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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT BETWEEN “SUPER MELY” MARTINEZ AND FRANCIS HERNANDEZ LIVE ON UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK FROM LONG BEACH, CALIF. EL DIVENDRES, Setembre. 28

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Per sota de: El invicte, 21-year-old knockout artist Melissa “Super Mely” Martínez (esquerra) de la Ciutat de Mèxic, Mexico will take on hard-hitting Francis “Hit Girl” Hernández (dret) of Camuy, Puerto Rico in the live, Xarxa Univision Esports (UDN)-televised, Combate Americas co-main event in Long Beach, Califòrnia. el divendres, Set. 28. Crèdit de la foto: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas

FIVE OTHER NEW BOUTS ANNOUNCED FOR STACKED EVENT HEADLINED BY FIRST-EVER, ONE-ROUND
“COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT QUALIFYING BOUTS

Tickets for “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa Combate” on sale now

NOVA YORK – setembre 6, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a women’s strawweight (115 lliura) co-main event bout between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Mely” Martinez (4-0) i Francis “Hit Girl” Hernandez (3-2) for the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise’s live, Xarxa Univision Esports (UDN) transmissió per televisió (12 a.m. ET/9 pm. PT) from The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Califòrnia. el divendres, Set. 28.

 

L'esdeveniment, “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa Combate,” will be headlined by the previously announced, first two-ever “COPA COMBATE” qualifying fights, the winners of which will represent their respective countries – the U.S. and Mexico – in the one-night, de vuit homes, $100,000 grand prize tournament that will take place in the featherweight (145 lliura) division on a November date to be announced soon.

 

An explosive Muay Thai stylist, the 21-year-old Martinez of Mexico City, Mexico has been on a warpath since she made her Combate Americas promotional debut on June 30, 2017, scoring a thunderous, segona ronda (2:45) head kick TKO on Yajaira Romo.

 

In her last effort on April 20, Martinez dominated Argentina’s Ivanna Martinenghi for three consecutive rounds of action at “Combate Estrellas II” in Monterrey, Mexico before earning a unanimous decision victory.

 

Fighting out of Little Rock, Ark. where she is serving as an active duty Staff Sergeant with the U.S. Exèrcit, the 30-year-old Hernandez, who hails from Camuy, Puerto Rico is coming off an impressive Combate Americas debut performance that saw her submit (estrangulament per l'esquena) Shyann Farmer en la segona ronda (2:12) of battle in Sacramento, Califòrnia.

 

Also announced today were five preliminary bout card matchups for the “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa Combate” event, including a bantamweight (135 lliura) batalla entre Oscar “Jacare” Suarez (4-1) of Tenerife, Illes Canàries, Spain and Carlos Ochoa (3-5) of Indi, Califòrnia.

 

Elsewhere on the preliminary bout card, Dominic Clarke (11-8) of Los Angeles, Califòrnia. xocarà amb Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (6-4) de Sacramento, Califòrnia. en el pes lleuger (155 lliura).

 

El invicte Jesse Strader (3-0) de Lancaster, Califòrnia. USA will take on “Handsome” Mario Navarrio (4-5) of Northridge, Qualif., EUA. En acció de ploma.

 

In one of two flyweight (125 lliura) contests announced today, Heinrich Wassmer (6-3) of Highland Park, Califòrnia. s'enfrontaran David “Farmer of Destruction” Duran (6-4) de Whittier, Qualif., while in the other, invicte Hugo Aranda (2-0) of Van Nuys, Califòrnia. s'enfrontaran amb “Malicious” Michael Reyes(4-4) d'Oxnard, Califòrnia.

 

Additional preliminary bout matchups will be announced soon.

 

In one of the two, single, five-minute round featherweight “COPA COMBATE” tournament qualifying fights that will send the winner to represent the U.S. in the eight-man tournament in November, Erick “The Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez (8-2) of Redondo Beach, Califòrnia. s'enfrontarà a Andrés “La Bala” Quintana (14-2) de Roswell, N.m.

