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Combate Global | ‘El Lobo’ vs ‘Bad Intentions’ headline 5 Fight Card
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VM StaffCombate Global today announced a complete, five-fight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) card for Friday, June 10, on Paramount+ from Miami, Fla. Headlining the show will be a welterweight (170 pounds) contest between Combate Global standout Marcos ‘El Lobo’ Lloreda (11-7) and prolific finisher Marcus “Bad Intentions” Edwards (13-6).
Paramount+ coverage will begin with a Combate Global pre-show at 10:30 p.m. ET/9:30 p.m. CT, and will continue with the fight action, beginning at 11:00 p.m. ET/10:00 p.m. CT.
Representing Spain, the 30-year-old ‘El Lobo’ Lloreda, who hails from Miami, Fla. and is of Spanish descent, will look to reel off his second consecutive win after an active 2021 in which he competed four times and emerged victorious in three of the matchups.
In his last effort on November 26, Lloreda submitted Carlos Barrientos with an Americana armlock in the first round (4:13) of action at Combate Global.
Edwards, a 33-year-old resident of Littleton, Colo., has earned an astounding 11 of 13 professional career wins by way of (T)KO or submission.
Over the course of his 10-year professional career, Edwards has become a seasoned competitor while battling a handful of name talent, including Justin Gaethje, Efrain Escudero and Pat “Bam Bam” Healy.
Above: Cuban upstart Martin Justiz (right) will return to Combate Global action in a featured featherweight bout against Mexico’s Alfredo “Chato” Lopez.
In a featured featherweight (145 pounds) showdown, Sanda kickboxing champion Alfredo “Chato” Lopez (5-2) off Ciudad Juarez, Chih., Mexico will make his Combate Global debut opposite Team Freedom Fighters upstart Martin Justiz (1-1) of Cuba via Miami.
A featured women’s flyweight (125 pounds) attraction will see Gillian Noll (1-2) of Post Falls, Idaho take on Jennifer Trioreau (0-3) of Marseille, France.
The preliminary bout card will be highlighted by the Combate Global debut of welterweight prospect Fernando “Bicho” Calvo (5-1) of Madrid, Spain. Calvo will battle Victor Valenzuela (6-3) of Santiago, Chile.
In a bantamweight (135 pounds) preliminary bout, former amateur boxer and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu national champion Alex “Coyote” Gonzalez (4-3) of Mexico City, Mexico via Phoenix, Ariz. and Fabia “El Potro” Sintes (2-2) of Menorca, Spain.
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