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FRESNO – November 8, 2018 – Combate Americas today unveiled at a news conference at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, كاليفورنيا., a massive winner’s cup trophy, and announced the final four featherweight (145 جنيه) contestants for its much-anticipated, "كأس القتال,” one-night Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament extravaganza featuring eight fighters, representing eight different countries, battling it out for a $100,000 الجائزة الكبرى, at Save Mart Center in Fresno on Friday, ديسمبر. 7.
The previously announced, second annual “COPA COMBATE” event will air live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 عصرا. ET / 7 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).
The winner of the tournament will have persevered through three fights in one night to claim the grand prize check and the trophy.
The “COPA COMBATE” winner’s trophy unveiled today stands over 4 and a half feet tall, and is nearly 2 feet wide at its widest point. Custom made by U.K.-based CA Models, the makers of the Viking-style headdress that music superstar السيدة العذراء wore during her 2012 NFL SuperBowl halftime performance, the gold-colored trophy, valued at $100,000, is constructed from high-tech composite plastics used in Formula 1 racing and aerospace.
Announced today as the four fighters who will complete the “COPA COMBATE” one-night, eight-man tournament field were Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) بوينس آيرس, الأرجنتين; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile; مهزوم John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, كولومبيا; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, بيرو.
Cannetti is the 29-year-old, younger brother of MMA superstar Guido “Ninja” Cannetti, and is riding a three-fight winning streak.
Combate الأمريكتين’ La Jaula model Alyshia Barragan with the “COPA COMBATE” winner’s trophy
Villaseca is a 31-year-old, battle-tested veteran who has competed on three different continents – أمريكا الشمالية, South America and Europe – and who has earned 10 من له 13 professional victories via (تي)KO أو تقديم.
Bedoya was a contestant on المقاتل في نهاية المطاف: امريكا اللاتينية reality television series. The 27-year-old has scored three of his six professional victories by way of submission.
The 26-year-old Gonzales is the number one ranked featherweight fighter in Peru. He is coming off a thunderous, الجولة الأولى (3:34) منظمة الصحة العالمية (اللكمات) من Mariano Rocca آب 18.
The four “COPA COMBATE” tournament entrants announced today join the four previously announced entrants – أندريس "الرصاصة" كوينتانا (15-2) of Roswell, N.M., الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) مونتيري, Nuevo Leon, المكسيك; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 NC) of Montevideo, أوروغواي; و Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, إسبانيا.
The official “COPA COMBATE” tournament brackets with quarterfinal stage matchups for the one night, eight-man tournament will be announced soon.
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.
Combate Americas also announced today that it has partnered with Jimenez Grappling Academy, an Exeter-based non-profit organization focused on utilizing martial arts classes to create family and community-oriented programs. As part of the local partnership, MMA superstar Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña will join fellow Combate Americas commentator and multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion, Alberto El Patrón, formerly known as البرتو ديل ريو, to offer an MMA seminar to Jimenez’s students on Wednesday, ديسمبر. 5, two days before the “COPA COMBATE” affair.