(Pictured from left to right below): “COPA COMBATE” tournament fighters Andres Quintana (AQSH), Gaston Reyno (Urugvay) and Alejandro Flores (Meksika) were on hand today for the 2018 “COPA COMBATE” kick-off press conference that took place at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, Calif. in promotion of the event that takes place on Friday, Dec. 7. At the press conference, the tournament winner’s cup (quyida tasvirlangan) – the largest trophy in sports – was 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 Doizda yashang, UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK FROM SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, CALIF. JUMA KUNI, DEC. 7 BRUNO CANNETTI (ARGENTINA), PABLO VILLASECA (CHILE), JOHN BEDOYA (Kolumbiya) 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, Calif., a massive winner’s cup trophy, and announced the final four featherweight (145 funt) contestants for its much-anticipated, "Yashil kubogi,” one-night Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament extravaganza featuring eight fighters, representing eight different countries, battling it out for a $100,000 bosh mukofot, at Save Mart Center in Fresno on Friday, Dec. 7.

The previously announced, second annual “COPA COMBATE” event will air live in English in the U.S. va Doizda Kanada (10 p.m. QILISh / 7 p.m. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. Ikkalasivida ham (12 A.M. ET / PT) va Univerone deportatsiya (UDN) (12 A.M. VA / 9 p.m. 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 Madonna 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) Buenos-Ayres, Argentina; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) Santyago, Chile; Mag'lubiyatsiz John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) bogota, Kolumbiya; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 Shimoliy Karolina) lima, Peru.

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

Combate Americas’ La Jaula model Alyshia Barragan with the “COPA COMBATE” winner’s trophy

Villaseca is a 31-year-old, battle-tested veteran who has competed on three different continents – Shimoliy Amerika, South America and Europe – and who has earned 10 uning 13 professional victories via (T)KO yoki berish.

Bedoya was a contestant on Ultimate Fighter: Lotin Amerikasi Haqiqiy televizion seriyalar. 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, birinchi davra (3:34) JSST (zımbalar) ning Mariano Rocca avgust kuni 18.

The four “COPA COMBATE” tournament entrants announced today join the four previously announced entrants – Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, N.M., AQSH; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) monterrey, Yangi Leon, Meksika; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 Shimoliy Karolina) of Montevideo, Urugvay; va Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Ispaniya.

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

Dan baholi $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, va birinchi Dastlabki bellashuv da boshlanadi 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 Julianna “Vixen Vixen” Peña will join fellow Combate Americas commentator and multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion, Alberto El Patrón, formerly known as Alberto Del Rio, to offer an MMA seminar to Jimenez’s students on Wednesday, Dec. 5, two days before the “COPA COMBATE” affair.