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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT BRACKETS AND TWO LINEUP CHANGES FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN, $100,000 GRAND PRIZE SHOWDOWN

LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK
FROM SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, CALIF. РӮЗИ ҶУМЪА, DEC. 7

JOEY RUQUET REPLACES GASTON REYNO, DANIEL REQUEIJO TO REPRESENT SPAIN IN PLACE OF ZEBENZUI RUIZ

FRESNO – December 3, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced two changes to the lineup for its much-anticipated, biggest event of the yearthe “COPA COMBATE” one-night, ҳашт-одам, $100,000 grand prize Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) featherweight (145 мино) showdown – as well as the tournament brackets for the event that takes place at Save Mart Center on Friday, Dec. 7.

 

The second annual “COPA COMBATE” extravaganza airs live in its entirety in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (9 Земле. ЕТ / 6 p.m. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 саҳарӣ. ЕТ / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 саҳарӣ. ET/9 p.m. PT).

 

Originally slated for action in a previously announced tournament alternate bout, 26-яксола Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1), мубориза аз Лас Вегас, Nev., USA and representing Puerto Rico, has been entered into the main draw of the eight-man tournament where he will replace Uruguay’s Gaston “Tonga” Reyno(7-2, 2 NC), who has been forced to withdraw from the tournament due to staph infection.

 

Дар Илова, Daniel “El Gallego” Requeijo (14-6) will represent Spain in place of previously announced Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2), after Ruiz was unable to secure a visa to enter the U.S.

 

The 34-year-old Requeijo, who hails from Spain’s Las Palmas, Canary Islands, boasts a near-93 percent finish rate, earning 13 аз худ 14 ғалабаҳои такмили ихтисос бо роҳи (T)KO ё пешниҳоди.

 

Also announced today were the official tournament brackets for the “COPA COMBATE” tournament affair.

 

On one side of the draw, or “Group A,” Requeijo will square off with Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile, ҳол он Alejandro “Gallito” Flores(13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico will battle undefeated John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, Колумбия.

 

On the other side of the draw, or “Group B,” Ruquet will collide with Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) Буэнос-Айрес, Аргентина, ҳол он Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, N.M., USA will face fellow prolific star Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, Перу.

 

The winners of each quarterfinal stage bout in Group A will meet in semifinal stage action, while the winners of each quarterfinal stage bout in Group B will do likewise.

 

The two semifinal stage fight winners will face off in the championship showdown with the $100,000 grand prize at stake.

 

Replacing Ruquet in one the two tournament alternate bouts will be Vicente “Chento” Enriquez Marquez (5-5) of Barcelona, Испания. Enriquez Marquez will take on Ruquet’s original, tournament alternate bout opponent «Бераҳм» Rudy Моралес (5-6) of Las Vegas via Guatemala City, Guatemala.

 

Announced today as an addition to the “COPA COMBATE” event preliminary bout card was a flyweight (125 мино) tilt between Paul Elizondo (1-0) of Fresno and Nathan Napolitano (0-0) of Salinas, Calif. ИМА.

 

Priced аз $30, tickets for “COPA COMBATE” are on sale online at CombateAmericas.com/Tickets and at Ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Save Mart Center box office.

 

Doors at Save Mart Center will open for the event at 5 Земле. PT on December 7, ва аввалин Бут пешакӣ хоҳад дар оғоз 6 Земле.

UPDATED “COPA COMBATE” UPDATED FIGHT CARD:

PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD:

 

Flyweight: Paul Elizondo vs. Nathan Napolitano
Welterweight: Evan Solorio vs. Jimmy Molina
Middleweight: Albert Gonzales vs. James Porter

FEATURED FLYWEIGHT BOUT:

 

Corina Herrera vs. Maria Paula Buzaglo

“COPA COMBATE” FEATHERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS:

 

Pablo Sabori vs. Michael Irizarry
Rudy Morales vs. Vicente Marquez Enriquez

“COPA COMBATE” FEATHERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT QUARTERNAL STAGE BOUTS:

 

Group A:

