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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF 10-BOUT MMA CARD FOR HISTORIC SOUTH AMERICA DEBUT IN LIMA, PERU ON FRIDAY, מאי 31


‘COMBATE PERU,’ THE BIGGEST MMA EVENT IN PERU HISTORY,
AIRS LIVE ON UNIVISION, UDN AND DAZN
FROM COLISEO MANUEL BONILLA

כרטיסים עכשיו על נמכרים

LOS ANGELES – May 20, 2019 – Combate Americas today announced the completion of a 10-bout fight card, including a new main event, for its much-anticipated debut in South America with the largest-scale Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event in Peru history, at Coliseo Manuel Bonilla in the capital city of Lima, ביום שישי, מאי 31.

‘Combate Peru’ airs live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) and UDN (12 a.m. ו / 9 p.m.PT), and in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET p.m / 7. PT).

The flagship show will mark Combate Americas’ entry into a third country and second continent with its aggressively expanding live television event series.

במחיר של 88 soles, tickets for ‘Combate Peru’ are on sale atCombateAmericas.com/Peru.

In the new lightweight (155 קילו) אירוע מרכזי, previously announced, בלתי מנוצח Daniel “Golden Boy” Zellhuber (6-0) will collide with fellow unbeaten, rising star Gian Franco Cortez (4-0).

The 19-year-old Zellhuber of Mexico City, Mexico was originally slated to faceRolando Bedoya (11-1), but Bedoya has since withdrawn from the commitment.

Fighting out of Lima, the 22-year-old Cortez is coming off a spectacular, סיבוב ראשון (1:35) WHO (אגרופים) של Steven Muñoz בחודש מרץ 23.

Cortez made his professional debut on October 7, 2017, scoring a knockout onBenji Ayala רק 15 seconds into the first round of action.

Also announced today was a new bantamweight (135 קילו) matchup between undefeated David “The Black Spartan” Martinez (3-0) of Mexico City andWilliam Sanchez (0-0) of Lima.

Sanchez will make his professional debut after a nearly untarnished, 5-1 run as an amateur.

Martinez was originally slated to face 2017 “COPA COMBATE” tournament competitor Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-2) of Lima before Moreyra’s camp determined he would no longer be able to make the contracted weight of the bout.

Moreyra will move up to the next weight class, משקל נוצה (145 קילו), and will square off with Bruno “Jacunda” Pereira (10-6-1) of Lima via Macapa, אמאפה, Brazil in a ‘Combate Peru’ preliminary card bout.

In other preliminary card action announced today, fellow Lima competitors Yuri Valenzuela (12-6-1) ו Vicente Vargas (10-4) will face off at bantamweight, while unbeaten upstarts Jose Alberto Ochoa (2-0) of Lima and Omar Torres (2-0) of Arequipa, Peru will battle each other in a flyweight (125 קילו) פרשה.

The previously announced co-main event between Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (14-4-2) Lima and פבלו Villaseca (14-5) of Santiago, Chile will be contested at a catchweight of 150 קילו.

COMBATE AMERICAS: COMBATE PERU


LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
Daniel Zellhuber vs. Gian Franco Cortez

CATCHWEIGHT (150 LBS.) CO-אירוע מרכזי:
Marlon Gonzales vs. פבלו Villaseca

FEATURED STRAWWEIGHT BOUT:
Alitzel Mariscal vs. Maria Paola Buzaglo

PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD:
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Vera vs. Eduardo Torres
Bantamweight: Renzo Mendez vs. Andres Ayala
משקל נוצה: Kevin Moreyra vs. Bruno Pereira
Bantamweight: Yuri Valenzuela vs. Vicente Vargas
Catchweight (120 קילו): Jennifer Gonzalez vs. Dana Zighelboim Grau
Bantamweight: David Martinez vs. William Sanchez
משקל זבוב: Jose Alberto Ochoa vs. Omar Torres

NEW MAIN EVENT, CO-MAIN EVENT ANNOUNCED FOR ‘CRICKET WIRELESS PRESENTS COMBATE AMERICAS’ MMA EXTRAVAGANZA IN TUCSON, ARIZONA LIVE ON UNIVISION, UDN AND DAZN ON FRIDAY, יוני 7


