ເອ​ກະ​ສານ​ໂຄດ​ຄໍາ​ສັ່ງ: Mikey Erosa

Combate ອາ​ເມລິ​ກາ, ສິ​ລະ martial ປະ​ສົມ, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MATCHUPS FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN, $100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT LIVE ON TELEMUNDO AND NBCSN ON SATURDAY, NOV. 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,"ຫນຶ່ງໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ, eight-man bantamweight (135 ປອນ) ສິ​ລະ​ປະ​ການ​ຕໍ່​ສູ້​ແບບ​ປະ​ສົມ (MMA) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, ເມັກຊິໂກໃນ ວັນ​ເສົາ, ເດືອນ​ພະ​ຈິກ 11 ຢູ່​ໃນ 11:30 p.m. ແລະ/10:30 p.m. CT.

ເຫດ​ການ​ດັ່ງ​ກ່າວ, 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, ອາ​ເຈນ​ຕິ​ນາ.

ໃນ 36 ປີ, 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 ປອນ) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on ການ Fighter Ultimate: ອາ​ເມລິ​ກາ​ລາ​ຕິນ reality television series, Rojo has produced 10 ຂອງ​ລາວ 12 ການ​ເຮັດ​ວຽກ​ທີ່​ຊະ​ນະ​ດ້ວຍ​ວິ​ທີ​ການ​ຂອງ (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 "Gallero ໄດ້​" Palacios (9-1) ຂອງ​ພາ​ລະ​ກິດ, Texas, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) ຂອງ Mexico City, ເມັກ​ຊິ​ໂກ.

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 ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ ເດືອນ​ເມ​ສາ 20, ແລະ​ການ​ຕັດ​ສິນ​ໃຈ unanimous ໃນ​ໄລ​ຍະ Chris Avila ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ ເດືອນ​ກໍ​ລະ​ກົດ 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 ຂອງ​ລາວ 10 ການ​ເຮັດ​ວຽກ​ເປັນ​ມື​ອາ​ຊີບ​ຊະ​ນະ​ດ້ວຍ​ວິ​ທີ​ການ​ຂອງ (T)KO ຫລື​ສົ່ງ, 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 Mexy" Castaneda (14-2) ຂອງ Mankato, From. will battle national Muay Thai champion Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, ປະ​ເທດ​ເປ​ຣູ.

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 ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ ສິງ​ຫາ 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, ການ​ສູ້​ຮົບ​, ການ​ທົດ​ສອບ, 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.

ຢູ່​ພຽງ​ແຕ່​ໃນ 25 ປີ​ຂອງ​ການ​ອາ​ຍຸ​ສູງ​ສຸດ, Gómez has already racked up 30 bouts ເປັນ​ມື​ອາ​ຊີບ, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, ຂອງ​ລາວ 20 ໄຊ​ຊະ​ນະ​ການ​ເຮັດ​ວຽກ, an astonishing 17 ໄດ້​ມາ​ໂດຍ​ວິ​ທີ​ການ​ຂອງ (T)KO ຫລື​ສົ່ງ.

Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, ມີ 9 ຂອງ​ລາວ 11 career conquests having come by way of (T)KO ຫລື​ສົ່ງ. 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 ປອນ) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) ຂອງ Mexico City, ເມັກ​ຊິ​ໂກ, and submission expert and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) ຂອງ Santiago, ຊິລີ.

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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ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ​ການ​ສູ້​ຮົບ​ອາ​ເມລິ​ກາ
Combate Americas ເປັນຊັ້ນນໍາສະເປນ Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) franchise ກິລາ, ກາຍເປັນຢ່າງໄວວາຈໍານວນສອງກິລາ, ຫຼັງຈາກເຕະບານ, ສໍາລັບການແອສປາໂຍນເວົ້າ fans ກິລາໃນທົ່ວໂລກ. ແຟນໄຊ Combate Americas ປະກອບການຂຽນໂປຣແກຣມເປັນຈິງແລ້ວໂທລະທັດ, ກິດຈະກໍາດໍາລົງຊີວິດແລະດໍາເນີນໂຄງການໂທລະສັບມືຖື. CEO ຂອງບໍລິສັດ, Campbell McLaren, ໄດ້ຖືກຮັບຮູ້ວິທະຍາໄລເປັນຜູ້ຮ່ວມກໍ່ຕັ້ງ / ຮ່ວມມືເພື່ອນ E- ຂອງສູ້ກັນ Championship Ultimate (UFC). New York ວາລະສານອະທິບາຍ McLaren ເປັນ “genius ການ​ຕະ​ຫຼາດ​ທີ່​ຢູ່​ເບື້ອງ​ຫລັງ UFC ໄດ້” ແລະ Yahoo! ກິ​ລາ​ປະ​ກາດ​ວ່າ​ພຣະ​ອົງ​ຊົງ “ຮູ້​ເພີ່ມ​ເຕີມ​ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ​ການ​ກິ​ລາ​ກ​່​ວາ​ພຽງ​ແຕ່​ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ​ທຸກ​ຄົນ​ໃນ​ມື້​ນີ້​.” ມີຜະລິດຕະພັນເຄີຍມີມາກ່ອນແລະສີຟ້າ, chip ຄວາມເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງແລະການຄຸ້ມຄອງທີມງານ, Combate Americas ຈະຊົງຕົວທີ່ຈະທໍາລາຍພື້ນທີ່ໃຫມ່ແລະເອົາມາໃຫ້ປະມານຍຸກໃຫມ່ໃນລະດັບການອ່ານໂລກການແຂ່ງຂັນ MMA.
Combate ອາ​ເມລິ​ກາ, ສິ​ລະ martial ປະ​ສົມ, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES TWO TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS, WOMEN’S PRELIMINARY BOUT FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, ເດືອນ​ພະ​ຈິກ 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, ເມັກຊິໂກໃນວັນ​ເສົາ, Nov. 11. ການ​ປ່ອຍ​ສິນ​ເຊື່ອ​ຮູບ​ພາບ: 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