 

In the second tournament qualifying fight, the winner of which will represent Mexico at “COPA COMBATE," Pablo “El Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-4) de San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora will collide with Alejandro “El Gallito” Flores (12-1) de Monterrey, Nou Lleó.

 

Preus des de $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Camino A Copa Combate” are on sale at The Walter Pyramid’s online ticketing platform, as well at Ticketon.com.

 

Doors at the venue will open at 6 p.m. PT on September 28, i la primera baralla preliminar començarà a les 7 p.m.

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SOBRE COMBAT AMÉRICAS
Combate Americas és la principal arts marcials mixtes hispàniques (MMA) franquícia esportiva, convertint-se ràpidament en l'esport número dos, després del futbol, per als aficionats a l'esport de parla espanyola de tot el món. La franquícia Combate Americas inclou programació de televisió de realitat, esdeveniments en directe i programació mòbil. CEO de l'empresa, Campbell McLaren, és universalment reconegut com el cofundador/co-creador de l'Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). La revista New York va descriure McLaren com “el geni de màrqueting darrere de la UFC” i Yahoo! Esports van proclamar que ell “sap més sobre l'esport que gairebé tot el món en l'actualitat.” Amb un producte sense precedents i un equip de propietat i gestió de primer nivell, Combate Americas està a punt per obrir nous camins i provocar una nova era en la competició de MMA a nivell de campionat mundial.

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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES LIVE UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK TELECAST, COMPLETE BOUT CARD FOR “COMBATE ESTRELLAS II” IN MONTERREY, MEXICO ON FRIDAY, Abril 20

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VICTOR MADRIGAL REPLACES LEVY MARROQUIN IN BANTAMWEIGHT
CO-MAIN EVENT SHOWDOWN WITH ALEJANDRO FLORES

IVANNA MARTINENGHI REPLACES FRANCIS HERNANDEZ AGAINST UNDEFEATED MELISSA MARTINEZ IN STRAWWEIGHT FEATURED CONTEST

STAR-STUDDED EVENT HEADLINED BY
MUCH-ANTICIPATED BANTAMWEIGHT REMATCH BETWEEN
ERIK “GOYITO” PEREZ AND DAVID “D.J.” FUENTES

NOVA YORK – Abril 18, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a live Univision Deportes Network (UDN) transmissió per televisió, as well as the complete 10-bout fight card for the “Combate Estrellas II” Arts Marcials Mixtes (MMA) extravaganza at Gimnasio Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Mèxic divendres, Abril 20.

 

El viu, 90-minute UDN telecast of “Combate Estrellas II,” which will be headlined by a previously announced, highly-anticipated bantamweight (135 lliura) rematch between world-ranked superstar and Monterrey native Erik “Goyito” Pérez (17-6), and hard-hitting finisher David “D.J.” Fonts (13-10) of the U.S., comença a 12 a.m. I / 21 h. PT, and will follow the live stream of Combate Americas’ preliminary bout card, a partir de les 8 p.m. ET / 5 PM. PT, on UnivisionDeportes.com.

 

Fonts, who fights out of McAllen, Texas, defeated Perez by way of third round (3:01) submissió (armlock) when the two met on May 28, 2010.

 

In a new bantamweight (135 lliura) co-esdeveniment principal, Victor “Periquito” Madrigal (6-1) de Guadalajara, Mèxic, will replace “COPA COMBATE” tournament winner Levy Saul Marroquin de Monterrey, Mèxic, que s’ha retirat per malaltia, against fellow fast-rising star Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (11-1) de Monterrey.

 

Leading off the three-bout, live televised main card, undefeated strawweight (115 lliura) artista del nocaut Melissa “Super Mely” Martínez (3-0) de la Ciutat de Mèxic, Mèxic, will collide with fellow, hard-hitting Muay Thai stylist Ivanna Martinenghi (4-1) of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

 

Martinez was originally slated to face Francis Hernandez of Puerto Rico.

