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NEW YORK – August 23, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a new women’s flyweight (125 pound) 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, for the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (Emmanuel) franchise’s world championship event in Phoenix on Friday, Asaa. 14, live on both Univision (12 a.m. NA/Pt) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. NA/9 p.m. Pt).
The unbeaten, 29=year-old Cedillo of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico will replace Brandi Narvaez, who was originally slated to face off with Cortez of Phoenix, ma na-amanye ịdọrọ ruru otu mmerụ.
In the previously announced, world championship bantamweight (135 pound) isi ihe omume, Monterrey’s Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2), the winner of the inaugural, 2017 “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, asatọ-nwoke, $100,000 grand prize tournament, will collide with fellow star Jose “Pochito” Alday (11-3-1) nke Tucson, Ariz. via Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
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 pound) contest between undefeated, rising star and Cub Swanson echebe Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (7-0) na LaRue "The orianu mmadu" Burley (8-3).
5-ụkwụ-7, 24-year-old Garcia of Palm Springs, Calif., USA by way of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, 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 ma ọ bụ na-erubere.
Burley, a 5-foot-10, 34-otu afọ, seasoned competitor who hails from Phoenix, has faced off with top level adversaries, and is best known for his upset, atọ gburugburu (3:40) WHO (knee strike to the body and punches) nke 2011 NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and previously undefeated MMA prospect Bubba Jenkins na Sept. 20, 2013.
Also announced today was a featherweight (145 pound) preliminary bout card contest between two unbeaten prospects – Tino Gilaranz (1-0) nke Madrid, Spain and Austin Wourms (1-0) nke Phoenix.
In a 140-pound catchweight matchup on the undercard, Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (12-7) of Mammoth, Ariz., USA will return to La Jaula, na Combate Americas onu, for the second time in his career, na ihu Eduardo “El Pube” Alvarado (3-4) nke Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Another featherweight scrap will see Javier “Blair” Reyes Rugeles (7-1) of Bogota, Colombiá square off with “Magic” Mike Hamel (5-2) nke Gilbert, Ariz., USA.
In flyweight action, undefeated, kpakpando ututu Richard Palencia (6-0) nke Mesa, Ariz. ga-on Federico “The Argentinian Ninja” Oliveira (3-4) of Mendoza, Argentina.
Battle-tested veterans Yaotzin Meza (21-11) nke Glendale, Ariz., 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.
Ọnụ si $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” are on sale at
CelebrityTheatre.com na Ticketon.com.
Doors at Celebrity Theatre open at 6 p.m. Pt, with the first preliminary bout beginning at 7 p.m.
