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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, Nov. 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 phaus) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, Mexico on Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 11 ntawm 11:30 p.m. THIAB/10:30 p.m. I.

Cov kev tshwm sim, 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, Argentina.

Ntawm 36 xyoo, 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 phaus) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on Qhov kawg Fighter: Latin America reality television series, Rojo has produced 10 ntawm nws 12 hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (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 "Lub Gallero" Palacios (9-1) ntawm lub hom phiaj, Texas, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) ntawm Mexico City, Mexico.

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 rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 20, thiab ib tug unanimous kev txiav txim siab dua Chris Avila rau Lub Xya hli ntuj 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 ntawm nws 10 kev ua hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav, 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) ntawm Mankato, Los ntawm. will battle national Muay Thai champion Kevin “El FrioMoreyra (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 Cheyden Leialoha in UFC President Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series rau Lub yim hli ntuj 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, sib ntaus sib tua-kuaj, 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.

Ntawm cia li 25 xyoo ntawm hnub nyoog, Gómez has already racked up 30 kev bouts, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, ntawm nws 20 hauj lwm victories, an astonishing 17 tau tuaj los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav.

Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, nrog 9 ntawm nws 11 career conquests having come by way of (T)KO los yog cuav. 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 phaus) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) ntawm Mexico City, Mexico, and submission expert and Miesha Tate 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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Combate Americas is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) 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, Campbell McLaren, is universally recognized as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine described McLaren as “lub lag luam ntse heev tom qab lub UFC” thiab Yahoo! Cov kev ua si hais tias hais tias nws “paub ntau ntxiv txog cov kev ua si nawv tshaj yog hais txog leej twg nyob rau hauv nws hnub no.” 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.

Bellator 186: Bader vs. Vassell Results & Duab

 

Ryan Bader (24-5) yeej Linton Vassell (18-6, 1 NC) ntawm TKO (punches) ntawm 3:58 ntawm round ob

Duab: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hx0r62nfbc8y2ql/AABxoV96f8xO-PA6cKykGLCxa?dl=0

Ilima-Lei MacFarlane (7-0) yeej Emily Ducote (6-3) via verbal submission (arm bar) ntawm 3:42 ntawm round tsib

 

Duab: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s7b7l5wfa27nvi8/AAA4YdcUjaoAJcMGyzNCb8jba?dl=0

 

Phil Davis (18-4, 1 NC) yeej Leo Leite (10-1) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

 

Duab: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/76ipvbxw3r1v660/AABQ-Tg_EQpxsW0F7FiGsoT1a?dl=0

 

Thiab Ruth (4-0) yeej Chris Dempsey (11-6) ntawm KO (punch) ntawm :27 ntawm round ob

 

Duab: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/185k0c5hl9wh7m2/AACIEShWpmwRdgFOW8jAWqmOa?dl=0

 

Koj Awad (21-9) yeej Zach Freeman (9-3) ntawm TKO (punches) ntawm 1:07 ntawm puag ncig ib

 

Duab: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/h8r8f5gixl91luv/AACa8tdrvMVwwUHt2EFYd-8ra?dl=0

 

Preliminary Card tau:

Tywan Claxton (1-0) yeej Johnny Bonilla-Bowman (1-1) ntawm knockout (flying-knee) ntawm 1:29 ntawm puag ncig ib

 

Duab: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wbn0zv5dxry7n8q/AACBqdJ3F7GdInsklCwGrFLta?dl=0

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VirSoFoCUYE

Logan Storley (7-0) yeej Matt Secor (9-5) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

 

Duab: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6y7cftw9kn32g1v/AAD1sI8H4qzSkzGGwFr9DbYsa?dl=0

 

Mike Wilkins (8-4) yeej Brett Martinez (6-5) ntawm cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm 1:09 ntawm round ob

Frank Buenafuente (8-4) yeej Francis Healy (7-5) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Dominic Mazzotta (13-2) yeej Matt Lozano (8-6) ntawm TKO (tus kws kho mob stoppage) ntawm 2:37 ntawm puag ncig ib

Michael Trizano (5-0) yeej Mike Otwell (3-2) ntawm cuav (D’arce Choke) ntawm 2:07 ntawm round ob

Scott Clymer (1-0) yeej Mike Putnam (1-2) ntawm TKO (punches) ntawm

Andrew Salas (4-1) yeej Ethan Goss (3-4) ntawm cais kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Josh Fremd (2-0) yeej Ryan Parker (0-1) ntawm cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm 1:25 ntawm round ob

NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED, MAIN EVENT THRILLS AS NEF 31 SELLS OUT AURA FOR PORTLAND DEBUT

Tam sim TSO TAWM: Portland, Maine (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 3, 2017) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF) made its long-awaited debut in Portland, Maine nyob rau hnub Saturday night before a sold-out crowd at Aura.

Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm yav tsaus ntuj, hometown favorite Paul Gorman (11-9) took on James Blair (5-2) in a 130-pound catchweight contest. The crowd was on the edge of its collective seat for a thrilling three-round war that will be a definite “sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo” candidate for 2017. Gorman pulled off the unanimous decision on the judges’ scorecards.

The ever-popular John “Thawj cov hoob kawm” Ray (3-8) returned to the NEF cage after a three-year retirement. Raio faced a game Zenon Herrera (0-6) and came out with the win in the third round when Herrera tapped out to a guillotine choke.

Nyob rau hauv lub pib xyaum ua sab ntawm lub card, three new champions were crowned. Terrance Jean-Jacques (3-0) became the new NEF Amateur Heavyweight Champion with a unanimous decision victory over defending champion Nick Gulliver (4-1). Justin Witham (4-4) is the new flyweight titleholder after defeating Nate Boucher (2-1) los ntawm split kev txiav txim siab. Hilarie Rose (5-3) made history as the first women’s champion in promotion history by capturing the strawweight title against Alex Walker (4-2).

Two milestones were set early in the night as Jayda Bailey (1-0) became the youngest fighter to ever emerge victorious in the NEF cage, while Garry Carr (1-0) took the honor of the oldest fighter to ever win in the NEF cage. Bailey turned 18 just eight days prior to the event. Carr is 56 years young.

In addition to an evening of fights, fans were able to meet special guest RonaldoJacare” Souza (24-5). Souza is currently the number-four ranked middleweight in the UFC.

The results from Portland, Maine:

KEV

Paul Gorman def. James Blair via unanimous decision

John Raio def. Zenon Herrera via guillotine, puag ncig 3

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Hilarie Rose def. Alex Walker via TKO, puag ncig 1

Justin Witham def. Nate Boucher via split decision

Terrance Jean-Jacques def. Nick Gulliver via unanimous decision

Carl Langston def. Henry Clark via unanimous decision

Mohammed al Kinani def. Phil Pearson via KO, puag ncig 1

Isaac Therrien def. Chad Weymouth via TKO, puag ncig 1

Francesca Morabito def. Carol Linn Powell via unanimous decision

Emmett Huber def. Will McCall via guillotine, puag ncig 1

Bill Cole def. Nathan Pete via rear-naked choke, puag ncig 2

Garry Carr def. David Hart via rear-naked choke, puag ncig 1

Mark Gardner def. Carlton Charles via TKO, puag ncig 2

Sarah Matulis def. Chelsea Elizabeth via TKO, puag ncig 1

Jayda Bailey def. Danae Dostie via TKO, puag ncig 1

NEF tus tom ntej mixed-martial-kev kawm cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF 32: Super Saturday,” yuav pom lub tuam txhab ua nws rov qab mus rau lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 3, 2018. Tickets are on-sale now online atwww.TheColisee.com.