NEW BANTAMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
JOSE “POCHITO” ALDAY VS. JUAN PABLO “EL MOLO” GONZALEZ

CO-Main קל מקרה:
RAFA “GIFTED” GARCIA VS. ESTEVAN “EL TERRIBLE” PAYAN

STRAWWEIGHT FEATURED BOUT:
YAZMIN JAUREGUI VS. CODIE WAREHAM
כרטיסים למכירה עכשיו

LOS ANGELES – May 13, 2019 – Combate Americas today announced both a new main event and a co-main event for it’s star-studded return to AVA Amphitheater at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, אריזונה., presented by Cricket Wireless, ביום שישי, יוני 7, live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) and UDN (12 a.m. ו / 9 p.m.PT), and in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET p.m / 7. PT).

Announced today for the “Cricket Wireless Presents Combate Americas: Tucson Unbreakable” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event was a new bantamweight (135 קילו) main event between former world champion Jose “Pochito” Alday (12-4-1) of Tucson and Juan Pablo “El Molo” Gonzalez (7-2-2) בואנוס איירס, ארגנטינה.

Alday was previously scheduled to square off with Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (7-4) in the main event contest, but Rivera has since been forced to withdraw.

Also announced today was a lightweight (155 קילו) co-main event featuring the return of undefeated phenom Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (9=0), who will face the most seasoned opponent of his career in Estevan "אל נורא" Payan (17-12, 1 NC).

Fighting out of Palm Springs, קליפורניה. via Mexicali, B.C., מקסיקו, the 24-year-old Garcia, a protégé of MMA superstar Cub Swanson, has been an unstoppable force in La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, since the MMA sports franchise discovered him at an open tryout in 2016.

עד כה, Garcia has earned all but one of his victories by way of (T)KO או הגשה, including his last conquest, סיבוב שני (1:07) הגשה (לחנוק אחורי עירום) של אדגר Escarrega at the Combate Americas live event on February 8.


מֵעַל: Undefeated finisher Rafa “Gifted” Garcia will return to action in the live televised, Combate Americas lightweight co-main event against Estevan “El Terrible” Payan.

A veteran of over 30 התקפים מקצועיים, including matchups with a collection of world-ranked rivals, Payan of Tempe, אריזונה. will make his debut under the promotion of Combate Americas.

Payan will look to notch his second consecutive victory since he defeated Dominic Clark by way of second round (3:17) WHO (אגרופים) באפריל 21, 2018.

In a featured strawweight (115 קילו) bout announced today, Yazmin Jauregui(1-0) will return to action on the heels of her incredible, 13-נוקאאוט השני (אגרוף) של Daniela Espinosa, and face off with fellow unbeaten upstart Codie Wareham (2-0).

The 21-year-old Jauregui of Tijuana, B.C., Mexico recorded the second fastest finish in Combate Americas history with her stoppage of Espinosa at the ‘Combate Reinas’ event on April 26.

Wareham is an aggressive-minded, 24-year-old fighting out of Glendale, אריזונה. She earned her professional debut victory over Carolyn Biskup-Roe באמצעות הגשה (armbar) בנובמבר האחרון 2, and her second career win by way of first round (2:29) WHO (אגרופים) ב Wendy Rodriguez בנובמבר 28.

In preliminary bout card action, Justin Rascon (2-2) of Tucson will battle Jesus “Bear” Rivas (1-2) of Tucson at flyweight (125 קילו).

The previously announced lightweight matchup between Levi Escobar (1-0) of Tucson and Austin Wourms (1-1) of Phoenix has been scrapped due to injury sustained by Escobar.

במחיר של $15, tickets for “Cricket Wireless Presents Combate Americas: Tucson Unbreakable” are on sale online at CombateAmericas.com/Tucson.

Additional preliminary bouts will be announced soon.