 

Daniel Requeijo vs. Пабло Villaseca
Joey Ruquet vs. Bruno Cannetti

 

Group B

 

Alejandro Flores vs. John Bedoya
Andres Quintana vs. Marlon Gonzales

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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS FOR ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN $100,000 GRAND PRIZE SHOWDOWN AT SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, CALIF. РӮЗИ ҶУМЪА, DEC. 7

COMBATE AMERICAS’ BIGGEST MMA EVENT OF 2018
“COPA COMBATE”
MARKS FIRST ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT IN CALIFORNIA, AIRS LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK

ҲАМЧУНИН:
FEATURED WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT CONTEST PITS
MARIA BUZAGLO VS. CORINA HERRERA

TICKETS FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SALE NOW

NEW YORK – November 27, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a pair of “alternate” bouts for its much-anticipated, biggest event of the year – the “COPA COMBATE” one-night, eight-man Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament that will award its featherweight (145 мино) winner of three consecutive bouts a $100,000 grand prize at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif. рӯзи ҷумъа, Dec. 7.

 

The second annual “COPA COMBATE” tournament airs live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 Земле. ЕТ / 7 p.m. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 саҳарӣ. ЕТ / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 саҳарӣ. ET/9 p.m. PT), and marks the first time in history that California State will sanction a one-night, eight-man MMA tournament.

 

In one of two tournament alternate bouts announced today, Michael Irizarry (9-2) аз Сан-Хуан, Puerto Rico will take on Pablo “El Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-5) of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Мексика, and in the second alternate bout, Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1) Лас Вегас, Nev., USA will face off with” Ruthless” Rudy Morales (5-6) of Las Vegas via Guatemala City, Guatemala.

 

Should any of the winners of the four quarterfinal stage tournament bouts be unable to re-enter La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, for his semifinal stage bout due to injury sustained in quarterfinal stage action, one of the two tournament alternate bout winners will replace the injured competitor in the semifinal stage of the tournament.

 

Also announced today was a featured women’s strawweight (115 мино) contest between unbeaten Maria Buzaglo (1-0) of Lima, Peru and relentless battler Corina Herrera (3-4-1) of Porterville, Calif., ИМА.

 

The “COPA COMBATE” tournament field features eight previously announced fighters, representing eight different countries: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana(15-2) of Roswell, N.M., ИМА; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Мексика; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 NC) of Montevideo, Уругвай; ва Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Испания; Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) Буэнос-Айрес, Аргентина; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile; Рокки John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, Колумбия; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, Перу.

 

The tournament brackets and quarterfinal stage tournament matchups will be announced this week.

 

In “COPA COMBATE” preliminary bout action announced today, local police officer Evan “Pitbull” Solorio (3-2) of Fresno will face off with Jimmy “Mamba” Molina (0-0) аз Spokane, Бишӯед., USA in a welterweight (170 мино) озмун.

 

In a battle of two professional debut competitors, Albert Gonzales (0-0) of Fresno will collide with James Porter (0-0) аз Фресно.

 

Priced аз $30, tickets for “COPA COMBATE” are on sale online at CombateAmericas.com/Tickets and at Ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Save Mart Center box office.

 

Doors at Save Mart Center will open for the event at 5 Земле. PT on December 7, ва аввалин Бут пешакӣ хоҳад дар оғоз 6 Земле.

 

 

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COMBATE AMERICAS UNVEILS THE LARGEST WINNER’S TROPHY IN SPORTS, COMPLETES ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT FIELD WITH FOUR NEW FEATHERWEIGHT ENTRANTS WHO WILL BATTLE FOR $100,000 GRAND PRIZE

(Pictured from left to right below): “COPA COMBATEtournament fighters Andres Quintana (ИМА), Гастон Reyno (Уругвай) and Alejandro Flores (Мексика) were on hand today for the 2018 “COPA COMBATEkick-off press conference that took place at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, Calif. in promotion of the event that takes place on Friday, Dec. 7. At the press conference, the tournament winner’s cup (дар поён акс ёфтааст) – the largest trophy in sportswas unveiled, and the names of the remainder of the 145-pouund fighters that will complete the tournament field, were revealed.

