Архіви: Melissa Martinez

Combate Америки, змішані бойові мистецтва, MMA, жіноча MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT BETWEEN “SUPER MELY” MARTINEZ AND FRANCIS HERNANDEZ LIVE ON UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK FROM LONG BEACH, КАЛИФОРНИЯ. В П'ЯТНИЦЮ, Вересень. 28

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Нижче: Непереможний, 21-year-old knockout artist Melissa “Super Mely” Мартінес (зліва) Мехіко, Mexico will take on hard-hitting Francis “Hit Girl” Ернандес (право) of Camuy, Puerto Rico in the live, Мережа Univision Deportes (UDN)-televised, Combate Americas co-main event in Long Beach, Халіф. в п'ятницю, Сім. 28. Фото надане: 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 фунти) 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, Мережа Univision Deportes (UDN) телепередача (12 a.m. ET/9 pm. PT) from The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Халіф. в п'ятницю, Сім. 28.

 

Подія, “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, вісім чоловік, $100,000 grand prize tournament that will take place in the featherweight (145 фунти) 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, Другий раунд (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 (задній удушення) Shyann Farmer у другому турі (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 фунти) Битва між Oscar “Jacare” Suarez (4-1) of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain and Carlos Ochoa (3-5) з Індіо, Халіф.

 

Elsewhere on the preliminary bout card, Dominic Clarke (11-8) Лос-Анджелесі, Халіф. будуть стикатися з Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (6-4) Сакраменто, Халіф. в легкій вазі (155 фунти).

 

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

 

In one of two flyweight (125 фунти) contests announced today, Heinrich Wassmer (6-3) of Highland Park, Халіф. битимуться David “Farmer of Destruction” Duran (6-4) Уіттіер, Каліфорнія., while in the other, неперевершений Уго Аранда (2-0) of Van Nuys, Халіф. будуть умиротворяти 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. зіткнеться 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) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.

 

За ціною від $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 перший попередній бій почнеться в 7 p.m.

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Combate Americas - головне змішане бойове мистецтво в Іспанії (MMA) sports franchise, швидко стає спортом номер два, після футболу, для іспаномовних любителів спорту у всьому світі. Франшиза Combate Americas включає програму реального телебачення, прямі події та мобільне програмування. Генеральний директор компанії, Кемпбелл МакЛарен, є загальновизнаним співзасновником / співавтором Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine описав Макларена як “маркетинг геній за UFC” і Yahoo! Спорт проголосив, що він “знає більше про спорт, ніж тільки про тих, в ньому сьогодні.” З безпрецедентним продуктом та командою власника та керівництва, «Боротьба з Америками» готова вийти на нові напрямки та навести нову еру у змаганнях з ММА на рівні чемпіонату світу.

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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES LIVE UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK TELECAST, COMPLETE BOUT CARD FOR “COMBATE ESTRELLAS II” IN MONTERREY, MEXICO ON FRIDAY, Квітня 20

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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
ERIK “GOYITO” PEREZ AND DAVID “D.J.” FUENTES

НЬЮ-ЙОРК – Квітня 18, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a live Univision Deportes Network (UDN) телепередача, as well as the complete 10-bout fight card for the “Combate Estrellas II” Змішані Бойові Мистецтва (MMA) extravaganza at Gimnasio Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Mexico on Friday, Квітня 20.

 

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

 

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

 

In a new bantamweight (135 фунти) спільно Головною подією, Victor “Periquito” Madrigal (6-1) Гвадалахара, Мексика, will replace “COPA COMBATE” tournament winner Levy Saul Marroquin of Monterrey, Мексика, who has withdrawn due to illness, against fellow fast-rising star Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (11-1) of Monterrey.

 

Leading off the three-bout, live televised main card, undefeated strawweight (115 фунти) нокаутом художник Melissa “Super Mely” Мартінес (3-0) Мехіко, Мексика, will collide with fellow, hard-hitting Muay Thai stylist Ivanna Martinenghi (4-1) Буенос-Айрес, Аргентина.

 

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

 

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

Enrique “Locote” Гонсалес (6-1) of Monterrey will collide with Oscar Suarez (4-1) of Santa Cruz Tenerife, Іспанія, in a bantamweight tilt.

Хосе Луїс “El Pistolero” Medrano (5-2) of Monterrey will battle Данило “Golden Boy” Zellhuber (5-0) Мехіко.

 

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 фунти) кінець.

 

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. Перший попередній поєдинок розпочнеться о 7 p.m.

“COMBATE ESTRELLAS II” FIGHT CARD

ГОЛОВНА

Найлегша вага (135 фунтів) Main event:
Erik Pérez (17-6) проти. David Fuentes (13-10)

Найлегша вага (135 фунтів) спільно Головною подією:
Victor Madrigal (6-1) проти. Alejandro Flores (11-1)

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

UNDERCARD

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

 

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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES SEVEN NEW BOUTS FOR “COMBATE ESTRELLAS II” IN MONTERREY, MEXICO ON FRIDAY, Квітня 20

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STAR-STUDDED EVENT HEADLINED BY
MUCH-ANTICIPATED BANTAMWEIGHT REMATCH BETWEEN
ERIK “GOYITO” PEREZ AND DAVID “D.J.” FUENTES
Квитки у продажу П'ятниця AT SUPERBOLETOS.COM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

НЬЮ-ЙОРК - Березня 22, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced seven new matchups, including a featherweight (145 фунти) 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 П'ятниця, Квітня 20.
 

