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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, קאַליף. אויף פרייטאג, דעצעמבער. 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, אַכט-מענטש, $100,000 grand prize Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) פעאַטהערוועיגהט (145 פונט) showdown – as well as the tournament brackets for the event that takes place at Save Mart Center on Friday, דעצעמבער. 7.

 

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

 

Originally slated for action in a previously announced tournament alternate bout, 26-יאָר-אַלט Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1), פייטינג אויס פון לאַס וועגאַס, נעוו., 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 נק), who has been forced to withdraw from the tournament due to staph infection.

 

דערצו, 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 פון זיין 14 קאַריערע וויקטאָריעס דורך וועג פון (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.

 

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, ווייַלע Alejandro “Gallito” Flores(13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico will battle undefeated John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, קאָלאָמביאַ.

 

On the other side of the draw, or “Group B,” Ruquet will collide with Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) פון בוענאס איירעס, ארגענטינע, ווייַלע Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, נ.מ., USA will face fellow prolific star Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 נק) of Lima, פּערו.

 

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, ספּאַין. Enriquez Marquez will take on Ruquet’s original, tournament alternate bout opponent "גרויזאַם" רודי מאָראַלעס (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 פונט) tilt between Paul Elizondo (1-0) of Fresno and Nathan Napolitano (0-0) of Salinas, קאַליף. USA.

 

פּרייסט פון $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 פּ.ם. PT on December 7, און דער ערשטער פּרילימאַנערי באַוט וועט אָנהייבן בייַ 6 פּ.ם.

UPDATED “COPA COMBATE” UPDATED FIGHT CARD:

PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD:

 

פליוועיגהט: Paul Elizondo vs. Nathan Napolitano
וועלטערווייט: Evan Solorio vs. Jimmy Molina
מידדלעוועיגהט: 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. פּאַבלאָ וויללאַסעקאַ
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, קאַליף. אויף פרייטאג, דעצעמבער. 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

אויך:
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 (ממאַ) tournament that will award its featherweight (145 פונט) winner of three consecutive bouts a $100,000 grand prize at Save Mart Center in Fresno, קאַליף. אויף פרייטאג, דעצעמבער. 7.

 

The second annual “COPA COMBATE” tournament airs live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 פּ.ם. עט / 7 פּ.ם. פּט), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 אַ.ם. עט / פּט) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 אַ.ם. ET/9 p.m. פּט), 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) פון סאַן וואַן, Puerto Rico will take on Pablo “El Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-5) of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, מעקסיקא, and in the second alternate bout, Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1) פון לאַס וועגאַס, נעוו., 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 פונט) contest between unbeaten Maria Buzaglo (1-0) of Lima, Peru and relentless battler Corina Herrera (3-4-1) of Porterville, קאַליף., USA.

 

The “COPA COMBATE” tournament field features eight previously announced fighters, representing eight different countries: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana(15-2) of Roswell, נ.מ., USA; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, מעקסיקא; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 נק) of Montevideo, אורוגוויי; און Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, ספּאַין; Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) פון בוענאס איירעס, ארגענטינע; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile; ונדעפעאַטעד John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, קאָלאָמביאַ; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 נק) of Lima, פּערו.

 

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) פון ספּאָקאַנע, וואַשן., USA in a welterweight (170 פונט) קאָנקורס.

 

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

 

פּרייסט פון $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 פּ.ם. PT on December 7, און דער ערשטער פּרילימאַנערי באַוט וועט אָנהייבן בייַ 6 פּ.ם.

 

 

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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 (USA), גאַסטאָן ריינאָ (אורוגוויי) and Alejandro Flores (מעקסיקא) were on hand today for the 2018 “COPA COMBATEkick-off press conference that took place at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, קאַליף. in promotion of the event that takes place on Friday, דעצעמבער. 7. At the press conference, the tournament winner’s cup (pictured below) – 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, קאַליף. אויף פרייטאג, דעצעמבער. 7

BRUNO CANNETTI (ARGENTINA), PABLO VILLASECA (CHILE),
JOHN BEDOYA (COLOMBIA) 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, קאַליף., a massive winner’s cup trophy, and announced the final four featherweight (145 פונט) contestants for its much-anticipated, “COPA COMBATE,” one-night Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) 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, דעצעמבער. 7.

 

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

 

 

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 מאַדאַנאַ 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) פון בוענאס איירעס, ארגענטינע; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile; ונדעפעאַטעד John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, קאָלאָמביאַ; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 נק) of Lima, פּערו.

 

 

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

 

קאָמבאַטע אמעריקע’ 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 פון זיין 13 professional victories via (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.

 

 

Bedoya was a contestant on די לעצט פייטער: ענגליש אַמעריקע 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, ערשטער קייַלעכיק (3:34) וואס (פּאַנטשיז) פון Mariano Rocca אויף אויגוסט 18.

 

 

The four “COPA COMBATE” tournament entrants announced today join the four previously announced entrantsAndres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, נ.מ., USA; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, מעקסיקא; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 נק) of Montevideo, אורוגוויי; און Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, ספּאַין.

 

 

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

 

 

פּרייסט פון $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 פּ.ם. PT on December 7, און דער ערשטער פּרילימאַנערי באַוט וועט אָנהייבן בייַ 6 פּ.ם.

 

 

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 אַלבערטאָ Del Rio, to offer an MMA seminar to Jimenez’s students on Wednesday, דעצעמבער. 5, two days before the “COPA COMBATE” affair.