HISTORIC EXTRAVAGANZA PITS WORLD-CLASS FIGHTERS FROM
THE U.S., LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN AGAINST EACH OTHER
IN CANCUN, 墨西哥
CANCUN, 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 英鎊) 混合武術 (MMA) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, Mexico on 星期六, 十一月 11 在 11:30 P.M. AND/10:30 P.M. CT.
本次活動, 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, 阿根廷.
在 36 歲, 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 英鎊) in his native Argentina.
A former semifinalist on 終極戰士: 拉美 reality television series, Rojo has produced 10 他 12 職業生涯所贏得的方式 (牛逼)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 瑞奇“的Gallero”帕拉西奧斯 (9-1) 團, 得克薩斯州, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) 墨西哥城, 墨西哥.
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, 帕拉西奧斯, also unbeaten as a professional boxer, earned victories over two different Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans – a split decision over 羅馬薩拉薩爾 上 四月 20, 以上一致決定 克里斯·阿維拉 上 七月 27.
Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 他 10 職業生涯所贏得的方式 (牛逼)KO或提交, 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 約翰“性感MEXI”卡斯塔涅達 (14-2) 曼凱托, 從. will battle national Muay Thai champion 凱文· “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, 秘魯.
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 蒂芙尼Cheyden in UFC President Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series 上 八月 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, 實戰檢驗, 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.
在剛 25 歲, Gómez has already racked up 30 專業的較量, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, 他 20 事業勝利, an astonishing 17 得來的方式 (牛逼)KO或提交.
Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, 同 9 他 11 career conquests having come by way of (牛逼)KO或提交. 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 英鎊) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) 墨西哥城, 墨西哥, and submission expert and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of Santiago, Chile.
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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