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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT BRACKETS AND TWO LINEUP CHANGES FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN, $100,000 GRAND PRIZE SHOWDOWN

LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK
FROM SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, CALIF. Ուրբաթ օրը, DEC. 7

JOEY RUQUET REPLACES GASTON REYNO, DANIEL REQUEIJO TO REPRESENT SPAIN IN PLACE OF ZEBENZUI RUIZ

FRESNO – December 3, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced two changes to the lineup for its much-anticipated, biggest event of the yearthe “COPA COMBATE” one-night, ութ մարդ, $100,000 grand prize Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Featherweight (145 ֆունտ) showdown – as well as the tournament brackets for the event that takes place at Save Mart Center on Friday, Dec. 7.

 

The second annual “COPA COMBATE” extravaganza airs live in its entirety in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (9 կեսօրից. ET / 6 p.m. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 ի սահմաններում. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 ի սահմաններում. ET/9 p.m. PT).

 

Originally slated for action in a previously announced tournament alternate bout, 26-ամյա Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1), պայքարում դուրս Լաս Վեգասում, Nev:, USA and representing Puerto Rico, has been entered into the main draw of the eight-man tournament where he will replace Uruguay’s Gaston “Tonga” Reyno(7-2, 2 NC), who has been forced to withdraw from the tournament due to staph infection.

 

Ի լրումն, Daniel “El Gallego” Requeijo (14-6) will represent Spain in place of previously announced Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2), after Ruiz was unable to secure a visa to enter the U.S.

 

The 34-year-old Requeijo, who hails from Spain’s Las Palmas, Canary Islands, boasts a near-93 percent finish rate, earning 13 իր 14 կարիերայի հաղթանակները ի ճանապարհին (T)KO կամ ներկայացում.

 

Also announced today were the official tournament brackets for the “COPA COMBATE” tournament affair.

 

On one side of the draw, or “Group A,” Requeijo will square off with Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile, ժամանակ Alejandro “Gallito” Flores(13-1) Մոնտերեյի, Nuevo Leon, Mexico will battle undefeated John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, Կոլումբիա.

 

On the other side of the draw, or “Group B,” Ruquet will collide with Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) Բուենոս Այրեսում, Արգենտինա, ժամանակ Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, N.M., USA will face fellow prolific star Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, Պերու.

 

The winners of each quarterfinal stage bout in Group A will meet in semifinal stage action, while the winners of each quarterfinal stage bout in Group B will do likewise.

 

The two semifinal stage fight winners will face off in the championship showdown with the $100,000 grand prize at stake.

 

Replacing Ruquet in one the two tournament alternate bouts will be Vicente “Chento” Enriquez Marquez (5-5) of Barcelona, Իսպանիա. Enriquez Marquez will take on Ruquet’s original, tournament alternate bout opponent «Անողոք» Rudy Morales (5-6) of Las Vegas via Guatemala City, Guatemala.

 

Announced today as an addition to the “COPA COMBATE” event preliminary bout card was a flyweight (125 ֆունտ) tilt between Paul Elizondo (1-0) of Fresno and Nathan Napolitano (0-0) of Salinas, Կրոնապետ. USA.

 

Գներով սկսած $30, tickets for “COPA COMBATE” are on sale online at CombateAmericas.com/Tickets and at Ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Save Mart Center box office.

 

Doors at Save Mart Center will open for the event at 5 կեսօրից. PT on December 7, եւ առաջին նախնական մենամարտը կսկսվի ժամը 6 կեսօրից.

UPDATED “COPA COMBATE” UPDATED FIGHT CARD:

PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD:

 

Վարկածներով: Paul Elizondo vs. Nathan Napolitano
Welterweight: Evan Solorio vs. Jimmy Molina
Միջին: Albert Gonzales vs. James Porter

FEATURED FLYWEIGHT BOUT:

 

Corina Herrera vs. Maria Paula Buzaglo

“COPA COMBATE” FEATHERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS:

 

Pablo Sabori vs. Michael Irizarry
Rudy Morales vs. Vicente Marquez Enriquez

“COPA COMBATE” FEATHERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT QUARTERNAL STAGE BOUTS:

 

Group A:

 

Daniel Requeijo vs. Pablo Villaseca
Joey Ruquet vs. Bruno Cannetti

 

Group B

 

Alejandro Flores vs. John Bedoya
Andres Quintana vs. Marlon Gonzales

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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS FOR ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN $100,000 GRAND PRIZE SHOWDOWN AT SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, CALIF. Ուրբաթ օրը, DEC. 7

COMBATE AMERICAS’ BIGGEST MMA EVENT OF 2018
“COPA COMBATE”
MARKS FIRST ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT IN CALIFORNIA, AIRS LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK

ԷԼ:
FEATURED WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT CONTEST PITS
MARIA BUZAGLO VS. CORINA HERRERA

TICKETS FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SALE NOW

NEW YORK – November 27, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a pair of “alternate” bouts for its much-anticipated, biggest event of the year – the “COPA COMBATE” one-night, eight-man Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament that will award its featherweight (145 ֆունտ) winner of three consecutive bouts a $100,000 grand prize at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Կրոնապետ. Ուրբաթ օրը, Dec. 7.

