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

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

CANCUN, MX – November 7, 2017 - Combate Américas announced earlier the official matchups for the quarterfinal, or opening stage, of the highly-anticipated “COPA COMBATE," egy éjszaka, nyolcfős bantam (135 font) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) torna, amely nyertesének fődíjat ad át $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, Mexikó Szombat, November 11 at 11:30 p.m. ÉS/10:30 p.m. CT.

Az esemény, 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, Argentína.

At 36 éves, 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 font) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on The Ultimate Fighter: Latin Amerika reality television series, Rojo has produced 10 az ő 12 karrier nyer útján (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 "The Gallero" Palacios (9-1) A misszió, Texas, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) Mexikóváros, Mexikó.

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 Roman Salazar tovább Április 20, és egyhangú döntést felett Chris Avila tovább Július 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 az ő 10 szakmai karrier nyer útján (T)KO vagy benyújtása, 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" Castaneda (14-2) Mankato, -tól. will battle national Muay Thai champion Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Peru.

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 az UFC elnökében Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series tovább Augusztus 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, harcedzett, 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) Bogota.

A mindössze 25 éves kor, Gómez has already racked up 30 professzionális roham, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, az ő 20 Karrier győzelmek, an astonishing 17 jöttek útján (T)KO vagy benyújtása.

Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, a 9 az ő 11 career conquests having come by way of (T)KO vagy benyújtása. 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 font) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) Mexikóváros, Mexikó, and submission expert and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) a 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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A Combate Americas az elsőszámú spanyol vegyes harcművészet (MMA) sport franchise, gyorsan a második számú sportággá válik, foci után, spanyol ajkú sportrajongók számára világszerte. A Combate Americas sorozat magában foglalja a reality TV műsor, élő események és mobil programozás. A társaság vezérigazgatója, Campbell McLaren, Általánosan elismert, mint a társ-alapítója / társ-alkotója az Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine leírt McLaren “A marketing zseni mögött az UFC” és a Yahoo! Sport kijelentette, hogy ő “többet tud a sport, mint bárkinek a ma.” Eddig soha nem látott termék és a blue-chip tulajdonosi és menedzsment, Combate Americas előtt áll úttörő és hozzanak létre egy új korszak a világbajnokságra MMA verseny.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES TWO TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS, WOMEN’S PRELIMINARY BOUT FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, November 11 IN CANCUN, MEXIKÓ

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Pictured below: Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) will compete in a “COPA COMBATE” tournament alternate bout in Cancun, MexikóSzombat, November. 11. Fényképezte: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, LLC

HISTORIC EVENT’S ONE-NIGHT, Nyolc ember,
$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 - Október 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, egy éjszaka, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Bantamweight (135 font) torna, amely nyertesének fődíjat ad át $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Mexikó Szombat, November. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 p.m. ÉS/10:35 p.m. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 font) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) Visalia, Kalifornia. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) Mexikóváros, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, kezdődő 9 p.m. ÉS/8 p.m. 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) akkor tér ki a Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) és, 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.


Felett: Sheila Padilla (left) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (jobb) in an atomweight (105 font) preliminary bout at “COPA COMBATE” tovább Szombat, November. 11. Fényképezte: Combate Americas, LLC

Marroquin’s start will mark a drop from the featherweight division. The 22-year-old, who hails from Monterrey, Mexikó, has produced seven of his eight career victories to date, by way of (T)KO vagy benyújtása.

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

A veretlen, 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, Beteg. 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 24th anniversary of McLaren’s now legendary UFC 1 event that he executive produced as the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Az emeletes esemény harci sportforradalmat indított el, és örökre megváltoztatta a harcművészetek harci világát.

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) a Santiago, Chile.

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

  • John "Sexy Mexi" Castaneda (14-2) Mankato, -tól.
  • Marcelo "Pitbull" Red (12-4) Cordoba, Argentína
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) Mexikóváros, Mexikó
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) Barcelona, Spanyolország
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) Bogota, Colombia
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Peru
  • Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (9-1) A misszió, Texas

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 Sport, az egyik vezető spanyol sporttartalom -szolgáltató az Egyesült Államokban, a világ két legnépszerűbb sporteseményének ad otthont: a FIFA világbajnokságon keresztül 2026 és a nyári olimpiai játékok 2032. Ezenkívül, Telemundo Deportes közvetíti a FIFA World Cup ™ CONCACAF selejtező mérkőzéseit a régió nagy részében, beleértve a mexikói és az amerikai válogatott idegenbeli mérkőzéseit és a Premier League -t. Telemundo Deportes ad otthont a „Boxeo Telemundo Fordnak," az #1 boksz program spanyolul, és „Headlines and More," az #1 sporthírek, szórakoztató és kommentár műsor spanyolul, egyéb elismert sportingatlanok között.
Combate Americas, MMA, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS AND TELEMUNDO DEPORTES ANNOUNCE HISTORIC, LIVE MMA BROADCAST OF $100,000 GRAND PRIZE “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, November. 11 FROM CANCUN, MEXIKÓ

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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 “Harci Kupa,” the one-night, nyolcfős, $100,000 grand prize tournament in Cancun, Mexikó Szombat, November. 11.

(Pictured from left to right below): 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, Argentína; tournament fighter John Castaneda of Mankato, -tól; Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren; Telemundo Deportes President Ray Warren; tournament fighter Carlos Rivera of Mexico City, Mexikó; tournament fighter Ricky Palacios of Mission, Texas; and tournament fighter Marc Gomez of Barcelona, Spanyolország

One night, eight-man tournament takes place on the 24th az UFC évfordulója 1, pitting the most fearsome competitors from the
MINKET., Latin America and Spain against each other in
high stakes showdown

All eight tournament fighters announced

MIAMI - Október 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, egy éjszaka, eight-man tournament, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 fődíj. Az eseményre kerül sorNovember 11 at 11:30 p.m. ÉS/ 8:30 p.m. PT, live from Cancun, Mexikó.

A történelmi, 90-minute live broadcast on Telemundo will coincide with the 24thanniversary 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, élőben a Telemundo -n, 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,"Mondta 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 font) osztás, hailing from the U.S., Mexikó, Puerto Rico, Spanyolország, Colombia, Argentína, and Peru, and will see them battle in La Jaula, a Combate Americas versenyketrec, 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" Castaneda (14-2) Mankato, -tól. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:

  • Marcelo "Pitbull" Red (12-4) Cordoba, Argentína
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) Mexikóváros, Mexikó
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) Barcelona, Spanyolország
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) Bogota, Colombia
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Peru

Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (9-1) A misszió, 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 Roman Salazar és Chris Avila, illetőleg.

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 Sport, az egyik vezető spanyol sporttartalom -szolgáltató az Egyesült Államokban, a világ két legnépszerűbb sporteseményének ad otthont: a FIFA világbajnokságon keresztül 2026 és a nyári olimpiai játékok 2032. Ezenkívül, Telemundo Deportes közvetíti a FIFA World Cup ™ CONCACAF selejtező mérkőzéseit a régió nagy részében, beleértve a mexikói és az amerikai válogatott idegenbeli mérkőzéseit és a Premier League -t. Telemundo Deportes ad otthont a „Boxeo Telemundo Fordnak," az #1 boksz program spanyolul, és „Headlines and More," az #1 sporthírek, szórakoztató és kommentár műsor spanyolul, egyéb elismert sportingatlanok között.
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