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FRESNO – December 3, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced two changes to the lineup for its much-anticipated, biggest event of the year – the “COPA COMBATE” one-night, אַכט-מענטש, $100,000 grand prize Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) פעאַטהערוועיגהט (145 פונט) showdown – as well as the tournament brackets for the event that takes place at Save Mart Center on Friday, דעצעמבער. 7.
The second annual “COPA COMBATE” extravaganza airs live in its entirety in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (9 פּ.ם. עט / 6 פּ.ם. פּט), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 אַ.ם. עט / פּט) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 אַ.ם. ET/9 p.m. פּט).
Originally slated for action in a previously announced tournament alternate bout, 26-יאָר-אַלט Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1), פייטינג אויס פון לאַס וועגאַס, נעוו., 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 נק), who has been forced to withdraw from the tournament due to staph infection.
דערצו, 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 פון זיין 14 קאַריערע וויקטאָריעס דורך וועג פון (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.
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, ווייַלע Alejandro “Gallito” Flores(13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico will battle undefeated John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, קאָלאָמביאַ.
On the other side of the draw, or “Group B,” Ruquet will collide with Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) פון בוענאס איירעס, ארגענטינע, ווייַלע Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, נ.מ., USA will face fellow prolific star Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 נק) of Lima, פּערו.
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, ספּאַין. Enriquez Marquez will take on Ruquet’s original, tournament alternate bout opponent "גרויזאַם" רודי מאָראַלעס (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 פונט) tilt between Paul Elizondo (1-0) of Fresno and Nathan Napolitano (0-0) of Salinas, קאַליף. USA.
פּרייסט פון $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 פּ.ם. PT on December 7, און דער ערשטער פּרילימאַנערי באַוט וועט אָנהייבן בייַ 6 פּ.ם.
UPDATED “COPA COMBATE” UPDATED FIGHT CARD:
PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD:
פליוועיגהט: Paul Elizondo vs. Nathan Napolitano
וועלטערווייט: Evan Solorio vs. Jimmy Molina
מידדלעוועיגהט: 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. פּאַבלאָ וויללאַסעקאַ
Joey Ruquet vs. Bruno Cannetti
Group B
Alejandro Flores vs. John Bedoya
Andres Quintana vs. Marlon Gonzales
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