(Pictured from left to right below): “COPA COMBATE” tournament fighters Andres Quintana (USA), גאַסטאָן ריינאָ (אורוגוויי) and Alejandro Flores (מעקסיקא) were on hand today for the 2018 “COPA COMBATE” kick-off press conference that took place at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, קאַליף. in promotion of the event that takes place on Friday, דעצעמבער. 7. At the press conference, the tournament winner’s cup (pictured below) – 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 LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK FROM SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, קאַליף. אויף פרייטאג, דעצעמבער. 7 BRUNO CANNETTI (ARGENTINA), PABLO VILLASECA (CHILE), JOHN BEDOYA (COLOMBIA) 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, קאַליף., a massive winner’s cup trophy, and announced the final four featherweight (145 פונט) contestants for its much-anticipated, “COPA COMBATE,” one-night Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) tournament extravaganza featuring eight fighters, representing eight different countries, battling it out for a $100,000 grand prize, at Save Mart Center in Fresno on Friday, דעצעמבער. 7.

The previously announced, second annual “COPA COMBATE” event will air live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 פּ.ם. עט / 7 פּ.ם. פּט), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 אַ.ם. עט / פּט) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 אַ.ם. ET/9 p.m. פּט).

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 מאַדאַנאַ 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) פון בוענאס איירעס, ארגענטינע; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile; ונדעפעאַטעד John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, קאָלאָמביאַ; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 נק) of Lima, פּערו.

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

קאָמבאַטע אמעריקע’ 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 – North America, South America and Europe – and who has earned 10 פון זיין 13 professional victories via (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.

Bedoya was a contestant on די לעצט פייטער: ענגליש אַמעריקע 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, ערשטער קייַלעכיק (3:34) וואס (פּאַנטשיז) פון Mariano Rocca אויף אויגוסט 18.

The four “COPA COMBATE” tournament entrants announced today join the four previously announced entrants – Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, נ.מ., USA; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, מעקסיקא; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 נק) of Montevideo, אורוגוויי; און Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, ספּאַין.

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

פּרייסט פון $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 פּ.ם. PT on December 7, און דער ערשטער פּרילימאַנערי באַוט וועט אָנהייבן בייַ 6 פּ.ם.

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 “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña will join fellow Combate Americas commentator and multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion, Alberto El Patrón, formerly known as אַלבערטאָ Del Rio, to offer an MMA seminar to Jimenez’s students on Wednesday, דעצעמבער. 5, two days before the “COPA COMBATE” affair.