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NEW YORK – September 6, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a women’s strawweight (115 ಪೌಂಡ್) co-main event bout between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Mely” Martinez (4-0) ಮತ್ತು Francis “Hit Girl” Hernandez (3-2) for the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (ಎಂಎಂಎ) sports franchise’s live, Univision Deportes Network (UDN) ಪ್ರಸಾರದ (12 ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ. ET/9 pm. ಪಿಟಿ) from The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯಾ. ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ, ಏಳು. 28.
ಈವೆಂಟ್, “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa Combate,” will be headlined by the previously announced, first two-ever “COPA COMBATE” qualifying fights, the winners of which will represent their respective countries – the U.S. and Mexico – in the one-night, ಎಂಟು ಮಂದಿಯ, $100,000 grand prize tournament that will take place in the featherweight (145 ಪೌಂಡ್) division on a November date to be announced soon.
An explosive Muay Thai stylist, the 21-year-old Martinez of Mexico City, Mexico has been on a warpath since she made her Combate Americas promotional debut on June 30, 2017, scoring a thunderous, ಎರಡನೇ ಸುತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ (2:45) head kick TKO on Yajaira Romo.
In her last effort on April 20, Martinez dominated Argentina’s Ivanna Martinenghi for three consecutive rounds of action at “Combate Estrellas II” in Monterrey, Mexico before earning a unanimous decision victory.
Fighting out of Little Rock, Ark. where she is serving as an active duty Staff Sergeant with the U.S. ಆರ್ಮಿ, the 30-year-old Hernandez, who hails from Camuy, Puerto Rico is coming off an impressive Combate Americas debut performance that saw her submit (ಹಿಂದಿನ ಬೆತ್ತಲೆ ಚಾಕ್) Shyann Farmer ಎರಡನೇ ಸುತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ (2:12) of battle in Sacramento, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯಾ.
Also announced today were five preliminary bout card matchups for the “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa Combate” event, including a bantamweight (135 ಪೌಂಡ್) ನಡುವಿನ ಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ Oscar “Jacare” Suarez (4-1) of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain and Carlos Ochoa (3-5) ಇಂಡಿಯೊ ಆಫ್, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯಾ.
ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಸರದಿಯ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಬೇರೆಡೆ, Dominic Clarke (11-8) ಲಾಸ್ ಏಂಜಲೀಸ್ನ, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯಾ. ಡಿಕ್ಕಿ ಹೊಡೆಯುವುದಿಲ್ಲ Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (6-4) ಸ್ಯಾಕ್ರಮೆಂಟೊ, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯಾ. ಹಗುರ ನಲ್ಲಿ (155 ಪೌಂಡ್).
ಅಪರಾಜಿತ Jesse Strader (3-0) ಲ್ಯಾಂಕಾಸ್ಟರ್ನ, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯಾ. USA will take on “Handsome” Mario Navarrio (4-5) of Northridge, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯಾ., ಅಮೇರಿಕಾ. In featherweight action.
In one of two flyweight (125 ಪೌಂಡ್) contests announced today, ಹೆನ್ರಿಕ್ Wassmer (6-3) of Highland Park, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯಾ. ಹೋರಾಡಲು David “Farmer of Destruction” Duran (6-4) ಲೀಫ್ ನ, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯಾ., while in the other, ಅಜೇಯ ಹ್ಯೂಗೋ Aranda (2-0) of Van Nuys, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯಾ. ಜೊತೆ ಸ್ಕ್ವೇರ್ ಕಾಣಿಸುತ್ತದೆ “Malicious” Michael Reyes(4-4) OXNARD ಆಫ್, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯಾ.
Additional preliminary bout matchups will be announced soon.
In one of the two, single, five-minute round featherweight “COPA COMBATE” tournament qualifying fights that will send the winner to represent the U.S. in the eight-man tournament in November, Erick “The Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez (8-2) of Redondo Beach, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯಾ. ಎದುರಿಸಬೇಕಾಗುತ್ತದೆ Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (14-2) of Roswell, N.M.
In the second tournament qualifying fight, the winner of which will represent Mexico at “COPA COMBATE," Pablo “El Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-4) of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora will collide with Alejandro “El Gallito” Flores (12-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.
ರಿಂದ ಬೆಲೆಯ $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Camino A Copa Combate” are on sale at The Walter Pyramid’s online ticketing platform, as well at Ticketon.com.
Doors at the venue will open at 6 p.m. PT on September 28, ಮತ್ತು ಮೊದಲ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಸರದಿಯ ಆರಂಭವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ 7 p.m.
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Combate Americas is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (ಎಂಎಂಎ) ಕ್ರೀಡಾ ಫ್ರಾಂಚೈಸ್, rapidly becoming the number two sport, after soccer, for Spanish speaking sports fans worldwide. The Combate Americas franchise includes reality TV programming, live events and mobile programming. The company’s CEO, ಕ್ಯಾಂಪ್ಬೆಲ್ ಮೆಕ್ಲಾರೆನ್, is universally recognized as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (ಯುಎಫ್). New York Magazine described McLaren as “ಯುಎಫ್ ಹಿಂದೆ ಮಾರ್ಕೆಟಿಂಗ್ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ” ಮತ್ತು ಯಾಹೂ! ಕ್ರೀಡೆ ಅವರು ಘೋಷಿಸಿದರು “ಅದನ್ನು ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಇಂದು ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕ್ರೀಡೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ತಿಳಿದಿದೆ.” With an unprecedented product and a blue-chip ownership and management team, Combate Americas is poised to break new ground and bring about a new era in world championship level MMA competition.