NEW YORK – October 18 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of a women’s strawweight (115 پاؤنڈ) showdown between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) اور Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) that will serve as the co-main event on the highly-anticipated, live Telemundo broadcast (11:35 بجے. AND/10:35 بجے. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”) of the “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (ایم ایم اے) extravaganza from Cancun, Mexico on ہفتے کے روز, نومبر. 11.

The battle between the 20-year-old Martinez of Mexico City, Mexico and the 31-year-old Bravo, of Santiago, Chile, will immediately precede the championship stage bout and finale of the one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 پاؤنڈ) “COPA COMBATE” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 and that, پہلی بار کے لئے, will see top-ranked fighters from the U.S., Latin America and Spain represent their respective countries in a quest for glory.

“This is a phenomenal addition to an already stellar and historic fight card created for the Telemundo broadcast television platform,"Combate امریکہ کے سی ای او نے کہا کہ کیمبل میکلیرن.

“With the incredibly relentless and hard-hitting action we have seen from the women of Combate Americas,"میکلیرن جاری, “it is only fitting that we showcase a matchup between two of the sport’s brightest and fastest rising female stars like Melissa Martinez and Gloria Bravo on the ‘COPA COMBATE’ platform.”

“COPA COMBATE” takes place on the 24^ویں anniversary of McLaren’s now legendary UFC 1 event that he executive produced as the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

The 5-foot-2 Martinez will return to La Jaula, Combate امریکین پنجرا, for the second time in her career after shelling out a stunning, highlight reel knockout کے Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo دوسرے راؤنڈ میں (2:45) of battle at Combate 15 in Mexico City on جون 30.

Following the promotional debut victory, مارٹنیج, also a decorated Muay Thai competitor, earned a second-place finish at WAKO Kickboxing’s “The World Games 2017 – Wroclaw” tournament in Poland on جولائی 30.

The 5-foot-5 Bravo will enter La Jaula for the first time ever and put a three-fight winning streak on the line. All three of her latest victories came by way of armlock submission.

Bravo recently ventured from Chile to Las Vegas, Nev کی. to train for the upcoming matchup with famed, retired, former UFC world champion Miesha ٹیٹ.

In addition to the “COPA COMBATE” tournament championship bout and the featured women’s fight between Martinez and Bravo, Telemundo’s live broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” will feature the tournament’s semifinal stage consisting of two bouts that pit the winners of the quarterfinal stage bouts in each tournament bracket against one another. The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com.

Telemundo Deportes, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. اس کے علاوہ, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches and the Premier League. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.