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FRESNO – December 3, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced two changes to the lineup for its much-anticipated, biggest event of the year – the “COPA COMBATE” one-night, octo viri, $100,000 grand prize Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Featherweight (145 libras) showdown – as well as the tournament brackets for the event that takes place at Save Mart Center on Friday, Dec. 7.
The second annual “COPA COMBATE” extravaganza airs live in its entirety in English in the U.S. et Canada in DAZN (9 p.m. ET / VI p.m. PT), et vivere in televisione in Spanish in US. in utroque Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) et Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT).
Originally slated for action in a previously announced tournament alternate bout, 26-annorum Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1), pugnatorum de Las Vegas, Nev., USA and representing Puerto Rico, has been entered into the main draw of the eight-man tournament where he will replace Uruguay’s San(7-2, 2 NC), who has been forced to withdraw from the tournament due to staph infection.
In addition, Daniel “El Gallego” Requeijo (14-6) will represent Spain in place of previously announced Zebenzui "Petra Puer" 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, Canary Islands, boasts a near-93 percent finish rate, earning 13 eius 14 career victorias, per viam (T)KO aut submissionem.
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 Paulus "El Gallo" Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile, dum Alejandro "Gallito" Flores(13-1) de Monterreyensi, Nova Leon, Mexico will battle undefeated Ioannes "Ronin" Bedoya (6-0) de Bogota, Colombia.
On the other side of the draw, or “Group B,” Ruquet will collide with Bruno "Achilles" Cannetti (7-5) de Buenos Aires, Argentina, dum Andres "The Bullet" Quintana (15-2) Roswell, N.M., USA will face fellow prolific star Marlon "Deriko Siete" Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) de Lima, Peru.
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, Hispania. Enriquez Marquez will take on Ruquet’s original, tournament alternate bout opponent "Et crudelissimi nationum" Rudy Morales (5-6) of Las Vegas via Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Announced today as an addition to the “COPA COMBATE” event preliminary bout card was a flyweight (125 libras) tilt between Paul Elizondo (1-0) of Fresno and Nathan Napolitano (0-0) of Salinas, Ill. USA.
Pretium ex $30, tesserae "COPA PUGNA" in online venalia sunt apud CombateAmericas.com/Tickets et apud Ticketmaster.com, tum apud Saum Mart Centrum archa officium.
Ianua apud Save Mart Center aperiet pro eventu at 5 p.m. TP nonis Decembris 7, et prima preliminary bout incipient pervenientes 6 p.m.
UPDATED “COPA COMBATE” UPDATED FIGHT CARD:
PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD:
Flyweight: Paul Elizondo vs. Nathan Napolitano
Welterweight: Evan Solorio vs. Jimmy Molina
Middleweight: 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. Pablo Villaseca
Joey Ruquet vs. Bruno Cannetti
Group B
Alejandro Flores vs. Ioannes Bedoya
Andres Quintana vs. Marlon Gonzales
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