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Cadis Ibragimov (L) 
Viktor Kolesnik (L) 
M-1 Défi 96 POIDS OFFICIELLES & PHOTOS
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(L) Daniel Swain (18-8-1, M-1: 1-0-1), USA 145 lbs. (65,8 kg)
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NEF ANNOUNCES BIGGEST FIGHT CARD IT HAS EVER BROUGHT TO BANGOR
Bangor, Maine (Août 24, 2018) - Combats Nouvelle-Angleterre (NEF) tiendra son prochain événement mixtes arts martiaux, “NEF 35: Wicked Season,” sur Septembre 8 au Centre Croix-Assurance à Bangor. The event will mark the fourth time since 2013 that NEF has visited the Queen City. Plus tôt aujourd'hui,, the fight promotion announced the full fight card planned for the evening.
The exciting main event will feature two popular Bangor-area athletes doing battle as Jon Lemke (7-8) répond Aaron “Implacable” Lacey (5-2) à un concours léger. Lemke, un vétéran de la United States Marine Corps, trains with Titan Athletics in neighboring Brewer, Maine, while Lacey represents Young’s MMA of Bangor.
The co-main event will see Lacey’s teammate, and reigning NEF Professional Lightweight Champion, “Le” Ryan Sanders (16-9) prenant Armando “Big Chino” Montoya (10-6) in a non-title welterweight scrap. Sanders is coming off a huge submission win earlier this summer in Portland, Maine. Montoya, who represents First Class MMA of Brunswick, Maine, will debut in the Pine Tree State after a decade-long career on the southwest MMA circuit.
In another highly-anticipated professional fight, Caleb salle (1-0) of the Choi Institute in Portland will face another Young’s MMA team member in the form of CJ Aiguière (3-1). After a successful amateur career that saw him capture the NEF Amateur Featherweight Title, Hall impressed with a first-round submission of veteran John Ortolani (8-12) earlier this year in his pro debut. Aiguière, a member of the United States Air Force security forces, closed out “NEF 30” last August in Bangor winning the promotion’s pro middleweight strap over Mike Hansen (5-9).
The amateur portion of the fight card will be headlined by a title fight as Tapoter “PK” Kelly (4-0) puts both his lightweight belt and undefeated record on the line against the challenge of Ed Forlenza (2-2). Kelly, qui a tourné 54 last week, is a legend of Maine wrestling mats as both a competitor and coach and a member of the Maine Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame. He vows that this will be the final fight of his MMA career. Forlenza took the fight on short notice after Kelly’s previous challenger dropped out due to injury. He is a member of team Juniko based in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Forlenza is no stranger to the NEF cage. He won his amateur debut at “NEF 23” in the summer of 2016 on Cape Cod.
Speaking of wrestling coaches, “NEF 35” will also feature the amateur debut of Shawn Costigan (0-0). Costigan is a member of the Bucksport High School wrestling coaching staff. He will represent Young’s MMA in his cage debut when he takes on the fellow-debuting David Hills (0-0).
Also on the amateur card will be the brother of CJ Ewer, Roger Ewer (1-0). A pharmacist by day, Roger made his amateur debut last year at “NEF 30” in Bangor with a second round technical knockout of Dustin Freeman (0-1). À “NEF 35,” il prendra sur Jason Hanley (0-0) of Orchard Park Martial Arts in western New York state.
