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FRESNO – November 8, 2018 – Combate Americas today unveiled at a news conference at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, Calif., a massive winner’s cup trophy, and announced the final four featherweight (145 livres) contestants for its much-anticipated, "COUPE DE COMBAT,” one-night Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament extravaganza featuring eight fighters, representing eight different countries, battling it out for a $100,000 grand Prix, at Save Mart Center in Fresno on Friday, Décembre. 7.
The previously announced, second annual “COPA COMBATE” event will air live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. HE / 7 h, heure. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET/PT) et Réseau Univision Deportes (UDN) (12 a.m. ET / 9 h, heure. 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 Madone 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) de Buenos Aires, Argentine; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) de Santiago, Chili; invaincu John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) de Bogota, Colombie; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 Caroline du Nord) de Lima, Pérou.
Cannetti is the 29-year-old, younger brother of MMA superstar Guido “Ninja” Cannetti, and is riding a three-fight winning streak.
Combate Amériques’ 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 – Amérique du Nord, South America and Europe – and who has earned 10 de son 13 professional victories via (T)KO ou la soumission.
Bedoya was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Amérique latine série télé-réalité. 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, premier tour (3:34) OMS (poinçons) de Mariano Rocca sur Août 18.
The four “COPA COMBATE” tournament entrants announced today join the four previously announced entrants – Andres «The Bullet» Quintana (15-2) de Roswell, N.M., USA; Alejandro "Gallito" Flores (13-1) de Monterrey, Nouveau Lion, Mexique; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 Caroline du Nord) of Montevideo, Uruguay; et Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Espagne.
The official “COPA COMBATE” tournament brackets with quarterfinal stage matchups for the one night, eight-man tournament will be announced soon.
Prix à partir de $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 p.m. PT on December 7, et le premier combat préliminaire débutera à 6 p.m.
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 Alberto Del Rio, to offer an MMA seminar to Jimenez’s students on Wednesday, Décembre. 5, two days before the “COPA COMBATE” affair.