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FRESNO – December 3, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced two changes to the lineup for its much-anticipated, biggest event of the year – the “COPA COMBATE” one-night, ثمانية لاعبين, $100,000 grand prize Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) وزن الريشة (145 جنيه) showdown – as well as the tournament brackets for the event that takes place at Save Mart Center on Friday, ديسمبر. 7.
The second annual “COPA COMBATE” extravaganza airs live in its entirety in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (9 عصرا. ET / 6 مساءا. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 صباحا. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 صباحا. و / 9 مساءً. PT).
Originally slated for action in a previously announced tournament alternate bout, 26-سنة Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1), القتال من لاس فيغاس, نيفادا., USA and representing Puerto Rico, has been entered into the main draw of the eight-man tournament where he will replace Uruguay’s Gaston “Tonga” Reyno(7-2, 2 NC), who has been forced to withdraw from the tournament due to staph infection.
بالإضافة, Daniel “El Gallego” Requeijo (14-6) will represent Spain in place of previously announced Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2), after Ruiz was unable to secure a visa to enter the U.S.
The 34-year-old Requeijo, who hails from Spain’s Las Palmas, Canary Islands, boasts a near-93 percent finish rate, earning 13 من له 14 انتصارات الوظيفي عن طريق (تي)KO أو تقديم.
Also announced today were the official tournament brackets for the “COPA COMBATE” tournament affair.
On one side of the draw, or “Group A,” Requeijo will square off with Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile, في حين Alejandro “Gallito” Flores(13-1) مونتيري, Nuevo Leon, Mexico will battle undefeated John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, كولومبيا.
On the other side of the draw, or “Group B,” Ruquet will collide with Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) بوينس آيرس, الأرجنتين, في حين أندريس "الرصاصة" كوينتانا (15-2) of Roswell, N.M., USA will face fellow prolific star Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, بيرو.
The winners of each quarterfinal stage bout in Group A will meet in semifinal stage action, while the winners of each quarterfinal stage bout in Group B will do likewise.
The two semifinal stage fight winners will face off in the championship showdown with the $100,000 grand prize at stake.
Replacing Ruquet in one the two tournament alternate bouts will be Vicente “Chento” Enriquez Marquez (5-5) of Barcelona, إسبانيا. Enriquez Marquez will take on Ruquet’s original, tournament alternate bout opponent "لا يرحم" رودي موراليس (5-6) of Las Vegas via Guatemala City, غواتيمالا.
Announced today as an addition to the “COPA COMBATE” event preliminary bout card was a flyweight (125 جنيه) tilt between Paul Elizondo (1-0) of Fresno and Nathan Napolitano (0-0) ساليناس, كاليفورنيا. الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية.
سعرها من $30, tickets for “COPA COMBATE” are on sale online at CombateAmericas.com/Tickets and at Ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Save Mart Center box office.
Doors at Save Mart Center will open for the event at 5 عصرا. PT on December 7, وسوف تبدأ أول نوبة الأولية في 6 عصرا.
UPDATED “COPA COMBATE” UPDATED FIGHT CARD:
PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD:
وزن الذبابة: Paul Elizondo vs. Nathan Napolitano
وزن الوسط: Evan Solorio vs. Jimmy Molina
المتوسط: Albert Gonzales vs. James Porter
FEATURED FLYWEIGHT BOUT:
Corina Herrera vs. Maria Paula Buzaglo
“COPA COMBATE” FEATHERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS:
Pablo Sabori vs. Michael Irizarry
Rudy Morales vs. Vicente Marquez Enriquez
“COPA COMBATE” FEATHERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT QUARTERNAL STAGE BOUTS:
Group A:
Daniel Requeijo vs. بابلو فيلاسيكا
Joey Ruquet vs. Bruno Cannetti
Group B
Alejandro Flores vs. John Bedoya
Andres Quintana vs. Marlon Gonzales
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