The full “NEF 35” carte de combat (sous réserve de modifications):
PROFESSIONNEL MMA
155 Aaron Lacey 5-2 (MMA de Young) vs Jon Lemke 7-8 (Titan Athletics)
170 Ryan Sanders 16-9 (MMA de Young) vs Armando Montoya 10-6 (First Class MMA)
185 Crowsneck Boutin 2-3 (Bad Little Falls Dojo) vs Mark Gardner 0-0 (L'Académie)
155 CJ Aiguière 3-1 (MMA de Young) vs Caleb Hall 1-0 (Choi Insistute)
155 Josh Harvey 4-0 (MMA de Young) vs Jay Ellis 15-77 (Team Knockout)
145 Zenon Herrera 1-6 (Team SMOG) vs Ernesto Ornelas 3-7 (Choi Institut)
AMATEUR MMA
155* Titre Pat Kelly 4-0 (MMA de Young) vs Ed Forlenza 2-2 (Juniko)
170 David Hart 0-3 (Kenney’s MMA) vs Christian Barrett 1-0 (First Class MMA)
155 Zac Richard 1-0 (Nostos) vs Clifford Redman 0-5 (Indépendant)
150 Taylor Bartlett 1-1 (CMBJJ) vs Jacob Deppmeyer 1-1 (First Class MMA)
265 Roger Ewer 1-0 (MMA de Young) vs Jason Hanley 0-0 (Orchard Park Martial Arts)
180 Jordan Norman 0-1 (Bad Little Falls Dojo) vs Brandon Schwinck 0-2 (Indépendant)
145 Joe Howard 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Jordan Young 0-1 (Indépendant)
155 Jesse Fitzsimmons 0-0 (Nostos) vs AJ Morales 0-0 (Orchard Park Martial Arts)
145 Shawn Costigan 0-0 (MMA de Young) vs David Hills 0-0 (Indépendant)
135 Nate Boucher 2-3 (CMBJJ) vs Joshua Greenlaw 0-2 (Indépendant)
160 Andrew Brown 0-0 (Nostos) vs Chris Lachcik 0-0 (Indépendant)
COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES OPENING OF LA JAULA STUDIOS
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NEW YORK - Août 21, 2018 – Coming off the successful launch of its new season on Univision, with record ratings beating those of general market English language Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) properties, Combate Americas president Jacqueline Hernandez today announced the opening of La Jaula Studios, a new multi-platform content production studio created to serve the most digitally native, multiracial and multicultural generations that have ever existed—Hispanic Millennials and Generation Z.
The new studio will be led by Stan Jakubowicz, who was recently promoted to Chief Content Officer, and will be based in New York.
“Our mission with La Jaula Studios is to tell the bold, untold and unfiltered stories of the real-life heroism behind Combate’s fighters and their communities,»Dit Hernandez. “Stan’s proven creative expertise and uncontainable passion for this sport make him a perfect fit to lead La Jaula.”
Jakubowicz is a creative executive with nearly 20 years of experience producing multi-platform content for television, digital and film. He has produced box office hits such as La Mujer de Mi Hermano, and co-produced the critically acclaimed The German Doctor, an Oscar and Golden Globes official submission for Best Foreign Film in 2014.
Jakubowicz also co-produced Visitantes, a horror film featuring Mexican superstar, Kate del Castillo, and served as an associate producer for the film El Inca, a Venezuelan boxing drama that earned him a second official submission in the Foreign Film category for the Academy Awards.
As an Emmy-nominated TV Executive Producer, Jakubowicz has produced for the world’s leading media companies such as Disney, Comcast, Sony, Univision, NBC Universal and Fremantle Media.
La Jaula Studios will produce authentic content in Spanish, English and Portuguese that complements Combate Americas’ programming. Production will take place around the globe, including Latin America, Brésil, Espagne, Portugal and the U.S.
La Jaula Studios will offer a variety of programming, including lifestyle-documentaries to scripted series, feature films, short-form digital, social and mobile content – and customized, sponsor-branded interstitials that will air during highly-watched Combate Americas’ live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) television and digital events. This content will offer brands and advertisers a unique opportunity to connect with Combate Americas’ audience.
Upcoming projects include:
- “Rootas,"(wt)- a docu-series chronicling the lives of six Combate Americas fighters on their journey, told first-hand through their eyes. The first episode will feature Mexican MMA superstar Erik “Goyito” Perez, as he heads to an unfamiliar world – Thaïlande – to train under legendary Muay Thai champion Buakaw Banchamek, a fighter whose unmatched speed and devastating knockout power in the ring has transformed him into one of the most sought-after commodities in the fight world.
