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NOWY JORK - Sierpień 23, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a new women’s flyweight (125 funtów) 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, za najlepsze hiszpańskie mieszane sztuki walki (MMA) franchise’s world championship event in Phoenix on Piątek, Siedem. 14, live on both Univision (12 a.m. I/PT) i Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. I/9 p.m. PT).
The unbeaten, 29=year-old Cedillo of Monterrey, New Lion, Mexico will replace Brandi Narvaez, who was originally slated to face off with Cortez of Phoenix, ale został zmuszony do wycofania się z powodu kontuzji.
In the previously announced, world championship bantamweight (135 funtów) główne wydarzenie, Monterrey’s Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2), the winner of the inaugural, 2017 „COPA combate," jedna noc, osiem-man, $100,000 grand prize tournament, will collide with fellow star Jose “Pochito” Alday (11-3-1) Tucson, Arizonie. via Hermosillo, Sonora, Meksyk.
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 funtów) contest between undefeated, rising star and Cub Swanson chroniony Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (7-0) i LaRue "kanibal" Burley (8-3).
5-foot-7, 24-year-old Garcia of Palm Springs, Kalifornii., USA by way of Mexicali, Baja California, Meksyk, 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 lub poddanie.
Burley, a 5-foot-10, 34-lat, seasoned competitor who hails from Phoenix, has faced off with top level adversaries, and is best known for his upset, Trzecia runda (3:40) WHO (knee strike to the body and punches) z 2011 NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and previously undefeated MMA prospect Bubba Jenkins na wrzesień. 20, 2013.
Also announced today was a featherweight (145 funtów) preliminary bout card contest between two unbeaten prospects – Tino Gilaranz (1-0) Madrytu, Hiszpania i Austin Wourms (1-0) Phoenix.
In a 140-pound catchweight matchup on the undercard, Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (12-7) of Mammoth, Arizona., USA will return to La Jaula, klatka combate Americas, for the second time in his career, do twarzy Eduardo “El Pube” Alvarado (3-4) od Tijuana, Baja California, Meksyk.
Another featherweight scrap will see Javier “Blair” Reyes Rugeles (7-1) of Bogota, Colombiá square off with “Magic” Mike Hamel (5-2) Gilbert, Arizona., USA.
In flyweight action, niepokonany, Wschodząca gwiazda Richard Palencia (6-0) Mesa, Arizonie. odbędzie się Federico “The Argentinian Ninja” Oliveira (3-4) of Mendoza, Argentyna.
Battle-tested veterans Yaotzin Meza (21-11) Glendale, Arizona., 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.
W cenie od $30, Bilety na „combate Ameryk: Marroquin vs. Alday” are on sale at
CelebrityTheatre.com i Ticketon.com.
Doors at Celebrity Theatre open at 6 p.m. PT, with the first preliminary bout beginning at 7 p.m.
