BRENDA ENRIQUEZ REPLACES INJURED KYRA BATARA
IN MAIN EVENT BATTLE WITH LISBETH LOPEZ SILVA
LIVE, 90-MINUTE TELECAST BEGINS AT 11 P.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT
UNDERCARD TO STREAM LIVE ON UNIVISIONDEPORTES.COM
BEGINNING AT 9:30 P.m. AK / 6:30 P.m. PT
FIGHT CARD COMPLETE WITH EIGHT BOUTS
NEW YORK – May 8, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a new main event and live Univision Deportes Network (UDN) telecast for its ‘Mexico vs. USA’ Mixed Martial Arts (Mma) event that will be highlighted by matchups between a collection of prolific, rising stars from Mexico against ferocious combatants from the U.S., in Sacramento, Kalifòni. nan Vandredi, Me 11.
The live UDN telecast of “Combate Americas: Meksik vs.. USA” will begin at 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT from McClellan Conference Center, and will be headlined by a 110-pound catchweight contest between top 20 world-ranked star Lisbeth “Coneja” Lopez Silva (5-3) nan Mexico City, Meksik ak Brenda Enriquez (1-1) of Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. via Chihuahua, Meksik.
The program will also be available on the Univision Deportes app and www.UnivisionDeportes.com.
The telecast will immediately follow a live stream of the five-bout undercard on www.UnivisionDeportes.com, kòmanse nan 9:30 p.m. AK / 6:30 p.m. PT.
Enriquez will replace Kyra Batara nan Las Vegas, Nevada., U.S. nan evènman an prensipal. Batara was originally slated to face Silva at atomweight (105 liv), but has withdrawn from the commitment due to a strain in her back and neck.
In the previously announced featherweight (145 liv) ko-prensipal evènman, pentch atis Horacio “The Punisher” Gutierrez (4-3) of Guadalajra, Jalisco, Mexico will collide with Nate Diaz pwoteje Chris Avila (5-6) nan Stockton, Kalifòni., U.S.
Leading off the live telecast will be a newly announced, ki lejè (155 liv) matchup between aggressive-minded finisher Anthony “The Shark” Avila (15-5) of Sacramento and hard-hitting striker Jose Luis Verdugo (8-4) nan Tijuana, Baja California, Meksik.
In preliminary bout card action and a fourth matchup pitting fighters from the two neighboring countries against one another, Jose “Manos De Padre” Loera (0-0) of Aguascalientes, Mexico will battle Christian Giovannie (2-2) nan Stockton, Kalifòni., U.S. nan bantamweight (135 liv).
Elsewhere in preliminary bout action, envenku Kaleio “K.O.” Romero (1-0) of Sacramento will face off with Luis “Lightyear” Vargas (2-2) of San Jose, Kalifòni., U.S. nan yon bout ki lejè.
A 140-pound catchweight contest will see undefeated Andrew “Bulldog” Coyne(2-0) of Sacramento go to war with Roger “Rare Breed” Severson (2-3) of Vallejo.
Combate Americas veteran Jose Aguayo (2-1) of San Ramon, Kalifòni. U.S. will return to La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, to square off with unbeaten Jesse Strader (2-0) nan Lancaster, Kalifòni., U.S. in a featherweight tilt.
In women’s strawweight (115 liv) aksyon, Francis “Hitgirl” Hernandez (2-2) of Camuy, Puerto Rico will make her Combate Americas debut against Shyann Farmer (0-1) of Alamogordo, N.M., U.S.
Soti nan pwi $40, tickets for “Combate Americas: Meksik vs.. USA” are on sale at Ticketon.com. Doors at McClellan Conference Center will open for the event at 6 p.m.
