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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS FOR ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN $100,000 GRAND PRIZE SHOWDOWN AT SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, Калифорни мужийн. Баасан гаригт, DEC. 7

COMBATE AMERICAS’ BIGGEST MMA EVENT OF 2018
“COPA COMBATE”
MARKS FIRST ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT IN CALIFORNIA, AIRS LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK

ALSO:
FEATURED WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT CONTEST PITS
MARIA BUZAGLO VS. CORINA HERRERA

TICKETS FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SALE NOW

NEW YORK – November 27, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a pair of “alternate” bouts for its much-anticipated, biggest event of the year – the “COPA COMBATE” one-night, eight-man Mixed Martial Arts (ММА) tournament that will award its featherweight (145 кг) winner of three consecutive bouts a $100,000 grand prize at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Калифорни мужийн. Баасан гаригт, Нийтэлсэн. 7.

 

The second annual “COPA COMBATE” tournament airs live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT), and marks the first time in history that California State will sanction a one-night, eight-man MMA tournament.

 

In one of two tournament alternate bouts announced today, Michael Irizarry (9-2) Сан-Хуан, Puerto Rico will take on Pablo “El Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-5) of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Мексик, and in the second alternate bout, Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1) Лас-Вегас-ийн, Невада., USA will face off with” Ruthless” Rudy Morales (5-6) of Las Vegas via Guatemala City, Guatemala.

 

Should any of the winners of the four quarterfinal stage tournament bouts be unable to re-enter La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, for his semifinal stage bout due to injury sustained in quarterfinal stage action, one of the two tournament alternate bout winners will replace the injured competitor in the semifinal stage of the tournament.

 

Also announced today was a featured women’s strawweight (115 кг) contest between unbeaten Maria Buzaglo (1-0) of Lima, Peru and relentless battler Corina Herrera (3-4-1) of Porterville, Калифорни мужийн., АНУ-ын.

 

The “COPA COMBATE” tournament field features eight previously announced fighters, representing eight different countries: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana(15-2) of Roswell, N.M., АНУ-ын; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Мексик; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 Сүлжээний Холболт) of Montevideo, Уругвай; болон Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Испани; Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) Буэнос-Айрес, Аргентин; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile; гийн ялагдашгүй John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, Колумб; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) of Lima, Перу улс.

 

The tournament brackets and quarterfinal stage tournament matchups will be announced this week.

 

In “COPA COMBATE” preliminary bout action announced today, local police officer Evan “Pitbull” Solorio (3-2) of Fresno will face off with Jimmy “Mamba” Molina (0-0) Spokane нь, Угаах., USA in a welterweight (170 кг) уралдаан.

 

In a battle of two professional debut competitors, Albert Gonzales (0-0) of Fresno will collide with James Porter (0-0) Fresno тухай.

 

Нь үнэлэгдсэн $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, , эхний урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл дээр эхэлнэ 6 p.m.

 

 

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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES ITS BIGGEST EVENT OF 2018 “COPA COMBATE” AT SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, Калифорни мужийн. Баасан гаригт, DEC. 7

FIRST ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT
IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY,
25 YEARS AFTER LEGENDARY UFC 1 TOURNAMENT

FIGHTERS REPRESENTING EIGHT DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
FACE OFF WITH $100,000 GRAND PRIZE AT STAKE

LIVE ON DAZN,
UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK

TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7

NEW YORK – October 30, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced its much-anticipated, second annual “COPA COMBATE” one-night Mixed Martial Arts (ММА) tournament extravaganza featuring eight fighters, representing eight different countries, battling it out for a $100,000 grand prize, Fresno-д хадгалах Mart төвд, Калифорни мужийн., live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT), live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT).

 

The winner of the tournament will have persevered through three fights in one night to claim the grand prize.

 

The “COPA COMBATE” event will mark the first one-night, eight-man tournament in California state history, and will take place 25 years after Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder Campbell McLaren changed the combat sports world forever with UFC 1, a one-night, eight-man tournament that produced MMA’s first iconic figure, Royce Грэйси.

