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NEW YORK – ויגוסט 23, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a new women’s flyweight (125 פונט) co-main event – Tracy Cortez (3-1) ווס, Karen Cedillo (1-0) – as well as six other new bouts featuring fighters representing five different countries, for the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) franchise’s world championship event in Phoenix on פרייַטיק, זיבן. 14, live on both Univision (12 אַ.ם. און/פּט) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 אַ.ם. און/9 פּ.ם. פּט).
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, אָבער איז געווען געצווונגען צו צוריקציען רעכט צו אַ שאָדן.
In the previously announced, world championship bantamweight (135 פונט) הויפּט געשעעניש, Monterrey’s Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2), the winner of the inaugural, 2017 “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, אַכט-מענטש, $100,000 grand prize tournament, will collide with fellow star Jose “Pochito” Alday (11-3-1) פון טוסאַן, אַריז. via Hermosillo, Sonora, מעקסיקא.
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 פונט) contest between undefeated, rising star and Cub Swanson פּראָטעקטעד Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (7-0) און Larue "די קאַנניבאַל" Burley (8-3).
די 5-פֿיס-7, 24-year-old Garcia of Palm Springs, קאַליף., USA by way of Mexicali, באַדזשאַ קאַליפאָרניאַ, מעקסיקא, has been on a tear since he made his professional debut nearly four years ago, defeating all but one of his opponents via (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.
בערלי, a 5-foot-10, 34-יאָר-אַלט, seasoned competitor who hails from Phoenix, has faced off with top level adversaries, and is best known for his upset, דריט קייַלעכיק (3:40) וואס (knee strike to the body and punches) פון 2011 NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and previously undefeated MMA prospect באַבאַ דזשענקינס אויף סעפטעמבער. 20, 2013.
Also announced today was a featherweight (145 פונט) preliminary bout card contest between two unbeaten prospects – Tino Gilaranz (1-0) פון מאַדריד, Spain and Austin Wourms (1-0) פון פיניקס.
In a 140-pound catchweight matchup on the undercard, Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (12-7) of Mammoth, אַריז., USA will return to La Jaula, די קאָמבאַטע אמעריקע שטייַג, for the second time in his career, צו פּנים Eduardo “El Pube” Alvarado (3-4) פון טידזשואַנאַ, באַדזשאַ קאַליפאָרניאַ, מעקסיקא.
Another featherweight scrap will see Javier “Blair” Reyes Rugeles (7-1) of Bogota, Colombiá square off with “Magic” Mike Hamel (5-2) פון גילבערט, אַריז., USA.
In flyweight action, ונדעפעאַטעד, רייזינג שטערן Richard Palencia (6-0) פון מעסאַ, אַריז. וועט נעמען אויף Federico “The Argentinian Ninja” Oliveira (3-4) of Mendoza, ארגענטינע.
Battle-tested veterans Yaotzin Meza (21-11) פון Glendale, אַריז., 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.
פּרייסט פון $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” are on sale at
CelebrityTheatre.com און Ticketon.com.
Doors at Celebrity Theatre open at 6 פּ.ם. פּט, with the first preliminary bout beginning at 7 פּ.ם.