الوسم المحفوظات: Mikey Erosa

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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MATCHUPS FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN, $100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT LIVE ON TELEMUNDO AND NBCSN ON SATURDAY, نوفمبر. 11

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HISTORIC EXTRAVAGANZA PITS WORLD-CLASS FIGHTERS FROM
THE U.S., LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN AGAINST EACH OTHER
IN CANCUN, MEXICO

كانكون, MX – November 7, 2017 - Combate Américas announced earlier the official matchups for the quarterfinal, or opening stage, of the highly-anticipated “COPA COMBATE," ليلة واحدة, ثمانية رجال (135 جنيه) فنون الدفاع عن النفس المختلطة (MMA) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, Mexico on السبت, تشرين الثاني 11 في 11:30 عصرا. و/10:30 عصرا. CT.

الحدث, which takes place at Grand Oasis Cancun, marks both the first NBCU simulcast in history of an MMA event, and the first-ever Telemundo broadcast of MMA programming.

“COPA COMBATE” also represents the first time that world-class fighters from the U.S., Latin America and Spain will represent their respective countries in an epic, one-night tournament showdown in which the winner will have persevered through three consecutive bouts.

In the first quarterfinal stage bout in tournament bracket “A,” vicious striker Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) from San Juan, Puerto Rico will take on red-hot Marcelo “The Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) from Cordoba, الأرجنتين.

في 36 سنة, Erosa is the oldest competitor in the tournament field. A combat sports tri-athlete who also boxes and kickboxes professionally, Erosa is the first recognized Puerto Rican world champion in the sport of MMA.

The 29-year-old Rojo is both the number one ranked bantamweight, as well as the top ranked featherweight (145 جنيه) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on المقاتل في نهاية المطاف: امريكا اللاتينية reality television series, Rojo has produced 10 من له 12 مهنة فوز عن طريق (تي)KO or submission and will enter the tournament riding a four-fight win streak, including two consecutive wins in his first two Combate Americas starts.

On the same side of the tournament draw, wildcard entrant and relentless brawler ريكي "إن غاليرو" بالاسيوس (9-1) البعثة, تكساس, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) مكسيكو سيتي, المكسيك.

The 30-year-old Palacios, the longest standing member of the Combate Americas fighter roster, has won all six of bouts in La Jaula, the Combate Americas circular cage.

In his last two starts, بالاسيوس, also unbeaten as a professional boxer, earned victories over two different Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans – a split decision over الروماني سالازار في أبريل 20, وقرار بالإجماع على Chris Avila في يوليو 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 من له 10 المهنية يفوز عن طريق (تي)KO أو تقديم, and will enter La Jaula for the first time in his career, with three straight victories under his belt.

On the other side of the tournament draw, 25-year-old trailblazer جون كاستانيدا “Sexi Mexi” (14-2) من مانكاتو, من. will battle national Muay Thai champion كيفن “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, بيرو.

Tied with Palacios for the greatest number of wins – six – in La Jaula, Castaneda recently re-signed with Combate Americas where he has yet to be beaten, after emerging victorious by way of unanimous decision over Cheyden Leialoha in UFC President Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series في أغسطس 1.

Moreyra is an aggressive-minded, 24-year-old who also boasts a 4-1 record as a professional Muay Thai combatant, and is regarded as Peru’s fastest rising MMA star.

In the second tournament bracket “B” bout, اختبار معركة, number one ranked Spanish bantamweight Marc “Lufo” Gómez (20-10) of Barcelona will collide with number one-ranked Colombian bantamweight Andres “Doble A Leal “ Ayala (14-4) of Bogota.

في فقط 25 سنوات من العمر, Gómez has already racked up 30 نوبات المهنية, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, من له 20 انتصارات المهنية, an astonishing 17 قد تأتي عن طريق (تي)KO أو تقديم.

Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, مع 9 من له 11 career conquests having come by way of (تي)KO أو تقديم. In addition to his place as the top ranked 135-pound fighter in his country, Ayala also owns a top 10 ranking in Mexico.

The live simulcast of “COPA COMBATE” on Telemundo and NBCSN will feature the tournament’s complete semifinal stage consisting of two bouts that pit the winners of the quarterfinal stage matchups in each tournament bracket against one another, as well as the championship stage showdown.

In addition to the tournament action, Telemundo’s and NBCSN’s live television coverage of “COPA COMBATE” will feature the previously announced women’s strawweight (115 جنيه) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) مكسيكو سيتي, المكسيك, and submission expert and مييشا تيت التلميذ Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of Santiago, Chile.

