Архіви: Marlon Gonzales

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF 10-BOUT MMA CARD FOR HISTORIC SOUTH AMERICA DEBUT IN LIMA, PERU ON FRIDAY, ТРАВЕНЬ 31


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LOS ANGELES – May 20, 2019 – Combate Americas today announced the completion of a 10-bout fight card, including a new main event, for its much-anticipated debut in South America with the largest-scale Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event in Peru history, at Coliseo Manuel Bonilla in the capital city of Lima, в п'ятницю, Травня 31.

‘Combate Peru’ airs live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) and UDN (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m.PT), and in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT).

The flagship show will mark Combate Americas’ entry into a third country and second continent with its aggressively expanding live television event series.

За ціною від 88 soles, tickets for ‘Combate Peru’ are on sale atCombateAmericas.com/Peru.

In the new lightweight (155 фунти) головна подія, previously announced, непереможеним Daniel “Golden Boy” Zellhuber (6-0) will collide with fellow unbeaten, Висхідна зірка Gian Franco Cortez (4-0).

The 19-year-old Zellhuber of Mexico City, Mexico was originally slated to faceRolando Bedoya (11-1), but Bedoya has since withdrawn from the commitment.

Fighting out of Lima, the 22-year-old Cortez is coming off a spectacular, Перший раунд (1:35) ВООЗ (удари) з Steven Muñoz березня 23.

Cortez made his professional debut on October 7, 2017, scoring a knockout onBenji Ayala тільки 15 seconds into the first round of action.

Also announced today was a new bantamweight (135 фунти) matchup between undefeated David “The Black Spartan” Martinez (3-0) of Mexico City andWilliam Sanchez (0-0) of Lima.

Sanchez will make his professional debut after a nearly untarnished, 5-1 run as an amateur.

Martinez was originally slated to face 2017 “COPA COMBATE” tournament competitor Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-2) of Lima before Moreyra’s camp determined he would no longer be able to make the contracted weight of the bout.

Moreyra will move up to the next weight class, напівлегка вага (145 фунти), and will square off with Bruno “Jacunda” Pereira (10-6-1) of Lima via Macapa, Amapa, Brazil in a ‘Combate Peru’ preliminary card bout.

In other preliminary card action announced today, fellow Lima competitors Yuri Valenzuela (12-6-1) і Vicente Vargas (10-4) will face off at bantamweight, while unbeaten upstarts Jose Alberto Ochoa (2-0) of Lima and Omar Torres (2-0) of Arequipa, Peru will battle each other in a flyweight (125 фунти) справа.

The previously announced co-main event between Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (14-4-2) Lima and Пабло Villaseca (14-5) of Santiago, Chile will be contested at a catchweight of 150 фунти.

COMBATE AMERICAS: COMBATE PERU


LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
Daniel Zellhuber vs. Gian Franco Cortez

CATCHWEIGHT (150 LBS.) Спільно Головною подією:
Marlon Gonzales vs. Пабло Villaseca

FEATURED STRAWWEIGHT BOUT:
Alitzel Mariscal vs. Maria Paola Buzaglo

PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD:
Найлегша вага: Rodrigo Vera vs. Eduardo Torres
Найлегша вага: Renzo Mendez vs. Andres Ayala
Напівлегка вага: Kevin Moreyra vs. Bruno Pereira
Найлегша вага: Yuri Valenzuela vs. Vicente Vargas
Catchweight (120 фунти): Jennifer Gonzalez vs. Dana Zighelboim Grau
Найлегша вага: David Martinez vs. William Sanchez
Легка вага: Jose Alberto Ochoa vs. Omar Torres

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT BRACKETS AND TWO LINEUP CHANGES FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN, $100,000 GRAND PRIZE SHOWDOWN

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JOEY RUQUET REPLACES GASTON REYNO, DANIEL REQUEIJO TO REPRESENT SPAIN IN PLACE OF ZEBENZUI RUIZ

FRESNO – December 3, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced two changes to the lineup for its much-anticipated, biggest event of the yearthe “COPA COMBATE” one-night, вісім чоловік, $100,000 grand prize Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) напівлегка вага (145 фунти) showdown – as well as the tournament brackets for the event that takes place at Save Mart Center on Friday, Грудня. 7.

 

The second annual “COPA COMBATE” extravaganza airs live in its entirety in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. І / 9 вечора. PT).

 

Originally slated for action in a previously announced tournament alternate bout, 26-років Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1), які борються з Лас-Вегасі, Невада., 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 Північна Кароліна), who has been forced to withdraw from the tournament due to staph infection.

 

На додаток, 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 з його 14 Кар'єра перемоги по шляху (T)КО або підпорядкування.

 

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, в той час як Alejandro “Gallito” Flores(13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico will battle undefeated John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, Колумбія.

 

On the other side of the draw, or “Group B,” Ruquet will collide with Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) Буенос-Айрес, Аргентина, в той час як Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, Н.М., USA will face fellow prolific star Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 Північна Кароліна) of Lima, Перу.

 

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, Іспанія. Enriquez Marquez will take on Ruquet’s original, tournament alternate bout opponent "Безжальний" Руді Моралес (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 фунти) tilt between Paul Elizondo (1-0) of Fresno and Nathan Napolitano (0-0) Салінаса, Халіф. США.

 

За ціною від $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 p.m. PT on December 7, і перший попередній бій почнеться в 6 p.m.