Damir Ismagulov vs. Rogerio Karranca M-1 Challenge 85 Super sib ntaus

Giga Kukhalashvili vs. Stephan Puetz in co-feature
Nov. 10 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia
Damir Ismagulov (R) is the M-1 Challenge 85 headliner
TSOOM Petersburg, Russia (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 2, 2017) – The stars will be out Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 10ntawm M-1 sib tw 85, featuring M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Damir Ismagulov, at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia.
M-1 sib tw 85 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Cas rau cov neeg yuav tsum tau mus saib qhov ua nteg fights thiab cov ntsiab card los txiav rau sau npe rau hauv www.M1Global.TV. Kiv cua yuav saib tag nrho cov txiav txim rau lawv computers, raws li tau zoo raws li nyob rau hauv thiab kua ntse xov tooj thiab cov ntsiav tshuaj.
M-1 sib tw 85 is a true international event with representatives of 10 different countries: Russia, TEB CHAWS USA, Brazil, Lub teb chaws yelemees, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Georgia, Switzerland, Ukraine and Spain.
Ismagulov (12-2-0, M-1: 7-1-0), fighting out of Kazakhstan, captured his title this past May at M-1 sib tw 78, siv ceev xwmphem Maxim Divnich (12-2-0) via punches in round four. Ismagulov is riding a seven-fight win streak into this non-title, main event fight against Brazilian challenger Rogerio Karranca (13-2-0), who will be making his M-1 Global debut.
Georgian teeb heavyweight Giga Kukhalashvili (8-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0) steps up in class to take on former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-3-0, M-1: 6-2-0, ntawm lub teb chaws Yelemees.
Stephan Puetz (R) will try to position himself for another title shot
Other main card matches are American featherweight NateThe TrainLandwehr(9-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Lavxias teb sab Viktor Kolesnik (11-2-1, (M-1: 2-0-1), Abubakar Mestoev vs. Alexey “Assignment” Makhno (16-5-0, M-1: 4-2-0) in battle of Russian lightweights, and Kazakhstan bantamweight Arman Ashimov (6-2-1, M-1: 1-0-0) vs.Rodrigo “Phem Tub” Melonio (16-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), ntawm Brazil.
The loaded preliminary card has seven fights: Russian lightweight and former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Divnich (13-2-0, M-1: 7-3-0) vs. Lavxias teb sab Ruslan Rakhmonkulov (10-1-1, M-1: 0-0-0), Lavxias teb sab Middleweight Vitaliy Slipenko (8-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Croatian Kristijan nyiaj (9-3-2, M-1: 0-2-2), Georgian middleweightVazha Tsiptauri (2-1-0, M-1 0-0-0) vs. Frederico Gutzwiller (3-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), of Switzerland, American bantamweight The Finisher” Josh rectification tsev (15-4-0, M-1: 3-0-0) vs. Ukrainian Alexander Lunga (21-10-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ukrainian featherweightAndrey “Hlau” Lezhnev (16-7-0, M-1: 4-3-0) vs. Lavxias teb sab Ilfat Amirov (9-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Spanish bantamweight Oscar Suarez (3-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0) vs. Lavxias teb sab Sergey Klyuev (4-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), and Russian heavyweight VictorTatraTrushnov (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0) vs. fellow countryman maxim Yakobyuk (1-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0).
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M-1 kev sib tw 84 RESULTS & DUAB

Alexey Kunchenko stops Sergey Romanov in
1st round to retain title and remain undefeated
Artiom Frolov defeats Caio Magalhaes
Captures vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title