- “The Real Deal,” a major motion picture and docu-series chronicling the life and career of Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano, the only female fighter and only Puerto Rican fighter in history to win five world boxing championships in five different weight divisions, as she sets her sights on achieving another unprecedented feat – becoming the first fighter in history to win a major MMA world championship while simultaneously retaining a world boxing title.
UN TITRE PLUMEUX COMBAT ENTRE PATRICIO «PITBULL» ET EMMANUEL SANCHEZ FAIT LE RETOUR DE BELLATOR À MENORA MIVTACHIM ARENA À TEL AVIV, ISRAËL EN NOV. 15
AUSSI, ISRAELI HAIM GOZALI REMATCH RYAN COUTURE ET ANCIEN CHAMP LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT PHIL DAVIS FACE À VADIM NEMKOV
LOS ANGELES - Bellator revient à Tel Aviv, Israël pour la troisième année consécutive jeudi, Novembre. 15 avec un affrontement pour le titre mondial poids plume Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (27-4) contre Emmanuel Sanchez (17-3) mis à l'ancre Bellator 209 à l'intérieur de Menora Mivtachim Arena. En outre, Haim Widodo (8-5) cherche à se venger contre Ryan Couture (11-6) en action co-événement principal des poids welters, tandis que Phil Davis (19-4, 1 Caroline du Nord) va prendre Vadim Nemkov (9-2) à mi-lourds. En outre, un concours de poids plume féminin entre des Israéliennes invaincues Rubin Olga (4-0) et le vétéran Cindy Dandois (12-3) sera présenté sur la carte.
Les billets sont en vente maintenant et sont disponibles à Eventim.co, ainsi que Bellator.com. L'événement sera diffusé vendredi, Novembre. 16 à 9 p.m. HE / 8 h, heure. CT sur Paramount Network et peut également être diffusé sur DAZN.
Bellator s'est associé à Ananey Communications, un conglomérat de télévision israélien vantant 14 canaux, y compris les canaux EGO et EGO TOTAL, qui diffusent Bellator en Israël depuis 2012.
Originaire de Natal, Brésil, Le double champion poids plume Patricio «Pitbull» entrera dans la cage du Bellator pour un record promotionnel 20 fois le novembre. 15. Avec 15 gagne sous l'égide de Bellator, «Pitbull» fera sa deuxième défense de titre depuis qu'il a remporté le titre mondial à Bellator 178 contre Daniel Straus l'année dernière. Plus récemment,, «Pitbull» vaincu Daniel Weichel, devançant son adversaire par décision partagée à Bellator 203 à Rome. Après avoir obtenu une finition en 20 de son 27 gagne comme un professionnel, le champion en titre est devenu synonyme d'excitation et les fans peuvent certainement s'attendre à plus de feux d'artifice lorsqu'il entre dans la cage surNov. 15.
Sanchez est officiellement passé de perspective à prétendant au titre lorsqu'il se bat pour le titre poids plume à Tel Aviv. Contrairement à son adversaire, Sanchez se retrouvera en territoire inconnu en novembre. 15, comme Milwaukee, 28 ans, Wis.-fighter fera sa première apparition professionnelle en dehors des États-Unis. «El Matador» cherchera sa 10e victoire promotionnelle et sa cinquième victoire consécutive, une séquence qui a commencé en janvier de l'année dernière. Avec sa dernière défaite il y a plus de deux ans et avec de récentes victoires sur d'anciens champions du Bellator Daniel Straus et Marcos Galvao, aussi bien que Sam Sicilia, il n'y a peut-être pas un autre athlète sur la liste de Bellator qui mérite plus un combat pour le titre que le produit de la Roufusport Academy.
