Архівы: Melissa Martinez

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT BETWEEN “SUPER MELY” MARTINEZ AND FRANCIS HERNANDEZ LIVE ON UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK FROM LONG BEACH, Каліфорніі. У ПЯТНІЦУ, Верасень. 28

Ніжэй: Непераможны, 21-year-old knockout artist MelissaSuper Mely” Марцінес (злева) Мехіка, Mexico will take on hard-hitting FrancisHit Girl” Эрнандэс (права) of Camuy, Puerto Rico in the live, Univision Deportes Network (UDN)-televised, Combate Americas co-main event in Long Beach, Халіф. у пятніцу, Сем. 28. Фота прадстаўлена: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas

FIVE OTHER NEW BOUTS ANNOUNCED FOR STACKED EVENT HEADLINED BY FIRST-EVER, ONE-ROUND
“COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT QUALIFYING BOUTS

Tickets for “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa Combate” on sale now

NEW YORK – September 6, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a women’s strawweight (115 фунты) co-main event bout between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Mely” Martinez (4-0) і Francis “Hit Girl” Hernandez (3-2) for the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise’s live, Univision Deportes Network (UDN) тэлеперадача (12 a.m. ET/9 pm. PT) from The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Халіф. у пятніцу, Сем. 28.

 

Падзея, “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, восем чалавек, $100,000 grand prize tournament that will take place in the featherweight (145 фунты) 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, Другі раўнд (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. Армія, the 30-year-old Hernandez, who hails from Camuy, Puerto Rico is coming off an impressive Combate Americas debut performance that saw her submit (задні ўдушэнне) Shyann Farmer у другім туры (2:12) of battle in Sacramento, Халіф.

 

Also announced today were five preliminary bout card matchups for the “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa Combate” event, including a bantamweight (135 фунты) Бітва паміж Oscar “Jacare” Suarez (4-1) of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain and Carlos Ochoa (3-5) з Индио, Халіф.

 

Elsewhere on the preliminary bout card, Dominic Clarke (11-8) Лос-Анджэлесе, Халіф. будуць сутыкацца з Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (6-4) Сакрамэнта, Халіф. у лёгкай вазе (155 фунты).

 

Непераможны Jesse Strader (3-0) Ланкастэр, Халіф. USA will take on “Handsome” Mario Navarrio (4-5) of Northridge, Каліфорнія., ЗША. In featherweight action.

 

In one of two flyweight (125 фунты) contests announced today, Heinrich Wassmer (6-3) of Highland Park, Халіф. будуць змагацца David “Farmer of Destruction” Duran (6-4) Уиттиер, Каліфорнія., while in the other, непераўзыдзены Уга Аранда (2-0) of Van Nuys, Халіф. будуць улагоджвае з “Malicious” Michael Reyes(4-4) of Oxnard, Халіф.

 

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, Халіф. сутыкнецца Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (14-2) of Roswell, N.m.

 

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) з Мантэрэя, Nuevo Leon.

 

Па кошце ад $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 p.m. PT on September 28, і першы папярэдні бой пачнецца ў 7 p.m.

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Аб Combate АМЕРЫКІ
Combate Americas is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) 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, Кэмпбэл Макларен, is universally recognized as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine described McLaren as “маркетынг геній за UFC” і Yahoo! Спорт абвясціў, што ён “ведае больш аб спорце, чым толькі пра тых, у ім сёння.” 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.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES LIVE UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK TELECAST, COMPLETE BOUT CARD FORCOMBATE ESTRELLAS IIIN MONTERREY, MEXICO ON FRIDAY, Красавіка 20

VICTOR MADRIGAL REPLACES LEVY MARROQUIN IN BANTAMWEIGHT
CO-MAIN EVENT SHOWDOWN WITH ALEJANDRO FLORES

IVANNA MARTINENGHI REPLACES FRANCIS HERNANDEZ AGAINST UNDEFEATED MELISSA MARTINEZ IN STRAWWEIGHT FEATURED CONTEST

STAR-STUDDED EVENT HEADLINED BY
MUCH-ANTICIPATED BANTAMWEIGHT REMATCH BETWEEN
ERIKGOYITOPEREZ AND DAVIDD.J.FUENTES

Нью-Ёрк – Красавіка 18, 2018Combate Americas today announced a live Univision Deportes Network (UDN) тэлеперадача, as well as the complete 10-bout fight card for theCombate Estrellas II” Змешаныя Баявыя Мастацтва (MMA) extravaganza at Gimnasio Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Mexico on Friday, Красавіка 20.

