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GUSTAVO LOPEZ REPLACES LEVY MARROQUIN IN COMBATE AMERICAS WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN EVENT AGAINST JOSE ALDAY

Former world championship challenger Gustavo Lopez (Pictured below) will replace Levy Marroquin in the Combate Americas bantamweight world championship main event bout tomorrow, Jumma'a, Bakwai. 14, live on DAZN, Univision and Univision Deportes Network.

LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION, & UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK
FROM PHOENIX, Ariz. Yau da dare, Jumma'a, Satumba. 14

FLYWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT:
TRACY CORTEZ VS. KAREN CEDILLO

FEATURED LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT:
RAFA “GIFTED” GARCIA VS. LARUE “THE CANNIBAL” BURLEY

Tickets for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” on sale now

PHOENIX – September 13, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced that former world championship challenger Gustavo Lopez (8-3) will challenge JosePochitoAlday (11-3-1) in the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise’s bantamweight (135 fam) world championship main event in Phoenix tomorrow, Jumma'a, Bakwai. 14.

Alday’s original world championship opponent, Levy Marroquin (11-2) of Monterrey, Mexico, was forced to withdraw from the commitment due to symptoms of influenza detected by the Arizona Boxing Commission physician, Dr. Ken Ota.

The much-anticipated, world championship event’s three-fight main card airs live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / Santa) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. Santa)

Da cikakken, nine-bout fight card airs in its entirety on DAZN, the live and on-demand sports streaming platform, in English in the U.S. da kuma Canada, beginning with the first preliminary card bout, a 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. Santa.

The 29-year-old Lopez of Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Wanke. is a five-time Combate Americas veteran who, in his last start under the promotional banner, notched an impressive, first-round (2:34) biyayya (guillotine shaƙa) of Steve Swanson, the brother of MMA superstar Cub Swanson, in the main event of Combate Americas’ debut event in Mexico City, Mexico.

A member of MMA legend Randy Couture’s Xtreme Couture fight camp in Las Vegas, Lopez has produced all of his victories in La Jaula, da Combate nahiyar Amirka keji, by way of (T)KO ko biyayya.

Lopez previously challenged fellow star John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda for the vacant Combate Americas world bantamweight championship on October 14, 2016, but was stopped via fourth round (2:24) WHO (punches) by Castaneda in an epic, see-saw battle. Because Castaneda failed to make weight for the fight, he was not awarded the title.

Alday, who will celebrate his 27th birthday tomorrow, is a native of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico and resident of Tucson, Ariz., coming off his career-best victory to date, a split decision win over Castaneda in the main event of the historic, na farko, live Univision and UDN simulcast of MMA action with “Combate Estrellas I” in Los Angeles, Calif. a kan Afrilu 13.

Saka farashi daga $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Lopez” are on sale at CelebrityTheatre.com and Ticketon.com.

Doors at Celebrity Theatre open at 5 p.m. Santa, with the first preliminary bout will beginning at 7 p.m.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES NEW CO-MAIN EVENT, SIX OTHER NEW BOUTS FEATURING FIGHTERS REPRESENTING FIVE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES FOR ‘MARROQUIN VS. ALDAY’ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT

Combate Americas has announced seven new bouts, including a new 125-pound limit, co-main event matchup between previously announced Tracy Cortez (below left) na Phoenix, Ariz., USA and Karen Cedillo (below right) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, for the ‘Marroquin vs. Aldayworld championship event, live on Univision and Univision Deportes Network from Phoenix on Jumma'a, Bakwai. 14.

LIVE ON UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK
FROM PHOENIX, Ariz. ON Jumma'a, Satumba. 14

NEW FLYWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT:
TRACY CORTEZ VS. KAREN CEDILLO

FEATURED LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT:
RAFA “GIFTED” GARCIA VS. LARUE “THE CANNIBAL” BURLEY

Tikiti ON SALE NOW

NEW YORK – Agusta 23, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a new women’s flyweight (125 fam) co-main event – Tracy Cortez (3-1) vs, Karen Cedillo (1-0) – as well as six other new bouts featuring fighters representing five different countries, for the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) franchise’s world championship event in Phoenix on Jumma'a, Bakwai. 14, live on both Univision (12 a.m. DA/Santa) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. DA/9 p.m. Santa).

 

The unbeaten, 29=year-old Cedillo of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico will replace Brandi Narvaez, who was originally slated to face off with Cortez of Phoenix, amma da aka tilasta janye saboda wani rauni.

 

 

In the previously announced, world championship bantamweight (135 fam) main taron, Monterrey’s Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2), the winner of the inaugural, 2017 “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, takwas mutum, $100,000 grand prize tournament, will collide with fellow star Jose “Pochito” Alday (11-3-1) na Tucson, Ariz. via Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.

 

 

Among the other new fights announced today for the “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” world championship event that will take place at Celebrity Theatre were a featured, live televised lightweight (155 fam) contest between undefeated, rising star and Cub Swanson kare Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (7-0) da kuma LaRue "The nyamnyam" Burley (8-3).

 

 

A 5-ƙafa-7, 24-year-old Garcia of Palm Springs, Calif., USA by way of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, has been on a tear since he made his professional debut nearly four years ago, defeating all but one of his opponents via (T)KO ko biyayya.

 

 

Burley, a 5-foot-10, 34-shekara daya, seasoned competitor who hails from Phoenix, has faced off with top level adversaries, and is best known for his upset, na uku zagaye (3:40) WHO (knee strike to the body and punches) na 2011 NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and previously undefeated MMA prospect Bubba Jenkins a kan Satumba. 20, 2013.

 

 

Also announced today was a featherweight (145 fam) preliminary bout card contest between two unbeaten prospects – Tino Gilaranz (1-0) na Madrid, Spain and Austin Wourms (1-0) na Phoenix.

 

 

In a 140-pound catchweight matchup on the undercard, Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (12-7) of Mammoth, Ariz., USA will return to La Jaula, da Combate nahiyar Amirka keji, for the second time in his career, to fuskar Eduardo “El Pube” Alvarado (3-4) na Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

 

 

Another featherweight scrap will see Javier “Blair” Reyes Rugeles (7-1) of Bogota, Colombiá square off with “Magic” Mike Hamel (5-2) na Gilbert, Ariz., Amurka.

 

 

In flyweight action, undefeated, tanã fita star Richard Palencia (6-0) na Mesa, Ariz. zai dauki a kan Federico “The Argentinian Ninja” Oliveira (3-4) of Mendoza, Argentina.

 

 

Battle-tested veterans Yaotzin Meza (21-11) na Glendale, Ariz., USA and Gilbert Aguilar (17-18-1) of Phoenix by way of Mexico City, Mexico will collide at featherweight.

 

 

Additional preliminary bout matchups for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” will be announced soon.

 

 

Saka farashi daga $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” are on sale at

CelebrityTheatre.com da kuma Ticketon.com.

 

Doors at Celebrity Theatre open at 6 p.m. Santa, with the first preliminary bout beginning at 7 p.m.