Combate Americas: Eight New Bouts Complete World Championship Card in Mexicali

Photo credit: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, LLC.

NEW YORK – January 29, 2020 – Combate Americas today announced eight new bouts to complete the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight card that takes place in Mexicali, B.C., Mexico on Friday, Feb. 21, live on television in the U.S. in Spanish on both Univision (12 a.m. ET/PT) and TUDN USA (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT), and in English on AXS TV (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT), as well as in Mexico on Televisa Canal 5 (11 p.m. local time).

The nine-fight event, which takes place at Auditorio del Estado, will be headlined by the previously announced world lightweight (155 pounds) title bout between undefeated, reigning world champion Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (11-0) of Mexicali and 2019 “COPA COMBATE” one-night, eight-man tournament champion Humberto Bandenay (18-7, 1 NC) of Lima, Peru.

In the women’s strawweight (115 pounds) co-main event announced today, undefeated Yasmine Jauregui (4-0) will face off with fellow rising star Karen Cedillo (4-1).

The 20-year-old Jauregui of Tijuana, B.C., Mexico will aim for her fourth consecutive Combate Americas conquest, and her fifth win overall. She has earned three of her four career victories to date by way of (T)KO.

Fighting out of Monterrey, N.L., Mexico, the 30-year-old Cedillo will put on the line a three-fight win streak. She will look to bring her Combate Americas record up to 2-1.

In a featured, 130-pound bout announced today, Edgar “Pitbull” Chairez (5-2) of Mexicali will take on David “Torito” Macias Ruiz (4-1) of Monterrey.

The explosive, 23-year-old Chairez, a native of Mexicali, holds an overall record of 4-2 in Combate Americas bouts, including an 18-second armbar submission, and will look to rebound from a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Albert Trujillo at September 20.

The Monterrey-based Ruiz, 29, will hunt for his third straight win, and his first in La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage.

In preliminary bout action announced today, unbeaten Ernesto “The Stallion” Ibarra (3-0) of Ensenada, B.C. will face off in a flyweight contest against Santiago Monreal (4-1) of Mexicali.

A women’s atomweight (105 pounds) affair will see unbeaten Laura Huizar (2-0) of Mexicali mix it up against Ana “Guerrera” Palacios (3-1-1) of Mexico City, Mexico.

Undefeated Ramiro “El Cachanilla” Jimenez (3-0) of Mexicali will square off against Saul “Prodigy” Cabrera (3-2-1) of Mexicali in a featherweight (145 pounds) tilt.

In a lightweight matchup between two unbeaten prospects, Gabriel Villanueva (1-0) of Mexicali will meet Alessandro Aguilar (1-0) of Mexicali via Lima, Peru.

Unbeaten Cristian “Paus” Perez (2-0) of Ensenada will face Roman “Raktley” Lopez Campos (1-5) of Mexicali, also at lightweight.

Making his professional debut in a light heavyweight (205 pounds) scrap, Jaime Paullada (0-0) of Mexicali will face off with L.J. Torres (0-1) of La Quinta, Calif.

Priced from MX $200, tickets for the Combate Americas world championship event at Auditorio del Estado are on sale at ZonaTicket.mx.

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

COMBATE AMERICAS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT CARD

World Lightweight Championship Main Event
Rafa Garcia (11-0) vs. Humberto Bandenay (18-7, 1 NC)

Strawweight Co-Main Event
Yasmine Jauregui (4-0) vs. Karen Cedillo (4-1)

Featured Catchweight (130 lbs.) Bout
Edgar Chairez (5-2) vs. David Macias Ruiz (4-1)

Preliminary Bout Card
Flyweight: Ernesto Ibarra (3-0) vs. Santiago Monreal (4-1)
Atomweight: Laura Huizar (2-0) vs. Ana Palacios (3-1-1)
Featherweight: Raul Jimenez (3-0) vs. Saul Cabrera (3-2-1)
Lightweight: Gabriel Villanueva (1-0) vs. Alessandro Aguilar (1-0)
Lightweight: Cristian Perez (2-0) vs. Roman Lopez Campos (1-5)
Light Heavyweight: Jaime Paullada (0-0) vs. L.J. Torres (0-1)