 

The second annual “COPA COMBATE” tournament airs live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 կեսօրից. ET / 7 p.m. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 ի սահմաններում. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 ի սահմաններում. ET/9 p.m. PT), and marks the first time in history that California State will sanction a one-night, eight-man MMA tournament.

 

In one of two tournament alternate bouts announced today, Michael Irizarry (9-2) Սան Juan, Puerto Rico will take on Pablo “El Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-5) of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Մեքսիկա, and in the second alternate bout, Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1) Լաս Վեգասում, Nev:, USA will face off with” Ruthless” Rudy Morales (5-6) of Las Vegas via Guatemala City, Guatemala.

 

Should any of the winners of the four quarterfinal stage tournament bouts be unable to re-enter La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, for his semifinal stage bout due to injury sustained in quarterfinal stage action, one of the two tournament alternate bout winners will replace the injured competitor in the semifinal stage of the tournament.

 

Also announced today was a featured women’s strawweight (115 ֆունտ) contest between unbeaten Maria Buzaglo (1-0) of Lima, Peru and relentless battler Corina Herrera (3-4-1) of Porterville, Կալիֆոռնիա, USA.

 

The “COPA COMBATE” tournament field features eight previously announced fighters, representing eight different countries: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana(15-2) of Roswell, N.M., USA; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) Մոնտերեյի, Nuevo Leon, Մեքսիկա; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 NC) of Montevideo, Ուրուգվայ; իսկ Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Իսպանիա; Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) Բուենոս Այրեսում, Արգենտինա; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile; անպարտելի John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, Կոլումբիա; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, Պերու.

 

The tournament brackets and quarterfinal stage tournament matchups will be announced this week.

 

In “COPA COMBATE” preliminary bout action announced today, local police officer Evan “Pitbull” Solorio (3-2) of Fresno will face off with Jimmy “Mamba” Molina (0-0) ՀՀ Spokane, Wash., USA in a welterweight (170 ֆունտ) մրցույթ.

 

In a battle of two professional debut competitors, Albert Gonzales (0-0) of Fresno will collide with James Porter (0-0) Ֆրեզնոյի.

 

Գներով սկսած $30, tickets for “COPA COMBATE” are on sale online at CombateAmericas.com/Tickets and at Ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Save Mart Center box office.

 

Doors at Save Mart Center will open for the event at 5 կեսօրից. PT on December 7, եւ առաջին նախնական մենամարտը կսկսվի ժամը 6 կեսօրից.

 

 

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COMBATE AMERICAS UNVEILS THE LARGEST WINNER’S TROPHY IN SPORTS, COMPLETES ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT FIELD WITH FOUR NEW FEATHERWEIGHT ENTRANTS WHO WILL BATTLE FOR $100,000 GRAND PRIZE

(Pictured from left to right below): “COPA COMBATEtournament fighters Andres Quintana (USA), Gaston Reyno (Ուրուգվայ) and Alejandro Flores (Մեքսիկա) were on hand today for the 2018 “COPA COMBATEkick-off press conference that took place at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, Կրոնապետ. in promotion of the event that takes place on Friday, Dec. 7. At the press conference, the tournament winner’s cup (pictured below) – the largest trophy in sportswas unveiled, and the names of the remainder of the 145-pouund fighters that will complete the tournament field, were revealed.

COMBATE AMERICAS’ BIGGEST MMA EVENT OF 2018
“COPA COMBATE”
MARKS FIRST ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT IN CALIFORNIA

LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK
FROM SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, CALIF. Ուրբաթ օրը, DEC. 7

BRUNO CANNETTI (ARGENTINA), PABLO VILLASECA (CHILE),
JOHN BEDOYA (COLOMBIA) AND MARLON GONZALES (PERU)
COMPLETE THE “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT FIELD

 

FRESNO – November 8, 2018 – Combate Americas today unveiled at a news conference at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, Կալիֆոռնիա, a massive winner’s cup trophy, and announced the final four featherweight (145 ֆունտ) contestants for its much-anticipated, “COPA COMBATE,” one-night Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament extravaganza featuring eight fighters, representing eight different countries, battling it out for a $100,000 grand prize, at Save Mart Center in Fresno on Friday, Dec. 7.

