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,"ຫນຶ່ງໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ, eight-man bantamweight (135 ປອນ) ສິລະປະການຕໍ່ສູ້ແບບປະສົມ (MMA) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, ເມັກຊິໂກໃນ ວັນເສົາ, ເດືອນພະຈິກ 11 ຢູ່ໃນ 11:30 p.m. ແລະ/10:30 p.m. CT.
ເຫດການດັ່ງກ່າວ, 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, ອາເຈນຕິນາ.
ໃນ 36 ປີ, 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 ປອນ) in his native Argentina.
A former semifinalist on ການ Fighter Ultimate: ອາເມລິກາລາຕິນ reality television series, Rojo has produced 10 ຂອງລາວ 12 ການເຮັດວຽກທີ່ຊະນະດ້ວຍວິທີການຂອງ (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 "Gallero ໄດ້" Palacios (9-1) ຂອງພາລະກິດ, Texas, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) ຂອງ Mexico City, ເມັກຊິໂກ.
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 ກ່ຽວກັບ ເດືອນເມສາ 20, ແລະການຕັດສິນໃຈ unanimous ໃນໄລຍະ Chris Avila ກ່ຽວກັບ ເດືອນກໍລະກົດ 27.
Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 ຂອງລາວ 10 ການເຮັດວຽກເປັນມືອາຊີບຊະນະດ້ວຍວິທີການຂອງ (T)KO ຫລືສົ່ງ, 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 "Sexy Mexy" Castaneda (14-2) ຂອງ Mankato, From. will battle national Muay Thai champion Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, ປະເທດເປຣູ.
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 ກ່ຽວກັບ ສິງຫາ 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, ການສູ້ຮົບ, ການທົດສອບ, 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.
ຢູ່ພຽງແຕ່ໃນ 25 ປີຂອງການອາຍຸສູງສຸດ, Gómez has already racked up 30 bouts ເປັນມືອາຊີບ, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, ຂອງລາວ 20 ໄຊຊະນະການເຮັດວຽກ, an astonishing 17 ໄດ້ມາໂດຍວິທີການຂອງ (T)KO ຫລືສົ່ງ.
Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, ມີ 9 ຂອງລາວ 11 career conquests having come by way of (T)KO ຫລືສົ່ງ. 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 ປອນ) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) ຂອງ Mexico City, ເມັກຊິໂກ, and submission expert and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) ຂອງ Santiago, ຊິລີ.
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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