(L-R) — M-1 Global promoter Vadim Finkelchtein &
M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko
ST. Petersburg, Russia (Lub kaum hli ntuj 27, 2017) – M-1 Challenge welterweight championAlexey Kunchenko muab khaws cia tseg nws lub npe, improving hid professional mixed-martial-arts record to 19-0-0, in last night’s M-1 sib tw 84 main event in St. Petersburg Russia.
Undefeated Artiom Frolov (10-0-0), ntawm Russia, captured the vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title, taking a five-round decision from CauiHellboyMalgahaes (10-34-0).
Kunchenko pounds Romanov
Kunchenko, sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Russia, stopped his challenger and fellow countryman,Sergey Romanov (11-2-0), via punches in the opening round, highlighting the 20thanniversary of promotional company M-1 Global. Kunchenko and Romanov both started the action unbeaten in M-1 Global competition, Kunchenko at 8-0-0, 5-0-0 for Romanov.
Frolov landsmoney punchon Malgahaes
Frolov won a tough five-round decision from Brazilian veteran Malgahaes in the co-featured event.
American Middleweight Joe “DieselRiggs registered his 46th career MMA victory, xuas nrig ntaus tawm Oleg Olenichev (9-5-0) nyob rau hauv lub thib peb puag ncig, while Spanish middleweightEnoc Solves Torres (21-10-1) ua ceev ua hauj lwm ntawm Andrey Seledtzov (7-5-0), using an armbar for a win by way of first-round submission.
Lavxias teb sab bantamweight Bair tsev (5-2-0) upset employed a triangle choke to forces his Finnish opponent, JanneJambaElonen-Kulmala (15-6-1) by way of a third-round submission, and Russian lightweight prospect Roman Bogatov (3-0-0) won a three-round decision over German invader Sascha Sharma (13-4-0)..
Sib ntaus sib tua rau lub sij hawm luag card, Russian heavyweight PhilipF-11De Freis (13-6-0, M-1: 1-0-0) won a majority decision over fellow countryman Anton Vyzigin (7-2-0), while Russian featherweight Zalimbek Omarov (9-2-1) won a unanimous decision against Sascha Sharma (13-4-0), ntawm lub teb chaws Yelemees. Ilya Bochkov (2-1-0) nres Arkady Lisin (5-2-0) thiab Dmitry Tebekin (7-3-0) won a unanimous decision over Vasily Volodko (2-1-0) in a pair of fights between Russian light heavyweights,
In three welterweight matches featuring six Russian fighters, Maksim Grabovich (6-3-0) used a rear naked choke to defeat Temirlan Sharipov (3-1-0) nyob rau hauv lub thib peb puag ncig, thiab Danila Prikaza (8-2-1) took a decision from Akhmadkhan Ozdoev (4-1-1).
Complete results and more pictures below:
MAIN CARD
MAIN kev tshwm sim – M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0, M-1: 9-0-0), Yeej, Russia
WKO / TKO1 (Punches – 2:44)
Sergey Romanov (11-2-0, M-1: 5-1-0), Challenger, Russia
(Kunchenko M-1 Challenge welterweight title)
CO-FEATURE – VACANT M-1 CHALLENGE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Artem Frolov (10-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0), Russia
WDEC5
Caio Magalhaes (10-4-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Brazil
(Frolov won vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title)
Joe Riggs (46-17-0, M-1: 2-0-0), TEB CHAWS USA
WKO/TKO (punches – 3:22)
Oleg Olenichev (9-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Russia
Enoc daws Torres (21-10-1, M-1: 6-7-1), Spain
WSUB1 (Armbar – 0:44)
Andrey Seledtsov (7-5-0, M-1: 0-4-0), Russia
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Roman Bogatov (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Russia
WDEC3
Jani Salmi (9-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Finland
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Bair tsev (5-2-0, M-1: 2-2-0), Russia
WSUB3 (Daim duab peb sab caj pas – 4:44)
Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1: 1-0-1), Finland
LUB TEEB heavyweights
Arkadiy Lisin (5-0-0, M-1:0-0-0), Russia
Ilya Bochkov (3-1-0, M-1:1-1-0), Russia
Heavyweights
Philip DeFreis (13-6-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Hais
WDEC3
Anton Vyazigin (7-2-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Russia
LUB TEEB heavyweights
Dmitry Tebekin (7-3-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Russia
WDEC3
Vasily Volodko (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Russia
Ilya Bochkov (4-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Russia
WKO / TKO2 (Punches – 4:24)
Arkady Lisin (5-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0)
WELTERWEIGHTS
Maksim Grabovich (6-3-0, M-1: 5-3-0), Russia
WSUB3 (Tsheb liab qab caj pas (1:47)
Temirlan Sharipov (3-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Russia
Danila Prikaza (8-2-1, M-1: 5-2-0), Russia
WDEC3
Akhmadkhan Ozdoev (4-1-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Russia
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Zalimbek Omarov (9-2-1, M-1: 6-1-1), Russia
WDEC3
Sascha Sharma (13-4-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Lub teb chaws yelemees

(L-R) — Kunchenko was too much for Romanov to handle

Frolov drops Magalhaes on his head
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New England’s Future 4” RAWS NTAUB NTAWV tes taw hnyav li

