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. Ба / 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 (ММА) 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, Калифорни мужийн. Баасан гаригт, May 11.
The live UDN telecast of “Combate Americas: Mexico 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) Мексик хотын, Мексик, Brenda Enriquez (1-1) of Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. via Chihuahua, Мексик.
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, эхлэн 9:30 p.m. Ба / 6:30 p.m. PT.
Enriquez will replace Kyra Batara Лас-Вегас-ийн, Nevada., U.S. гол үйл явдал нь. Batara was originally slated to face Silva at atomweight (105 кг), but has withdrawn from the commitment due to a strain in her back and neck.
In the previously announced featherweight (145 кг) хамтран гол үйл явдал, Хасагдах уран бүтээлч Horacio “The Punisher” Gutierrez (4-3) of Guadalajra, Халиско, Mexico will collide with Нэйт Диаз хамгаалагдсан Chris Avila (5-6) Стоктон нь, Калифорни мужийн., U.S.
Leading off the live telecast will be a newly announced, хөнгөн (155 кг) matchup between aggressive-minded finisher Anthony “The Shark” Avila (15-5) of Sacramento and hard-hitting striker Jose Luis Verdugo (8-4) Тихуана нь, Baja California, Мексик.
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) Стоктон нь, Калифорни мужийн., U.S. bantamweight нь (135 кг).
Elsewhere in preliminary bout action, ялагдаагүй Kaleio “K.O.” Romero (1-0) of Sacramento will face off with Luis “Lightyear” Vargas (2-2) of San Jose, Калифорни мужийн., U.S. хөнгөн дайралт хийвэл нь.
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, Калифорни мужийн. U.S. will return to La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, to square off with unbeaten Jesse Strader (2-0) Манчестер нь, Калифорни мужийн., U.S. in a featherweight tilt.
In women’s strawweight (115 кг) үйл ажиллагаа, 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.
Нь үнэлэгдсэн $40, tickets for “Combate Americas: Mexico vs. USA” are on sale at Ticketon.com. Doors at McClellan Conference Center will open for the event at 6 p.m.