 

Нь үнэлэгдсэн $30, tickets go on sale online at www.CombateAmericas.com/Tickets and Ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Save Mart Center box office, эхлэн 10 a.m. PT on Wednesday, Эцсийн. 7.

 

“This is the way I started the UFC 25 years ago – an 8-man tournamentthe toughest challenge in sportsand now it’s coming to Fresno and the great state of California for the first time in history,"McLaren байна.

 

(Pictured left to right above): Gaston Reyno of Montevideo, Уругвай; Andres Quintana of Roswell, N.M., АНУ-ын; Alejandro Flores of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Мексик; and Zebenzui Ruiz of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain represent the first four of eight fighters who will compete in the 2018 “COPA COMBATE” one-night, найман хүн, $100,000 grand prize featherweight MMA tournament. Фото зээл: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, ХХК-ийн

The “COPA COMBATE” tournament will take place in the featherweight (145 кг) хэлтэс, and will feature the winners of September’s two ‘Copa’ qualifier boutsAndres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, N.M., USA and Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico – as well as previously announced Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 Сүлжээний Холболт) of Montevideo, Уругвай.

 

Reyno was announced as a tournament entrant on the air live, immediately following his stunning, first-round (2:21) хүлээн авах (Арын-нүцгэн багалзуурдаж алах) нь Carlos Ochoa at the “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa” live event in Long Beach, Калифорни мужийн. Есдүгээр дээр 28.

 

Also announced today for “COPA COMBATE” tournament action was the competitor who will represent Spain – 24-year-old Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.

 

Ruiz will enter La Jaula, Combate Америк тор, for the first time in his career, riding a four-fight win streak. Өнөөдрийг хүртэл, all but one of his victories have come by way of (T)К.О, эсвэл хүлээн авах.

 

The remaining four fighters who will compete in the 2018 “COPA COMBATE” tournament will be announced soon.

 

Doors at Save Mart Center will open for the event at 5 p.m. Арванхоёрдугаар сарын 7, , эхний урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл дээр эхэлнэ 6 p.m.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT QUALIFIER BOUTS LIVE ON UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK FROM LONG BEACH, Калифорни мужийн. Баасан гаригт, SEPT. 28

Winners of the one-round, featherweight fights will represent
U.S. and Mexico in the $100,000 grand prize tournament

U.S. qualifying bout: Erick Gonzalez vs. Andres Quintana
Mexico qualifying bout: Pablo Sabori vs. Alejandro Flores

Tickets for “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa Combate” on sale now

NEW YORK - August 16, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a live Univision Deportes Network (UDN) telecast (12 a.m. БОЛОН/9 цаг. PT) of an event that will be headlined by the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (ММА) sports franchise’s first-ever “COPA COMBATE” qualifying bouts in Long Beach, Калифорни мужийн. Дээр Баасан, Долоон. 28.

 

The “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa Combate” event, which will air live from The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, will feature a pair of one, five-minute round featherweight (145 кг) тулаан, the winners of which represent their respective countries – the U.S. and Mexico – in the “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, найман хүн, $100,000 тэмцээн, the date and location of which will be announced soon.

 

 

Нь үнэлэгдсэн $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.

 

“These one-round qualifier fights are symbolic of what Combate Americas represents‘Mucha Mas Accion,’ or ‘Much More Action,"Combate Америк гүйцэтгэх захирал хэллээ Campbell McLaren. “Faster-paced fights in a shorter time frame create the most electrifying platform in the sport and, with the opportunity to represent your country in the ‘COPA COMBATE," $100,000 grand prize tournament on the line, the intensity will be at an all-new high.”

 

 

Facing off with each other in one of the two ‘Camino a Copa Combate’ one, five-minute round, featherweight fights with the right to represent the U.S. in the high-stakes tournament, байх болно Erick “The Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez (8-2) болон Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (14-2).