UPDATED “COPA COMBATE” UPDATED FIGHT CARD:

PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD:

 

Легка вага: Paul Elizondo vs. Nathan Napolitano
Середня вага: Evan Solorio vs. Jimmy Molina
В середньому: 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. Пабло Villaseca
Joey Ruquet vs. Bruno Cannetti

 

Group B

 

Alejandro Flores vs. John Bedoya
Andres Quintana vs. Marlon Gonzales

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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS FOR ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN $100,000 GRAND PRIZE SHOWDOWN AT SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, КАЛИФОРНИЯ. В П'ЯТНИЦЮ, Грудня. 7

COMBATE AMERICAS’ BIGGEST MMA EVENT OF 2018
“COPA COMBATE”
MARKS FIRST ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT IN CALIFORNIA, AIRS LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK

ТАКОЖ:
FEATURED WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT CONTEST PITS
MARIA BUZAGLO VS. CORINA HERRERA

TICKETS FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SALE NOW

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 (MMA) tournament that will award its featherweight (145 фунти) winner of three consecutive bouts a $100,000 grand prize at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Халіф. в п'ятницю, Грудня. 7.

 

The second annual “COPA COMBATE” tournament airs live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. І / 9 вечора. PT), 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) Сан-Хуан, Puerto Rico will take on Pablo “El Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-5) of San Luis Rio Colorado, Сонора, Мексика, and in the second alternate bout, Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1) Лас-Вегасі, Невада., 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 фунти) contest between unbeaten Maria Buzaglo (1-0) of Lima, Peru and relentless battler Corina Herrera (3-4-1) of Porterville, Каліфорнія., США.

 

The “COPA COMBATE” tournament field features eight previously announced fighters, representing eight different countries: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana(15-2) of Roswell, Н.М., США; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Мексика; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 Північна Кароліна) of Montevideo, Уругвай; і Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Іспанія; Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) Буенос-Айрес, Аргентина; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile; непереможеним John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, Колумбія; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 Північна Кароліна) of Lima, Перу.

 

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) Спокан, Вимийте., USA in a welterweight (170 фунти) конкурс.

 

In a battle of two professional debut competitors, Albert Gonzales (0-0) of Fresno will collide with James Porter (0-0) Фресно.

 

За ціною від $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 p.m. PT on December 7, і перший попередній бій почнеться в 6 p.m.

 

 

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COMBATE AMERICAS UNVEILS THE LARGEST WINNER’S TROPHY IN SPORTS, COMPLETES ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT FIELD WITH FOUR NEW FEATHERWEIGHT ENTRANTS WHO WILL BATTLE FOR $100,000 GRAND PRIZE

(Pictured from left to right below): “COPA COMBATEtournament fighters Andres Quintana (США), Гастон Рейно (Уругвай) and Alejandro Flores (Мексика) were on hand today for the 2018 “COPA COMBATEkick-off press conference that took place at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, Халіф. in promotion of the event that takes place on Friday, Грудня. 7. At the press conference, the tournament winner’s cup (pictured below) – the largest trophy in sportswas unveiled, and the names of the remainder of the 145-pouund fighters that will complete the tournament field, were revealed.

COMBATE AMERICAS’ BIGGEST MMA EVENT OF 2018
“COPA COMBATE”
MARKS FIRST ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT IN CALIFORNIA

LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK
FROM SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, КАЛИФОРНИЯ. В П'ЯТНИЦЮ, Грудня. 7

BRUNO CANNETTI (ARGENTINA), PABLO VILLASECA (CHILE),
JOHN BEDOYA (КОЛУМБІЯ) AND MARLON GONZALES (PERU)
COMPLETE THE “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT FIELD

 

FRESNO – November 8, 2018 – Combate Americas today unveiled at a news conference at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, Каліфорнія., a massive winner’s cup trophy, and announced the final four featherweight (145 фунти) contestants for its much-anticipated, “COPA COMBATE,” one-night Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament extravaganza featuring eight fighters, representing eight different countries, battling it out for a $100,000 grand prize, at Save Mart Center in Fresno on Friday, Грудня. 7.

 

The previously announced, second annual “COPA COMBATE” event will air live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. І / 9 вечора. 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 Мадонна 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) Буенос-Айрес, Аргентина; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile; непереможеним John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, Колумбія; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 Північна Кароліна) of Lima, Перу.

 

 

Cannetti is the 29-year-old, younger brother of MMA superstar Guido “Ninja” Cannetti, and is riding a three-fight winning streak.

 

Combate Америки’ La Jaula model Alyshia Barragan with theCOPA COMBATEwinner’s trophy

 

 

Villaseca is a 31-year-old, battle-tested veteran who has competed on three different continents – Північна Америка, South America and Europe – and who has earned 10 з його 13 professional victories via (T)КО або підпорядкування.

 

 

Bedoya was a contestant on Ultimate Fighter: Латинська Америка 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, Перший раунд (3:34) ВООЗ (удари) з Mariano Rocca серпня 18.

 

 

The four “COPA COMBATE” tournament entrants announced today join the four previously announced entrantsAndres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, Н.М., США; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Мексика; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 Північна Кароліна) of Montevideo, Уругвай; і Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Іспанія.

 

 

The official “COPA COMBATE” tournament brackets with quarterfinal stage matchups for the one night, eight-man tournament will be announced soon.

 

 

За ціною від $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 p.m. PT on December 7, і перший попередній бій почнеться в 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 JuliannaThe Venezuelan VixenPeña will join fellow Combate Americas commentator and multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion, Alberto El Patrón, formerly known as Альберто Дель Ріо, to offer an MMA seminar to Jimenez’s students on Wednesday, Грудня. 5, two days before the “COPA COMBATE” affair.