 

In other action announced for Combate Estrellas II,” prolific finisher Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (13-5) de Còrdova, Argentina, s'enfrontaran amb Fabian Galvan (8-3) of Monterrey in a bantamweight contest.

Enrique “Locote” González (6-1) of Monterrey will collide with Oscar Suárez (4-1) of Santa Cruz Tenerife, Espanya, in a bantamweight tilt.

Jose Luis “El Pistolero” Medrano (5-2) of Monterrey will battle Daniel “Golden Boy” Zellhuber (5-0) de la Ciutat de Mèxic.

 

Also in the card, Mexican Muay Thai fighter Lezly Hinojosa Compean (0-0) will make her debut under the MMA rules against Spanish superstar Irene Cabello Rivera (7-5) de Barcelona, Spain in an atomweight (105 lliura) fi.

 

Tickets for “CombateEstrellas II” are on sale at SuperBoletos.com.

 

Doors at Gimnasio Nuevo Leon will open at 6 p.m. local time on April 20. El primer combat preliminar començarà a les 7 p.m.

“COMBATE ESTRELLAS II” FIGHT CARD

TARGETA PRINCIPAL

Pes gall (135 lliura) Main event:
Erik Pérez (17-6) vs. David Fuentes (13-10)

Pes gall (135 lliura) co-esdeveniment principal:
Victor Madrigal (6-1) vs. Alejandro Flores (11-1)

Women’s Strawweight (115 lliura):
Melissa Martínez (3-0) vs. Ivanna Martinenghi (4-1)

BAIXA

Pes gall (135 lliura): Marcelo Rojo (13-5) vs. Fabian Galvan (8-3)
Atomweight (105 lliura): Irene Cabello (7-5) vs. Lezly Hinojosa Compean (0-0)
Pes gall (135 lliura): Enrique Gonzalez (12-10) vs. Oscar Suárez (4-1)
Pes gall (135 lliura): Juan Pablo Gonzalez (7-0-2) vs. Kevin Garcia (5-2)
Lleuger (155 lliura): Ivan Pérez (4-4) vs. Ricardo Arreola (5-5)
Pes gall (135 lliura): David Martinez (2-0) vs. Enrique Barragan (5-2)
Lleuger (135 lliura): Jose Luis Medrano (8-2) vs. Daniel Zellhuber (5-0)

 

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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES SEVEN NEW BOUTS FOR “COMBATE ESTRELLAS II” IN MONTERREY, MEXICO ON FRIDAY, Abril 20

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STAR-STUDDED EVENT HEADLINED BY
MUCH-ANTICIPATED BANTAMWEIGHT REMATCH BETWEEN
ERIK “GOYITO” PEREZ AND DAVID “D.J.” FUENTES
ENTRADES A LA VENDA Divendres AT SUPERBOLETOS.COM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOVA YORK - Març 22, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced seven new matchups, including a featherweight (145 lliura) showdown between knockout artists Horacio “The Punisher” Gutierrez (4-3) of Mexico and Andrés “La Bala” Quintana (12-2) of the U.S. per a la “Combate Estrellas II” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza at Gimnasio Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Mèxic ho és Divendres, Abril 20.
 

 

 

 

 

Preus des de 300 pesos, tickets for “Combate Estrellas II,” the second installment of the two-part, live television event series featuring a collection of the world’s premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise’s top estrellas, o “estrelles,” a la venda demà, Divendres, Març 23 online at SuperBoletos.com.
 

 

 

 

 

“Combate Estrellas II” will be headlined by the previously announced bantamweight (135 lliura) rematch between world-ranked superstar and Monterrey native Erik “Goyito” Perez (17-6) and hard-hitting finisher David “D.J.” Fuentes (13-10) of the U.S.
 

 

 

 

 

Fonts, who fights out of McAllen, Texas, defeated Perez by way of third round (3:01) submissió (armlock) when the two met on May 28, 2010.
 

