Combate Americas’ one-night, eight-man Copa Combate bantamweight tournament took place tonight, and Levy Saul Marroquin took home the $100,000 grand prize.
The event, which took place at the Grand Oasis Cancun in Cancun, Mexico, aired on NBCSN following prelims on NBCSports.com.
Marroquin won Copa Combate, created as a throwback to UFC 1, after originally being listed as an alternate.
Marroquin was added to the tournament when one fighter didn’t make weight. He went on to win three fights in one night, which included a unanimous-decision victory over John Castaneda in the final.
Full fight card and results below.
MAIN CARD (NBCSN, 11:30 p.m. ET):
- Levy Saul Marroquin def. John Castaneda via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) – Copa Combate bantamweight tournament final
- Melissa Martinez def. Gloria Bravo via TKO – Round 1, 4:18
- John Castaneda def. Marc Gomez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – Copa Combate bantamweight tournament semifinal
- Levy Saul Marroquin def. Marcelo Rojo via submission (guillotine) – Round 3, 1:56 – Copa Combate bantamweight tournament semifinal
PRELIMINARY CARD (NBCSPORTS.COM, 9 p.m. ET)
- Marc Gomez def. Alejandro Abomohor via unanimous decision (10-8, 10-9, 10-9) – Copa Combate bantamweight tournament quarterfinal
- John Castaneda vs. Kevin Morerya via submission (rear-naked-choke) – Round 1, 4:55 – Copa Combate bantamweight tournament quarterfinal
- Levy Saul Marroquin def. Carlos Rivera via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-8) – Copa Combate bantamweight tournament quarterfinal
- Marcelo Rojo def. Mikey Erosa via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 2:20 – Copa Combate bantamweight tournament quarterfinal
- Felipe Vargas def. Victor Madrigal via split decision (9-10, 10-9, 10-9) – Copa Combate bantamweight tournament alternate bout
- Lisbeth Lopez Silva def. Sheila Padilla via TKO – Round 2, 3:24
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