CATCHWEIGHT (152 LBS.) MAIN EVENT:

ALEJANDRO GAVIDIA (MEXICO)

VS JUSTIN “SLICK J” VAZQUEZ (USA)

WOMEN’S 110-POUND CATCHWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT:

IRENE “LA NIÑA” CABELLO RIVERA (SPAIN)

VS JADE “THE PRINCESS” JORAND (FRANCE)

 NEW YORK – March 8, 2023 – Combate Global today announced the complete Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight lineup for its first event of 2023, live on Univision (11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT) from Miami, Fla. on Saturday, March 11.

Headlining the first event of the year will be a Mexico vs. USA collision between two grappling aces, Alejandro Gavidia (4-2) and Justin “Slick J” Vazquez (9-2). The main event will be contested at a catchweight of 152 pounds.

Gavidia of Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico, is a decorated, four-time national champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a brown belt in the martial arts discipline.

In his last start on August 26, 2022, Gavidia scored a first round (3:11) TKO (punches) on Kevin Arreola.

Vazquez of Miami, Fla. will seek his fifth consecutive victory when he squares off with Gavidia.

With a mix of what Vazquez describes as ‘Cuban-style Karate, slick wrestling, kickboxing and submission grappling’, Vazquez, a member of Miami’s Freedom Fighters MMA fight team, has become a bonafide force in the sport.

Neither Gavidia nor Vazquez have ever been knocked out.

In a women’s catchweight (110 pounds) co-main event, Irene “La Niña” Cabello Rivera (9-6) will return to Combate Global action for the first time since 2019, to take on Jade “The Princess” Jorand (2-2).

Hailing from Barcelona, Spain, the 30-year-old Rivera has become re-focused on her MMA career, re-locating to Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico to train under the roof of famed coach Francisco Grasso that serves as home to a small legion of women’s MMA stars.

The 22-year-old Jorand of Bordeaux, France will look for her third consecutive victory after emerging victorious in both of her fights last year.

In a featured bantamweight (135 pounds) contest, Ismael “Kraken” Zamora (5-2) of Mexico City, Mexico will face off with Ramon “Wild Boy” Vizcarra (6-4) of Mexicali, B.C., Mexico.

The preliminary bout card on March 11 will be highlighted by a flyweight (125 pounds) matchup between Gaston “Cabeludo” Manzur (12-8) of Santiago, Chile and Chris Ocon (6-2) of Nashville, Tenn.

Leading off the card will be a bantamweight tilt between Mauricio “Puppy” Cubillo (10-7) of San Jose, Costa Rica and Alex “Coyote” Gonzalez (4-4) of Mexico City via Phoenix, Ariz.

Additional information about Combate Global and its athletes can be found on www.CombateGlobal.com as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.