Worcester, PAWG. (Lub kaum hli ntuj 27, 2017) – The officialNew England’s Future 4weight in was held today at Pepe’s Pizza & Restaurant in Worcester (MA) rau tag kisnight’s the final installment of the popular “Tshiab hais tus yav tom ntej” series show in 2017, los ntawm Rivera Promotions Lom ze (RPE), at DCU Center, Exhibition Hall, nyob rau hauv Worcester.
RAWS NTAUB NTAWV tes taw hnyav li
Main tshwm sim – Light Heavyweights (6)
Richard “Popeye Lub neeg tsav nkoj txiv neej” Rivera (3-0, 2 Kos), Hartford, I 177.6 phaus.
Hansen Castillo (0-2), Orlando, IBCE 176 phaus.
Co-Feature – Heavyweights (4)
Gabriel “NapaoGonzaga (rau debut), Worcester, MA 280 phaus.
Alejandro Esquilin Santiago (rau debut), Tampa, IBCE 235.8 phaus.
Super Middleweights (4)
Elvis Figueroa (2-0, 1 KO), New Haven, I 167 phaus.
Rene Nazare (rau debut), Brazil 167 phaus.
Junior Middleweights (6)
Edwin Soto (10-2-2, 4 Kos), New Haven, I 140 phaus.
Anthony Everett (1-6), Lawrence, MA 153.6 phaus.
Welterweights (6)
AdrianTonka” Sosa (5-0, 4 Kos), Lawrence, MA 139 phaus.
Shakha Moore (12-23-2 (2 Kos), Norwalk, I 146 phaus.
Welterweights (4)
Wilfredo “lub Sucaro” pagan (2-0), Southbridge, MA 146.6 phaus.
Patrick Leal (0-3), Woburn, MA 148.6 phaus.
Junior Welterweights (4)
Omar Bordoy, Jr. (2-0), Danbury, I 139.8 phaus.
Bryan “The Brick” Abraham (6-30, 6 Kos), Schenectady, NY 141 phaus.
(All fights & fighters subject to change)
THAUM: Saturday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 28, 2017
QHOV TWG: DCU Center, Exhibition Hall, Worcester, MA
Pab txhawb: Rivera Promotions Entertainment
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DOORS OPEN: 6:30 P.M. THIAB
FIRST BOUT: 7:00 p.m. THIAB
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TS-1 PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCES LIVE COMBATE AMERICAS MMA TELEVISION EVENT ON FRIDAY, KAUM-OB HLI 1 LOS NTAWM San Antonio, Texas

Tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” at
Freeman Coliseum on sale now at Ticketmaster.com

Main tshwm sim: Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados

Co-Main kev tshwm sim: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana vs. Rey "Lub Warrior" Trujillo
Ntau: “Froggy” Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

 

NEW YORK – Lub kaum hli ntuj 27, 2017 – TS-1 Promotions announced today that it will bring the Combate Americas live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) television series to the state of Texas for the first time ever with a stacked, 12-bout event at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio on Friday, Dec. 1.

Tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” are on sale atTicketmaster.com.

“TS-1 Promotions is thrilled to debut the incredibly fast-growing Combate Americas live television event series in the great state of Texas,” said TS-1 Promotions CEO Greg Bloom. “We are going to deliver to fans a memorable night of MMA action featuring some of the fastest rising stars in the sport, including several of San Antonio’s hottest, young prospects.”

In the women’s atomweight (105 phaus) main event and long-awaited grudge match, Eddie Bravo protégé Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) yuav square tawm nrog Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2).

In a featherweight (145 phaus) co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Andres “The Bullet” Quintana(12-2) will face off with fellow, hard-hitting knockout artist Rey "Lub Warrior" Trujillo (21-19).

Elsewhere on the fight card, Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1) yuav square tawm nrog Jesse Vasquez (2-3) in another featherweight contest.

Additional bouts for the “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” event will be announced soon.

Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados
The 23-year-old Batara of Las Vegas, Nev., a former high school cheerleader turned grappling expert, is coming off a stellar, ob puag ncig (3:46) submission of 12-time Spanish national judo champion Vanesa Rico at “Combate Clasico” in Miami, Fla. rau Lub Xya hli ntuj 27.

Rau hnub tim, Batara is unbeaten in Combate Americas television action, winning all four of her bouts – three by way of submission.

Granados is a 29-year-old native of Corpus Christi, Texas, now fighting out of San Diego, California. where she trains with a handful of the world’s top fighters.

Granados will look to notch her third straight victory on December 1.