The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament, as well as two tournament alternate bouts and a second women’s bout that will be announced soon, will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com. Coverage on NBCSN will be live streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

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حول COMBATE AMERICAS
Combate Americas هو أول فنون القتال المختلطة الإسبانية (MMA) امتياز الرياضية, سرعان ما أصبحت الرياضة الثانية, بعد كرة القدم, لعشاق الرياضة الناطقين بالإسبانية في جميع أنحاء العالم. يشمل امتياز Combate الأمريكتين البرمجة تلفزيون الواقع, يعيش الأحداث وبرمجة المحمول. الرئيس التنفيذي للشركة, كامبل ماكلارين, والمعترف بها عالميا باعتبارها الشريك المؤسس / المشارك الخالق للبطولة القتال النهائي (UFC). وصفت مجلة نيويورك مكلارين كما “عبقرية التسويق وراء UFC” وياهو! أعلنت الرياضية أنه “يعرف أكثر عن هذه الرياضة من مجرد عن أي شخص في ذلك اليوم.” مع منتج غير مسبوق وملكية وإدارة فريق الممتازة, تستعد Combate الأمريكتين لتفتح آفاقا جديدة وإحداث حقبة جديدة في مستوى بطولة العالم منافسة MMA.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES TWO TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS, WOMEN’S PRELIMINARY BOUT FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, نوفمبر 11 IN CANCUN, MEXICO

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في الصورة أدناه: Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) will compete in a “COPA COMBATE” tournament alternate bout in Cancun, Mexico onالسبت, نوفمبر. 11. الصورة الائتمان: سكوت هيرانو / مكافحة الأمريكتين, LLC

HISTORIC EVENT’S ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN,
$100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT BROADCASTS LIVE
ON TELEMUNDO DEPORTES FROM GRAND OASIS CANCUN

ALTERNATE BOUTS AND PRELIMINARY BOUT
STREAM LIVE BEFORE LIVE TELEMUNDO BROADCAST

نيويورك - أكتوبر 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, ليله واحده, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) الديك (135 جنيه) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Mexico on السبت, نوفمبر. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 عصرا. و/10:35 عصرا. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 جنيه) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) من فيساليا, كاليفورنيا. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) مكسيكو سيتي, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, ابتداء من 9 عصرا. و/8 عصرا. CT, preceding the live Telemundo Deportes broadcast of the event that picks up with the tournament’s first semifinal stage matchup.

In one tournament alternate bout, Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) سوف مربع قبالة مع Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) و, in the other tournament alternate bout, Felipe “Pipe” Vargas (4-0) will face off with Jose “Pupi” Calvo (3-1).

In the event a winner of one of the tournament’s quarterfinal stage bouts is unable to advance to the semifinal stage due to injury, one of the two alternate bout winners will take the injured quarterfinal bout winner’s place in the semifinal stage.


فوق: Sheila Padilla (اليسار) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (حق) in an atomweight (105 جنيه) preliminary bout at “COPA COMBATE” في السبت, نوفمبر. 11. الصورة الائتمان: Combate الأمريكتين, LLC

Marroquin’s start will mark a drop from the featherweight division. The 22-year-old, who hails from Monterrey, المكسيك, has produced seven of his eight career victories to date, by way of (تي)KO أو تقديم.

Abohomor of Barranquilla, Colombia is a 23-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu national champion and Capoeira expert.

ومهزوم, 23-year-old Vargas is a ferocious knockout artist who recently relocated from Spain to Miami, فلوريدا. where he has been training with famed fight squad American Top Team.

Similar to Vargas, the 24-year-old Calvo of San Jose, Costa Rica moved to Chicago, سوء. where he trains with renowned coach Mike Valle.

Tickets for “COPA COMBATE” at Grand Oasis Cancun are on sale at SmarTicket.

“COPA COMBATE” takes place on the 24عشر 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 live Telemundo broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” marks the first time in history that NBCU’s leading Spanish language television network will air MMA fight programming, and will cover the tournament’s two semifinal stage bouts and championship stage showdown as well as a previously women’s strawweight (115 pounds0 co-main event between Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) of Mexico City and Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of Santiago, Chile.

A lottery ball drawing to determine the “COPA COMBATE” tournament quarterfinal stage matchups will be held onالخميس, نوفمبر. 2. The eight tournament competitors are as follows:

  • جون كاستانيدا “Sexi Mexi” (14-2) من مانكاتو, من.
  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, الأرجنتين
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) مكسيكو سيتي, المكسيك
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) سان خوان, بويرتو ريكو
  • مارك "لوفو" جوميز (20-10) of Barcelona, إسبانيا
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, كولومبيا
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, بيرو
  • ريكي "إن غاليرو" بالاسيوس (9-1) البعثة, تكساس

The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, along with the tournament alternate bouts and the women’s preliminary bout.

Telemundo Sports, أحد المزودين الرائدين للمحتوى الرياضي باللغة الإسبانية في الولايات المتحدة, هي موطن لاثنين من أكثر الأحداث الرياضية شعبية في العالم: كأس العالم FIFA من خلال 2026 والألعاب الأولمبية الصيفية من خلال 2032. بالإضافة, تبث Telemundo Deportes مباريات تصفيات كأس العالم CONCACAF في معظم أنحاء المنطقة, بما في ذلك مباريات المنتخبين خارج أرضهما المكسيك والولايات المتحدة الأمريكية والدوري الممتاز. Telemundo Deportes هي أيضًا موطن لـ Boxeo Telemundo Ford," ال #1 برنامج الملاكمة باللغة الاسبانية, و "العناوين والمزيد," ال #1 الأخبار الرياضية, عرض ترفيهي وتعليقي باللغة الإسبانية, من بين الخصائص الرياضية الأخرى المعترف بها.
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COMBATE AMERICAS AND TELEMUNDO DEPORTES ANNOUNCE HISTORIC, LIVE MMA BROADCAST OF $100,000 GRAND PRIZE “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, نوفمبر. 11 FROM CANCUN, MEXICO

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Telemundo and Combate Americas have announced a historic partnership for the broadcast television network’s first-ever live MMA event with “Copa Combate,” the one-night, ثمانية لاعبين, $100,000 grand prize tournament in Cancun, Mexico on السبت, نوفمبر. 11.