 

Жыццё, 90-minute UDN telecast of “Combate Estrellas II,” which will be headlined by a previously announced, highly-anticipated bantamweight (135 фунты) rematch between world-ranked superstar and Monterrey native ErikGoyito” Перэс (17-6), and hard-hitting finisher Дэвід “D.J.Fuentes (13-10) of the U.S., пачынаецца з 12 a.m. І / 9 p.m. PT, and will follow the live stream of Combate Americas’ preliminary bout card, пачынаючы з 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, on UnivisionDeportes.com.

 

Fuentes, who fights out of McAllen, Тэхас, defeated Perez by way of third round (3:01) прадстаўленне (armlock) when the two met on May 28, 2010.

 

In a new bantamweight (135 фунты) сумесна Галоўнай падзеяй, Victor “Periquito” Madrigal (6-1) Гвадалахара, Мексіка, will replace “COPA COMBATE” tournament winner Levy Saul Marroquin з Мантэрэя, Мексіка, who has withdrawn due to illness, against fellow fast-rising star Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (11-1) з Мантэрэя.

 

Leading off the three-bout, live televised main card, undefeated strawweight (115 фунты) накаўтам мастак Меліса “Super Mely” Марцінес (3-0) Мехіка, Мексіка, will collide with fellow, hard-hitting Muay Thai stylist Ivanna Martinenghi (4-1) Буэнас-Айрэс, Аргенціна.

 

Martinez was originally slated to face Francis Hernandez of Puerto Rico.

 

In other action announced for Combate Estrellas II,” prolific finisher Марсело “Pitbull” Чырвоны (13-5) of Cordoba, Аргенціна, будуць улагоджвае з Fabian Galvan (8-3) of Monterrey in a bantamweight contest.

EnriqueLocote” Гансалес (6-1) of Monterrey will collide with Oscar Suarez (4-1) of Santa Cruz Tenerife, Іспанія, у нахіленым полувесе.

Хасэ Луіс “El PistoleroMedrano (5-2) of Monterrey will battle Данііл “Golden Boy” Zellhuber (5-0) Мехіка.

 

Also in the card, Mexican Muay Thai fighter Lezly Hinojosa Compean (0-0) will make her debut under the MMA rules against Spanish superstar Irene Cabello Rivera (7-5) of Barcelona, Spain in an atomweight (105 фунты) канец.

 

Tickets for “CombateEstrellas II” are on sale at SuperBoletos.com.

 

Doors at Gimnasio Nuevo Leon will open at 6 p.m. local time on April 20. The first preliminary bout will begin at 7 p.m.

“COMBATE ESTRELLAS II” FIGHT CARD

ГАЛОЎНАЯ КАРТА

Найлёгкія вага (135 фунтаў) Main event:
Erik Pérez (17-6) супраць. David Fuentes (13-10)

Найлёгкія вага (135 фунтаў) сумесна Галоўнай падзеяй:
Victor Madrigal (6-1) супраць. Alejandro Flores (11-1)

Women’s Strawweight (115 фунтаў):
Melissa Martínez (3-0) супраць. Ivanna Martinenghi (4-1)

