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FRESNO – November 8, 2018 – Combate Americas today unveiled at a news conference at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, Калифорния., a massive winner’s cup trophy, and announced the final four featherweight (145 фунт) contestants for its much-anticipated, “COPA COMBATE,” one-night Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) сегіз күрескер қатысатын экстраваганза турнирі, сегіз түрлі елдің өкілі, а $100,000 бас жүлде, 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. және Канада DAZN-де (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. Univision екеуінде де (12 -ден. ET / PT) және Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 -ден. ЖӘНЕ / 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) Буэнос-Айрес, Аргентина; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) Сантьяго, Чили; непобедимый John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, Колумбия; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, Перу.
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 – Солтүстік Америка, South America and Europe – and who has earned 10 оның 13 professional victories via (T)KO немесе ұсыну.
Bedoya was a contestant on Ultimate Fighter: Латын америка 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, Бірінші тур (3:34) ДДҰ (соққылары) туралы Mariano Rocca тамызда 18.
The four “COPA COMBATE” tournament entrants announced today join the four previously announced entrants – Андрес «Оқ» Квинтана (15-2) Розуэлл, N.M., АҚШ; Алехандро «Галлито» Флорес (13-1) Монтеррей, Жаңа Арыстан, Мексика; Гастон «Тонга» Рейно (8-2, 2 NC) Монтевидео, Уругвай; мен Зебенцуй «Жартас бала» Руис (7-2) Лас-Пальмас, Gran canaria, Испания.
The official “COPA COMBATE” tournament brackets with quarterfinal stage matchups for the one night, eight-man tournament will be announced soon.
Бастап бағаланған $30, tickets for “COPA COMBATE” are on sale online at CombateAmericas.com/Tickets and at Ticketmaster.com, сонымен қатар Save Mart Center кассасында.
Save Mart Center-тегі есіктер іс-шара үшін ашылады 5 p.m. PT on December 7, және бірінші алдын ала жекпе-де басталады 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 “Венесуэлалық Виксен” Пенья will join fellow Combate Americas commentator and multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion, Alberto El Patrón, formerly known as Альберто Del Rio, to offer an MMA seminar to Jimenez’s students on Wednesday, Dec. 5, two days before the “COPA COMBATE” affair.