Doors at AVA Amphitheater at Casino Del Sol will open for “Cricket Wireless Presents Combate Americas: Tucson Unbreakable” at 6 p.m. local time on June 7, וההתקף הראשוני הראשון יתחיל בשעה 7 p.m.


“CRICKET WIRELESS PRESENTS
COMBATE AMERICAS: TUCSON UNBREAKABLE” FIGHT CARD


BANTAMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT
Jose Alday vs. חואן פבלו גונזלס תמונת מקום

CO-Main קל מקרה
Rafa Garcia vs. Estevan Payan

FEATURED STRAWWEIGHT BOUT:
Yazmin Jauregui vs. Codie Wareham

PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD:
Catchweight (190 קילו): Javier Torres vs. יואל אלוף
Bantamweight: Eduardo Alvarado Osuna vs. Jose Luis Calvo
משקל זבוב: Justin Rascon vs. Jesus Rivas




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KATE DEL CASTILLO AND GLOBAL MMA BRAND COMBATE AMERICAS SIGN LANDMARK DEAL

BUSINESSWOMAN AND GLOBAL SUPERSTAR ACQUIRES OWNERSHIP STAKE AND TAKES ON LEADERSHIP ROLE AS PART OF $20 MILLION GROUP INVESTMENT IN ONE OF SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT’S FASTEST-GROWING FRANCHISES


קייט דל קסטיו (second from right) עם (משמאל לימין) אלברטו דל ריו, Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren and Combate Americas President Jackie Hernandez at a press conference in Los Angeles today, יום חמישי, אפריל 4, to announce Del Castillo’s acquisition of an equity stake in the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) זיכיון ספורט. קרדיט צילום: סקוט היראנו / קרב אמריקה, LLC.



FIRST BIG INITIATIVE WILL BE ‘REINAS DEL COMBATE’
THE FIRST ALL-WOMEN’S LINEUP IN HISTORY
TO AIR ON BROADCAST TELEVISION ON FRIDAY, אפריל 26 FROM LOS ANGELES

NEW YORK – April 04, 2019 – Kate Del Castillo, and premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports entertainment franchise, אמריקה Combate, announced today a landmark deal that redefines the world of combat sports. Del Castillo has acquired an equity stake in the company and is now an owner and significant shareholder of Combate Americas.


Her investment comes as part of a $20 million equity infusion from a powerhouse group of investors that also includes finance and sports industry leader Joe Plumeri, Ambassador Cliff Sobel and Irving Place Capital CEO John Howard.


Del Castillo will chair the advisory board, continue the company’s commitment to female empowerment and take on an active leadership role in growing the global MMA sports entertainment brand.

“Kate embodies the fierceness, tenacity and passion that defines the Combate Americas brand and its fighters." says Campbell McLaren, CEO and Founder of Combate Americas. “Kate is now an equity partner and will take on a leadership role in the company and chairs our advisory board, joining our other prestigious investors including Chairman Joe Plumeri, Ambassador Cliff Sobel and John Howard,” he added.

Del Castillo said she was most drawn to Combate Americas’ embracement and development of Hispanic athletes, the tremendous opportunities it affords female fighters, its global media platform and its potential for the franchise to become the number two sport for Hispanic sports fans worldwide, אחרי כדורגל.

“I am thrilled to join Campbell and the talented leadership team at Combate and will be relentless in helping Combate Americas reach its full potential as the second most popular sport.”

Del Castillo’s most immediate point of focus as an owner will be the upcoming ‘Combate de Reinas’ live television event at Galen Center in Los Angeles on Friday, אפריל 26.

A watershed moment, the event will mark the first time in history that a combat sports event will feature an all-women’s lineup on broadcast television.

“’Combate del Reinas’ is a significant feat for women in sports,” said Del Castillo, “and is a clear testimony to the Company’s commitment to female empowerment which I am excited to champion!"

Del Castillo was represented in the deal with Combate Americas by Walter Mosley of Mosley and Associates, while Combate Americas was represented by attorneys Andrew Nightingale and Krista Whitaker of Proskauer Rose, LLP.