(Pictured from left to right below): Tournament fighter Mikey Erosa of San Juan, بويرتو ريكو; multi-time WWE Heavyweight Champion and Combate Americas talent Alberto Del Rio; tournament fighter Marcelo Rojo of Cordoba, الأرجنتين; tournament fighter John Castaneda of Mankato, من; Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren; Telemundo Deportes President Ray Warren; tournament fighter Carlos Rivera of Mexico City, المكسيك; tournament fighter Ricky Palacios of Mission, تكساس; and tournament fighter Marc Gomez of Barcelona, إسبانيا

One night, eight-man tournament takes place on the 24عشر anniversary of UFC 1, pitting the most fearsome competitors from the
نحن., Latin America and Spain against each other in
high stakes showdown

All eight tournament fighters announced

ميامي - أكتوبر 5, 2017 - Combate Americas and Telemundo Deportes announced, at a news conference in the Wynwood district of Miami, a landmark partnership to produce the first-ever Telemundo broadcast of a live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event with “COPA COMBATE,” the epic, ليله واحده, eight-man tournament, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 الجائزة الكبرى. فإن حدث يوميتشرين الثاني 11 في 11:30 عصرا. و/ 8:30 عصرا. PT, live from Cancun, المكسيك.

التاريخية, 90-minute live broadcast on Telemundo will coincide with the 24عشرanniversary of the now legendary UFC 1, which was executive produced by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder and Combate Americas CEO كامبل ماكلارين, and which was also headlined by a one-night, eight-man tournament.

“We are incredibly excited to partner with Telemundo Deportes and to bring back to life, العيش على Telemundo, the leading U.S. broadcast television network, the most thrilling format for competitive fighting that was responsible for changing the combat sports world forever when I introduced the UFC in 1993,” said McLaren.

“Telemundo Deportes is committed to continue expanding its portfolio of sports events, and we are thrilled to partner with Combate Americas to bring this unique MMA tournament to millions of Hispanic viewers,"وقال Ray Warren, President of Telemundo Deportes. “Copa Combate is a tournament created for our core audience featuring an exciting format and a diverse group of Hispanic competitors, and we look forward to an historic broadcast.”

“COPA COMBATE” will assemble a collection of the most fearsome stars in MMA’s bantamweight (135 جنيه) تقسيم, hailing from the U.S., المكسيك, بويرتو ريكو, إسبانيا, كولومبيا, الأرجنتين, and Peru, and will see them battle in La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, over the course of three tournament stages – quarterfinal, semifinal and championship – before the eventual winner is crowned.

The event marks the first time in history that fighters will represent their respective countries on a quest to win the inaugural ‘Copa.’

Joining the previously announced جون "جنسي" كاستانيدا (14-2) من مانكاتو, من. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:

  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, الأرجنتين
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) مكسيكو سيتي, المكسيك
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) سان خوان, بويرتو ريكو
  • مارك "لوفو" جوميز (20-10) of Barcelona, إسبانيا
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, كولومبيا
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, بيرو

Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, ريكي "إن غاليرو" بالاسيوس (9-1) البعثة, تكساس.

بالاسيوس, a 30-year-old knockout artist, is riding a six-fight win streak, and is tied with Castaneda for the most wins – six – held under the Combate Americas promotional umbrella. In his last two starts, Palacios earned decisions over UFC veterans الروماني سالازار و Chris Avila, على التوالي.

The eight competitors will be separated into four tournament brackets, with the top four fighters given seeded positions based on their worldwide rankings.

Quarterfinal stage opponents for the four fighters will be determined based on a lottery ball drawing that will take place on a date to be announced.

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 Sports, أحد المزودين الرائدين للمحتوى الرياضي باللغة الإسبانية في الولايات المتحدة, هي موطن لاثنين من أكثر الأحداث الرياضية شعبية في العالم: كأس العالم FIFA من خلال 2026 والألعاب الأولمبية الصيفية من خلال 2032. بالإضافة, تبث Telemundo Deportes مباريات تصفيات كأس العالم CONCACAF في معظم أنحاء المنطقة, بما في ذلك مباريات المنتخبين خارج أرضهما المكسيك والولايات المتحدة الأمريكية والدوري الممتاز. Telemundo Deportes هي أيضًا موطن لـ Boxeo Telemundo Ford," ال #1 برنامج الملاكمة باللغة الاسبانية, و "العناوين والمزيد," ال #1 الأخبار الرياضية, عرض ترفيهي وتعليقي باللغة الإسبانية, من بين الخصائص الرياضية الأخرى المعترف بها.
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