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NEW YORK - August 23, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a new women’s flyweight (125 Pfund) co-main event – Tracy Cortez (3-1) vs, Karen Cedillo (1-0) – as well as six other new bouts featuring fighters representing five different countries, für die Premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) franchise’s world championship event in Phoenix on Freitag, Sieben. 14, live on both Univision (12 a.m. UND/PT) und Univision Deportes Netzwerk (UDN) (12 a.m. UND/9 p.m. PT).
der ungeschlagene, 29=year-old Cedillo of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico will replace Brandi Narvaez, who was originally slated to face off with Cortez of Phoenix, sondern war gezwungen, nach einer Verletzung zurücktreten wegen.
In the previously announced, world championship bantamweight (135 Pfund) Hauptereignis, Monterrey Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2), the winner of the inaugural, 2017 „COPA BEKÄMPFUNG," eine Nacht, Acht-Mann-, $100,000 Hauptpreisturnier, will collide with fellow star Jose "Pochito" Alday (11-3-1) von Tucson, Ariz. via Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexiko.
Among the other new fights announced today for the “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” world championship event that will take place at Celebrity Theatre were a featured, live televised lightweight (155 Pfund) contest between undefeated, rising star and Cub Swanson geschützt Rafa „Gifted“ Garcia (7-0) und LaRue "The Cannibal" Burley (8-3).
Das 5-Fuß-7, 24-year-old Garcia of Palm Springs, Calif., USA by way of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexiko, has been on a tear since he made his professional debut nearly four years ago, defeating all but one of his opponents via (T)KO oder Duldung.
Burley, a 5-foot-10, 34-jahre alt, seasoned competitor who hails from Phoenix, has faced off with top level adversaries, and is best known for his upset, dritte Runde (3:40) DIE (knee strike to the body and punches) von 2011 NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and previously undefeated MMA prospect Bubba Jenkins an Sept.. 20, 2013.
Also announced today was a featherweight (145 Pfund) preliminary bout card contest between two unbeaten prospects – Tino Gilaranz (1-0) von Madrid, Spanien und Austin Wourms (1-0) von Phoenix.
In a 140-pound catchweight matchup on the undercard, Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (12-7) of Mammoth, Ariz., USA will return to La Jaula, die Combate Americas Käfig, for the second time in his career, Gesicht Eduardo “El Pube” Alvarado (3-4) von Tijuana, Baja California, Mexiko.
Another featherweight scrap will see Javier “Blair” Reyes Rugeles (7-1) von Bogota, Colombiá square off with “Magic” Mike Hamel (5-2) von Gilbert, Ariz., USA.
In flyweight action, unbesiegt, aufgehender Stern Richard Palencia (6-0) von Mesa, Ariz. dauert an Federico “The Argentinian Ninja” Oliveira (3-4) of Mendoza, Argentinien.
Battle-tested veterans Yaotzin Meza (21-11) von Glendale, Ariz., USA und Gilbert Aguilar (17-18-1) of Phoenix by way of Mexico City, Mexico will collide at featherweight.
Additional preliminary bout matchups for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” will be announced soon.
Von preislich $30, Tickets für „Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” are on sale at
CelebrityTheatre.com und Ticketon.com.
Doors at Celebrity Theatre open at 6 p.m. PT, with the first preliminary bout beginning at 7 p.m.