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FEATURED, MAIN CARD BOUTS ANNOUNCED TODAY:
STRAWWEIGHT: MARIA PAULA BUZAGLO VS. FELISHA MAGALLAN
LIGHTWEIGHT: ERICK SANCHEZ VS. JOSE LUIS VERDUGO
BANTAMWEIGHT: MARILIA FANTA VS. CHELSEA CHANDLER
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS:
WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN EVENT:
GUSTAVO LOPEZ (CHAMPION) VS. JOEY RUQUET (CHALLENGER)
CO-MAIN EVENT AND INAUGURAL WORLD FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP:
ANDRES QUINTANA VS. BRUNO CANNETTI
LAKE TAHOE, NEV. – July 29, 2019 – Combate Americas, in association with Tuff-N-Uff, today announced seven new Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bouts for its much-anticipated world championship doubleheader event at Harveys in Lake Tahoe, Nev., on Friday, Aug. 23, live on television in the U.S. in Spanish, on both Univision (12 a.m. ET/PT) and UDN (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT), and live in the U.S. and Canada in English on DAZN (9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT).
The event, which will take place at the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys, will be headlined by a previously announced Combate Americas world bantamweight (135 pounds) title fight between reigning champion Gustavo Lopez (10-4-1) of Las Vegas, Nev. via Wapato, Wash. and challenger Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (7-1) of Las Vegas via Sarasota, Fla.
In the co-main event and first-ever Combate Americas world featherweight (145 pounds) championship bout, 2018 “COPA COMBATE” eight-man tournament champion Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (18-2) of Roswell, N.M. will collide with Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (8-6) of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Priced from $37, tickets for the Combate Americas event being promoted in conjunction with Tuff-N-Uff, are on sale at Ticketmaster.com.
In one of three, featured main card bouts announced today, Maria Paula Buzaglo (2-1) of Lima, Peru will square off with unbeaten Felisha Magallan (1-0) of Fort Worth, Texas at strawweight (115 pounds).
A lightweight (155 pounds) main card contest will see Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sanchez (9-4) of Sacramento, Calif. collide with Jose Luis Verdugo (9-8) of Tijuana, B.C., Mexico.
In a featured women’s bantamweight matchup, Marilia “The Tigress” Fanta(3-0) of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil will battle Chelsea Chandler (2-1) of Stockton, Calif.
Also announced today were four undercard bouts, beginning with a flyweight (125 pounds) tilt between undefeated Brandon Bettancourt (3-0) of Turlock, Calif. and Ramos Cruz (2-4) of Las Vegas, Nev.
Local upstart J.J. Torres (0-0) of Lake Tahoe will make his professional debut against Xtreme Couture team member Cole Jordan (0-0) of Las Vegas in a middleweight (185 pounds) matchup.
In another bout between two professional debut competitors Aaron Armijo (0-0) of San Jose, Calif. will meet Owen Craugh (0-0) of Reno at welterweight (170 pounds).
Boostayre Nefarios (2-3) of Las Vegas will face Tyler Cowan (1-2) of Reno at featherweight.
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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 fans worldwide. The Combate Americas franchise includes live event and original shoulder programming on some of the biggest television, OTT and digital platforms in Spanish and English, including Univision and Univision Deportes Network (UDN), DAZN, ESPN, GOL and Facebook Watch worldwide. The company also owns and operates a multi-platform media studio, La Jaula Studios.
Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren, also the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has been described by New York Magazine as "the marketing genius behind the UFC,” while Yahoo Sports has said he "knows more about the sport than just about anyone in it today." With an unprecedented and cutting edge 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 MMA competition.
About Caesars Entertainment
Caesars Entertainment is one of the world's most diversified casino-entertainment providers and the most geographically diverse U.S. casino-entertainment company. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, in 1937, Caesars Entertainment has grown through development of new resorts, expansions and acquisitions. Caesars Entertainment's resorts operate primarily under the Caesars®, Harrah's® and Horseshoe® brand names. Caesars Entertainment's portfolio also includes the Caesars Entertainment UK family of casinos. Caesars Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its guests through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. Caesars Entertainment is committed to its employees, suppliers, communities and the environment through its PEOPLE PLANET PLAY framework. For more information, please visit www.caesars.com/corporate.
About Univision Deportes
Univision Deportes is the multimedia sports division of Univision Communications Inc. and includes UDN, the No. 1 Spanish-language sports network in the U.S. Univision Deportes’ portfolio of rights includes 16 teams in Liga MX, Mexico’s Men’s & Women’s National Teams, the U.S. Men’s & Women’s National Teams, Major League Soccer, Bundesliga, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League and UEFA National Team Competitions, Copa MX, CONCACAF Gold Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, international friendlies, select matches from Liga MX Femenil, select matches from Liga de Ascenso in Mexico, Mexico’s Campeón de Campeones, SúperCopa MX, Formula 1 and Combate Americas. Univision Deportes is also the exclusive home to shows such as Premios Univision Deportes, Balón de Oro de la Liga MX, República 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.
About DAZN:
DAZN is the largest global sports streaming platform in the world. Since launching in 2016, DAZN had expanded across four continents with the service available in the United States, Canada, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Japan, and soon to debut in Brazil. DAZN guarantees no long-term contract, no bundles, just affordable access to all the service's sports on connected devices including smart TVs, smartphones, tablets, games consoles and PCs. In the U.S., DAZN has made its mark as an attractive alternative to pay-per-view within the combat sports industry. The platform features more than 100 fight nights per year from Matchroom Boxing, Golden Boy Promotions, GGG Promotions, Bellator MMA, the World Boxing Super Series and Combate Americas. DAZN also features live MLB action each day of the season with its new daily show, ChangeUp.