Un membre de l'équipe Renzo Gracie, Gozali revient dans la cage du Bellator pour la cinquième fois en 20 ans de carrière. Le combattant israélien combattra à nouveau Ryan Couture en novembre. 15, suite à un thriller en trois rounds à Bellator 180 l'été dernier. Se battre hors de Bat Yam, Israël, «Batman» privilégie les événements à domicile, remportant deux victoires de soumission au premier tour dans chacun de ses deux derniers combats à l'intérieur de la Menora Mivtachim Arena. Maintenant, avec sept de ses huit victoires en carrière par voie de soumission, l'ancien soldat de l'armée israélienne espère garder sa revanche avec Couture hors des mains des juges.
Couture cherche à reproduire le succès qu'il a eu lors de son premier affrontement avec Gozali, quand il a remporté une décision unanime à l'intérieur du Madison Square Garden en juin dernier. Un vétéran de l'UFC et de STRIKEFORCE, Couture est apparu six fois dans la cage du Bellator et fera le saut en poids welter dans l'espoir de remporter la 12e victoire de sa carrière.. Un membre de Xtreme Couture à Las Vegas, le natif de Seattle cherchera à jouer le rôle de spoiler à Gozali lors du match revanche à Tel Aviv.
Originaire de Harrisburg, Penn. Davis a remporté d'impressionnantes victoires sur la compétition d'élite au cours de son illustre carrière de 10 ans, y compris les victoires sur les goûts de Lyoto Machida, "King Mo" Lawal, Liam McGeary et plus récemment, Linton Vassellà Bellator 200 plus tôt cette année. Combats de San Diego, Californie. l'ancien quadruple lutteur All-American Division-1 de la NCAA de l'Université Penn State détient une marque presque sans faille de 6-1 à Bellator. "M. Merveilleux »s'entraîne aux côtés du champion actuel des poids coq du Bellator Darrion Caldwell, Dominick Cruz et A.J. Matthews entre autres à l'Alliance MMA.
Combats de Stary Oskol, Russie, 26-Vadim Nemkov, artiste KO, âgé d'un an, fera sa troisième apparition avec Bellator lors de sa rencontre avec Davis. Un protégé du poids lourd Bellator Fedor Emelianenko, Nemkov cherchera à s'appuyer sur sa paire de victoires à élimination directe, qui comprend une victoire sur l'ancien champion des poids lourds légers Liam McGeary à Bellator 194. Avec huit de ses neuf victoires en carrière par voie d'arrêt au premier tour, l'ancien champion du monde de Sambo ne perd pas beaucoup de temps à l'intérieur de la cage. Sa capacité à terminer des combats sera testée lorsqu'il rencontrera Davis, un athlète qui n'a pas encore terminé sa carrière.
Olga Rubin, poids plume des femmes israéliennes, retourne dans la cage du Bellator pour la troisième fois pour mettre sa séquence invaincue en jeu dans son pays d'origine. Avec ses précédentes victoires promotionnelles à Bellator 164 et Bellator 188 venant via TKO, «Big Bad» s'est forgé une réputation comme l'un des prospects les plus dangereux de la division. Elle est maintenant prête à affronter la vétéran de l'UFC et de l'Invicta FC Cindy Dandois, qui possède la carrière l'emporte sur Marloes Coenen, Jorina Baars et Megan Anderson. Formation hors Xtreme Couture à Las Vegas, «Battlecat» mène actuellement une séquence de quatre victoires consécutives, qui comprend une apparition victorieuse dans RIZIN.
