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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES STAR-STUDDED DEBUT EVENT IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO ON FRIDAY, OCT. 26 LIVE ON UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK AND DAZN

By Mike Johnson on 10/8/2018 7:56 AM

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES 
STAR-STUDDED DEBUT EVENT IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO 
ON FRIDAY, OCT. 26
LIVE ON UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK AND DAZN  


Lightweight main event:  
Mexican KO artist Marco “La Roca” Elpidio vs. 
Spanish MMA pioneer Enrique “Wasabi” Marin 
 
Tickets for “Combate Americas: La Batalla de Guadalajara” on sale

 

NEW YORK – October 3, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced its debut in Guadalajara, Jasico, Mexico with a star-studded Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event headlined by a lightweight (155 pounds) showdown between knockout artist Marco “La Roca” Elipido (7-3-1) and Enrique “Wasabi” Marin (11-5), live in Spanish on Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT) and in English on DAZN (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) on Friday, October 26.
 
Also announced today for the “Combate Americas: La Batalla de Guadalajara” event, which will take place at Complejo Nissan de Gimnasia, was a featured, bantamweight (135 pounds) matchup between rising stars Victor Hugo “El Periquito” Madrigal (6-2) of Guadalajara and  Christian “El Taylon” Quinonez (12-2) of Zacatecas, Mexico, and a flyweight (125 pounds) scrap between unbeaten phenom Edgar Chairez (4-0) of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico and Axel Osuna (3-1) of Guadalajara.

Priced from 220.00$ MXN, tickets for “Combate Americas: La Batalla de Guadalajara,” are on sale at Superboletos.com.
 
“It’s war.  Like no other fight in history, this lightweight fight between La Roca and Wasabi comes down to who will rule Guadalajara,” said Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.   
 
Elpidio, a 5-foot-8, 25-year-old powerhouse from Mexico City, Mexico, enters La Jaula, the Combate Americas cage, for the fifth time in his career, and will look to return to the win column after suffering a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of recent “COPA COMBATE” tournament qualifier Andres “The Bullet” Quintana in a featherweight contest in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on May 18.

 
The 32-year-old Marin of Seville, Andalusia, Spain was a runner-up on season two of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America competition reality television series.  He will make his much-anticipated debut in La Jaula.
 
To date, Marin has earned 8 of his 11 professional career wins by way of (T)KO or submission, including a second round (5:00) TKO (Doctor Stoppage), in his last start, of Yuki Yamasaki in Las Palmas, Spain on March 17.
 
In other action at “Combate Americas: La Batalla de Guadalajara,” Alejandro “Pato” Martinez (15-2) of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico will take on Jordan Beltran (9-4) of Puebla, Puebla, Mexico in a 150-pound catchweight contest.
 
In women’s atomweight (105 pounds) action, resilient battler Brenda Enriquez(1-2) of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA via Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico will duke it out with Alitzel Mariscal (0-0) of Guadalajara. 
 
A lightweight affair will pit Leo “Lion” Rodriguez (11-2-1) of Mexico City against Ramon “Monchi” Lopez (5-2) of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
 
Alejandro “Goliath” Solorzano (3-2) of Guadalajara will do battle with Mike “Tosko” Villareal (1-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo  Leon, Mexico in a heavyweight (max 265 pounds) throwdown.
 
Luis “El Dragon” Ceron (5-3) of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico will lock horns with Jose Alberto “Hoodler” Martinez (4-2) of Guadalajara at featherweight (145 pounds).
 
Unbeaten Guillermo Torres (1-0) of Guadalajara will face Mario Tena (5-1) of Monterrey at bantamweight.
 
In a meeting between two pro debut competitors hailing from Guadalajara, Bryan Arreaga (0-0) will square off with Marco Messi Dominguez (0-0).

Doors at Complejo Nissan de Gimnasia will open at 6 p.m. local time on October 26, and the first preliminary bout will begin at 7 p.m.
 

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ABOUT COMBATE AMERICAS
Combate Americas is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, rapidly becoming the number two sport, after soccer, for Spanish speaking sports fans worldwide.  The Combate Americas franchise includes reality TV programming, live events and mobile programming. The company's CEO, Campbell McLaren, is universally recognized as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine described McLaren as "the marketing genius behind the UFC" and Yahoo! Sports proclaimed that he "knows more about the sport than just about anyone in it today." With an unprecedented product and a blue-chip ownership and management team, Combate Americas is poised to break new ground and bring about a new era in world championship level MMAcompetition.
 
ABOUT DAZN
DAZN is a global live and on-demand sports streaming service created by fans, for fans, that is leading the charge to provide access to sports anytime, anywhere. DAZN guarantees no long-term contract, no bundles, just one affordable price for access to all of the service’s sports on connected devices including Smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and games consoles. DAZN is currently available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Canada, and Italy, and just launched for $9.99 a month in the U.S. – where it is set to become a must-have for fight fans, with 80+ fight nights already lined up from Matchroom Boxing, BellatorMMA, the World Boxing Super Series, and Combate Americas. 
 
 
About Univision Deportes
Univision Deportes is the multimedia sports division of Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) and includes UDN, the No. 1 Spanish-language sports network in the U.S. Univision Deportes’ portfolio of rights includes all 18 teams in Liga MX, the Mexican National Team, the U.S. Men’s & Women’s National Teams, Major League Soccer, Copa MX, Copa Centroamericana, Copa América, CONCACAF Gold Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, international friendlies, select matches from Liga de Ascenso in Mexico, Portuguese First Division, Dutch First Division, FC Barcelona TV and Bayern Munich TV, Mexico’s Campeón de Campeones and SúperCopa, and Formula 1. Univision Deportes is also the exclusive home to shows such as Premios Univision Deportes, Solo Boxeo, Zona NBA, Republica Deportiva and Contacto Deportivo, the highest-rated Spanish-language sports studio show in the U.S., and delivers comprehensive coverage across platforms on all the latest from the NBA, NFL, MLB, and world of boxing.