Kuchanganya tukio kubwa la MMA la Amerika 2018
"Kikombe cha Kupambana"
Alama ya kwanza usiku mmoja, Mashindano ya watu wanane huko California
LIVE ON DAZN, Mtandao wa Univision na Univision Deportes
FROM SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, CALIF. Ijumaa, Desemba. 7
BRUNO CANNETTI (ARGENTINA), PABLO VILLASECA (CHILE),
JOHN BEDOYA (COLOMBIA) AND MARLON GONZALES (PERU)
COMPLETE THE “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT FIELD
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FRESNO – November 8, 2018 – Combate Americas today unveiled at a news conference at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, Calif., a massive winner’s cup trophy, and announced the final four featherweight (145 paundi) contestants for its much-anticipated, “COPA COMBATE,” one-night Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament extravaganza featuring eight fighters, inawakilisha nchi nane tofauti, battling it out for a $100,000 grand prize, at Save Mart Center in Fresno on Friday, Desemba. 7.
The previously announced, second annual “COPA COMBATE” event will air live in English in the U.S. na Canada kwenye Dazn (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT), na kuishi kwenye runinga kwa Uhispania huko U.S.. juu ya Univision zote (12 a.m. ET / PT) na mtandao wa Univision Deportes (Udn) (12 a.m. Na / 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) wa Buenos Aires, Argentina; Latin American MMA Pioneer Pablo "El Gallo" Villaseca (13-4) ya Santiago, Chile; undefeated John "Ronin" Bedoya (6-0) ya Bogota, Colombia; na nyumba ya umeme Marlon "Deriko wewe ni" Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) ya tano, Peru.
Cannetti is the 29-year-old, younger brother of MMA superstar Guido “Ninja” Cannetti, and is riding a three-fight winning streak.
Combate Amerika’ La Jaula model Alyshia Barragan with the “COPA COMBATE” winner’s trophy
Villaseca is a 31-year-old, battle-tested veteran who has competed on three different continents – North America, South America and Europe – and who has earned 10 yake 13 professional victories via (T)KO au kuwasilisha.
Bedoya was a contestant on Ultimate Fighter: Amerika ya Kusini 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, raundi ya kwanza (3:34) WHO (kukwepa makonde) ya Mariano Rocca Agosti 18.
The four “COPA COMBATE” tournament entrants announced today join the four previously announced entrants – Andres "Bullet" Quintana (15-2) ya Roswell, N.M., USA; Alejandro "Gallito" Flores (13-1) ya Monterrey, Leon mpya, Mexico; SAN (8-2, 2 NC) ya Montevideo, Urugwai; na Zebenzui "El Niño Roca" Ruiz (7-2) ya Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Hispania.
The official “COPA COMBATE” tournament brackets with quarterfinal stage matchups for the one night, eight-man tournament will be announced soon.
Bei kutoka $30, Tikiti za "Copa Mchanganyiko" zinauzwa mkondoni kwa cnzamericas.com/tickets na kwa tiketimaster.com, na vile vile katika ofisi ya sanduku la kituo cha Save Mart.
Milango katika Kituo cha Hifadhi Mart itafunguliwa kwa hafla hiyo 5 p.m. PT mnamo Desemba 7, na kwanza awali bout itaanza saa 6 p.m.
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 Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña 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, Desemba. 5, two days before the “COPA COMBATE” affair.