COMBATE AMERICAS SIGNS UNDEFEATED BOXER, FORMER “LUCHA UNDERGROUND” CHAMP DULCE MARIA GARCIA RIVAS TO EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT MMA PROMOTIONAL CONTRACT


Garcia to debut in her third combat sport at “Combate Estrellas”
במונטריי, N.L., Mex. ביום שישי, אפריל 12

NEW YORKפבואר 19, 2019 Combate Americas has signed undefeated boxer and former Lucha Underground אלוף Dulce Maria Garcia Rivas (0-0 MMA, 5-0 אגרוף), formerly known as “Sexy Star,” to an exclusive, multi-fight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotional agreement, the premier sports entertainment franchise announced today.

Garcia will make her much-anticipated MMA rules debut under the promotion of Combate Americas at the soon-to-be-announced ‘Combate Estrellas’ live television event in her hometown of Monterrey, N.L., Mexico on Friday, אפריל 12.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dulce Garcia to the Combate Americas familia, and see her perform in La Jaula, and what is quickly emerging as the second biggest sport with Hispanic millennial fans worldwide," אמר Combate אמריקה מנכ"ל קמפבל מקלארן.

Garcia notched three consecutive professional boxing victories in 2018 – her most recent, a six-round unanimous decision over Karla Islas באוגוסט 18 – to bring her overall record in the sport to an unblemished, 5-0.

Pictured above: In her second professional boxing start, גרסיה (תקין) earned a unanimous decision victory over Guadalupe Coral (left) in Ecatepec, Mex. בספטמבר 30, 2017.

Prior to making her boxing debut in April 2017, Garcia had appeared in 57 episodes of El Rey Network’s Lucha Libre television series, Lucha Underground, and was crowned the first women’s champion in the show’s history on April 9, 2016.

Garcia is also a four-time champion of Mexico’s Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide professional wrestling organization, and the wife of former, three-time world boxing championג'וני גונזלס.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT BRACKETS AND TWO LINEUP CHANGES FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN, $100,000 GRAND PRIZE SHOWDOWN

גר ב- DAZN, רשת האיחוד לאיחוד ואוניברסיטאות
FROM SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, קליפורניה. ביום שישי, דצמבר. 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, שמונה-אדם, $100,000 grand prize Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) משקל נוצה (145 קילו) showdown – as well as the tournament brackets for the event that takes place at Save Mart Center on Friday, דצמבר. 7.

 

The second annual “COPA COMBATE” extravaganza airs live in its entirety in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (9 p.m. ET p.m / 6. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) ורשת Univision Deportes (UDN) (12 a.m. ו / 9 אחה"צ. PT).

 

Originally slated for action in a previously announced tournament alternate bout, 26-בת Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1), נלחם מתוך לאס וגאס, נב., 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 NC), who has been forced to withdraw from the tournament due to staph infection.

 

בנוסף, 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, האיים הקנריים, boasts a near-93 percent finish rate, earning 13 שלו 14 נצחונות קריירה בדרך של (T)KO או הגשה.

 

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, צ'ילה, תוך Alejandro “Gallito” Flores(13-1) של מונטריי, אריה חדש, Mexico will battle undefeated John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, קולומביה.

 

On the other side of the draw, or “Group B,” Ruquet will collide with Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) בואנוס איירס, ארגנטינה, תוך אנדרס "הכדור" קווינטנה (15-2) של רוזוול, N.M., USA will face fellow prolific star Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, פרו.

 

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, ספרד. Enriquez Marquez will take on Ruquet’s original, tournament alternate bout opponent "חסר רחמים" רודי מוראלס (5-6) of Las Vegas via Guatemala City, גואטמלה.

 

Announced today as an addition to the “COPA COMBATE” event preliminary bout card was a flyweight (125 קילו) tilt between Paul Elizondo (1-0) of Fresno and Nathan Napolitano (0-0) של סלינות, קליפורניה. ארה"ב.

 

במחיר של $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 p.m. PT on December 7, וההתקף הראשוני הראשון יתחיל בשעה 6 p.m.

