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

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

cancun, MX – November 7, 2017 - Combate Américas announced earlier the official matchups for the quarterfinal, or opening stage, of the highly-anticipated “COPA COMBATE," bir gece, Sekiz kişilik horoz siklet (135 kilo) Karışık Dövüş Sanatları (MMA) kazananına büyük bir ödül verecek olan turnuva $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, Meksika'da Cumartesi, Kasım 11 at 11:30 um. VE/10:30 um. BT.

olay, 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, Arjantin.

At 36 Eski yıllar, 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 kilo) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on Ultimate Fighter: Latin Amerika reality television series, Rojo has produced 10 ve onun 12 kariyer yoluyla kazanır (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" Palacios (9-1) Misyon, Teksas, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) Mexico City, Meksika.

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 üzerinde Nisan 20, ve oy birliği ile karar üzerinde Chris Avila üzerinde Temmuz 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 ve onun 10 profesyonel kariyer yoluyla kazanır (T)KO veya teslim, 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) Mankato, Itibaren. will battle national Muay Thai champion Kevin “El FrioMoreyra (4-1) 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 Cheyden Leialoha UFC Başkanında Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series üzerinde Ağustos 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, savaş-test, 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.

At sadece 25 yaş, Gómez has already racked up 30 Profesyonel nöbetleri, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, ve onun 20 kariyer zaferleri, an astonishing 17 yoluyla gelmiş (T)KO veya teslim.

Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, ile 9 ve onun 11 career conquests having come by way of (T)KO veya teslim. 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 kilo) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) Mexico City, Meksika, and submission expert and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) 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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Combate AMERİKA HAKKINDA
Combate Amerika premier Hispanik Karışık Dövüş Sanatları olduğunu (MMA) spor imtiyaz, Hızla iki numaralı sporu haline, Futboldan sonra, İspanyolca için dünya çapında sporseverlere konuşan. Combate Amerika Franchise reality TV programlama içerir, canlı etkinlikler ve mobil programlama. Şirketin CEO'su, Campbell McLaren, evrensel Ultimate Fighting Championship kurucularından / ortak yaratıcısı olarak kabul edilmektedir (UFC). New York Magazine olarak McLaren tarif “UFC arkasında pazarlama dehası” ve Yahoo! Spor ki o ilan “sadece herkes bugün yaklaşık spor hakkında daha fazla biliyor.” Benzeri görülmemiş bir ürün ve bir blue-chip sahiplik ve yönetim ekibi ile, Combate Amerika yeni bir çığır açıyor ve dünya şampiyonluğu seviyesi MMA rekabete yeni bir dönem getirmek için hazırlanıyor.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES TWO TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS, WOMEN’S PRELIMINARY BOUT FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, Kasım 11 IN CANCUN, MEKSİKA

Pictured below: Levy SaulEl NegroMarroquin (8-2) will compete in aCOPA COMBATEtournament alternate bout in Cancun, Meksika'daCumartesi, Kasım. 11. Fotoğraf kredi: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, LLC

HISTORIC EVENT’S ONE-NIGHT, SEKİZ ADAM,
$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 - Ekim 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, bir gece, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) horoz siklet (135 kilo) kazananına büyük bir ödül verecek olan turnuva $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Meksika'da Cumartesi, Kasım. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 um. VE/10:35 um. BT, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 kilo) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) Visalia, Halife. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) Mexico City, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, başlayan 9 um. VE/8 um. BT, 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) kare kapalı olacak Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) ve, 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.


Yukarıdaki: Sheila Padilla (left) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (sağ) in an atomweight (105 kilo) preliminary bout atCOPA COMBATE” üzerinde Cumartesi, Kasım. 11. Fotoğraf kredi: Combate Amerika, LLC

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

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

yenilmez, 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, Hasta. 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). Hikayeli olay bir dövüş sporları devrimini başlattı, ve dövüş sanatları dövüş dünyasını sonsuza kadar değiştirdi.

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) Mexico City ve Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) Santiago, Chile.

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

  • John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (14-2) Mankato, Itibaren.
  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, Arjantin
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) Mexico City, Meksika
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) San Juan, Portoriko
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, İspanya
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, Kolombiya
  • Kevin "soğuk" Moreyra (4-1) Lima, Peru
  • Ricky "Gallero" Palacios (9-1) Misyon, Teksas

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 Spor, ABD'de İspanyolca spor içeriğinin lider sağlayıcılarından biri, Dünyanın en popüler spor etkinlikleri ikisine ev sahipliği: FIFA Dünya Kupası ™ aracılığıyla 2026 ve Yaz Olimpiyat Oyunları ile 2032. Ek olarak, Telemundo Deportes bölgenin en FIFA Dünya Kupası ™ CONCACAF eleme maçları yayınlar, Meksika ve ABD milli takımlarının deplasman maçları ve Premier Ligi de dahil olmak üzere. Ayrıca Telemundo Spor boxeo Telemundo Ford" ev,” #1 İspanyolca boks programı, ve "Manşetler ve fazla,” #1 Spor Haberleri, İspanyolca eğlence ve yorum gösterisi, Diğer tanınan spor özellikleri arasında.

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

Telemundo and Combate Americas have announced a historic partnership for the broadcast television network’s first-ever live MMA event with “Savaş Kupası,” the one-night, Sekiz kişilik, $100,000 grand prize tournament in Cancun, Meksika'da Cumartesi, Kasım. 11.

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

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

All eight tournament fighters announced

MIAMI - Ekim 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, bir gece, eight-man tournament, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 Büyük ödül. Olay günü gerçekleşecekKasım 11 at 11:30 um. VE/ 8:30 um. PT, live from Cancun, Meksika.

tarihi, 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, Telemundo canlı, 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,"Dedi 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 kilo) bölünme, hailing from the U.S., Meksika, Portoriko, İspanya, Kolombiya, Arjantin, 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) Mankato, Itibaren. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:

  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, Arjantin
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) Mexico City, Meksika
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) San Juan, Portoriko
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, İspanya
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, Kolombiya
  • Kevin "soğuk" Moreyra (4-1) Lima, Peru

Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, Ricky "Gallero" Palacios (9-1) Misyon, Teksas.

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 ve Chris Avila, sırasıyla.

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 Spor, ABD'de İspanyolca spor içeriğinin lider sağlayıcılarından biri, Dünyanın en popüler spor etkinlikleri ikisine ev sahipliği: FIFA Dünya Kupası ™ aracılığıyla 2026 ve Yaz Olimpiyat Oyunları ile 2032. Ek olarak, Telemundo Deportes bölgenin en FIFA Dünya Kupası ™ CONCACAF eleme maçları yayınlar, Meksika ve ABD milli takımlarının deplasman maçları ve Premier Ligi de dahil olmak üzere. Ayrıca Telemundo Spor boxeo Telemundo Ford" ev,” #1 İspanyolca boks programı, ve "Manşetler ve fazla,” #1 Spor Haberleri, İspanyolca eğlence ve yorum gösterisi, Diğer tanınan spor özellikleri arasında.
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