Combate Americas‘ Copa Combate weigh-ins took place place at the Grand Oasis Hotel main lobby area in Cancun, Mexico on Friday, November 10 at Noon ET.
It was like nothing in mixed martial arts history.
There were fighters and officials, which included the members of the state commission and a sanctioning body, UFC co-founder and Combate Americas founder Campbell McLaren, and Alberto Del Rio. There was Gil Melendez and Miesha Tate and a pregnant Julianna Pena. There were three women dressed from head to toe in purple, including the entire face and head, who shook hands with every fighter weighing in. There were two women in death masks. And there was a nice guy on stilts. Also La Jaula girls. Multiple DJs.
It was the next level.
This is fighting; not everyone made weight.
Andres Ayala from Bogota, Colombia, wasn’t able to make weight, so Colombian sensation Alejandro ‘Pitbull’ Abomohor will now square off with Marc ‘Lufo’ Gomez of Barcelona, Spain. Further, Ricky ‘El Gallero’ Palacios wasn’t able to make weight; he will be replaced by Levy ‘El Negro’ Marroquin vs. Carlos ‘Lobo’ Rivera.
Copa Combate Opening Round
Mikey ‘El Terrible’ Erosa • San Juan, Puerto Rico (135.5)
Marcelo ‘Pitbull’ Rojo • Cordoba, Argentina (135.7)
Carlos ‘Lobo’ Rivera • Mexico City, Mexico (136)
Levy Saul Marroquin • Monterrey, Mexico (136)
John ‘Sexy Mexy’ Castaneda • Mankato, Minnesota, USA (135.9)
Kevin ‘El Frio’ Moreyra • Lima, Peru (135.7)
Marc ‘Lufo’ Gomez • Barcelona, Spain (135.5)
Alejandro ‘The Pitbull’ Abomohor • Barranquilla, Colombia (135.5)
Women’s strawweight co-main Event
Melissa ‘Super Melly’ Martinez • Mexico City, Mexico (115.7)
Gloria ‘Gloriosa’ Bravo • Santiago, Chile (115.8)
Copa Combate Alternate Bout
Felipe Vargas (136.2) vs Victor Madrigal (136)
Women’s Atomweight Featured Bout
Lisbeth Lopez Silva (109.4) vs Sheila Padilla (105.8)
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Posted by Combate Americas on Friday, November 10, 2017
Copa Combate will broadcast live on NBCUniversal’s Telemundo network and on NBCSN, from Cancun, Mexico on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 11:30 p.m. ET. There will be Spanish and English language broadcasts. The live simulcast of Copa Combate on Telemundo and NBCSN will feature the tournament’s semifinal stage consisting of two bouts that pit the winners of the quarterfinal stage matchups in each tournament bracket against one another, as well as the championship finals for $100,000.
In addition to the tournament action, Telemundo’s and NBCSN’s live television coverage of Copa Combate will feature the previously announced women’s strawweight co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa ‘Super Melly’ Martinez of Mexico City, Mexico, and submission expert and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria ‘Gloriosa’ Bravo of Santiago, Chile.
The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament, as well as two tournament alternate bouts and a second women’s bout will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com. Coverage on NBCSN will be live streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