COMBATE AMERICAS’ BIGGEST MMA EVENT OF 2018
“COPA COMBATE”
MARKS FIRST ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT IN CALIFORNIA

LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK
FROM SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, CALIF. РӮЗИ ҶУМЪА, DEC. 7

BRUNO CANNETTI (ARGENTINA), PABLO VILLASECA (CHILE),
JOHN BEDOYA (Колумбия) AND MARLON GONZALES (PERU)
COMPLETE THE “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT FIELD

 

FRESNO – November 8, 2018 – Combate Americas today unveiled at a news conference at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, Calif., a massive winner’s cup trophy, and announced the final four featherweight (145 мино) contestants for its much-anticipated, “COPA COMBATE,” one-night Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament extravaganza featuring eight fighters, representing eight different countries, battling it out for a $100,000 grand prize, at Save Mart Center in Fresno on Friday, Dec. 7.

 

The previously announced, second annual “COPA COMBATE” event will air live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 Земле. ЕТ / 7 p.m. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 саҳарӣ. ЕТ / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 саҳарӣ. ET/9 p.m. PT).

 

 

The winner of the tournament will have persevered through three fights in one night to claim the grand prize check and the trophy.

 

 

The “COPA COMBATE” winner’s trophy unveiled today stands over 4 and a half feet tall, and is nearly 2 feet wide at its widest point. Custom made by U.K.-based CA Models, the makers of the Viking-style headdress that music superstar Мадонна wore during her 2012 NFL SuperBowl halftime performance, the gold-colored trophy, valued at $100,000, is constructed from high-tech composite plastics used in Formula 1 racing and aerospace.

 

 

Announced today as the four fighters who will complete the “COPA COMBATE” one-night, eight-man tournament field were Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) Буэнос-Айрес, Аргентина; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile; Рокки John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, Колумбия; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, Перу.

 

 

Cannetti is the 29-year-old, younger brother of MMA superstar Guido “Ninja” Cannetti, and is riding a three-fight winning streak.

 

Combate Амрико’ La Jaula model Alyshia Barragan with theCOPA COMBATEwinner’s trophy

 

 

Villaseca is a 31-year-old, battle-tested veteran who has competed on three different continentsNorth America, South America and Europe – and who has earned 10 аз худ 13 professional victories via (T)KO ё пешниҳоди.

 

 

Bedoya was a contestant on Оқибати неки Fighter: Амрикои Лотинӣ reality television series. The 27-year-old has scored three of his six professional victories by way of submission.

 

 

The 26-year-old Gonzales is the number one ranked featherweight fighter in Peru. He is coming off a thunderous, Даври аввал (3:34) ТУТ (punches) аз Mariano Rocca август 18.

 

 

The four “COPA COMBATE” tournament entrants announced today join the four previously announced entrantsAndres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, N.M., ИМА; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Мексика; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 NC) of Montevideo, Уругвай; ва Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Испания.

 

 

The official “COPA COMBATE” tournament brackets with quarterfinal stage matchups for the one night, eight-man tournament will be announced soon.

 

 

Priced аз $30, tickets for “COPA COMBATE” are on sale online at CombateAmericas.com/Tickets and at Ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Save Mart Center box office.

 

 

Doors at Save Mart Center will open for the event at 5 Земле. PT on December 7, ва аввалин Бут пешакӣ хоҳад дар оғоз 6 Земле.

 

 

Combate Americas also announced today that it has partnered with Jimenez Grappling Academy, an Exeter-based non-profit organization focused on utilizing martial arts classes to create family and community-oriented programs. As part of the local partnership, MMA superstar JuliannaThe Venezuelan VixenPeña will join fellow Combate Americas commentator and multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion, Alberto El Patrón, formerly known as Алберто Del Рио, to offer an MMA seminar to Jimenez’s students on Wednesday, Dec. 5, two days before the “COPA COMBATE” affair.