Andres Quintana vs. Rey Trujillo

Quintana is a heavy-handed, 26-year-old rising star fighting out of Roswell, N.M. He is aiming for his third consecutive victory after earning back-to-back unanimous decisions over Urijah Faber kev tiv thaiv Erick Sanchez and Mexican contender Levy Saul Marroquin rau Lub ob hlis ntuj 16 and June 30, feem.

Nine of Quintana’s twelve career wins, deb deb li no, tau tuaj los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO.

The 35-year-old Trujillo of Houston, Texas is a battle-tested, eight-year veteran of professional MMA.

A known finisher, Trujillo has earned 16 ntawm nws 21 career wins via (T)KO los yog cuav.

Jose Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

The 26-year-old Estrada’s return to action comes on the heels of a successful debut at featherweight on Cuaj hlis 15 when the Fillmore, California. resident stopped Izic Fernandez with a series of vicious strikes on the ground in the first round (3:59) sib ntaus sib tua.

One of the sport’s top, young prospects, Estrada has already produced memorable, highlight reel-worthy moments, defeating his first three professional adversaries inside of one round.

Fighting out of Dallas, Texas, the 28-year-old Vasquez will look to rebound from two straight defeats.

Vasquez was victorious in his first two professional starts, defeating Josh Nealylos ntawm txoj kev ntawm thawj round (3:57) cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) on Lub kaum hli ntuj 2, 2015, and finishing Joshua Hunter via third round (2:01) LEEJ TWG (punches) on Lub ob hlis ntuj 27, 2016.

NYOB rau sib ntaus Network – UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Brunson vs. Machida PRELIMS, KOOB MEEJ 47 Lyon & M-1 sib tw 84

TORONTO – Fight Network, lub ntiaj teb premier 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents a busy weekend in combat sports, highlighted by a live broadcast of the UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Brunson vs. Machida PRELIMS nyob rau hnub Saturday, Oct. 28 ntawm 8:00 p.m. THIAB. On the same day, live coverage kicks off at 1:00 p.m. THIAB nrog KOOB MEEJ 47 SuperFight Series followed immediately by the KOOB MEEJ 47 Lyon main card at 3:30 p.m. THIAB. Tiam sis ua ntej, one day earlier, M-1 Selection 16 airs live on Friday, Oct. 27 ntawm 12:00 p.m. ET followed immediately by M-1 sib tw 84 ntawm 12:30 p.m. THIAB.

The two-hour UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS begin on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. ET with four exciting bouts, as welterweights Vicente Luque (11-6-1) thiab Niko Price (10-0, 1NC) collide, Antonio Carlos Junior (9-2, 1NC) ntsej muag Jack Marshman (22-6) nyob rau hauv ib tug Middleweight sib ntau sib tw, lightweights Hacran Dias (23-5-1) thiab Jared Gordon (13-1) sib ntaus sib tua, thaum lub sij hawm Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (17-5) thiab Max Griffin (13-3) open the telecast with an exciting welterweight matchup.

Ahead of the live PRELIMS, Fight Network will live broadcast the UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW, featuring coverage from the industry’s premier mixed martial arts analysts, as former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans joins fellow analyst Kenny Florian with host Karyn Bryant and reporter Heidi Androl conducting on-site fighter interviews. At the conclusion of Saturday’s live main card on TSN2, lub nyob UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW airs at approximately 1:00 a.m. THIAB, recapping all the exciting action.

On Saturday afternoon, KOOB MEEJ, the world’s premier kickboxing league, travels to Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, Fabkis. Airing nyob ntawm 1:00 p.m. THIAB, lub KOOB MEEJ 47 SuperFight Series features undefeated Florent Kaouachi (11-0, 3KO) making his GLORY debut against experienced veteran Abdarhmane Coulibaly (50-21, 23KO) in a light heavyweight affair, 23-year-old featherweight Massaro “The Project” Glunder (30-10-4, 20KO) draws Lyon’s Dylan Salvador (49-13-1, 21KO) for a tough test in enemy territory, Ua Tsis. 3-ranked super bantamweight contender Anissa Meksen (92-3, 29KO) goes toe-to-toe with No. 8-ranked Funda “Findik” Alkayis (29-2, 12KO), Ahaggan “Boom Boom” Yassine (27-6, 19KO) and Estonia’s Maxim Vorovski (30-3-1, 14KO) meet at middleweight, plus top welterweight prospects Alim “Professor” Nabiyev (45-6, 21KO) thiab Jimmy Vienot (56-12, 27KO) kick off the action.