 

 

In the second ‘Camino a Copa’ one-round, five-minute fight, Pablo “El Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-4) нь мөргөлдөж болно Alejandro “El Gallito” Flores (12-1). The winner of the matchup will represent Mexico in the “COPA COMBATE” tournament.

 

ERICK GONZALEZ VS. ANDRES QUINTANA

 

The 5-foot-10, 26-year-old Gonzalez of Redondo Beach, Калифорни мужийн. will drop from lightweight (155 кг) to featherweight for the first time since joining the ranks of Combate Americas, in an effort to qualify for the coveted, one-night tournament.

 

 

A relentless battler capable of finishing opponents in any range of combat, Gonzalez has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (T)К.О, эсвэл хүлээн авах, including his last fight in which he avenged a previous, unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Danny “The Realist” Ramirez by scoring a highlight reel, first-round (3:15) Хасагдах (гаргагч цоолтуур) on Ramirez at “Combate Estrellas” in Los Angeles on Дөрөвдүгээр 13.

 

 

Quintana, a 6-foot, 27-year-old trailblazer who hails from Roswell, N.M., has been perfect to date in La Jaula, Combate Америк тор, winning all four of his matchups under the promotional banner since he made his debut last year.

 

 

Among Quintana’s conquests in Combate Americas action is a June 30, 2017 unanimous decision win over last year’s “COPA COMBATE” tournament winner Levy Marroquin, in a bout that took place in the taxing, high altitude of Mexico City, Мексик.

 

PABLO SABORI VS. ALEJANDRO FLORES

 

The 5-foot-8, 26-year-old Sabori of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora is a feared, devastating finisher who boasts a 100 хувь нь дуусах хэмжээ, with all 8 of his professional career wins to date having come by way of knockout or submission, 5 of them inside the first round of action.

 

 

In his last start on July 29, 2017 Тихуана нь, Baja California, Мексик, Sabori slugged his way to a third round (3:03) ДЭМБ-ын (гаргагч цоолтуур) нь Andrew Lagdaan.

 

 

Flores is a 5-foot-10, 27-настай, fast-rising star out of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon who will return to 145 pounds after a phenomenal run in the bantamweight (135 кг) анги.

 

 

Flores is riding a four-fight win streak after coasting to victory over Team Grasso standout Victor Madrigal in Combate Americas’ debut live event in Monterrey onДөрөвдүгээр 20. The win marked Flores’ second straight win in La Jaula, since defeating Walter Zamora by way of split decision on March 30, 2017.

 

 

An additional matchup for the live televised, main card portion of the Combate Americas world championship event will be announced soon, as will a complete, preliminary bout card.

 

 

Doors at The Walter Pyramid will open at 6 p.m. PT тухай Есдүгээр 28, , эхний урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл дээр эхэлнэ 7 p.m.

 

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES LIVE UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK TELECAST, COMPLETE BOUT CARD FORCOMBATE ESTRELLAS IIIN MONTERREY, MEXICO ON FRIDAY, ДӨРӨВДҮГЭЭР САРЫН 20

VICTOR MADRIGAL REPLACES LEVY MARROQUIN IN BANTAMWEIGHT
CO-MAIN EVENT SHOWDOWN WITH ALEJANDRO FLORES

IVANNA MARTINENGHI REPLACES FRANCIS HERNANDEZ AGAINST UNDEFEATED MELISSA MARTINEZ IN STRAWWEIGHT FEATURED CONTEST

STAR-STUDDED EVENT HEADLINED BY
MUCH-ANTICIPATED BANTAMWEIGHT REMATCH BETWEEN
ERIKGOYITOPEREZ AND DAVIDD.J.FUENTES

НЬЮ ЙОРК – Дөрөвдүгээр 18, 2018Combate Americas today announced a live Univision Deportes Network (UDN) telecast, as well as the complete 10-bout fight card for theCombate Estrellas II” Холимог тулааны урлаг (ММА) extravaganza at Gimnasio Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Mexico on Friday, Дөрөвдүгээр 20.

