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NEW YORK - Août 23, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a new women’s flyweight (125 livres) 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, pour le premier des arts martiaux mixtes hispaniques (MMA) franchise’s world championship event in Phoenix on Vendredi, Sept. 14, live on both Univision (12 a.m. ET/PT) et Réseau Univision Deportes (UDN) (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT).
The unbeaten, 29=year-old Cedillo of Monterrey, Nouveau Lion, Mexico will replace Brandi Narvaez, who was originally slated to face off with Cortez of Phoenix, mais a été forcé de se retirer en raison d'une blessure.
In the previously announced, world championship bantamweight (135 livres) événement principal, Monterrey’s Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2), the winner of the inaugural, 2017 "COUPE DE COMBAT," une nuit, huit hommes, $100,000 grand prize tournament, will collide with fellow star Jose “Pochito” Alday (11-3-1) de Tucson, Ariz. via Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexique.
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 livres) contest between undefeated, rising star and Cub Swanson protégé Rafa « Doué » Garcia (7-0) et LaRue "Le Cannibale" Burley (8-3).
Le 5-pieds-7, 24-year-old Garcia of Palm Springs, Calif., USA by way of Mexicali, Basse-Californie, Mexique, 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 ou la soumission.
Burley, a 5-foot-10, 34-ans, seasoned competitor who hails from Phoenix, has faced off with top level adversaries, and is best known for his upset, troisième tour (3:40) OMS (knee strike to the body and punches) de 2011 NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and previously undefeated MMA prospect Bubba Jenkins sur septembre. 20, 2013.
Also announced today was a featherweight (145 livres) preliminary bout card contest between two unbeaten prospects – Tino Gilaranz (1-0) de Madrid, Espagne et Austin Wourms (1-0) de Phoenix.
In a 140-pound catchweight matchup on the undercard, Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (12-7) of Mammoth, Arizona, USA will return to La Jaula, la cage Amériques Combate, for the second time in his career, faire face à Eduardo “El Pube” Alvarado (3-4) de Tijuana, Basse-Californie, Mexique.
Another featherweight scrap will see Javier “Blair” Reyes Rugeles (7-1) de Bogota, Colombiá square off with “Magic” Mike Hamel (5-2) de Gilbert, Arizona, USA.
In flyweight action, invaincu, rising star Richard Palencia (6-0) de Mesa, Ariz. va prendre Federico “The Argentinian Ninja” Oliveira (3-4) of Mendoza, Argentine.
Battle-tested veterans Yaotzin Meza (21-11) de Glendale, Arizona, USA and 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.
Prix à partir de $30, billets pour « Americas Combate: Marroquin vs. Alday” are on sale at
CelebrityTheatre.com et Ticketon.com.
Doors at Celebrity Theatre open at 6 p.m. PT, with the first preliminary bout beginning at 7 p.m.