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NEW YORK – September 6, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a women’s strawweight (115 פונט) co-main event bout between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Mely” Martinez (4-0) און Francis “Hit Girl” Hernandez (3-2) for the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) sports franchise’s live, Univision Deportes Network (UDN) טעלאַקאַסט (12 אַ.ם. ET/9 pm. פּט) from The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, קאַליף. אויף פרייטאג, זיבן. 28.
די געשעעניש, “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa Combate,” will be headlined by the previously announced, first two-ever “COPA COMBATE” qualifying fights, the winners of which will represent their respective countries – the U.S. and Mexico – in the one-night, אַכט-מענטש, $100,000 grand prize tournament that will take place in the featherweight (145 פונט) division on a November date to be announced soon.
An explosive Muay Thai stylist, the 21-year-old Martinez of Mexico City, Mexico has been on a warpath since she made her Combate Americas promotional debut on June 30, 2017, scoring a thunderous, רגע קייַלעכיק (2:45) head kick TKO on Yajaira Romo.
In her last effort on April 20, Martinez dominated Argentina’s Ivanna Martinenghi for three consecutive rounds of action at “Combate Estrellas II” in Monterrey, Mexico before earning a unanimous decision victory.
Fighting out of Little Rock, Ark. where she is serving as an active duty Staff Sergeant with the U.S. אַרמיי, the 30-year-old Hernandez, who hails from Camuy, Puerto Rico is coming off an impressive Combate Americas debut performance that saw her submit (דערציען-נאַקעט שטיקער) Shyann Farmer אין די רגע קייַלעכיק (2:12) of battle in Sacramento, קאַליף.
Also announced today were five preliminary bout card matchups for the “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa Combate” event, including a bantamweight (135 פונט) שלאַכט צווישן Oscar “Jacare” Suarez (4-1) of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain and Carlos Ochoa (3-5) פון ינדיאָ, קאַליף.
Elsewhere on the preliminary bout card, Dominic Clarke (11-8) פון לאס אנדזשעלעס, קאַליף. וועט קאַלייד מיט Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (6-4) פון סאַקראַמענטאָ, קאַליף. ביי לייטווייט (155 פונט).
ונדעפעאַטעד Jesse Strader (3-0) פון לאַנקאַסטער, קאַליף. USA will take on “Handsome” Mario Navarrio (4-5) of Northridge, קאַליף., USA. In featherweight action.
In one of two flyweight (125 פונט) contests announced today, Heinrich Wassmer (6-3) of Highland Park, קאַליף. וועט שלאַכט David “Farmer of Destruction” Duran (6-4) פון ווהיטטיער, קאַליף., while in the other, אַנביטאַן הוגאָ אַראַנדאַ (2-0) of Van Nuys, קאַליף. וועט קוואַדראַט אַוועק מיט “Malicious” Michael Reyes(4-4) of Oxnard, קאַליף.
Additional preliminary bout matchups will be announced soon.
In one of the two, single, five-minute round featherweight “COPA COMBATE” tournament qualifying fights that will send the winner to represent the U.S. in the eight-man tournament in November, Erick “The Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez (8-2) of Redondo Beach, קאַליף. וועט פּנים Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (14-2) of Roswell, נ.ם.
In the second tournament qualifying fight, the winner of which will represent Mexico at “COPA COMBATE," Pablo “El Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-4) of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora will collide with Alejandro “El Gallito” Flores (12-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.
פּרייסט פון $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Camino A Copa Combate” are on sale at The Walter Pyramid’s online ticketing platform, as well at Ticketon.com.
Doors at the venue will open at 6 פּ.ם. PT on September 28, און דער ערשטער פּרילימאַנערי באַוט וועט אָנהייבן בייַ 7 פּ.ם.
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וועגן קאָמבאַטע אמעריקע
Combate Americas is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) sports franchise, rapidly becoming the number two sport, after soccer, for Spanish speaking sports fans worldwide. The Combate Americas franchise includes reality TV programming, live events and mobile programming. The company’s CEO, קאַמפּבעלל מאַקלעראַן, is universally recognized as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (ופק). New York Magazine described McLaren as “דער פֿאַרקויף זשעני הינטער די UFC” און יאַהאָאָ! ספּאָרט פּראָקלאַימעד אַז ער “ווייסט מער וועגן די ספּאָרט ווי נאָר וועגן ווער עס יז אין עס הייַנט.” With an unprecedented product and a blue-chip ownership and management team, Combate Americas is poised to break new ground and bring about a new era in world championship level MMA competition.