LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK
FROM SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, કેલિફ. શુક્રવારે, DEC. 7
JOEY RUQUET REPLACES GASTON REYNO, DANIEL REQUEIJO TO REPRESENT SPAIN IN PLACE OF ZEBENZUI RUIZ
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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, આઠ મેન, $100,000 grand prize Mixed Martial Arts (એમએમએ) વજનમાં તદ્દન હલકી વ્યક્તિ (145 પાઉન્ડ) showdown – as well as the tournament brackets for the event that takes place at Save Mart Center on Friday, ડિસે. 7.
The second annual “COPA COMBATE” extravaganza airs live in its entirety in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (9 વાગ્યાની. ET / 6 વાગ્યાની. પી.ટી.), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ઇટી / પી.ટી.) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. અને / 9 પી.એમ.. પી.ટી.).
Originally slated for action in a previously announced tournament alternate bout, 26-વર્ષની Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1), લાસ વેગાસ બહાર લડાઈ, Nev., USA and representing Puerto Rico, has been entered into the main draw of the eight-man tournament where he will replace Uruguay’s Gaston “Tonga” Reyno(7-2, 2 એનસી), who has been forced to withdraw from the tournament due to staph infection.
વધુમાં, Daniel “El Gallego” Requeijo (14-6) will represent Spain in place of previously announced Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” 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 તેમના 14 માર્ગ દ્વારા કારકિર્દી જીત (ટી)KO અથવા રજૂઆત.
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 Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, ચિલી, જ્યારે Alejandro “Gallito” Flores(13-1) મોન્ટેરરી ના, Nuevo Leon, Mexico will battle undefeated John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, કોલમ્બિયા.
On the other side of the draw, or “Group B,” Ruquet will collide with Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) બ્યુનોસ એરેસ, અર્જેન્ટીના, જ્યારે Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, એમ, USA will face fellow prolific star Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 એનસી) of Lima, પેરુ.
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, સ્પેઇન. Enriquez Marquez will take on Ruquet’s original, tournament alternate bout opponent "ઘાતકી" રુડી મોરાલ્સ (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 પાઉન્ડ) tilt between Paul Elizondo (1-0) of Fresno and Nathan Napolitano (0-0) of Salinas, કેલિફ. યુએસએ.
થી કિંમતની $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 વાગ્યાની. PT on December 7, અને પ્રથમ પ્રારંભિક વારો ખાતે શરૂ થશે 6 વાગ્યાની.
UPDATED “COPA COMBATE” UPDATED FIGHT CARD:
PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD:
Flyweight: Paul Elizondo vs. Nathan Napolitano
વેલ્ટરવેઇટ: 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. પાબ્લો Villaseca
Joey Ruquet vs. Bruno Cannetti
Group B
Alejandro Flores vs. John Bedoya
Andres Quintana vs. Marlon Gonzales
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