Combate Global hosts one night, eight man tournament

Combate Global will make history in Florida come May 29th as they become the first MMA promotion to host a one night tournament in the state.

The tournament will consist of four fighter representing Mexico and four representing the US. The brackets have been split so all US fighters are on one side and the Mexican fighters on the other, building to a penultimate US vs Mexico final. CEO of Combate Campbell McLaren is all too familiar with the one night tournament format as it is something he used to propel mixed martial arts into the mainstream when he launched the UFC.

“The eight-man tournament is how I launched the UFC, and it is one of the ways that Combate has distinguished itself from other MMA organizations,” said Combate Global CEO Campbell McLaren. “Only Combate does a one-night tournament, which is considered the toughest event in sports.  The challenge for the athletes is not just the extraordinary physical challenge of three fights in one night, but also the incredible mental challenge of facing three different opponents in one night.”

The tournament’s quarter-final stage bouts will consist of one, five-minute round, the semifinal stage bouts will consist of three, three-minute rounds before culminating in the championship bout, which will also consist of three, three-minute rounds.

You can see the full one night tournament match-ups below:

Mexico Bracket

David Martinez (3-1) vs. Eduardo Alvarado Osuna (9-6)

Ernesto Ibarra (5-0) vs. Alan Cantu (8-6)

US Bracket

Manny Vazquez (12-3) vs. Nohelin Hernandez (10-4)

Francisco Rivera Jr. (12-7) vs. Adam Martinez (7-2)

Reserve Bracket

Mexico: Rodrigo Garcia (3-1) vs. Alex Gonzalez (3-2)

USA: Hector Fajardo (4-0) vs. Leodegario Muniz (4-1)

The card will also feature a 118lbs catchweight women’s bout between Karen Cedillo (4-2) vs. Camila Rivarola (3-2-1)

You can watch Combate Global on Saturday, May 29, live one hour earlier than usual, on Univision (11 p.m. ET/PT) and TUDN USA (11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT) in the U.S. from Univision’s studios in Miami, Fla. The show will also air in Mexico on both Televisa Nueve and TUDN MX on a 30-minute delay, beginning at 10:30 p.m. local time.

UK & European fans can also watch the card live on Combate’s Facebook for £3.99.