HISTORIC EXTRAVAGANZA PITS WORLD-CLASS FIGHTERS FROM
THE U.S., LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN AGAINST EACH OTHER
IN CANCUN, مکزیکو
کانکون, 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 پوند) مخلوط هنرهای رزمی (MMA) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, مکزیک در روز شنبه, نوامبر 11 در 11:30 p.m. و/10:30 p.m. CT.
رویداد, 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) از سان خوان, Puerto Rico will take on red-hot Marcelo “The Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) from Cordoba, آرژانتین.
در 36 ساله, 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 پوند) in his native Argentina.
A former semifinalist on نهایی جنگنده: آمریکای لاتین سری واقعیت تلویزیون, Rojo has produced 10 از خود 12 حرفه ای برنده از طریق (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 ریکی "این Gallero" پالاسیوس (9-1) ماموریت, وابسته به تکزاس, will clash with fast-rising star کارلوس "لوبو" ریورا (12-2) از مکزیکو سیتی, مکزیک.
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, پالاسیوس, also unbeaten as a professional boxer, earned victories over two different Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans – a split decision over روم سالازار بر آوریل 20, و به اتفاق آرا تصمیم بر کریس آویلا بر جولای 27.
Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 از خود 10 کار حرفه ای برنده از طریق (T)KO یا تسلیم, 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 جان "سکسی مکسی" کاستاندا (14-2) از منکیتو, از. will battle national Muay Thai champion کوین “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, پرو.
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 چیدن لیالوها in UFC President Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series بر اوت 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, -نبرد تست شده, 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.
در فقط 25 سال, Gómez has already racked up 30 حملات حرفه ای, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, از خود 20 پیروزی حرفه ای, an astonishing 17 توسط راه آمده (T)KO یا تسلیم.
Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, با 9 از خود 11 career conquests having come by way of (T)KO یا تسلیم. 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 پوند) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) از مکزیکو سیتی, مکزیک, and submission expert and Miesha تیت pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of Santiago, شیلی.
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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درباره COMBATE AMERICAS
Combate آمریکا نخست وزیر اسپانیایی زبان پردیس است (MMA) حق رای دادن ورزش, به سرعت در حال تبدیل شدن به شماره دو ورزش, پس از فوتبال, برای اسپانیایی زبان طرفداران ورزش در سراسر جهان. حق رای دادن Combate آمریکا شامل برنامه های تلویزیون واقعیت, رویدادهای زنده و برنامه نویسی موبایل. مدیر عامل شرکت, کمپبل مک لارن, جهان به عنوان یکی از بنیانگذاران / شرکت سازنده از مسابقات قهرمانی مبارزه نهایی به رسمیت شناخته شده (UFC). مجله نیویورک مک لارن به عنوان شرح “نبوغ بازاریابی پشت UFC” و یاهو! ورزش اعلام کرد که او “اطلاعات بیشتر در مورد ورزش از فقط در مورد هر کسی که در آن است که امروز می داند.” با یک محصول بی سابقه و مالکیت و مدیریت تیم به رنگ آبی تراشه, Combate آمریکا آماده است به شکستن زمین جدید و مورد یک دوره جدید در سطح قهرمانی جهان رقابت MMA را. |