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MELISSA MARTINEZ OF MEXICO FACES GLORIA BRAVO OF CHILE IN STRAWWEIGHT SHOWDOWN PRECEDING
$100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
NOVA YORK - Outubro 18 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of a women’s strawweight (115 libras) showdown between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) e Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) that will serve as the co-main event on the highly-anticipated, live Telemundo broadcast (11:35 p.m. E/10:35 p.m. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”) of the “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza from Cancun, Mexico on Sábado, Novembro. 11.
The battle between the 20-year-old Martinez of Mexico City, Mexico and the 31-year-old Bravo, de santiago, Chile, will immediately precede the championship stage bout and finale of the one-night, peso galo de oito homens (135 libras) “COPA COMBATE” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 e essa, pela primeira vez, will see top-ranked fighters from the U.S., Latin America and Spain represent their respective countries in a quest for glory.
“This is a phenomenal addition to an already stellar and historic fight card created for the Telemundo broadcast television platform,”Disse Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.
“With the incredibly relentless and hard-hitting action we have seen from the women of Combate Americas,"Continuou McLaren, “it is only fitting that we showcase a matchup between two of the sport’s brightest and fastest rising female stars like Melissa Martinez and Gloria Bravo on the ‘COPA COMBATE’ platform.”
“COPA COMBATE” takes place on the 24th anniversary of McLaren’s now legendary UFC 1 event that he executive produced as the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.
The 5-foot-2 Martinez will return to La Jaula, Combate a gaiola Américas, for the second time in her career after shelling out a stunning, highlight reel knockout de Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo na segunda rodada (2:45) of battle at Combate 15 in Mexico City on Junho 30.
Following the promotional debut victory, Martinez, also a decorated Muay Thai competitor, earned a second-place finish at WAKO Kickboxing’s “The World Games 2017 – Wroclaw” tournament in Poland on Julho 30.
The 5-foot-5 Bravo will enter La Jaula for the first time ever and put a three-fight winning streak on the line. All three of her latest victories came by way of armlock submission.
Bravo recently ventured from Chile to Las Vegas, Nev. to train for the upcoming matchup with famed, retired, former UFC world champion Miesha Tate.
In addition to the “COPA COMBATE” tournament championship bout and the featured women’s fight between Martinez and Bravo, Telemundo’s live broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” will feature the tournament’s semifinal stage consisting of two bouts that pit the winners of the quarterfinal stage bouts in each tournament bracket against one another. The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com.
Telemundo Sports, um dos principais fornecedores de conteúdo esportivo em espanhol nos Estados Unidos, é o lar de dois dos eventos esportivos mais populares do mundo: a Copa do Mundo FIFA ™ até 2026 e os Jogos Olímpicos de verão por meio 2032. Além, Telemundo Deportes transmite as partidas de qualificação para a Copa do Mundo FIFA ™ CONCACAF para a maior parte da região, incluindo os jogos fora de casa das seleções do México e dos EUA e a Premier League. Telemundo Deportes também é a casa de “Boxeo Telemundo Ford," a #1 programa de boxe em espanhol, e “Manchetes e mais," a #1 notícias de esportes, show de entretenimento e comentários em espanhol, entre outras propriedades esportivas reconhecidas. |
