NEW YORK – October 18 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of a women’s strawweight (115 פונט) showdown between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) און Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) that will serve as the co-main event on the highly-anticipated, live Telemundo broadcast (11:35 פּ.ם. און/10:35 פּ.ם. קאָרט, or following “Titulares y Mas”) of the “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) extravaganza from Cancun, Mexico on שבת, נאוועמבער. 11.

The battle between the 20-year-old Martinez of Mexico City, Mexico and the 31-year-old Bravo, of Santiago, Chile, will immediately precede the championship stage bout and finale of the one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 פונט) “COPA COMBATE” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 and that, פֿאַר די ערשטער מאָל אלץ, 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,"האט געזאגט קאָמבאַטע אמעריקע סעאָ קאַמפּבעלל מאַקלעראַן.

“With the incredibly relentless and hard-hitting action we have seen from the women of Combate Americas,"געצויגן מאַקלעראַן, “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 24^טה anniversary of McLaren’s now legendary UFC 1 event that he executive produced as the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (ופק). 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, די קאָמבאַטע אמעריקע שטייַג, for the second time in her career after shelling out a stunning, highlight reel knockout פון Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo אין די רגע קייַלעכיק (2:45) of battle at Combate 15 in Mexico City on יוני 30.

Following the promotional debut victory, מאַרטינעז, also a decorated Muay Thai competitor, earned a second-place finish at WAKO Kickboxing’s “The World Games 2017 – Wroclaw” tournament in Poland on יולי 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, נעוו. to train for the upcoming matchup with famed, retired, former UFC world champion מיעשאַ טאַטע.

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 Deportes, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. דערצו, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches and the Premier League. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.