Mise à jour Bellator 209: «Pitbull» contre. Sanchez Carte de combat:
Combat pour le titre mondial poids plume: Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (27-4) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (17-3)
Welters Co-Main Event: Haim Widodo (8-5) vs. Ryan Couture (11-6)
Événement caractéristique des poids lourds légers: Phil Davis (19-4, 1 Caroline du Nord) vs. Vadim Nemkov (9-2)
Bout poids plume féminin: Rubin Olga (4-0) vs. Cindy Dandois (12-3)
BOUTIN IS BACK AND GARDNER TURNS PRO AT NEF 35 AU BANGOR
Bangor, Maine (Août 20, 2018) - Combats Nouvelle-Angleterre (NEF) tiendra son prochain événement mixtes arts martiaux, “NEF 35: Wicked Season,” sur Septembre 8 au Centre Croix-Assurance à Bangor. Plus tôt aujourd'hui,, the fight promotion announced the addition of a professional middleweight bout to the card. Crowsneck Boutin (2-3) will return to the cage to take on marque “Pockets” Gardner (0-0) à un poids de combat de 185 livres-.
It will have been two years almost to the day since Boutin last competed in the NEF cage. That September night in 2016 he was defeated by Jesse Erickson (9-7) à “NEF 25.” Depuis ce temps,, Boutin has become an instructor with a new team, Bad Little Falls Dojo, based in Machias, Maine and has concentrated on raising his young daughter. He will look to recapture the glory of his 2014 season when he went 3-0, including two first-round knockouts, in the NEF cage and was voted “Fighter de l'année” by fans.
“I am blessed with this opportunity to go to war inside the NEF cage,” dit Boutin. “Past two years, I’ve been fighting for my sweet princess, Iola Soule. I possess new light, and I’d whoop the old me’s ass. I am still aboard this ride. I am a revenant.”
Mark Gardner has had a stellar first year with NEF. Novembre dernier, he debuted with a second-round technical knockout of Carlton Charles (2-2) à “NEF 31.” He would follow up that success with a pair of first-round finishes this year, including a submission victory by arm bar earlier this summer at “NEF 34.” En tout, he finished his amateur career a perfect 3-0. Gardner is a product of the Academy of Mixed Martial Arts based in Portland, Maine.
“I can’t wait to fight Crowsneck in September,” said Gardner. “To be able to make my pro debut so soon after three good fights is pretty rad. I’ve been training hard for this and I can’t wait to see it pay off in there.”
prochain événement mixte arts martiaux de NEF, “NEF 35: Wicked Season,” will see the company make its return to the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place Samedi, Septembre 8, 2018 avec un temps de cloche 7 h. Les billets sont en vente dès maintenant à www.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.
Bellator 204: CALDWELL vs. LAHAT FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS & PHOTOS
Complete Photos // Crédit: Bellator / Lucas Noonan
Achevée Bellator 204 Carte principale:
Poids plume Main Event: Darrion Caldwell (13-1) def. Noad tout (12-4) par TKO (poinçons) à 2:46 du deuxième tour
*Caldwell’s bantamweight title was not on the line
Welters Co-Main Event: Logan Storley (9-0) def. A.J. Matthews (9-8) par TKO (poinçons) à 3:56 du deuxième tour
Carte principale Bout poids coq: Ricky Plateaux (11-1) def. James Gallagher (7-1) par KO (grèves) à 2:49 de la première ronde
Poids plume Carte principale Bout: Tywan Claxton (3-0) def. CRIS Lencioni (3-2) par décision unanime (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Carte préliminaire:
Bout léger préliminaire: Omar Morales (7-0) def. Troy Nawrocki (3-1) par KO (grèves) à 0:58 de la première ronde
Bout léger préliminaire: Demarques Jackson (9-2) def. Bryce Logan (9-3) par décision partagée (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
Welters préliminaire Bout: Jason Jackson (8-3) def. Jordon Larson (9-5) par TKO (poinçons) à 3:52 de la première ronde
Welters préliminaire Bout: David Michaud (13-4) def. Corey Davis (3-1) par KO (poinçons) à 1:42 de la première ronde
Bout moyen préliminaire: Romero Cotton (3-0) def. Willie Whitehead (2-3) par TKO (grèves) à 4:12 de la première ronde
Welters préliminaire Bout: Tyler Ray (3-1) def. Seth Bass (4-3) par KO (grèves) à 3:30 du tour 1
Bout léger préliminaire: Keith Phathaem (1-1) vs. Micah Peatrowsky (2-1) par décision unanime (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Masselotte préliminaire Bout: Lloyd McKinney (8-5) def. Robiel Tesfaldet (2-2) par soumission (arm triangle choke) à 4:17 de tour de trois
Bout moyen préliminaire: Jeff Nielsen (2-0) def. Wyatt Meyer (1-1) par TKO (poinçons) à 2:53 de la première ronde
MMA PRO LEAGUE ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONAL & APPAREL PARTNERS
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Août 16, 2018) – The newest entity in MMA and professional team sports, Ligue MMA Pro, has struck an apparel partnership with Jab Apparel, as well as six promotional partners, ahead of their inaugural fight card on Saturday, Septembre 15
à l'Hôtel Hard Rock & Casino Atlantic City and streaming live on FloCombat.com.
