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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MATCHUPS FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, Ocho hombres, $100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT LIVE ON TELEMUNDO AND NBCSN ON SATURDAY, Noviembre. 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," una noche, de ocho hombres de peso gallo (135 libra) Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, México en Sábado, Noviembre 11 en 11:30 p.m. Y/10:30 p.m. Connecticut.

El evento, 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) de San Juan, Puerto Rico will take on red-hot Marcelo “The Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) from Cordoba, Argentina.

En 36 años, 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 libra) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on The Ultimate Fighter: America latina serie de televisión de la realidad, Rojo has produced 10 de su 12 triunfos en su carrera a través de (T)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 “El Gallero” Palacios (9-1) de Misión, Texas, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) de la Ciudad de México, México.

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 Román Salazar en Abril 20, y una decisión unánime sobre Chris Ávila en Julio 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 de su 10 carrera profesional gana por medio de (T)KO o sumisión, 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 "Sexy Mexi" Castañeda (14-2) de Mankato, Desde. will battle national Muay Thai champion Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) de Lima, Perú.

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 Tiffany Cheyden in UFC President Serie de contendientes de martes por la noche de Dana White en Agosto 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, batalla probado, 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) de Bogotá.

Con sólo 25 año de edad, Gómez has already racked up 30 peleas profesionales, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, de su 20 victorias en su carrera, an astonishing 17 han llegado a través de (T)KO o sumisión.

Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, con 9 de su 11 career conquests having come by way of (T)KO o sumisión. 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 libra) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa "Super Melly" Martínez (2-0) de la Ciudad de México, México, and submission expert and miesha Tate alumno Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) de 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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ACERCA DE COMBATE AMÉRICAS
Combate las Américas es artes marciales mixtas hispanos de primera (MMA) franquicia deportiva, convirtiendo rápidamente en el número dos deportes, después del fútbol, para hablar español aficionados a los deportes en todo el mundo. La franquicia de Combate Américas incluye programación de televisión realidad, eventos en vivo y programación móvil. El CEO de la compañía, Campbell McLaren, es universalmente reconocido como el co-fundador / co-creador de la Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine describió como McLaren “el genio de marketing detrás de la UFC” y Yahoo! Deportes proclamaron que él “sabe más sobre el deporte que casi todo el mundo en la actualidad.” Con un producto sin precedentes y una propiedad y la gestión de equipos de primer orden, Combate Américas está a punto de abrir nuevos caminos y lograr una nueva era en el nivel del campeonato del mundo de competencia MMA.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES TWO TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS, WOMEN’S PRELIMINARY BOUT FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, Noviembre 11 IN CANCUN, MEXICO

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Pictured below: Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquín (8-2) will compete in a “COPA DE LUCHA” tournament alternate bout in Cancun, México enSábado, Noviembre. 11. Crédito de la foto: Scott Hirano / Combate Américas, LLC

HISTORIC EVENT’S ONE-NIGHT, Ocho hombres,
$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

NUEVA YORK - Octubre 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, una noche, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) peso gallo (135 libra) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, México en Sábado, Noviembre. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 p.m. Y/10:35 p.m. Connecticut, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 libra) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) de Visalia, California. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) de la Ciudad de México, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, a partir de las 9 p.m. Y/8 p.m. Connecticut, 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) se enfrentarán con Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) y, in the other tournament alternate bout, Felipe “Pipe” Vargas (4-0) se enfrentará con 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.


Arriba: Sheila Padilla (izquierda) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (derecho) en un peso atómico (105 libra) preliminary bout at “COPA DE LUCHA” en Sábado, Noviembre. 11. Crédito de la foto: Combate Américas, LLC

Marroquin’s start will mark a drop from the featherweight division. El de 22 años, quien es oriundo de Monterrey, México, has produced seven of his eight career victories to date, por medio de (T)KO o sumisión.

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

El invicto, 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, Enfermo. where he trains with renowned coach Mike Valle.

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

“COMBATE COPA” se lleva a cabo en el 24º aniversario del legendario UFC de McLaren 1 evento que fue productor ejecutivo como el co-fundador de la Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). El evento pisos provocó una revolución deportes de combate, y cambió la lucha de artes marciales mundo para siempre.

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" Martínez (2-0) de la Ciudad de México y Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) de Santiago, Chile.

