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NEW YORK – November 27, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a pair of “alternate” bouts for its much-anticipated, biggest event of the year – the “COPA COMBATE” one-night, eight-man Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) tournament that will award its featherweight (145 פונט) winner of three consecutive bouts a $100,000 grand prize at Save Mart Center in Fresno, קאַליף. אויף פרייטאג, דעצעמבער. 7.
The second annual “COPA COMBATE” tournament airs live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 פּ.ם. עט / 7 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), and marks the first time in history that California State will sanction a one-night, eight-man MMA tournament.
In one of two tournament alternate bouts announced today, Michael Irizarry (9-2) פון סאַן וואַן, Puerto Rico will take on Pablo “El Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-5) of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, מעקסיקא, and in the second alternate bout, Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1) פון לאַס וועגאַס, נעוו., USA will face off with” Ruthless” Rudy Morales (5-6) of Las Vegas via Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Should any of the winners of the four quarterfinal stage tournament bouts be unable to re-enter La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, for his semifinal stage bout due to injury sustained in quarterfinal stage action, one of the two tournament alternate bout winners will replace the injured competitor in the semifinal stage of the tournament.
Also announced today was a featured women’s strawweight (115 פונט) contest between unbeaten Maria Buzaglo (1-0) of Lima, Peru and relentless battler Corina Herrera (3-4-1) of Porterville, קאַליף., USA.
The “COPA COMBATE” tournament field features eight previously announced fighters, representing eight different countries: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana(15-2) of Roswell, נ.מ., USA; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, מעקסיקא; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 נק) of Montevideo, אורוגוויי; און Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, ספּאַין; Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) פון בוענאס איירעס, ארגענטינע; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile; ונדעפעאַטעד John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, קאָלאָמביאַ; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 נק) of Lima, פּערו.
The tournament brackets and quarterfinal stage tournament matchups will be announced this week.
In “COPA COMBATE” preliminary bout action announced today, local police officer Evan “Pitbull” Solorio (3-2) of Fresno will face off with Jimmy “Mamba” Molina (0-0) פון ספּאָקאַנע, וואַשן., USA in a welterweight (170 פונט) קאָנקורס.
In a battle of two professional debut competitors, Albert Gonzales (0-0) of Fresno will collide with James Porter (0-0) פון פרעסנאָ.
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.
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