纽约–十月 18 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of a women’s strawweight (115 英镑) showdown between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) 和 Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) that will serve as the co-main event on the highly-anticipated, live Telemundo broadcast (11:35 P.M. AND/10:35 P.M. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”) of the “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza from Cancun, 墨西哥在 星期六, 十一月. 11.

The battle between the 20-year-old Martinez of Mexico City, Mexico and the 31-year-old Bravo, 圣地亚哥, 智利, will immediately precede the championship stage bout and finale of the one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 英镑) “COPA COMBATE” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 然后, 对于第一次, 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,”康贝特美洲首席执行官 坎贝尔迈凯轮.

“With the incredibly relentless and hard-hitting action we have seen from the women of Combate Americas,“继续迈凯轮, “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^日 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, 在康贝特美洲笼, for the second time in her career after shelling out a stunning, highlight reel knockout 的 Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo 在第二轮 (2:45) of battle at Combate 15 in Mexico City on 六月 30.

Following the promotional debut victory, 马丁内斯, also a decorated Muay Thai competitor, earned a second-place finish at WAKO Kickboxing’s “The World Games 2017 – Wroclaw” tournament in Poland on 七月 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, 内华达州. 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 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. 此外, 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,“ 这 #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,“ 这 #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.