андэркарце

Найлёгкія вага (135 фунтаў): Марсела чырвоны (13-5) супраць. Fabian Galvan (8-3)
Atomweight (105 фунтаў): Irene Cabello (7-5) супраць. Lezly Hinojosa Compean (0-0)
Найлёгкія вага (135 фунтаў): Enrique Gonzalez (12-10) супраць. Oscar Suarez (4-1)
Найлёгкія вага (135 фунтаў): Juan Pablo Gonzalez (7-0-2) супраць. Кевін Гарсія (5-2)
Лёгкі (155 фунтаў): Ivan Perez (4-4) супраць. Ricardo Arreola (5-5)
Найлёгкія вага (135 фунтаў): David Martinez (2-0) супраць. Enrique Barragan (5-2)
Лёгкі (135 фунтаў): Jose Luis Medrano (8-2) супраць. Daniel Zellhuber (5-0)

 

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES SEVEN NEW BOUTS FORCOMBATE ESTRELLAS IIIN MONTERREY, MEXICO ON FRIDAY, Красавіка 20

STAR-STUDDED EVENT HEADLINED BY
MUCH-ANTICIPATED BANTAMWEIGHT REMATCH BETWEEN
ERIK “GOYITO” PEREZ AND DAVID “D.J.” FUENTES
Квіткі ў продажы Пятніца AT SUPERBOLETOS.COM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW YORK – Сакавіка 22, 2018Combate Americas today announced seven new matchups, including a featherweight (145 фунты) showdown between knockout artists Horacio “The Punisher” Gutierrez (4-3) of Mexico and Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (12-2) of the U.S. для “Combate Estrellas II” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza at Gimnasio Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Mexico on Пятніца, Красавіка 20.
 

 

 

 

 

Па кошце ад 300 pesos, tickets for “Combate Estrellas II,” the second installment of the two-part, live television event series featuring a collection of the world’s premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise’s top estrellas, або “Зоркі,” паступіць у продаж заўтра, Пятніца, Сакавіка 23 online at SuperBoletos.com.
 

 

 

 

 

“Combate Estrellas II” will be headlined by the previously announced bantamweight (135 фунты) rematch between world-ranked superstar and Monterrey native Erik “Goyito” Perez (17-6) and hard-hitting finisher David “D.J.” Fuentes (13-10) of the U.S.
 

 

 

 

 

Fuentes, who fights out of McAllen, Тэхас, defeated Perez by way of third round (3:01) прадстаўленне (armlock) when the two met on May 28, 2010.
 

 

 

 

 

 

In other action announced today for Combate Estrellas II," Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (13-5) of Argentina will square off with Fabian Galvan (8-3) of Mexico in a bantamweight contest.
 

 

 

 

 

Felipe “Pipe” Vargas (6-0) of Colombia will face Victor “Mad Dog” Madrigal(6-1) of Mexico in a bantamweight rematch to their initial meeting at “COPA COMBATE” in Cancun, Mexico on November 11, 2017 when Vargas edged out a split decision over Madrigal.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Enrique “Locote” Gonzalez (6-1) of Mexico will collide with Oscar Suarez (4-1) of Spain in a bantamweight tilt.
 

 

 

 

 

David Martinez (2-0) will risk his perfect record against fellow Mexican competitor and prolific striker Enrique Barragan (6-1) у вазе.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In one of two lightweight (155 фунты) matchups, Ivan Perez (5-4) will do battle with fellow Mexican Ricardo “El Loco” Arreola (5-5) і, у секунду, Jose Luis “El Pistolero” Medrano (5-2) of Mexico will go to war with Gleidson “Poney” Cutis (6-3) Бразіліі.
 

 

 

 

 

Doors at Gimnasio Nuevo Leon will open at 7 p.m. local time on April 20. The first preliminary bout will begin at 8 p.m.
 

 

 

 

 

 

In the previously announced bantamweight co-main event, Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (11-2) of Monterrey will return to action on the heels of his historic and memorable victory of the inaugural “COPA COMBATE” one-night, восем чалавек, $100,000 grand prize tournament last Лістапада 11, to square off with rival, хутка узыходзячая зорка Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (11-1), also of Monterrey.
 

 

 

 

 

Marroquin became an overnight Cinderella story in Cancun when he defeated three consecutive opponents – Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-3) мексіканскі, Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (13-5) of Argentina and John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda(16-3) of the U.S. – to become the 2017 “COPA COMBATE” tournament champion.
 