In addition to Jab Apparel, the companies providing their promotional support for MMA Pro League are Everlast, the preeminent boxing brand since 1910, Select, a U.S.-based premium benefits card company, Everipedia, the world’s largest English encyclopedia by content, Captiv8, a full-service promotional product and marketing agency, la Village Pourhouse a New York City sports bar and cigar company Q Cigar. All promotional partners will also be distributing MMA Pro League video and photo content across their websites and social media platforms.
“We are very encouraged by the breadth of promotional support being provided by this great group of companies who believe in MMA Pro League and our team concept,” said MMA Pro League CEO Hani Darwish. “We are very excited that they are with us at the launch of a new era in MMA.”
“I’d like to thank all of our promotional partners, as well as FloSports and the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, for their support of MMA Pro League,” said MMAPL president Mark Taffet. “Their efforts not only enhance our brand but also extend the reach of MMA Pro League to fans across many demographic groups.”
Amongst the many ways that these companies will be engaging fans heading intoSeptember 15 include various discounts and special offers for purchasing tickets through their vendors. Ticket buyers using their Select card will be given significant discounts, while purchasing tickets at a Q Cigar location will net fans free Robusto and Churchill cigars. Fans who buy tickets at Village Pourhouse will receive a free drink with their purchase and be rewarded with a discount meal after the fight.
The Everipedia database will house the biographies of each MMA Pro League fighter and be accessible from the league’s website. Everipedia will also present the “Conte de la bande” for each fight and service other statistical information.
Jab Apparel, a UK-based company that launched in March, will provide training apparel and fight night uniforms for MMA Pro League teams and employees. Everlast will be the official glove provider of MMA Pro League, while Captiv8 will deliver MMA Pro League promotional items.
These partnerships are on top of the previously announced deals with the beautiful new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, which will host a series of MMA Pro League matches, and FloSports, who will exclusively stream all MMA Pro League team fight action live on their worldwide combat sports site, FloCombat.com.
Tickets for the inaugural installment of “MMA Pro League At The Hard Rock” onSaturday, Septembre 15, featuring Team New Jersey vs. Team Pennsylvania, are available at Ticketmaster.com.
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To access live and on-demand coverage of all MMA Pro League action, visit FloCombat.com and become a monthly or annual PRO subscriber. Either subscription unlocks access to premium content across the entire FloSports network. Watch the games on all screens by downloading the FloSports app on iOS, Année, or Apple TV 4.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT QUALIFIER BOUTS LIVE ON UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK FROM LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIE. VENDREDI, Septembre. 28
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NEW YORK - Août 16, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a live Univision Deportes Network (UDN) émission de télévision (12 a.m. ET/9 h. PT) of an event that will be headlined by the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise’s first-ever “COPA COMBATE” qualifying bouts in Long Beach, Californie. Sur Vendredi, Sept. 28.
