{"id":2322,"date":"2018-12-03T15:01:45","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T23:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/?p=2322"},"modified":"2018-12-03T15:04:36","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T23:04:36","slug":"official-tournament-brackets-for-copa-combate-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/combateglobal.com\/en\/official-tournament-brackets-for-copa-combate-2018","title":{"rendered":"OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT BRACKETS FOR COPA COMBATE 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES\u00a0<\/strong>OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT BRACKETS AND TWO LINEUP CHANGES FOR\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cCOPA COMBATE\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN, $100,000 GRAND PRIZE SHOWDOWN<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK\u00a0<\/strong>FROM SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, CALIF. ON FRIDAY, DEC. 7<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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JOEY RUQUET REPLACES GASTON REYNO,\u00a0<\/strong>DANIEL REQUEIJO TO REPRESENT SPAIN IN PLACE OF ZEBENZUI RUIZ <\/strong><\/h3>\n

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FRESNO \u00a0\u2013 Combate Americas today announced two changes to the lineup for its much-anticipated, biggest event of the year – the \u201cCOPA COMBATE\u201d one-night, eight-man, $100,000 grand prize Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) featherweight (145 pounds) showdown \u2013 as well as the tournament brackets for the event that takes place at Save Mart Center on Friday, Dec. 7.<\/p>\n

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The second annual \u201cCOPA COMBATE\u201d extravaganza airs live in its entirety in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (9 p.m. ET\/6 p.m. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET\/PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. ET\/9 p.m. PT).<\/p>\n

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Originally slated for action in a previously announced tournament alternate bout, 26-year-old Joey \u201cEl Cazador\u201d Ruquet<\/strong> (6-1), fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev., USA and representing Puerto Rico, has been entered into the main draw of the eight-man tournament where he will replace Uruguay\u2019s Gaston \u201cTonga\u201d Reyno<\/strong> (7-2, 2 NC), who has been forced to withdraw from the tournament due to staph infection.<\/p>\n

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In addition, Daniel \u201cEl Gallego\u201d Requeijo<\/strong> (14-6) will represent Spain in place of previously announced Zebenzui \u201cEl Ni<\/strong>\u00f1<\/strong>o Roca\u201d Ruiz<\/strong> (7-2), after Ruiz was unable to secure a visa to enter the U.S.<\/p>\n

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The 34-year-old Requeijo, who hails from Spain\u2019s Las Palmas, Canary Islands, boasts a near-93 percent finish rate, earning 13 of his 14 career victories by way of (T)KO or submission.<\/p>\n

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Also announced today were the official tournament brackets for the \u201cCOPA COMBATE\u201d tournament affair.<\/p>\n

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On one side of the draw, or \u201cGroup A,\u201d Requeijo will square off with Pablo \u201cEl Gallo\u201d Villaseca <\/strong>(13-4) of Santiago, Chile, while Alejandro \u201cGallito\u201d Flores<\/strong> (13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico will battle undefeated John \u201cRonin\u201d Bedoya <\/strong>(6-0) of Bogota, Colombia.<\/p>\n

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On the other side of the draw, or \u201cGroup B,\u201d Ruquet will collide with Bruno \u201cAquiles\u201d Cannetti<\/strong> (7-5) of Buenos Aires, Argentina, while Andres \u201cThe Bullet\u201d Quintana<\/strong> (15-2) of Roswell, N.M., USA will face fellow prolific star Marlon \u201cDeriko Siete\u201d\u00a0 Gonzales <\/strong>(13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, Peru.<\/p>\n

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The winners of each quarterfinal stage bout in Group A will meet in semifinal stage action, while the winners of each quarterfinal stage bout in Group B will do likewise.<\/p>\n

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The two semifinal stage fight winners will face off in the championship showdown with the $100,000 grand prize at stake.<\/p>\n

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Replacing Ruquet in one the two tournament alternate bouts will be Vicente \u201cChento\u201d Enriquez Marquez<\/strong> (5-5) of Barcelona, Spain.\u00a0 Enriquez Marquez will take on Ruquet\u2019s original, tournament alternate bout opponent \u201cRuthless\u201d Rudy Morales<\/strong> (5-6) of Las Vegas via Guatemala City, Guatemala.<\/p>\n

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Announced today as an addition to the \u201cCOPA COMBATE\u201d event preliminary bout card was a flyweight (125 pounds) tilt between Paul Elizondo<\/strong> (1-0) of Fresno and Nathan Napolitano<\/strong> (0-0) of Salinas, Calif. USA.<\/p>\n

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Priced from $30, tickets for \u201cCOPA COMBATE\u201d are on sale online at CombateAmericas.com\/Tickets and at Ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Save Mart Center box office.<\/p>\n

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Doors at Save Mart Center will open for the event at 5 p.m. PT on December 7, and the first preliminary bout will begin at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

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UPDATED \u201cCOPA COMBATE\u201d UPDATED FIGHT CARD:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Flyweight: Paul Elizondo vs. Nathan Napolitano<\/p>\n

Welterweight: Evan Solorio vs. Jimmy Molina<\/p>\n

Middleweight: Albert Gonzales vs. James Porter<\/p>\n

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FEATURED FLYWEIGHT BOUT:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Corina Herrera vs. Maria Paula Buzaglo<\/p>\n

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\u201cCOPA COMBATE\u201d FEATHERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Pablo Sabori vs. Michael Irizarry<\/p>\n

Rudy Morales vs. Vicente Marquez Enriquez<\/p>\n

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\u201cCOPA COMBATE\u201d FEATHERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT QUARTERNAL STAGE BOUTS:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Group A:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daniel Requeijo vs. Pablo Villaseca<\/p>\n

Joey Ruquet vs. Bruno Cannetti<\/p>\n

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Group B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alejandro Flores vs. John Bedoya<\/p>\n

Andres Quintana vs. Marlon Gonzales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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