Lub KOOB MEEJ 47 Lyon main card at 3:30 p.m. ET is headlined by reigning GLORY light heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov (18-5, 5KO) defending his belt against No. 2-ranked challenger Ariel Machado(45-8, 34KO). Nyob rau hauv lwm yam, former GLORY welterweight champion “The Best” Cedric Doumbe (67-5-1, 39KO) begins his campaign back to title contention against heavy-handed veteran Yohan “Le Bucheron” Lidon (93-36-1, 56KO), ntxiv ib tug ib-hmo ntuj, single-elimination featherweight contender tournament, as multiple-time French kickboxing champion Abdellah Ezbiri (43-12-1, 13KO) meets fellow French-Moroccan Azize “The Magician” Hliali (17-14-1, 2KO), while local favorite Fabio Pinca (102-25-3, 42KO) goes up against Uzbekistan’s Anwar Boynazarov (79-20-2, 45KO) on the other side of the bracket.

M-1 Global returns to Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, Oct. 27, beginning with M-1 Selection 16 nyob ntawm 12:00 p.m. THIAB, featuring Spain’s Enoc daws Torres (20-10-1) against Russian Andrey Seledtsov (7-4) nyob rau hauv ib tug Middleweight sib ntau sib tw, British heavyweight Phil De Fries (12-6) battling Russia’s Anton Vyazigin (8-1), India’s Sascha Sharma (14-3) txojkev Zalimbeg Omarov (8-2-1) in a featherweight tilt,Akhmadian Ozdoev (4-0) risking his perfect record against Daniil Prikaza (7-2-1) in a clash of Russian welterweights, ntau Maxim Grabovich (5-5) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Timerlan Sharipov (4-1) in an all-Russian welterweight duel.

Lub M-1 sib tw 84 main card airs live at 2:30 p.m. THIAB, headlined by an M-1 welterweight championship fight between Russian standouts Alexey Kunchenko (16-0) thiab Sergey Romanov (12-1). Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Brazil’s Caio Magalhaes (10-3) throws down with undefeated Russian Artem Frolov (9-0) for the M-1 middleweight crown. Rounding out the stacked line-up, battle-tested American veteran Joe Riggs (46-17) enters hostile territory against Russian middleweight Oleg Olenichev (9-4), Finland’s Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1) meets Russia’s Bair tsev (4-2) in a bantamweight bout and Finnish lightweight prospect Jani Salmi (9-3) zoo rau tes Russia lub Roman Bogatov (3-0) his first blemish.

The UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS, PREFIGHT SHOW and POSTFIGHT SHOW, plus GLORY 47 SuperFight Series, KOOB MEEJ 47 Lyon and the M-1 Challenge 84 ntsiab card, will all be televised live exclusively in Canada, while M-1 Selection 16 airs live in Canada, lub U.S. thiab tshaj 30 lub teb chaws nyob teb chaws Europe, Teb chaws Africa thiab Middle East.

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M-1 sib tw 84 Alexey Kunchenko vs. Sergey Romanov OFFICIAL WEIGHTS & DUAB