 

 

 

 

Leading off the three-bout live televised main card, the programming information for which will be announced soon, will be a women’s strawweight (115 фунты) matchup between undefeated Меліса “Super Mely” Марцінес (3-0) Мехіка, Мексіка, і Francis Hernandez (2-2) of Camuy, Пуэрта-Рыка.

 

 

 

 

UPDATED “COMBATE AMERICAS: COMBATE ESTRELLAS II” FIGHT CARD

 

 

 

ГАЛОЎНАЯ КАРТА:
Bantamweight Main Event:
Erik Perez (17-6) супраць. David Fuentes (13-10)

 

 

 

 

Легчай вага - са-галоўная падзея:
Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2) супраць. Alejandro Flores (11-1)

 

 

 

 

Strawweight: Melissa Martinez (3-0) супраць. Francis Hernandez (2-2)

 

 

 

андэркарце:

 

 

 

Полулегком вага: Horacio Gutierrez (4-3) супраць. Andres Quintana (12-2)

 

 

 

 

Найлёгкія вага: Марсела чырвоны (13-5) супраць. Fabian Galvan (8-3)

 

 

 

 

Найлёгкія вага: Felipe Vargas (6-0) супраць. Victor Madrigal (6-1)

 

 

 

 

Найлёгкія вага: Enrique Gonzalez (6-1) супраць. Oscar Suarez (4-1)

 

 

 

 

Найлёгкія вага: David Martinez (2-0) супраць. Enrique Barragan (6-1)

 

 

 

 

 

Лёгкі: Ivan Perez (5-4) супраць. Ricardo Arreola (5-5)

 

 

 

 

Лёгкі: Jose Luis Medrano (5-2) супраць. Gleidson Cutis (6-3)

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF WOMEN’S CO-MAIN EVENT TO LIVE TELEMUNDO BROADCAST OF “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, Лістапада 11 FROM CANCUN, МЕКСІКА

Pictured: Undefeated MelissaSuper Melly” Марцінес (права) of Mexico and Miesha Tate pupil GloriaGloriosa” Добра (злева) of Chile will square off in a strawweight (115 фунты) co-main event on the live Telemundo broadcast ofCOPA COMBATEfrom Cancun, Mexico on Субота, Лістапада. 11. Фота прадстаўлена: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas

MELISSA MARTINEZ OF MEXICO FACES GLORIA BRAVO OF CHILE IN STRAWWEIGHT SHOWDOWN PRECEDING
$100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT

NEW YORK – October 18 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of a women’s strawweight (115 фунты) showdown between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) і Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) that will serve as the co-main event on the highly-anticipated, live Telemundo broadcast (11:35 p.m. І/10:35 p.m. Канэктыкут, or following “Titulares y Mas”) of the “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza from Cancun, Mexico on Субота, Лістапада. 11.

The battle between the 20-year-old Martinez of Mexico City, Mexico and the 31-year-old Bravo, of Santiago, Чылі, will immediately precede the championship stage bout and finale of the one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 фунты) “COPA COMBATE” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 and that, для ўпершыню, 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,»Сказаў генеральны дырэктар Combate Americas Кэмпбэл Макларен.

“With the incredibly relentless and hard-hitting action we have seen from the women of Combate Americas,"Макларен працягваў, “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 24й 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, клетка Combate Америкас, for the second time in her career after shelling out a stunning, highlight reel knockout з Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo у другім туры (2:45) of battle at Combate 15 in Mexico City on Чэрвеня 30.

Following the promotional debut victory, Марцінес, also a decorated Muay Thai competitor, earned a second-place finish at WAKO Kickboxing’s “The World Games 2017 – Wroclaw” tournament in Poland on Ліпеня 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, Невада. to train for the upcoming matchup with famed, retired, former UFC world champion Міша Тейт.

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. У дадатак, 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.

COMBATE AMERICAS RETURNS TO MEXICO CITY ON FRIDAY, Чэрвеня 30

Дэні “The Realist” Рамірэс (фота) will collide with Rodrigo “Казула” Vargas in the lightweight main event ofCombate 15” ў Мехіка, Mexico on Friday, Чэрвеня 30.