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

  • John "Sexy Mexi" Castañeda (14-2) de Mankato, Desde.
  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) de Córdoba, Argentina
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) de la Ciudad de México, México
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) de San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) de Barcelona, España
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) de Bogotá, Colombia
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) de Lima, Perú
  • Ricky “El Gallero” Palacios (9-1) de Misión, Texas

toda la etapa de cuartos de final del torneo transmitirá en vivo por la aplicación Telemundo Deportes en Vivo y TelemundoDeportes.com, along with the tournament alternate bouts and the women’s preliminary bout.

Telemundo Deportes, uno de los principales proveedores de contenido deportivo en español en los Estados Unidos, es el hogar de dos de los eventos deportivos más populares del mundo: la Copa Mundial de la FIFA ™ a través 2026 y los Juegos Olímpicos de verano a través de 2032. Adicionalmente, Deportes Telemundo transmite los partidos de clasificación para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA ™ CONCACAF para la mayoría de la región, incluyendo los partidos fuera de las selecciones México y Estados Unidos y de la Liga Premier. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford," el #1 programa de boxeo en español, and “Titulares y Más," el #1 noticias deportivas, el entretenimiento y el espectáculo comentario en español, entre otras propiedades deportivas reconocidas.
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COMBATE AMERICAS AND TELEMUNDO DEPORTES ANNOUNCE HISTORIC, LIVE MMA BROADCAST OF $100,000 GRAND PRIZE “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, Noviembre. 11 Desde Cancún, 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 “La lucha contra la Copa,” the one-night, de ocho hombres, $100,000 grand prize tournament in Cancun, México en Sábado, Noviembre. 11.

(En la foto de izquierda a derecha debajo): Tournament fighter Mikey Erosa of San Juan, Puerto Rico; multi-time WWE Heavyweight Champion and Combate Americas talent Alberto Del Rio; tournament fighter Marcelo Rojo of Cordoba, Argentina; tournament fighter John Castaneda of Mankato, Desde; Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren; Telemundo Deportes President Ray Warren; tournament fighter Carlos Rivera of Mexico City, México; tournament fighter Ricky Palacios of Mission, Texas; and tournament fighter Marc Gomez of Barcelona, España

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

All eight tournament fighters announced

MIAMI - Octubre 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, una noche, torneo de ocho hombres, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 gran Premio. El evento tendrá lugar elNoviembre 11 en 11:30 p.m. Y/ 8:30 p.m. PT, live from Cancun, México.

El histórico, 90-minute live broadcast on Telemundo will coincide with the 24ºanniversary 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, torneo de ocho hombres.

“We are incredibly excited to partner with Telemundo Deportes and to bring back to life, vivir en 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,", Dijo 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 libra) división, hailing from the U.S., México, Puerto Rico, España, Colombia, Argentina, and Peru, and will see them battle in La Jaula, la competición jaula de Combate Américas, 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.’

Uniéndose a lo previamente anunciado John "Sexy Sexy" Castañeda (14-2) de Mankato, Desde. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:

  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) de Córdoba, Argentina
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) de la Ciudad de México, México
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) de San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) de Barcelona, España
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) de Bogotá, Colombia
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) de Lima, Perú

Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, Ricky “El Gallero” Palacios (9-1) de Misión, Texas.

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 Román Salazar y Chris Ávila, respectivamente.

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.

la emisión en directo de Telemundo de “COMBATE COPA” contará con la etapa semifinal del torneo que consta de dos combates que enfrentan a los ganadores de los combates de cuartos de final en cada grupo del torneo uno contra el otro. toda la etapa de cuartos de final del torneo transmitirá en vivo por la aplicación Telemundo Deportes en Vivo y TelemundoDeportes.com.

Telemundo Deportes, uno de los principales proveedores de contenido deportivo en español en los Estados Unidos, es el hogar de dos de los eventos deportivos más populares del mundo: la Copa Mundial de la FIFA ™ a través 2026 y los Juegos Olímpicos de verano a través de 2032. Adicionalmente, Deportes Telemundo transmite los partidos de clasificación para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA ™ CONCACAF para la mayoría de la región, incluyendo los partidos fuera de las selecciones México y Estados Unidos y de la Liga Premier. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford," el #1 programa de boxeo en español, and “Titulares y Más," el #1 noticias deportivas, el entretenimiento y el espectáculo comentario en español, entre otras propiedades deportivas reconocidas.
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