 

The previously announced, second annual “COPA COMBATE” event will air live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 կեսօրից. ET / 7 p.m. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 ի սահմաններում. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 ի սահմաններում. ET/9 p.m. PT).

 

 

The winner of the tournament will have persevered through three fights in one night to claim the grand prize check and the trophy.

 

 

The “COPA COMBATE” winner’s trophy unveiled today stands over 4 and a half feet tall, and is nearly 2 feet wide at its widest point. Custom made by U.K.-based CA Models, the makers of the Viking-style headdress that music superstar Madonna wore during her 2012 NFL SuperBowl halftime performance, the gold-colored trophy, valued at $100,000, is constructed from high-tech composite plastics used in Formula 1 racing and aerospace.

 

 

Announced today as the four fighters who will complete the “COPA COMBATE” one-night, eight-man tournament field were Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) Բուենոս Այրեսում, Արգենտինա; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile; անպարտելի John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, Կոլումբիա; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, Պերու.

 

 

Cannetti is the 29-year-old, younger brother of MMA superstar Guido “Ninja” Cannetti, and is riding a three-fight winning streak.

 

Combate Americas’ La Jaula model Alyshia Barragan with theCOPA COMBATEwinner’s trophy

 

 

Villaseca is a 31-year-old, battle-tested veteran who has competed on three different continentsNorth America, South America and Europe – and who has earned 10 իր 13 professional victories via (T)KO կամ ներկայացում.

 

 

Bedoya was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Լատինական Ամերիկա reality television series. The 27-year-old has scored three of his six professional victories by way of submission.

 

 

The 26-year-old Gonzales is the number one ranked featherweight fighter in Peru. He is coming off a thunderous, առաջին փուլը (3:34) ԱՀԿ- (punches) Հյուրատետր Mariano Rocca թվականի օգոստոսի 18.

 

 

The four “COPA COMBATE” tournament entrants announced today join the four previously announced entrantsAndres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, N.M., USA; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) Մոնտերեյի, Nuevo Leon, Մեքսիկա; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 NC) of Montevideo, Ուրուգվայ; իսկ Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Իսպանիա.

 

 

The official “COPA COMBATE” tournament brackets with quarterfinal stage matchups for the one night, eight-man tournament will be announced soon.

 

 

Գներով սկսած $30, tickets for “COPA COMBATE” are on sale online at CombateAmericas.com/Tickets and at Ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Save Mart Center box office.

 

 

Doors at Save Mart Center will open for the event at 5 կեսօրից. PT on December 7, եւ առաջին նախնական մենամարտը կսկսվի ժամը 6 կեսօրից.

 

 

Combate Americas also announced today that it has partnered with Jimenez Grappling Academy, an Exeter-based non-profit organization focused on utilizing martial arts classes to create family and community-oriented programs. As part of the local partnership, MMA superstar JuliannaThe Venezuelan VixenPeña will join fellow Combate Americas commentator and multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion, Alberto El Patrón, formerly known as Alberto Del Rio, to offer an MMA seminar to Jimenez’s students on Wednesday, Dec. 5, two days before the “COPA COMBATE” affair.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES ITS BIGGEST EVENT OF 2018 “COPA COMBATE” AT SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, CALIF. Ուրբաթ օրը, DEC. 7

FIRST ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT
IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY,
25 YEARS AFTER LEGENDARY UFC 1 TOURNAMENT

FIGHTERS REPRESENTING EIGHT DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
FACE OFF WITH $100,000 GRAND PRIZE AT STAKE

LIVE ON DAZN,
UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK

TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY, ՆՈՅ. 7

NEW YORK – October 30, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced its much-anticipated, second annual “COPA COMBATE” one-night Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament extravaganza featuring eight fighters, representing eight different countries, battling it out for a $100,000 grand prize, ժամը Փրկենք Mart կենտրոնում Ֆրեզնոյում, Կալիֆոռնիա, live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 կեսօրից. ET / 7 p.m. PT), live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 ի սահմաններում. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 ի սահմաններում. ET/9 p.m. PT).

 

The winner of the tournament will have persevered through three fights in one night to claim the grand prize.

 

The “COPA COMBATE” event will mark the first one-night, eight-man tournament in California state history, and will take place 25 years after Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder Campbell McLaren changed the combat sports world forever with UFC 1, a one-night, eight-man tournament that produced MMA’s first iconic figure, Royce Gracie.

 

Գներով սկսած $30, tickets go on sale online at www.CombateAmericas.com/Tickets and Ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Save Mart Center box office, սկսած 10 ի սահմաններում. PT on Wednesday, Nov. 7.