 

 

 

 

 

In other action announced today for Combate Estrellas II," Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (13-5) of Argentina will square off with Fabian Galvan (8-3) of Mexico in a bantamweight contest.
 

 

 

 

 

Felipe "Pipe" Vargas (6-0) of Colombia will face Victor “Mad Dog” Madrigal(6-1) of Mexico in a bantamweight rematch to their initial meeting at “COPA COMBATE” in Cancun, Mexico on November 11, 2017 when Vargas edged out a split decision over Madrigal.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Enrique “Locote” Gonzalez (6-1) of Mexico will collide with Oscar Suárez (4-1) of Spain in a bantamweight tilt.
 

 

 

 

 

David Martinez (2-0) will risk his perfect record against fellow Mexican competitor and prolific striker Enrique Barragan (6-1) en el pes gall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In one of two lightweight (155 lliura) matchups, Ivan Pérez (5-4) will do battle with fellow Mexican Ricardo “El Loco” Arreola (5-5) i, en el segon, Jose Luis “El Pistolero” Medrano (5-2) of Mexico will go to war with Gleidson “Poney” Cutis (6-3) del Brasil.
 

 

 

 

 

Doors at Gimnasio Nuevo Leon will open at 7 p.m. local time on April 20. El primer combat preliminar començarà a les 8 p.m.
 

 

 

 

 

 

In the previously announced bantamweight co-main event, Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquí (11-2) of Monterrey will return to action on the heels of his historic and memorable victory of the inaugural “COPA COMBATE” one-night, de vuit homes, $100,000 grand prize tournament last Novembre 11, to square off with rival, ràpid l'estrella en ascens Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (11-1), also of Monterrey.
 

 

 

 

 

Marroquin became an overnight Cinderella story in Cancun when he defeated three consecutive opponents – Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-3) de Mèxic, Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (13-5) of Argentina and Joan “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda(16-3) of the U.S. – to become the 2017 “COPA COMBATE” tournament champion.
 

 

 

 

 

Leading off the three-bout live televised main card, the programming information for which will be announced soon, will be a women’s strawweight (115 lliura) matchup between undefeated Melissa “Super Mely” Martínez (3-0) de la Ciutat de Mèxic, Mèxic, i Francis Hernandez (2-2) of Camuy, Port Ric.

 

 

 

 

UPDATED “COMBATE AMERICAS: COMBATE ESTRELLAS II” FIGHT CARD

 

 

 

TARGETA PRINCIPAL:
Bantamweight Main Event:
Erik Perez (17-6) vs. David Fuentes (13-10)

 

 

 

 

Bantamweight Co-Main Event:
Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2) vs. Alejandro Flores (11-1)

 

 

 

 

Pes de palla: Melissa Martinez (3-0) vs. Francis Hernandez (2-2)

 

 

 

BAIXA:

 

 

 

Pes ploma: Horacio Gutierrez (4-3) vs. Andrés Quintana (12-2)

 

 

 

 

Pes gall: Marcelo Rojo (13-5) vs. Fabian Galvan (8-3)

 

 

 

 

Pes gall: Felipe Vargas (6-0) vs. Victor Madrigal (6-1)

 

 

 

 

Pes gall: Enrique Gonzalez (6-1) vs. Oscar Suárez (4-1)

 

 

 

 

Pes gall: David Martinez (2-0) vs. Enrique Barragan (6-1)

 

 

 

 

 

Lleuger: Ivan Pérez (5-4) vs. Ricardo Arreola (5-5)

 

 

 

 

Lleuger: Jose Luis Medrano (5-2) vs. Gleidson Cutis (6-3)

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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF WOMEN’S CO-MAIN EVENT TO LIVE TELEMUNDO BROADCAST OF “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, Novembre 11 DES DE CANCÚN, MÈXIC

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Pictured: Undefeated Melissa “Super Melly” Martínez (dret) of Mexico and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Bé Fet (esquerra) of Chile will square off in a strawweight (115 lliura) co-main event on the live Telemundo broadcast of “COPA DE COMBAT” from Cancun, Mèxic ho és Dissabte, Novembre. 11. Crèdit de la foto: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas

