|
||
|
||
|
NEW YORK – Augustus 23, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a new women’s flyweight (125 pond) co-main event – Tracy Cortez (3-1) vs, Karen Cedillo (1-0) – as well as six other new bouts featuring fighters representing five different countries, for the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (Plaasmoorde) franchise’s world championship event in Phoenix on Vrydag, Sewe. 14, live on both Univision (12 voormiddag. EN/PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 voormiddag. EN/9 namiddag. PT).
The unbeaten, 29=year-old Cedillo of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico will replace Brandi Narvaez, who was originally slated to face off with Cortez of Phoenix, maar is gedwing om te onttrek weens 'n besering.
In the previously announced, world championship bantamweight (135 pond) hoofren, Monterrey’s Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2), the winner of the inaugural, 2017 “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, agt-man, $100,000 grand prize tournament, will collide with fellow star Jose “Pochito” Alday (11-3-1) van Tucson, Ariz. via Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexiko.
Among the other new fights announced today for the “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” world championship event that will take place at Celebrity Theatre were a featured, live televised lightweight (155 pond) contest between undefeated, rising star and Cub Swanson beskerm Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (7-0) en LaRue "Die Cannibal" Burley (8-3).
Die 5-voet-7, 24-year-old Garcia of Palm Springs, Kalifornië., USA by way of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexiko, has been on a tear since he made his professional debut nearly four years ago, defeating all but one of his opponents via (T)KO of voorlegging.
Burley, a 5-foot-10, 34-jaar-oue, seasoned competitor who hails from Phoenix, has faced off with top level adversaries, and is best known for his upset, derde ronde (3:40) WIE (knee strike to the body and punches) van 2011 NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and previously undefeated MMA prospect Bubba Jenkins op September. 20, 2013.
Also announced today was a featherweight (145 pond) preliminary bout card contest between two unbeaten prospects – Tino Gilaranz (1-0) Madrid, Spain and Austin Wourms (1-0) van Phoenix.
In a 140-pound catchweight matchup on the undercard, Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (12-7) of Mammoth, Ariz., USA will return to La Jaula, die Combate Amerikas hok, for the second time in his career, gesig Eduardo “El Pube” Alvarado (3-4) van Tijuana, Baja California, Mexiko.
Another featherweight scrap will see Javier “Blair” Reyes Rugeles (7-1) of Bogota, Colombiá square off with “Magic” Mike Hamel (5-2) van Gilbert, Ariz., USA.
In flyweight action, onoorwonne, stygende ster Richard Palencia (6-0) van Mesa, Ariz. sal plaasvind op Federico “The Argentinian Ninja” Oliveira (3-4) of Mendoza, Argentinië.
Battle-tested veterans Yaotzin Meza (21-11) van Glendale, Ariz., USA and Gilbert Aguilar (17-18-1) of Phoenix by way of Mexico City, Mexico will collide at featherweight.
Additional preliminary bout matchups for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” will be announced soon.
Prys van $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” are on sale at
CelebrityTheatre.com en Ticketon.com.
Doors at Celebrity Theatre open at 6 namiddag. PT, with the first preliminary bout beginning at 7 namiddag.