Cristian Perez vs. Samuel Alvarez headlines Combate Global’s five-fight lineup Friday in Miami
Lightweight matchup serves as main event for card, which airs live on Univision and TUDN USA.
NEW YORK – Combate Global recently announced a five-bout lineup for Friday, Aug. 5 in Miami on television in the U.S. on Univision and TUDN (12 a.m. ET).
In the lightweight main event and a classic Mexico versus U.S. showdown, Cristian “Puas” Perez (9-1) will square off with Samuel “The Alley Cat” Alvarez (7-5).
At 22 years of age, Perez of Ensenada, Mexico is the No. 2-ranked Combate Global lightweight in the world, and the 2021 “Fighter of the Year.”
Perez reeled off five straight wins last year – four by way of knockout or submission – and kicked off 2022 with a unanimous decision win over Spain’s Sebastian Santana Guedes on April 22.
Alvarez is a 29-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt and a self-proclaimed black belt with “these hands.”
Alvarez holds an overall record of 4-1 in La Jaula, the Combate Global competition cage, and is coming off an entertaining split-decision victory over Mexico’s Jordan Beltran on May 13
In a featured women’s strawweight contest, muay Thai champion Claudia Diaz (18-11-1) of Barcelona, Spain via Miami will take on Andrea Amaro (2-2-2) of El Paso, Texas.
A featured matchup will pit Ivan “Choko” Castillo (22-15) of Ensenada against Vernon Ramos (7-1) of Panama City, Panama at a catchweight of 175 pounds.
The preliminary bout card will be highlighted by a 150-pound catchweight contest between Axel Diaz (4-2) of Mexico City via Stockton, Calif. and Chris Boasso (3-3) of Miami.
In a second women’s strawweight bout, Alison Beth Milliron (2-1) of Petoskey, Mich. will face Tanya Nijjar (0-0) of Kelowna, B.C., Canada.