off with “Magic” Mike Hamel (5-2) аз Жилбер, Ariz., ИМА.
In flyweight action, Рокки, тулӯъи ситораи Richard Palencia (6-0) аз Mesa, Ariz. бар мегирад Federico “The Argentinian Ninja” Oliveira (3-4) of Mendoza, Аргентина.
Battle-tested veterans Yaotzin Meza (21-11) аз Вижаяпура, 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.
Priced аз $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” are on sale at
CelebrityTheatre.com ва Ticketon.com.
Doors at Celebrity Theatre open at 6 Земле. PT, with the first preliminary bout beginning at 7 Земле.