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NEW YORK – Agustus 23, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a new women’s flyweight (125 kilogram) 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 (MMA) franchise’s world championship event in Phoenix on Jumaah, Tujuh. 14, live on both Univision (12 a.m. AND/PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. AND/9 p.m. 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, tapi kapaksa mundur alatan tatu.
In the previously announced, world championship bantamweight (135 kilogram) kajadian utama, Monterrey’s Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2), the winner of the inaugural, 2017 “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, dalapan man, $100,000 grand prize tournament, will collide with fellow star Jose “Pochito” Alday (11-3-1) tina Tucson, Ariz. via Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
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 kilogram) contest between undefeated, rising star and Cub Swanson ditangtayungan Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (7-0) jeung LaRue "The jelema nu ngedahar daging jelema lainna" Burley (8-3).
5-suku-7, 24-year-old Garcia of Palm Springs, Calif., USA by way of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, 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 atawa kaluman.
Burley, a 5-foot-10, 34-taun, seasoned competitor who hails from Phoenix, has faced off with top level adversaries, and is best known for his upset, babak katilu (3:40) WHO (knee strike to the body and punches) ti 2011 NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and previously undefeated MMA prospect Bubba Jenkins dina Sept. 20, 2013.
Also announced today was a featherweight (145 kilogram) preliminary bout card contest between two unbeaten prospects – Tino Gilaranz (1-0) tina Madrid, Spain and Austin Wourms (1-0) tina 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, kandang Combate Amérika, for the second time in his career, ka beungeut Eduardo “El Pube” Alvarado (3-4) of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Another featherweight scrap will see Javier “Blair” Reyes Rugeles (7-1) of Bogota, Colombiá square off with “Magic” Mike Hamel (5-2) of Gilbert, Ariz., AS.
In flyweight action, undefeated, rising béntang Richard Palencia (6-0) of marana, Ariz. bakal mawa kana Federico “The Argentinian Ninja” Oliveira (3-4) of Mendoza, Argentina.
Battle-tested veterans Yaotzin Meza (21-11) tina 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.
Dibanderol ti $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” are on sale at
CelebrityTheatre.com jeung Ticketon.com.
Doors at Celebrity Theatre open at 6 p.m. PT, with the first preliminary bout beginning at 7 p.m.