MELISSA MARTINEZ OF MEXICO FACES GLORIA BRAVO OF CHILE IN STRAWWEIGHT SHOWDOWN PRECEDING
$100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT

NOVA YORK – Octubre 18 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of a women’s strawweight (115 lliura) showdown between undefeated knockout artist Melissa "Super Melly" Martínez (2-0) i Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) that will serve as the co-main event on the highly-anticipated, live Telemundo broadcast (11:35 p.m. I/10:35 p.m. Connecticut, o seguiu “Tures versos.) of the “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza from Cancun, Mèxic ho és Dissabte, Novembre. 11.

The battle between the 20-year-old Martinez of Mexico City, Mexico and the 31-year-old Bravo, de Santiago, Xile, will immediately precede the championship stage bout and finale of the one-night, pes gallo de vuit homes (135 lliura) “COPA COMBATE” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 and that, per a la primera vegada en la història, will see top-ranked fighters from the U.S., Latin America and Spain represent their respective countries in a quest for glory.

“This is a phenomenal addition to an already stellar and historic fight card created for the Telemundo broadcast television platform,"Va dir el CEO de Combat Amèriques Campbell McLaren.

“With the incredibly relentless and hard-hitting action we have seen from the women of Combate Americas,"Va continuar McLaren, “it is only fitting that we showcase a matchup between two of the sport’s brightest and fastest rising female stars like Melissa Martinez and Gloria Bravo on the ‘COPA COMBATE’ platform.”

La “COPA COMBATE” té lloc a la 24º aniversari de l'ara llegendari UFC de McLaren 1 esdeveniment que va produir executiu com a cofundador de l'Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). L'esdeveniment històric va iniciar una revolució dels esports de combat, i va canviar el món de la lluita de les arts marcials per sempre.

The 5-foot-2 Martinez will return to La Jaula, Combat la gàbia Amèriques, for the second time in her career after shelling out a stunning, highlight reel knockout de Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo en la segona ronda (2:45) of battle at Combate 15 in Mexico City on Juny 30.

Following the promotional debut victory, Martínez, also a decorated Muay Thai competitor, earned a second-place finish at WAKO Kickboxing’s “The World Games 2017 – Wroclaw” tournament in Poland on Juliol 30.

The 5-foot-5 Bravo will enter La Jaula for the first time ever and put a three-fight winning streak on the line. All three of her latest victories came by way of armlock submission.

Bravo recently ventured from Chile to Las Vegas, Nev. to train for the upcoming matchup with famed, retired, former UFC world champion miesha Tate.

In addition to the “COPA COMBATE” tournament championship bout and the featured women’s fight between Martinez and Bravo, La retransmissió en directe de "COPA COMBATE" de Telemundo inclourà la fase semifinal del torneig que consta de dos combats que enfronten els guanyadors dels combats de la fase de quarts de final de cada grup del torneig.. Tota la fase de quarts de final del torneig es retransmetrà en directe a l'aplicació Telemundo Deportes En Vivo i TelemundoDeportes.com.

Telemundo Sports, un dels principals proveïdors de continguts esportius en castellà als Estats Units, és la seu de dos dels esdeveniments esportius més populars del món: a través de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA™ 2026 i els Jocs Olímpics d'estiu a través 2032. Addicionalment, Telemundo Deportes emet els partits de classificació per a la Copa Mundial de la FIFA™ CONCACAF per a la major part de la regió, inclosos els partits fora de casa de les seleccions nacionals de Mèxic i dels EUA i la Premier League. Telemundo Deportes també acull "Boxing Telemundo Ford,” el #1 programa de boxa en castellà, i “Títols i més,” el #1 notícies esportives, espectacle d'entreteniment i comentari en castellà, entre altres propietats esportives reconegudes.
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COMBATE AMERICAS RETURNS TO MEXICO CITY ON FRIDAY, Juny 30

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Danny “The Realist” Ramírez (foto) will collide with Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas in the lightweight main event of “Combate 15” a la Ciutat de Mèxic, Mèxic divendres, Juny 30.

LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
RODRIGO “KAZULA” VARGAS VS. DANNY “THE REALIST” RAMIREZ

Co-esdeveniment principal de pes ploma:
Levy “El Negro” Marroquin vs.. Andrés “La Bala” Quintana

Featured Women’s Strawweight Bout:
Melissa “Melly” Martinez vs. Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo

Tickets for “Combate 15” on sale soon

NOVA YORK – maig 25, 2017 – Combate Americas will make its highly-anticipated return to Mexico City, Mèxic, with a stacked lineup of professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) action at the storied Salas de Armas on Divendres, Juny 30, live on Azteca America at 10 p.m. I.

In the “Combate 15” lightweight (155 lliura) esdeveniment principal, recent Combate Americas “Fight of the Night” winner Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (6-2) will square off with seasoned battler Rodrigo "Kazula" Vargas (6-3).

In the featherweight (145 lliura) co-esdeveniment principal, Levy “El Negro” Marroquí (5-1) looks for his second straight win when he collides with the red-hot Andrés “La Bala” Quintana (11-2).

Més, Combate Americas will produce its second women’s strawweight (115 lliura) matchup in history when unbeaten upstart Melissa “Melly” Martinez (1-0) goes head-to-head with the venerable Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo (3-2).

“There is no better way to kick off our summer fight campaign than by returning to Mexico City,” Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren dit.

“Since we brought the Combate Americas live event series to Mexico for the first time in January,” McLaren continued, “we have been unearthing some of the fiercest, young fight talent in a country that has a proud history of producing legendary world champions and, de juny 30, fans will see some of the most electrifying action to date in ‘La Jaula.’”

Additional “Combate 15” matchups will be announced soon.

Rodrigo Vargas vs. Danny Ramirez

El 5-peus-7, 31-year-old Vargas heads into “Combate 15” having won four of his last five starts, with all four victories coming by way of knockout or submission.

Lluita fora de la Ciutat de Mèxic, “Kazula” will have the hometown crowd on his side as he looks to rebound from last January’s razor-thin decision loss to Marco Antonio Elpidio in what was an epic, see-saw battle at “Combate 10.”

Ramírez, 28, has more than seven years’ experience in the U.S. Marine Corps, which “The Realist” was able to parlay into a successful cagefighing career. After shredding the amateur circuit, the 5-foot-9 Californian turned pro, compilant un impressionant 6-2 record with four knockouts.

His most recent victory also received “Fight of the Night” honors at last February’s “Combate 11” affair, where Ramirez upset fan-favorite Erick “Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez in a three-round war in Burbank, Califòrnia.

Levy Marroquin vs. Andrés Quintana

One of the top prospects fighting out of Monterrey, Nuevo Leone, Mèxic, el 5 peus i 8 polzades, 21-year-old Marroquin made a successful debut with Combate Americas by outlasting Pablo Sabori at “Combate 12” earlier this year in Tijuana.

“El Negro” boasts four finishes in five wins, split between knockouts (2) i presentacions (2).

Quintana, 25, cut his teeth on season 22 de The Ultimate Fighter reality show before returning to the local circuit, where the 6-foot-1 ‘Bullet’ shot up the regional rankings to earn his spot on Combate Americas roster.

The Albuquerque, N.M.-based fighter did not disappoint, turning Combate Americas’ featherweight division on its head with a thrilling, three-round upset win over Team Alpha Male product Erick Sánchez at “Combate 11” last February.

Melissa Martinez vs. Yajaira Romo

Martinez makes her return to Mexico City, as well as her Combate Americas debut, after stopping Iliana Lopez in her first professional fight roughly one year back.

Standing 5-foot-5, Monterrey’s Yajaira Romo looks to return to the win column after her three-fight win streak was halted in early 2016. “Shokolate” is a member of the famed Combate Libre Academia, and possesses knockout power in both hands.