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Copa Combate – Cancun, Nov. 11, 2017
Saturday, November 11, 2017 the first ever Latino MMA fight went down in Cancun, Mexico! It was presented by Combate Americas and they invited Puro Pinche to cover the event. It was broadcast in ENGLISH on NBC Sports and in SPANISH on Telemundo. We were extremely excited to be a part of this momentous day in history!
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- Media luncheon with the 8 fighters of Copa Combate.
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- Standing proud.
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- The love and respect between these fighters was indescribable.
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- Puro Pinche with MMA pioneer Jessica Aguilar.
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- SAFoodBites with Jessica Aguilar.
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- Starting off #CopaCombate with San Antonio’s own Alberto Del Rio.
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- Our media friends from Uproxx and BloodyElbow.
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- Vamonos!
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- The arena at Grand Oasis Cancun.
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- SuperMely takes the W!
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- Puro Pinche with SuperMely and Gloriosa.
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- Marroquin in the Final Countdown.
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- Winner!
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- $100K winner, Levy Marroquin from Mexico
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- Erik Goyito Perez, now signed to Combate Americas, with winner Marroquin.
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- SAFoodBites, Campbell McLaren (CEO of Combate Americas), and Puro Pinche
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- And that’s a wrap y’all! Goodnight from Bill, Senior Sports Editor at Uproxx.
San Antonio will get their chance to experience Combate Americas as they are headed to the Freeman Coliseum on Friday, December 1 and bringing the heat from Kyra Batara vs Paulina Granados, two latina MMA fighters. You can purchase tickets here! Don’t miss out!
Ernest Gonzales
Electronic
06 Jan 2017
06 Jan 2017 | Electronic