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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, Νοέμβριος. 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

CANCUN, MX – November 7, 2017 - Combate Américas announced earlier the official matchups for the quarterfinal, or opening stage, of the highly-anticipated “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 λίρες) Mixed Martial Arts (ΜΜΑ) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, Mexico on Σάββατο, Νοέμβριος 11 στο 11:30 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ/10:30 μ.μ. CT.

Το γεγονός, 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, Αργεντινή.

Στο 36 ετών, 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 λίρες) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on Το Ultimate Fighter: ΛΑΤΙΝΙΚΗ ΑΜΕΡΙΚΗ reality television series, Rojo has produced 10 από του 12 σταδιοδρομίας κερδίζει μέσω της (Τ)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 Ricky «Η Gallero" Palacios (9-1) Αποστολής, Τέξας, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) της Πόλης του Μεξικού, Μεξικό.

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, Palacios, also unbeaten as a professional boxer, earned victories over two different Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans – a split decision over Ρωμαϊκή Salazar επί Απρίλιος 20, και μια ομόφωνη απόφαση πέρα ​​από Chris Avila επί Ιούλιος 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 από του 10 επαγγελματική σταδιοδρομία κερδίζει μέσω της (Τ)KO ή την υποβολή, 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 John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (14-2) του Mankato, Από. will battle national Muay Thai champion Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Περού.

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 επί Αύγουστος 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, μάχη δοκιμασμένη, 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.

Σε απόσταση μόλις 25 ετών, Gómez has already racked up 30 επαγγελματικές περιόδους, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, από του 20 νίκες καριέρας, an astonishing 17 έχουν έρθει μέσω της (Τ)KO ή την υποβολή.

Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, με 9 από του 11 career conquests having come by way of (Τ)KO ή την υποβολή. 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 λίρες) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) της Πόλης του Μεξικού, Μεξικό, and submission expert and Μίσα Τέιτ μαθητής Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of Santiago, χιλή.

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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Το Combate Americas είναι η κορυφαία Ισπανική Μικτή Πολεμική Τέχνη (ΜΜΑ) αθλητικό franchise, γρήγορα γίνεται το νούμερο δύο άθλημα, μετά το ποδόσφαιρο, για οπαδοί των Ισπανών αθλητών παγκοσμίως. Το franchise Combate Americas περιλαμβάνει τηλεοπτικό προγραμματισμό πραγματικότητας, ζωντανές εκδηλώσεις και προγραμματισμός για κινητά. Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος της εταιρείας, Campbell McLaren, αναγνωρίζεται παγκοσμίως ως συνιδρυτής / συν-δημιουργός του Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Το περιοδικό New York περιέγραψε τη McLaren ως “η ιδιοφυΐα πίσω από την εμπορία του UFC” και το Yahoo! Αθλητικά διακήρυξε ότι “ξέρει περισσότερα για το άθλημα από μόνο για όποιον σε αυτό σήμερα.” Με πρωτοφανές προϊόν και ομάδα ιδιοκτησίας και διαχείρισης blue-chip, Η Combate Americas είναι έτοιμη να ανοίξει νέο έδαφος και να δημιουργήσει μια νέα εποχή στον ανταγωνισμό MMA σε επίπεδο παγκόσμιου πρωταθλήματος.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES TWO TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS, WOMEN’S PRELIMINARY BOUT FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, Νοέμβριος 11 IN CANCUN, MEXICO

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Pictured below: Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) will compete in a “COPA COMBATE” tournament alternate bout in Cancun, Mexico onΣάββατο, Νοέμβριος. 11. Φωτογραφία πίστωσης: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, 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

NEW YORK – Οκτώβριος 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, μια νύχτα, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (ΜΜΑ) bantamweight (135 λίρες) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Mexico on Σάββατο, Νοέμβριος. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ/10:35 μ.μ. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 λίρες) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) του Visalia, Καλιφόρνια. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) της Πόλης του Μεξικού, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, ξεκινώντας από 9 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ/8 μ.μ. 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) θα τακτοποιήσει μακριά με Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) και, 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.


Πάνω από: Sheila Padilla (left) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (δεξιά) in an atomweight (105 λίρες) preliminary bout at “COPA COMBATE” επί Σάββατο, Νοέμβριος. 11. Φωτογραφία πίστωσης: Combate Αμερική, LLC

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

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

Το αήττητο, 23-year-old Vargas is a ferocious knockout artist who recently relocated from Spain to Miami, Fla. 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, Άρρωστος. 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 24ου 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, χιλή.

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

  • John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (14-2) του Mankato, Από.
  • Marcelo "Pitbull" Κόκκινο (12-4) της Κόρδοβα, Αργεντινή
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) της Πόλης του Μεξικού, Μεξικό
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) του San Juan, Πουέρτο Ρίκο
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, Ισπανία
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, Κολομβία
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Περού
  • Ricky «Η Gallero" Palacios (9-1) Αποστολής, Τέξας

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 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. Εξάλλου, 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 Αμερική, μικτές πολεμικές τέχνες, ΜΜΑ

COMBATE AMERICAS AND TELEMUNDO DEPORTES ANNOUNCE HISTORIC, LIVE MMA BROADCAST OF $100,000 GRAND PRIZE “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, Νοέμβριος. 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, οκτώ-man, $100,000 grand prize tournament in Cancun, Mexico on Σάββατο, Νοέμβριος. 11.

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

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

All eight tournament fighters announced

MIAMI – Οκτώβριος 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 (ΜΜΑ) event with “COPA COMBATE,” the epic, μια νύχτα, eight-man tournament, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 grand prize. Η εκδήλωση θα πραγματοποιηθεί στιςΝοέμβριος 11 στο 11:30 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ/ 8:30 μ.μ. PT, live from Cancun, Μεξικό.

Το ιστορικό, 90-minute live broadcast on Telemundo will coincide with the 24ουanniversary of the now legendary UFC 1, which was executive produced by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder and Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren, 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, ζωντανά στο 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,"Είπε 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 λίρες) διαίρεση, hailing from the U.S., Μεξικό, Πουέρτο Ρίκο, Ισπανία, Κολομβία, Αργεντινή, 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 John "Sexy Sexy" Καστανέντα (14-2) του Mankato, Από. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:

  • Marcelo "Pitbull" Κόκκινο (12-4) της Κόρδοβα, Αργεντινή
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) της Πόλης του Μεξικού, Μεξικό
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) του San Juan, Πουέρτο Ρίκο
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, Ισπανία
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, Κολομβία
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Περού

Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, Ricky «Η Gallero" Palacios (9-1) Αποστολής, Τέξας.

Palacios, 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 Ρωμαϊκή Salazar και Chris Avila, αντίστοιχα.

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 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. Εξάλλου, 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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