 

“This is the way I started the UFC 25 years ago – an 8-man tournamentthe toughest challenge in sportsand now it’s coming to Fresno and the great state of California for the first time in history,"Ասել է McLaren.

 

(Pictured left to right above): Gaston Reyno of Montevideo, Ուրուգվայ; Andres Quintana of Roswell, N.M., USA; Alejandro Flores of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Մեքսիկա; and Zebenzui Ruiz of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain represent the first four of eight fighters who will compete in the 2018 “COPA COMBATE” one-night, ութ մարդ, $100,000 grand prize featherweight MMA tournament. Լուսանկարը: Scott Hirano / Combate Americas, ՍՊԸ-

The “COPA COMBATE” tournament will take place in the featherweight (145 ֆունտ) բաժին, and will feature the winners of September’s two ‘Copa’ qualifier boutsAndres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, N.M., USA and Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) Մոնտերեյի, Nuevo Leon, Mexico – as well as previously announced Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 NC) of Montevideo, Ուրուգվայ.

 

Reyno was announced as a tournament entrant on the air live, immediately following his stunning, first-round (2:21) ներկայացում (հետեւի մերկ խեղդել) Հյուրատետր Carlos Ochoa at the “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa” live event in Long Beach, Կրոնապետ. թ. սեպտեմբերի 28.

 

Also announced today for “COPA COMBATE” tournament action was the competitor who will represent Spain – 24-year-old Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.

 

Ruiz will enter La Jaula, որ Combate Americas վանդակ, for the first time in his career, riding a four-fight win streak. Մինչ օրս, all but one of his victories have come by way of (T)KO կամ ներկայացում.

 

The remaining four fighters who will compete in the 2018 “COPA COMBATE” tournament will be announced soon.

 

Doors at Save Mart Center will open for the event at 5 կեսօրից. թ. դեկտեմբերի 7, եւ առաջին նախնական մենամարտը կսկսվի ժամը 6 կեսօրից.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES JOHN “SEXY MEXY” CASTANEDA FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN $100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT ON NOVEMBER 11

John “Սեքս Mexy” Castaneda (14-2) (իրավունք) has been announced as the first entrant into Combate Americashistoric, մեկ գիշեր, eight-man bantamweight (135 ֆունտ) “Copa Combatetournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 Կանկուն, Mexico on Շաբաթ, Nov. 11.
Historic event takes place in Cancun, Մեքսիկա
վրա 24րդ -ամյակը
Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren’s UFC 1

ՆՅՈՒ ՅՈՐՔ - Սեպտեմբեր 28, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the entry of 25-year-old trailblazer and its all-time winningest fighter, John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (14-2), into “Copa Combate,” the historic, մեկ գիշեր, eight-man bantamweight (135 ֆունտ) Խառը Մարտարվեստ (MMA) tournament that will award its winner of three consecutive bouts a grand prize of $100,000 Կանկուն, Mexico on Շաբաթ, Nov. 11.

“Copa Combate” takes place on the 24րդ anniversary of UFC 1, which was executive produced by Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder, Campbell McLaren. The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

Castaneda of Mankato, From. will enter La Jaula, որ Combate Americas վանդակ, riding a nine-fight win streak that dates back to May 2015, and that recently extended on Օգոստոս 1 when he put on a dominant performance to earn a unanimous decision over Cheyden Leialoha in UFC President Dana WhiteԻԵրեքշաբթի Night Contender Series.

“We are excited to welcome John Castaneda back to Combate Americas, where he has amassed the most wins of any fighter in our young, but fast-growing organization, and delivered some of the most memorable moments ever in La Jaula with his explosive style of fighting and vicious knockout power,"Ասել է McLaren.

Following the recent victory, Castaneda signed a new, բացառիկ, multi-fight promotional agreement with Combate Americas, which was the first organization to place him on a national stage during its debut live event that aired on NBC Universo from Las Vegas, Nev. թ. սեպտեմբերի 17, 2015. Castaneda immediately shined, պարտության Justin Governale by way of unanimous decision.

In his last start in La Jaula on Մայիս 5, Castaneda scored a devastating, երկրորդ փուլը (:42) ԱՀԿ- (punches) on five-time UFC veteran Chris “The Real Deal” Beal.

The remaining seven “Copa Combate” tournament competitors will be announced soon, and will hail from various parts of Latin America, as well as Spain and the U.S., marking the first time in history that fighters will represent their respective countries on a mission to achieve greatness.

Tournament fighters will be separated into four brackets, and the top four fighters will be assigned seeded positions based on their respective worldwide rankings. Quarterfinal stage opponents for the four seeded fighters will be determined based on a lottery ball drawing.

The host venue in Cancun for “Copa Combate,” as well as ticket on-sale information for the event, կհայտարարվի շուտով.