The “Combate Americas: Sur le chemin de la Copa Combate ”événement, which will air live from The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, will feature a pair of one, five-minute round featherweight (145 livres) combats, the winners of which represent their respective countries – the U.S. and Mexico – in the “COPA COMBATE," une nuit, huit hommes, $100,000 tournoi, the date and location of which will be announced soon.
Prix à partir de $30, billets pour « Americas Combate: Camino A Copa Combate »sont en vente au Walter Pyramid’s
plateforme de billetterie en ligne, ainsi qu'à Ticketon.com.
“These one-round qualifier fights are symbolic of what Combate Americas represents – ‘Mucha Mas Accion,’ or ‘Much More Action,» A déclaré le PDG américain Combate Campbell McLaren. “Faster-paced fights in a shorter time frame create the most electrifying platform in the sport and, with the opportunity to represent your country in the ‘COPA COMBATE," $100,000 grand prize tournament on the line, the intensity will be at an all-new high.”
Facing off with each other in one of the two ‘Camino a Copa Combate’ one, five-minute round, featherweight fights with the right to represent the U.S. in the high-stakes tournament, sera Erick «Le poivre fantôme» Gonzalez (8-2) et Andres «The Bullet» Quintana (14-2).
In the second ‘Camino a Copa’ one-round, five-minute fight, Pablo "Le Coq Noir" Sabori (8-4) va entrer en collision avec Alejandro "El Gallito" Flores (12-1). The winner of the matchup will represent Mexico in the “COPA COMBATE” tournament.
ERICK GONZALEZ VS. ANDRES QUINTANA
Le 5 pieds 10, 26-year-old Gonzalez of Redondo Beach, Californie. will drop from lightweight (155 livres) to featherweight for the first time since joining the ranks of Combate Americas, in an effort to qualify for the coveted, tournoi d'une nuit.
A relentless battler capable of finishing opponents in any range of combat, Gonzalez has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (T)KO ou la soumission, including his last fight in which he avenged a previous, unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Danny « The Realist » Ramirez by scoring a highlight reel, first-round (3:15) assommer (poinçons) on Ramirez at “Combate Estrellas” in Los Angeles on Avril 13.
Quintana, a 6-foot, 27-year-old trailblazer who hails from Roswell, N.M., has been perfect to date in La Jaula, la cage Amériques Combate, winning all four of his matchups under the promotional banner since he made his debut last year.
Among Quintana’s conquests in Combate Americas action is a June 30, 2017 unanimous decision win over last year’s “COPA COMBATE” tournament winner Levy Marroquin, in a bout that took place in the taxing, high altitude of Mexico City, Mexique.
PABLO SABORI VS. ALEJANDRO FLORES
Le 5-foot-8, 26-year-old Sabori of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora is a feared, devastating finisher who boasts a 100 taux de finition pour cent, with all 8 of his professional career wins to date having come by way of knockout or submission, 5 of them inside the first round of action.
In his last start on July 29, 2017 à Tijuana, Basse-Californie, Mexique, Sabori slugged his way to a third round (3:03) OMS (poinçons) de Andrew Lagdaan.
Flores is a 5-foot-10, 27-ans, fast-rising star out of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon who will return to 145 pounds after a phenomenal run in the bantamweight (135 livres) classe.
Flores is riding a four-fight win streak after coasting to victory over Team Grasso standout Victor Madrigal in Combate Americas’ debut live event in Monterrey onAvril 20. The win marked Flores’ second straight win in La Jaula, since defeating Walter Zamora by way of split decision on March 30, 2017.
An additional matchup for the live televised, main card portion of the Combate Americas world championship event will be announced soon, as will a complete, preliminary bout card.
Doors at The Walter Pyramid will open at 6 p.m. PT sur Septembre 28, et le premier combat préliminaire débutera à 7 p.m.
Fight Talk Unlimited DOUBLE épisode
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