 

 

 

 

За ціною від 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 “Зірки,” надійде в продаж завтра, П'ятниця, Березня 23 online at SuperBoletos.com.
 

 

 

 

 

“Combate Estrellas II” will be headlined by the previously announced bantamweight (135 фунти) 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, Техас, defeated Perez by way of third round (3:01) уявлення (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 вазі.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Doors at Gimnasio Nuevo Leon will open at 7 p.m. local time on April 20. Перший попередній поєдинок розпочнеться о 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, вісім чоловік, $100,000 grand prize tournament last Листопад 11, to square off with rival, швидко висхідна зірка 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) Мексики, 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 фунти) matchup between undefeated Melissa “Super Mely” Мартінес (3-0) Мехіко, Мексика, і Francis Hernandez (2-2) of Camuy, Пуерто-Ріко.

 

 

 

 

UPDATED “COMBATE AMERICAS: COMBATE ESTRELLAS II” FIGHT CARD

 

 

 

ГОЛОВНА:
Bantamweight Main Event:
Ерік Перес (17-6) проти. David Fuentes (13-10)

 

 

 

 

Bantamweight Co-Main Event:
Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2) проти. Alejandro Flores (11-1)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

UNDERCARD:

 

 

 

Напівлегка вага: Horacio Gutierrez (4-3) проти. Andres Quintana (12-2)

 

 

 

 

Найлегша вага: Marcelo Rojo (13-5) проти. Fabian Galvan (8-3)

 

 

 

 

Найлегша вага: Felipe Vargas (6-0) проти. Victor Madrigal (6-1)

 

 

 

 

Найлегша вага: Enrique Gonzalez (6-1) проти. Oscar Suarez (4-1)

 

 

 

 

Найлегша вага: David Martinez (2-0) проти. Enrique Barragan (6-1)

 

 

 

 

 

Легкий: Ivan Perez (5-4) проти. Ricardo Arreola (5-5)

 

 

 

 

Легкий: Jose Luis Medrano (5-2) проти. Gleidson Cutis (6-3)

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

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Pictured: Undefeated Melissa “Super Melly” Мартінес (право) of Mexico and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Добре (зліва) of Chile will square off in a strawweight (115 фунти) co-main event on the live Telemundo broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” from Cancun, Mexico on Субота, Листопад. 11. Фото надане: 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 фунти) 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. Коннектикут, or following “Titulares y Mas”) of the “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza from Cancun, Mexico on Субота, Листопад. 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 фунти) “COPA COMBATE” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 and that, для вперше, 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,»Сказав генеральний директор Combate Americas Кемпбелл МакЛарен.

“With the incredibly relentless and hard-hitting action we have seen from the women of Combate Americas,"Макларен продовжував, “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 24ї 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, клітина Combate Амерікас, for the second time in her career after shelling out a stunning, highlight reel knockout з Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo у другому турі (2:45) of battle at Combate 15 in Mexico City on Червень 30.

Following the promotional debut victory, Мартінес, also a decorated Muay Thai competitor, earned a second-place finish at WAKO Kickboxing’s “The World Games 2017 – Wroclaw” tournament in Poland on Липня 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 Миша 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. На додаток, 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.
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COMBATE AMERICAS RETURNS TO MEXICO CITY ON FRIDAY, Червень 30

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Денні “The Realist” Рамірес (фото) will collide with Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas in the lightweight main event of “Combate 15” в Мехіко, Mexico on Friday, Червень 30.

LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

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

Сумірна головна подія у напівважкій вазі:
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

NEW YORK – May 25, 2017 – Combate Americas will make its highly-anticipated return to Mexico City, Мексика, with a stacked lineup of professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) action at the storied Salas de Armas on П'ятниця, Червень 30, live on Azteca America at 10 p.m. І.

In the “Combate 15” lightweight (155 фунти) головна подія, 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 фунти) спільно Головною подією, 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).

Додатково, Combate Americas will produce its second women’s strawweight (115 фунти) 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 Кемпбелл МакЛарен сказав.

“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, Червень 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-ноги-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.

Боротьба з Мехіко, “Kazula” will have the hometown crowd on his side as he looks to rebound from last January’s razor-thin decision loss to Marco Antonio Elpidio in what was an epic, see-saw battle at “Combate 10.”

Рамірес, 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, компіляції вражаючий 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, Мексика, 5-футовий-8, 21-year-old Marroquin made a successful debut with Combate Americas by outlasting Пабло Саборі at “Combate 12” earlier this year in Tijuana.

“El Negro” boasts four finishes in five wins, split between knockouts (2) і матеріали (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 Ерік Санчес at “Combate 11” last February.

Melissa Martinez проти. 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.