UPDATED “COPA COMBATE” UPDATED FIGHT CARD:

PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD:

 

משקל זבוב: Paul Elizondo vs. Nathan Napolitano
Welterweight: Evan Solorio vs. Jimmy Molina
בינוני: 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. פבלו Villaseca
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, קליפורניה. ביום שישי, דצמבר. 7

COMBATE AMERICAS’ BIGGEST MMA EVENT OF 2018
“COPA COMBATE”
MARKS FIRST ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT IN CALIFORNIA, AIRS LIVE ON DAZN, רשת האיחוד לאיחוד ואוניברסיטאות

כמו כן:
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 (MMA) tournament that will award its featherweight (145 קילו) winner of three consecutive bouts a $100,000 grand prize at Save Mart Center in Fresno, קליפורניה. ביום שישי, דצמבר. 7.

 

The second annual “COPA COMBATE” tournament airs live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET p.m / 7. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) ורשת Univision Deportes (UDN) (12 a.m. ו / 9 אחה"צ. PT), 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) של סן חואן, Puerto Rico will take on פבלו "התרנגול השחור" סבורי (8-5) של סן לואיס ריו קולורדו, סונורה, מקסיקו, and in the second alternate bout, Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1) של לאס וגאס, נב., USA will face off with” Ruthless” Rudy Morales (5-6) of Las Vegas via Guatemala City, גואטמלה.

 

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 קילו) contest between unbeaten Maria Buzaglo (1-0) of Lima, Peru and relentless battler קורינה הררה (3-4-1) of Porterville, קליפורניה., ארה"ב.

 

The “COPA COMBATE” tournament field features eight previously announced fighters, representing eight different countries: אנדרס "הכדור" קווינטנה(15-2) של רוזוול, N.M., ארה"ב; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) של מונטריי, אריה חדש, מקסיקו; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 NC) of Montevideo, אורוגוואי; ו Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, ספרד; Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) בואנוס איירס, ארגנטינה; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, צ'ילה; בלתי מנוצח John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, קולומביה; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, פרו.

 

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) של ספוקיין, לשטוף., USA in a welterweight (170 קילו) תחרות.

 

In a battle of two professional debut competitors, אלברט גונזלס (0-0) of Fresno will collide with James Porter (0-0) של Fresno.

 

במחיר של $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 p.m. PT on December 7, וההתקף הראשוני הראשון יתחיל בשעה 6 p.m.

 

 

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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 (ארה"ב), גסטון Reyno (אורוגוואי) and Alejandro Flores (מקסיקו) were on hand today for the 2018 “COPA COMBATEkick-off press conference that took place at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, קליפורניה. in promotion of the event that takes place on Friday, דצמבר. 7. At the press conference, the tournament winner’s cup (בתמונה למטה) – 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

גר ב- DAZN, רשת האיחוד לאיחוד ואוניברסיטאות
FROM SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, קליפורניה. ביום שישי, דצמבר. 7

BRUNO CANNETTI (ARGENTINA), PABLO VILLASECA (CHILE),
JOHN BEDOYA (קולומביה) 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, קליפורניה., a massive winner’s cup trophy, and announced the final four featherweight (145 קילו) contestants for its much-anticipated, “COPA COMBATE,” one-night Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament extravaganza featuring eight fighters, representing eight different countries, battling it out for a $100,000 פרס ראשון, at Save Mart Center in Fresno on Friday, דצמבר. 7.

 

The previously announced, second annual “COPA COMBATE” event will air live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET p.m / 7. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) ורשת Univision Deportes (UDN) (12 a.m. ו / 9 אחה"צ. PT).

 

 

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 מדונה 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) בואנוס איירס, ארגנטינה; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, צ'ילה; בלתי מנוצח John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, קולומביה; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, פרו.

 

 

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

 

אמריקה Combate’ 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 continents – צפון אמריקה, South America and Europe – and who has earned 10 שלו 13 professional victories via (T)KO או הגשה.

 

 

Bedoya was a contestant on הלוחם האולטימטיבי: אמריקה הלטינית 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, סיבוב ראשון (3:34) WHO (אגרופים) של Mariano Rocca באוגוסט 18.