ເມືອງ​ນີວ​ຢອກ - ຕຸ​ລາ 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, ຫນຶ່ງ​ໃນ​ຕອນ​ກາງ​ຄືນ, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ຫມິ່ນ​ສາດ​ສະ​ຫນາ (135 ປອນ) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, ເມັກຊິໂກໃນ ວັນ​ເສົາ, Nov. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 p.m. ແລະ/10:35 p.m. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 ປອນ) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) ຂອງ Visalia, Calif. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) ຂອງ Mexico City, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, ເລີ່ມ​ຕົ້ນ​ຢູ່ 9 p.m. ແລະ/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) ຈະ​ຫາຍ​ໄປ​ກັບ Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) ແລະ, 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.


ຂ້າງ​ເທິງ: Sheila Padilla (ໄວ້) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (ສິດ) in an atomweight (105 ປອນ) preliminary bout at “COPA COMBATE” ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ ວັນ​ເສົາ, Nov. 11. ການ​ປ່ອຍ​ສິນ​ເຊື່ອ​ຮູບ​ພາບ: Combate ອາ​ເມລິ​ກາ, LLC

Marroquin’s start will mark a drop from the featherweight division. The 22-year-old, ຜູ້ທີ່ hails ຈາກ Monterrey, ເມັກ​ຊິ​ໂກ, has produced seven of his eight career victories to date, by way of (T)KO ຫລື​ສົ່ງ.

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

undefeated ການ, 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, Ill. 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). 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) ຂອງ Santiago, ຊິລີ.

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

  • John "Sexy Mexy" Castaneda (14-2) ຂອງ Mankato, From.
  • Marcelo "Pitbull" ສີແດງ (12-4) ຂອງ Cordoba, ອາ​ເຈນ​ຕິ​ນາ
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) ຂອງ Mexico City, ເມັກ​ຊິ​ໂກ
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) ຂອງ San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Marc "Lufo" Gomez (20-10) ຂອງບາເຊໂລນາ, ສະ​ເປນ
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, Colombia
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, ປະ​ເທດ​ເປ​ຣູ
  • Ricky "Gallero ໄດ້​" Palacios (9-1) ຂອງ​ພາ​ລະ​ກິດ, 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 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. ນອກ​ຈາກ​ນັ້ນ, 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,” ໄດ້ #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” ໄດ້ #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.
Combate ອາ​ເມລິ​ກາ, ສິ​ລະ martial ປະ​ສົມ, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS AND TELEMUNDO DEPORTES ANNOUNCE HISTORIC, LIVE MMA BROADCAST OF $100,000 GRAND PRIZE “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, NOV. 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 “ສະກັດກັ້ນການເຕະບານ,” the one-night, ແປດ​ຄົນ, $100,000 grand prize tournament in Cancun, ເມັກຊິໂກໃນ ວັນ​ເສົາ, Nov. 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, ອາ​ເຈນ​ຕິ​ນາ; tournament fighter John Castaneda of Mankato, From; Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren; Telemundo Deportes President Ray Warren; tournament fighter Carlos Rivera of Mexico City, ເມັກ​ຊິ​ໂກ; tournament fighter Ricky Palacios of Mission, Texas; and tournament fighter Marc Gomez of Barcelona, ສະ​ເປນ

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

All eight tournament fighters announced

MIAMI – ຕຸ​ລາ 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, ຫນຶ່ງ​ໃນ​ຕອນ​ກາງ​ຄືນ, eight-man tournament, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 ລາງວັນ grand. ເຫດ​ການ​ດັ່ງ​ກ່າວ​ຈະ​ໃຊ້​ເວ​ລາ​ສະ​ຖານ​ທີ່​ສຸດເດືອນ​ພະ​ຈິກ 11 ຢູ່​ໃນ 11:30 p.m. ແລະ/ 8:30 p.m. PT, live from Cancun, ເມັກ​ຊິ​ໂກ.

ປະ​ຫວັດ​ສາດ​ປະ, 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, ມີຊີວິດຢູ່ 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,"ກ່າວ​ວ່າ 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 ປອນ) ພະ​ແນກ, hailing from the U.S., ເມັກ​ຊິ​ໂກ, Puerto Rico, ສະ​ເປນ, Colombia, ອາ​ເຈນ​ຕິ​ນາ, 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​" Castaneda (14-2) ຂອງ Mankato, From. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:

  • Marcelo "Pitbull" ສີແດງ (12-4) ຂອງ Cordoba, ອາ​ເຈນ​ຕິ​ນາ
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) ຂອງ Mexico City, ເມັກ​ຊິ​ໂກ
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) ຂອງ San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Marc "Lufo" Gomez (20-10) ຂອງບາເຊໂລນາ, ສະ​ເປນ
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, Colombia
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, ປະ​ເທດ​ເປ​ຣູ

Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, Ricky "Gallero ໄດ້​" Palacios (9-1) ຂອງ​ພາ​ລະ​ກິດ, 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 ແລະ Chris Avila, ຕາມ​ລໍາ​ດັບ.

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. ນອກ​ຈາກ​ນັ້ນ, 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,” ໄດ້ #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” ໄດ້ #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.
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