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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, נאוועמבער. 11

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 פונט) געמישט מאַרשאַל Arts (ממאַ) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, Mexico on שבת, נאָוועמבער 11 בייַ 11:30 פּ.ם. און/10:30 פּ.ם. קאָרט.

די געשעעניש, 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, ארגענטינע.

בייַ 36 יאר אַלט, 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 פונט) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on די לעצט פייטער: ענגליש אַמעריקע reality television series, Rojo has produced 10 פון זיין 12 קאַריערע ווינס דורך וועג פון (ה)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 ריקי "די גאַללעראָ" פּאַלאַסיאָס (9-1) פון מישאַן, טעקסאַס, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) פון מעקסיקא סיטי, מעקסיקא.

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, פּאַלאַסיאָס, also unbeaten as a professional boxer, earned victories over two different Ultimate Fighting Championship (ופק) veterans – a split decision over רוימער סאַלאַזאַר אויף אַפּריל 20, און אַ יונאַנאַמאַס באַשלוס איבער Chris Avila אויף יולי 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 פון זיין 10 פאַכמאַן קאַריערע ווינס דורך וועג פון (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן, 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) פון מאַנקאַטאָ, פון. will battle national Muay Thai champion קעווין “El FrioMoreyra (4-1) of Lima, פּערו.

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 אויף ויגוסט 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, שלאַכט-טעסטעד, 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.

אין נאָר 25 יאָרן פון עלטער, Gómez has already racked up 30 פאַכמאַן באָוץ, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, פון זיין 20 קאַריערע וויקטאָריעס, an astonishing 17 האָבן קומען דורך וועג פון (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.

Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, מיט 9 פון זיין 11 career conquests having come by way of (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן. 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 פונט) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) פון מעקסיקא סיטי, מעקסיקא, and submission expert and מיעשאַ טאַטע pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of 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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וועגן קאָמבאַטע אמעריקע
Combate Americas is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) sports franchise, rapidly becoming the number two sport, after soccer, for Spanish speaking sports fans worldwide. The Combate Americas franchise includes reality TV programming, live events and mobile programming. The company’s CEO, קאַמפּבעלל מאַקלעראַן, is universally recognized as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (ופק). New York Magazine described McLaren as “דער פֿאַרקויף זשעני הינטער די UFC” און יאַהאָאָ! ספּאָרט פּראָקלאַימעד אַז ער “ווייסט מער וועגן די ספּאָרט ווי נאָר וועגן ווער עס יז אין עס הייַנט.” With an unprecedented product and a blue-chip ownership and management team, Combate Americas is poised to break new ground and bring about a new era in world championship level MMA competition.

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

Pictured below: Levy SaulEl NegroMarroquin (8-2) will compete in aCOPA COMBATEtournament alternate bout in Cancun, Mexico onשבת, נאוועמבער. 11. פאָטאָ קרעדיט: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, ללק

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 – אָקטאָבער 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, איינער-נאַכט, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) באַנטאַמוועיגהט (135 פונט) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Mexico on שבת, נאוועמבער. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 פּ.ם. און/10:35 פּ.ם. קאָרט, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 פונט) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) פון וויסאַליאַ, קאַליף. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) פון מעקסיקא סיטי, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, אָנהייב בייַ 9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט, 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) וועט קוואַדראַט אַוועק מיט Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) און, 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.


אויבן: Sheila Padilla (לינקס) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (רעכט) in an atomweight (105 פונט) preliminary bout atCOPA COMBATE” אויף שבת, נאוועמבער. 11. פאָטאָ קרעדיט: קאָמבאַטע אמעריקע, ללק

Marroquin’s start will mark a drop from the featherweight division. The 22-year-old, who hails from Monterrey, מעקסיקא, has produced seven of his eight career victories to date, by way of (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.

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

די אַנדיפיטיד, 23-year-old Vargas is a ferocious knockout artist who recently relocated from Spain to Miami, פלאַ. 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, קראַנק. 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 24טה anniversary of McLaren’s now legendary UFC 1 event that he executive produced as the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (ופק). 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, Chile.

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

  • John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (14-2) פון מאַנקאַטאָ, פון.
  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, ארגענטינע
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) פון מעקסיקא סיטי, מעקסיקא
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) פון סאַן וואַן, פּאָרטאַ ריקאָ
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, ספּאַין
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, קאָלאָמביאַ
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, פּערו
  • ריקי "די גאַללעראָ" פּאַלאַסיאָס (9-1) פון מישאַן, טעקסאַס

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

Telemundo and Combate Americas have announced a historic partnership for the broadcast television network’s first-ever live MMA event withCopa Combate,” the one-night, אַכט-מענטש, $100,000 grand prize tournament in Cancun, Mexico on שבת, נאוועמבער. 11.

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

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

All eight tournament fighters announced

MIAMI – אָקטאָבער 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 (ממאַ) event with “COPA COMBATE,” the epic, איינער-נאַכט, eight-man tournament, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 grand prize. די געשעעניש וועט נעמען אָרט אויףנאָוועמבער 11 בייַ 11:30 פּ.ם. און/ 8:30 פּ.ם. פּט, live from Cancun, מעקסיקא.

די היסטארישן, 90-minute live broadcast on Telemundo will coincide with the 24טהanniversary of the now legendary UFC 1, which was executive produced by Ultimate Fighting Championship (ופק) co-founder and Combate Americas CEO קאַמפּבעלל מאַקלעראַן, 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, live on 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,"האט געזאגט 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 פונט) אָפּטייל, hailing from the U.S., מעקסיקא, פּאָרטאַ ריקאָ, ספּאַין, קאָלאָמביאַ, ארגענטינע, 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 יוחנן "סעקסי סעקסי" קאַסטאַנעדאַ (14-2) פון מאַנקאַטאָ, פון. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:

  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, ארגענטינע
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) פון מעקסיקא סיטי, מעקסיקא
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) פון סאַן וואַן, פּאָרטאַ ריקאָ
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, ספּאַין
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, קאָלאָמביאַ
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, פּערו

Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, ריקי "די גאַללעראָ" פּאַלאַסיאָס (9-1) פון מישאַן, טעקסאַס.

פּאַלאַסיאָס, 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 רוימער סאַלאַזאַר און Chris Avila, ריספּעקטיוולי.

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. דערצו, 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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