No hnub Friday in Saint Petersburg, Russia
ST. Petersburg, Russia (Lub kaum hli ntuj 26, 2017) – The official weigh in was held today fortag kis tus M-1 sib tw 84 nyob rau hauv St. Petersburg Russia. See weights and pictures below.
M-1 sib tw 83 will be streamed live from Saint Petersburgh in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Cas rau cov neeg yuav tsum tau mus saib qhov ua nteg fights thiab cov ntsiab card los txiav rau sau npe rau hauv www.M1Global.TV. Kiv cua yuav saib tag nrho cov txiav txim rau lawv computers, raws li tau zoo raws li nyob rau hauv thiab kua ntse xov tooj thiab cov ntsiav tshuaj.
MAIN CARD
MAIN kev tshwm sim – M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
(R) Alexey Kunchenko(16-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0), Yeej, Russia,76,7 kg. (169,1 lbs.)
(L) Sergey Romanov (11-1-0, M-1: 5-0-0), Challenger, Russia, 77,1 kg. (169,9 lbs.)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS — 3 X 5
(L) CaioHellboy” Magalhaes (10-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Brazil, 83,9 kg. (184,9 lbs.)
(R) Artem Frolov (9-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Russia, 83,9 kg. (184,9 lbs.)
(L) Joe “DieselRiggs (45-17-0, M-1: 1-0-0), TEB CHAWS USA, 83,5 kg. (184,1 lbs.)
(R) Oleg Olenichev (9-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia, 83,3 kg. (183,6 lbs.)
(L) Enoc daws Torres (20-10-1, M-1: 5-7-1), Spain, 83,8 kg. (184,7 lbs.)
(R) Andrey Seledtsov (7-4-0, M-1: 0-3-0), Russia, 83,2 kg. (183,4 lbs.)
BANTAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
(L) Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1: 1-0-1), Finland, 61 kg. (134,5 lbs.)
(R) Bair tsev (4-2-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Russia, 61 kg. (134,5 lbs.)
Nteg CARD
LUB TEEB heavyweights – 3 X 5
Arkadiy Lisin (5-0-0, M-1:0-0-0), Russia, 93,4 kg. (205,9 lbs.)
Ilya Bochkov (3-1-0, M-1:1-1-0), Russia, 93,5 kg. (206,1 lbs.)
Heavyweights – 3 X 5
PhilipF-11DeFreis (12-6-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Hais, 120 kg. (264,5 lbs.)
Anton Vyazigin (7-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Russia, 115,1 kg. (253,7 lbs.)
LUB TEEB heavyweights – 3 X 5
Vasily Volodko (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Russia, 93 kg. (205 lbs.)
Dmitry Tebekin (6-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Russia, 93 kg. (205 lbs.)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Temirlan Sharipov (3-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia, 77,1 kg. (169,9 lbs.)
Maksim Grabovich (5-3-0, M-1: 4-3-0), Russia, 76,9 kg. (169,5 lbs.)
Akhmadkhan Ozdoev (4-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Russia, 77,0 kg. (169,7 lbs.)
Danila Prikaza (7-2-1, M-1: 4-2-0), Russia, 77,0 kg. (169,7 lbs.)
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Jani Salmi (9-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Finland, 72,0 kg. (158,7 lbs.)
Roman Bogatov (2-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Russia, 71,3 kg. (157,2 lbs.)
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Sascha Sharma (13-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Lub teb chaws yelemees, 65,8 kg. (145,1 lbs.)
Zalimbek Omarov (8-2-1, M-1: 5-1-1), Russia, 65,8 kg. (145,1 lbs.)
(All fights & fighters subject to change)
THAUM: Friday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 27, 2017
QHOV TWG: St. Petersburg, Russia
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES TWO TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS, WOMEN’S PRELIMINARY BOUT FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, KAUM-IB HLI 11 IN CANCUN, MEXICO

Pictured below: Levy SaulEl NegroMarroquin (8-2) will compete in aCOPA COMBATEtournament alternate bout in Cancun, Mexico onSaturday, Nov. 11. Yees duab credit: 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

NEW YORK – Lub kaum hli ntuj 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, ib-hmo ntuj, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bantamweight (135 phaus) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Mexico on Saturday, Nov. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 p.m. THIAB/10:35 p.m. I, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 phaus) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) ntawm Visalia, California. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) ntawm Mexico City, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, pib thaum 9 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. I, 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) yuav square tawm nrog Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) thiab, 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.


Saum toj no: Sheila Padilla (tshuav) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (txoj cai) in an atomweight (105 phaus) preliminary bout atCOPA COMBATE” rau Saturday, Nov. 11. Yees duab credit: Combate Americas, LLC

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

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

Lub undefeated, 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, Mob. 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) of Santiago, Chile.

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

  • John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (14-2) ntawm Mankato, Los ntawm.
  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, Argentina
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) ntawm Mexico City, Mexico
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) ntawm San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, Spain
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, Colombia
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Peru
  • Ricky "Lub Gallero" Palacios (9-1) ntawm lub hom phiaj, 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. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, 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.