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康贝特美洲, 混合武术, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MATCHUPS FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, 八人, $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, 墨西哥

CANCUN, MX – November 7, 2017 - Combate Américas announced earlier the official matchups for the quarterfinal, or opening stage, of the highly-anticipated “COPA COMBATE,“ 一夜, eight-man bantamweight (135 英镑) 混合武术 (MMA) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, 墨西哥在 星期六, 十一月 11 在 11:30 P.M. AND/10:30 P.M. CT.

本次活动, 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, 阿根廷.

在 36 岁, 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 英镑) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on 终极战士: 拉美 现实电视系列, Rojo has produced 10 他 12 职业生涯所赢得的方式 (牛逼)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 瑞奇“的Gallero”帕拉西奥斯 (9-1) 团, 得克萨斯州, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) 墨西哥城, 墨西哥.

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, 帕拉西奥斯, also unbeaten as a professional boxer, earned victories over two different Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans – a split decision over 罗马萨拉萨尔 上 四月 20, 以上一致决定 克里斯·阿维拉 上 七月 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 他 10 职业生涯所赢得的方式 (牛逼)KO或提交, 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 约翰·“塞西·梅西”·卡斯塔内达 (14-2) 曼凯托, 从. will battle national Muay Thai champion 凯文· “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) 利马, 秘鲁.

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 蒂芙尼Cheyden in UFC President Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series 上 八月 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, 实战检验, 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) 波哥大.

在刚 25 岁, Gómez has already racked up 30 专业的较量, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, 他 20 事业胜利, an astonishing 17 得来的方式 (牛逼)KO或提交.

Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, 同 9 他 11 career conquests having come by way of (牛逼)KO或提交. 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 英镑) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) 墨西哥城, 墨西哥, and submission expert and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) 圣地亚哥, 智利.

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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康贝特美洲, 混合武术, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES TWO TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS, WOMEN’S PRELIMINARY BOUT FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, 十一月 11 IN CANCUN, 墨西哥

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Pictured below: Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) will compete in a “FIGHTING COPA” tournament alternate bout in Cancun, 墨西哥在星期六, 十一月. 11. 图片来源: 斯科特·希拉诺（Scott Hirano）/ Combate Americas, LLC

HISTORIC EVENT’S ONE-NIGHT, 八人,
$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

纽约 - 十月 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, 一夜, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) 最轻量级 (135 英镑) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, 墨西哥在 星期六, 十一月. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 P.M. AND/10:35 P.M. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 英镑) matchup between world top 10-ranked 希拉·帕迪拉 (3-1) 维塞利亚的, 加利福尼亚州. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) 墨西哥城, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, 在开始 9 P.M. AND/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) 将广场下车用 Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) 和, 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.


以上: 希拉·帕迪拉 (left) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (权) in an atomweight (105 英镑) preliminary bout at “FIGHTING COPA” 上 星期六, 十一月. 11. 图片来源: 康贝特美洲, LLC

Marroquin’s start will mark a drop from the featherweight division. The 22-year-old, 谁从蒙特雷冰雹, 墨西哥, has produced seven of his eight career victories to date, 通过 (牛逼)KO或提交.

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

不败, 23-year-old Vargas is a ferocious knockout artist who recently relocated from Spain to Miami, 佛罗里达州. 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, 生病. 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 24日 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) 墨西哥城和 Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) 圣地亚哥, 智利.

A lottery ball drawing to determine the “COPA COMBATE” tournament quarterfinal stage matchups will be held on星期四, 十一月. 2. The eight tournament competitors are as follows:

  • 约翰·“塞西·梅西”·卡斯塔内达 (14-2) 曼凯托, 从.
  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, 阿根廷
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) 墨西哥城, 墨西哥
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) 圣胡安, 波多黎各
  • 马克·“卢佛”·戈麦斯 (20-10) 巴塞罗那, 西班牙
  • 安德列斯（Andres）“ Double A” Ayala (11-4) 波哥大, 哥伦比亚
  • 凯文·“埃尔·弗里奥”·莫雷拉 (4-1) 利马, 秘鲁
  • 瑞奇“的Gallero”帕拉西奥斯 (9-1) 团, 得克萨斯州

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. 此外, 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,“ 这 #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,“ 这 #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.
康贝特美洲, 混合武术, 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, 墨西哥

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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 “格斗杯,” the one-night, 八人, $100,000 grand prize tournament in Cancun, 墨西哥在 星期六, 十一月. 11.

(从左图正下方): Tournament fighter Mikey Erosa of San Juan, 波多黎各; multi-time WWE Heavyweight Champion and Combate Americas talent Alberto Del Rio; tournament fighter Marcelo Rojo of Cordoba, 阿根廷; tournament fighter John Castaneda of Mankato, 从; Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren; Telemundo Deportes President Ray Warren; tournament fighter Carlos Rivera of Mexico City, 墨西哥; tournament fighter Ricky Palacios of Mission, 得克萨斯州; and tournament fighter Marc Gomez of Barcelona, 西班牙

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

All eight tournament fighters announced

迈阿密 – 十月 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, 一夜, 八人制比赛, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 大奖. 本次活动将于十一月 11 在 11:30 P.M. AND/ 8:30 P.M. PT, live from Cancun, 墨西哥.

历史, 90-minute live broadcast on Telemundo will coincide with the 24日anniversary of the now legendary UFC 1, which was executive produced by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder and Combate Americas CEO 坎贝尔迈凯轮, and which was also headlined by a one-night, 八人制比赛.

“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,“说 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 英镑) 联赛, hailing from the U.S., 墨西哥, 波多黎各, 西班牙, 哥伦比亚, 阿根廷, and Peru, and will see them battle in La Jaula, 在康贝特美洲竞争笼, 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 约翰“性感的性感”卡斯塔涅达 (14-2) 曼凯托, 从. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:

  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, 阿根廷
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) 墨西哥城, 墨西哥
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) 圣胡安, 波多黎各
  • 马克·“卢佛”·戈麦斯 (20-10) 巴塞罗那, 西班牙
  • 安德列斯（Andres）“ Double A” Ayala (11-4) 波哥大, 哥伦比亚
  • 凯文·“埃尔·弗里奥”·莫雷拉 (4-1) 利马, 秘鲁

Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, 瑞奇“的Gallero”帕拉西奥斯 (9-1) 团, 得克萨斯州.

帕拉西奥斯, 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 罗马萨拉萨尔 和 克里斯·阿维拉, 分别.

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. 此外, 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,“ 这 #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,“ 这 #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.
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