 

амьд, 90-minute UDN telecast of “Combate Estrellas II,” which will be headlined by a previously announced, highly-anticipated bantamweight (135 кг) rematch between world-ranked superstar and Monterrey native Эрик “Goyito” Перез (17-6), and hard-hitting finisher Дэвид “D.J.Fuentes (13-10) of the U.S., эхэлдэг 12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT, and will follow the live stream of Combate Americas’ preliminary bout card, эхлэн 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, on UnivisionDeportes.com.

 

Fuentes, who fights out of McAllen, АНУ-ын Техасын, defeated Perez by way of third round (3:01) хүлээн авах (armlock) when the two met on May 28, 2010.

 

In a new bantamweight (135 кг) хамтран гол үйл явдал, Victor “Periquito” Madrigal (6-1) Гуадалхара нь, Мексик, will replace “COPA COMBATE” tournament winner Levy Saul Marroquin of Monterrey, Мексик, who has withdrawn due to illness, against fellow fast-rising star Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (11-1) of Monterrey.

 

Leading off the three-bout, live televised main card, undefeated strawweight (115 кг) Хасагдах уран бүтээлч MelissaSuper Mely” Martinez (3-0) Мексик хотын, Мексик, will collide with fellow, hard-hitting Muay Thai stylist Ivanna Martinenghi (4-1) Буэнос-Айрес, Аргентин.

 

Martinez was originally slated to face Francis Hernandez of Puerto Rico.

 

In other action announced for Combate Estrellas II,” prolific finisher Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (13-5) of Cordoba, Аргентин, унтраах квадрат болно Fabian Galvan (8-3) of Monterrey in a bantamweight contest.

EnriqueLocote” Гонзалес (6-1) of Monterrey will collide with Oscar Suarez (4-1) of Santa Cruz Tenerife, Испани, in a bantamweight tilt.

Хосе Луис “El PistoleroMedrano (5-2) of Monterrey will battle Даниел “Алтан Boy” Zellhuber (5-0) Мексик хотын.

 

Also in the card, Mexican Muay Thai fighter Lezly Hinojosa Compean (0-0) will make her debut under the MMA rules against Spanish superstar Irene Cabello Rivera (7-5) of Barcelona, Spain in an atomweight (105 кг) эцсийн.

 

Tickets for “CombateEstrellas II” are on sale at SuperBoletos.com.

 

Doors at Gimnasio Nuevo Leon will open at 6 p.m. local time on April 20. The first preliminary bout will begin at 7 p.m.

“COMBATE ESTRELLAS II” FIGHT CARD

ҮНДСЭН КАРТ

Bantamweight (135 кг) Main event:
Erik Pérez (17-6) сүсэг. David Fuentes (13-10)

Bantamweight (135 кг) хамтран гол үйл явдал:
Victor Madrigal (6-1) сүсэг. Alejandro Flores (11-1)

Women’s Strawweight (115 кг):
Melissa Martínez (3-0) сүсэг. Ivanna Martinenghi (4-1)

UNDERCARD

Bantamweight (135 кг): Marcelo Rojo (13-5) сүсэг. Fabian Galvan (8-3)
Atomweight (105 кг): Irene Cabello (7-5) сүсэг. Lezly Hinojosa Compean (0-0)
Bantamweight (135 кг): Enrique Gonzalez (12-10) сүсэг. Oscar Suarez (4-1)
Bantamweight (135 кг): Juan Pablo Gonzalez (7-0-2) сүсэг. Кевин Гарсиа (5-2)
Хөнгөн (155 кг): Ivan Perez (4-4) сүсэг. Ricardo Arreola (5-5)
Bantamweight (135 кг): David Martinez (2-0) сүсэг. Enrique Barragan (5-2)
Хөнгөн (135 кг): Jose Luis Medrano (8-2) сүсэг. Daniel Zellhuber (5-0)