ЖЫВЕ НА АЗТЭКА АМЕРЫКЕ

LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
RODRIGO “KAZULA” VARGAS VS. DANNY “THE REALIST” RAMIREZ

Featherweight Co-Main Event:
Levy “El Negro” Marroquin vs. Andres “The Bullet” Quintana

Featured Women’s Strawweight Bout:
Melissa “Melly” Martinez vs. Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo

Tickets for “Combate 15” on sale soon

Нью-Ёрк - май 25, 2017 – Combate Americas will make its highly-anticipated return to Mexico City, Мексіка, with a stacked lineup of professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) action at the storied Salas de Armas on Пятніца, Чэрвеня 30, live on Azteca America at 10 p.m. І.

In the “Combate 15” lightweight (155 фунты) галоўная падзея, recent Combate Americas “Fight of the Night” winner Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (6-2) will square off with seasoned battler Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (6-3).

In the featherweight (145 фунты) сумесна Галоўнай падзеяй, Levy “El Negro” Marroquin (5-1) looks for his second straight win when he collides with the red-hot Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (11-2).

Дадаткова, Combate Americas will produce its second women’s strawweight (115 фунты) matchup in history when unbeaten upstart Melissa “Melly” Martinez (1-0) goes head-to-head with the venerable Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo (3-2).

“There is no better way to kick off our summer fight campaign than by returning to Mexico City,” Combate Americas CEO Кэмпбэл Макларен сказаў.

“Since we brought the Combate Americas live event series to Mexico for the first time in January,” McLaren continued, “we have been unearthing some of the fiercest, young fight talent in a country that has a proud history of producing legendary world champions and, чэрвеня 30, fans will see some of the most electrifying action to date in ‘La Jaula.’”

Additional “Combate 15” matchups will be announced soon.

Rodrigo Vargas vs. Danny Ramirez

5-ногі-7, 31-year-old Vargas heads into “Combate 15” having won four of his last five starts, with all four victories coming by way of knockout or submission.

Fighting out of Mexico City, “Kazula” will have the hometown crowd on his side as he looks to rebound from last January’s razor-thin decision loss to Марка Антоніа Эльпідыё in what was an epic, see-saw battle at “Combate 10.”

Рамірэс, 28, has more than seven years’ experience in the U.S. Marine Corps, which “The Realist” was able to parlay into a successful cagefighing career. After shredding the amateur circuit, the 5-foot-9 Californian turned pro, кампіляцыі ўражлівы 6-2 record with four knockouts.

His most recent victory also received “Fight of the Night” honors at last February’s “Combate 11” affair, where Ramirez upset fan-favorite Erick “Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez in a three-round war in Burbank, Халіф.

Levy Marroquin vs. Andres Quintana

One of the top prospects fighting out of Monterrey, Nuevo Leone, Мексіка, 5-футавых-8, 21-year-old Marroquin made a successful debut with Combate Americas by outlasting Пабла Саборы at “Combate 12” earlier this year in Tijuana.

“El Negro” boasts four finishes in five wins, split between knockouts (2) і матэрыялы (2).

Quintana, 25, cut his teeth on season 22 з Ultimate Fighter reality show before returning to the local circuit, where the 6-foot-1 ‘Bullet’ shot up the regional rankings to earn his spot on Combate Americas roster.

The Albuquerque, N.M.-based fighter did not disappoint, turning Combate Americas’ featherweight division on its head with a thrilling, three-round upset win over Team Alpha Male product Эрык Санчэс at “Combate 11” last February.

Melissa Martinez супраць. Yajaira Romo

Martinez makes her return to Mexico City, as well as her Combate Americas debut, after stopping Iliana Lopez in her first professional fight roughly one year back.

Standing 5-foot-5, Monterrey’s Yajaira Romo looks to return to the win column after her three-fight win streak was halted in early 2016. “Shokolate” is a member of the famed Combate Libre Academia, and possesses knockout power in both hands.