{"id":30354,"date":"2023-06-30T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.combateglobal.com\/?p=30354"},"modified":"2023-06-29T19:37:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T02:37:37","slug":"combate-global-announces-new-start-time-for-five-fight-card-tomorrow-saturday-july-1-live-on-paramount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/combateglobal.com\/en\/combate-global-announces-new-start-time-for-five-fight-card-tomorrow-saturday-july-1-live-on-paramount","title":{"rendered":"COMBATE GLOBAL ANNOUNCES  NEW START TIME FOR FIVE-FIGHT CARD TOMORROW, SATURDAY, JULY 1, LIVE ON PARAMOUNT+"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TOMORROW\u2019S LIVE PRE-SHOW <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>WILL BEGIN ON PARAMOUNT+ AT 7:30 P.M. ET, <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AND BE FOLLOWED BY THE FIRST UNDERCARD BOUT AT 8:00 P.M. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MIAMI <\/strong>\u2013 <strong>June 30, 2023 <\/strong>\u2013 COMBATE GLOBAL today announced a new start time for its five-fight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) card on Saturday, July 1, live on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s live Paramount+ stream will begin with a 30-minute COMBATE GLOBAL pre-show that begins at 7:30 p.m. ET\/4:30 p.m. PT, and will continue with the first preliminary bout at 8:00 p.m. ET\/5:00 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be headlined by the return of 27-year-old unbeaten welterweight (170 pounds) and Miami resident, <strong>\u201cJimbo Slice\u201d,<\/strong> aka Jimmie Pace, Jr., who will take on <strong>Boris Garcia<\/strong> (2-1).<\/p>\n<p>A member of the fast-growing fight team at Goat Shed Academy, Jimbo Slice, a former professional football player, went unbeaten with a 5-0 record as an amateur before bursting onto the professional scene last year and taking out \u201cBig Al\u201d Albert Gonzales, a veteran of seven professional bouts, just one minute into their matchup, by way of TKO with a flurry of punches.<\/p>\n<p>Jimbo returned to action for the first time this year, again stopping his opponent, Jose Matuz of Mexico, inside of the first round (4:36) with an arm triangle choke.<\/p>\n<p>Standing opposite Jimbo, Garcia of Barcelona, Spain is a 33-year-old member of MMA Barcelona Team.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia will return to competition for the first time since July 3, 2021 when he scored a second round (2:41) TKO (punches) on Mohamed Dial.<\/p>\n<p>In a featured flyweight (125 pounds) matchup, <strong>Diego \u201cEl Terror\u201d Ortiz<\/strong> (10-4) will collide with <strong>Elias \u201cEl Pescador\u201d Garcia <\/strong>(8-2).<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old Ortiz hails from Guatemala City, Guatemala and is fighting out of Tijuana, B.C., Mexico, and is looking to secure his third consecutive victory after defeating each of his last two opponents \u2013 Erick Rodriguez and Christian Cerda \u2013 by way of submission (rear-naked choke and heel hook) in the third (1:39) and first (1:54) rounds, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz has earned 7 of his 10 professional career wins by way of (T)KO or submission.<\/p>\n<p>Like Ortiz, the 30-year-old Garcia, fighting out of Milwaukee, Wis., is seeking his third straight win after defeating each of his first two Combate Global opponents \u2013 Ivan Lopez and Leandro Soares \u2013 via third round (2:36) submission (rear-naked choke) and unanimous decision, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia, a former undefeated amateur competitor, has notched 6 of his 8 professional wins by way of (T)KO or submission.<\/p>\n<p>The third main card bout, a women\u2019s atomweight (105 pounds) contest, will pit professional debut competitor <strong>Marina Rodriguez<\/strong> (0-0) of Seville, Spain against <strong>Lupe \u201cDynamite Kid\u201d Mateo<\/strong> (0-1) of Miami.<\/p>\n<p>In preliminary bout action, <strong>Marcos \u201cEl Lobo\u201d Lloreda<\/strong> (12-8) of Miami will face <strong>Rogelio Melgoza<\/strong> (5-4) of Albuquerque, N.M.<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off the undercard will be an atomweight clash between <strong>Natalie Schlesinger<\/strong> (2-1) of Tinton Falls, N.J. and <strong>Stephanie Hernandez<\/strong> (2-1) of Boise, Idaho.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information about COMBATE GLOBAL and its athletes can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/combateglobal.com\">www.COMBATEGLOBAL.com<\/a> as well as on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CombateGlobal\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/combateglobal\/?utm_medium=copy_link\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UClvfFzGFsKp5x4V8SaeG9Dw\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOMORROW\u2019S LIVE PRE-SHOW WILL BEGIN ON PARAMOUNT+ AT 7:30 P.M. 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