Combate Americas: 10-Bout Card Finalized for This Friday’s Historic Event in LA

LOS ANGELES – April 23, 2019 – Combate Americas today announced the completion of a stacked, 10-bout lineup for its much-anticipated “Cricket Wireless Presents Combate Americas: Reinas” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza that takes place at Galen Center on Friday, April 26, and that will mark the first time in history that an all-women’s lineup of bouts airs live on broadcast television.

“Cricket Wireless Presents Combate Americas: Reinas” airs live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on Univision (12 a.m. ET/PT) and UDN (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT), and in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT).

The show will be headlined by the previously announced strawweight (115 pounds) showdown between undefeated, 21-year-old sensation Melissa “Super Mely” Martinez (5-0) of Mexico City, Mex. and fellow rising star, 22-year-old Caroline “Taz” Gallardo (3-2) of Chicago, Ill. via Santiago, Chile.

Announced today was a new strawweight (115 pounds) matchup between Kyra “Mogwai” Batara (7-4) and Francis “Hitgirl” Hernandez (3-3).

Batara of Las Vegas, Nev. was originally slated to square off with Angela “Your Majesty” Magaña (11-10), but Magaña has been forced to withdraw from the commitment due to a back injury.

Hernandez of Little Rock, Ark. via Camuy, Puerto Rico was originally scheduled to meet Charisa Sigala (4-0). Sigala has been re-scheduled to compete on the Combate Americas fight card in Stockton, Calif. on Friday, May 10.

Also announced today was a featherweight (145 pounds) preliminary bout between Jesse Strader (3-1) of Palmdale, Calif. and Michael Jackson (1-3) of Hawthorne, Calif., and two amateur women’s matchups – a 120 pound catchweight affair between Destiny Vazquez (0-0) of Antelope Valley, Calif. and Sidney Trillo (2-1) of Santa Ana, Calif., and a bantamweight (135 pounds) tilt between Nancy Nava (0-0) of Palmdale and Lucero Acosta (0-0) of El Centro, Calif.

Priced from $20, tickets for “Cricket Wireless Presents Combate Americas: Reinas” are on sale at CombateAmericas.com/LA.

Doors at Galen Center will open for the event at 6 p.m. local time, and the first preliminary bout will begin at 7 p.m.

“CRICKET WIRELESS PRESENTS COMBATE AMERICAS: REINAS” FIGHT CARD

STRAWWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
Melissa Martinez vs. Caroline Gallardo

FEATURED AND PRELIMINARY BOUTS:
Strawweight: Kyra Batara vs. Francis Hernandez
Atomweight: Paulina Granados vs. Gloria Bravo
Flyweight: Yasmine Jauregui vs. Daniela Espinosa
Lightweight: Erick Gonzalez vs. Won Sik Park
Featherweight: Jose Estrada vs. Adrian Guzman
Flyweight: Oscar Suarez vs. Mikey Reyes
Featherweight: Jesse Strader vs. Michael Jackson
Catchweight (120 lbs.): Destiny Vazquez vs. Sidney Trillo
Bantamweight: Nancy Nava vs. Lucero Acosta