BRENDA ENRIQUEZ REPLACES INJURED KYRA BATARA
IN MAIN EVENT BATTLE WITH LISBETH LOPEZ SILVA
לעבן, 90-MINUTE TELECAST BEGINS AT 11 פּ.ם. עט / 8 פּ.ם. פּט
UNDERCARD TO STREAM LIVE ON UNIVISIONDEPORTES.COM
BEGINNING AT 9:30 פּ.ם. און / 6:30 פּ.ם. פּט
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 (ממאַ) 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, קאַליף. אויף פרייטאג, מייַ 11.
The live UDN telecast of “Combate Americas: Mexico vs. USA” will begin at 11 פּ.ם. עט / 8 פּ.ם. 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) פון מעקסיקא סיטי, מעקסיקא און Brenda Enriquez (1-1) of Salt Lake City, Utah, יוז. via Chihuahua, מעקסיקא.
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, אָנהייב בייַ 9:30 פּ.ם. און / 6:30 פּ.ם. פּט.
Enriquez will replace קיראַ באַטאַראַ פון לאַס וועגאַס, Nevada., יוז. אין די הויפּט געשעעניש. Batara was originally slated to face Silva at atomweight (105 פונט), but has withdrawn from the commitment due to a strain in her back and neck.
In the previously announced featherweight (145 פונט) גלויבנס-הויפּט געשעעניש, נאַקאַוט קינסטלער Horacio “The Punisher” Gutierrez (4-3) of Guadalajra, Jalisco, Mexico will collide with נאַטע דיאַז פּראָטעקטעד Chris Avila (5-6) פון סטאַקטאַן, קאַליף., יוז.
Leading off the live telecast will be a newly announced, לייטווייט (155 פונט) matchup between aggressive-minded finisher Anthony “The Shark” Avila (15-5) of Sacramento and hard-hitting striker Jose Luis Verdugo (8-4) פון טידזשואַנאַ, באַדזשאַ קאַליפאָרניאַ, מעקסיקא.
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) פון סטאַקטאַן, קאַליף., יוז. בייַ באַנטאַמוועיגהט (135 פונט).
Elsewhere in preliminary bout action, אַנביטאַן Kaleio “K.O.” Romero (1-0) of Sacramento will face off with Luis “Lightyear” Vargas (2-2) of San Jose, קאַליף., יוז. אין אַ לייטווייט באַוט.
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, קאַליף. יוז. will return to La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, to square off with unbeaten Jesse Strader (2-0) פון לאַנקאַסטער, קאַליף., יוז. in a featherweight tilt.
In women’s strawweight (115 פונט) אַקציע, Francis “Hitgirl” Hernandez (2-2) of Camuy, Puerto Rico will make her Combate Americas debut against Shyann Farmer (0-1) of Alamogordo, נ.מ., יוז.
פּרייסט פון $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 פּ.ם.