 

 

The four “COPA COMBATE” tournament entrants announced today join the four previously announced entrantsאנדרס "הכדור" קווינטנה (15-2) של רוזוול, N.M., ארה"ב; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) של מונטריי, אריה חדש, מקסיקו; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 NC) of Montevideo, אורוגוואי; ו Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, ספרד.

 

 

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

 

 

במחיר של $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 p.m. PT on December 7, וההתקף הראשוני הראשון יתחיל בשעה 6 p.m.

 

 

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 אלברטו דל ריו, to offer an MMA seminar to Jimenez’s students on Wednesday, דצמבר. 5, two days before the “COPA COMBATE” affair.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES ITS BIGGEST EVENT OF 2018 “COPA COMBATE” AT SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, קליפורניה. ביום שישי, דצמבר. 7

FIRST ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT
IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY,
25 YEARS AFTER LEGENDARY UFC 1 TOURNAMENT

FIGHTERS REPRESENTING EIGHT DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
FACE OFF WITH $100,000 GRAND PRIZE AT STAKE

גר ב- DAZN,
רשת האיחוד לאיחוד ואוניברסיטאות

TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY, נובמבר. 7

ניו יורק - אוקטובר 30, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced its much-anticipated, second annual “COPA COMBATE” one-night Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament extravaganza featuring eight fighters, representing eight different countries, battling it out for a $100,000 פרס ראשון, במרכז מארט שמור בFresno, קליפורניה., live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET p.m / 7. PT), live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) ורשת Univision Deportes (UDN) (12 a.m. ו / 9 אחה"צ. PT).

 

The winner of the tournament will have persevered through three fights in one night to claim the grand prize.

 

The “COPA COMBATE” event will mark the first one-night, eight-man tournament in California state history, and will take place 25 years after Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder קמפבל מקלארן changed the combat sports world forever with UFC 1, a one-night, eight-man tournament that produced MMA’s first iconic figure, רויס גרייסי.

 

במחיר של $30, tickets go on sale online at www.CombateAmericas.com/Tickets and Ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Save Mart Center box office, מתחיל ב 10 a.m. PT on Wednesday, נובמבר. 7.

 

“This is the way I started the UFC 25 years ago – an 8-man tournamentthe toughest challenge in sportsand now it’s coming to Fresno and the great state of California for the first time in history,"אמר מקלארן.

 

(Pictured left to right above): Gaston Reyno of Montevideo, אורוגוואי; Andres Quintana of Roswell, N.M., ארה"ב; Alejandro Flores of Monterrey, אריה חדש, מקסיקו; and Zebenzui Ruiz of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain represent the first four of eight fighters who will compete in the 2018 “COPA COMBATE” one-night, שמונה-אדם, $100,000 grand prize featherweight MMA tournament. קרדיט צילום: סקוט היראנו / קרב אמריקה, LLC

The “COPA COMBATE” tournament will take place in the featherweight (145 קילו) החלוקה, and will feature the winners of September’s two ‘Copa’ qualifier boutsאנדרס "הכדור" קווינטנה (15-2) של רוזוול, N.M., USA and Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) של מונטריי, אריה חדש, Mexico – as well as previously announced Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 NC) of Montevideo, אורוגוואי.

 

Reyno was announced as a tournament entrant on the air live, immediately following his stunning, first-round (2:21) הגשה (לחנוק אחורי עירום) של קרלוס אוצ'ואה at the “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa” live event in Long Beach, קליפורניה. בספטמבר 28.

 

Also announced today for “COPA COMBATE” tournament action was the competitor who will represent Spain – 24-year-old Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.

 

Ruiz will enter La Jaula, כלוב אמריקה Combate, בפעם הראשונה בקריירה שלו, riding a four-fight win streak. עד כה, all but one of his victories have come by way of (T)KO או הגשה.

 

The remaining four fighters who will compete in the 2018 “COPA COMBATE” tournament will be announced soon.

 

Doors at Save Mart Center will open for the event at 5 p.m. בדצמבר 7, וההתקף הראשוני הראשון יתחיל בשעה 6 p.m.