Combate Americas ‘Mexico vs. USA’ Card Gets New Main Event

There has been a change at the top of the upcoming Combate Americas “Mexico vs. USA” card.

The promotion announced on Wednesday that Alejandro Martinez will replace the injured Pablo Sabori and face Adrian Guzman in the evening’s lightweight main event on Feb. 28. Combate Americas “Mexico vs. USA” takes place at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., on Feb. 28 and airs on AXS TV at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

Additionally, a women’s strawweight clash pitting Stephanie Frausto against Charisa Sigala has been added to the card in place of a flyweight matchup between Zoila Frausto and Karla Benitez. Benitez was deemed ineligible to compete on the date of the event, according to a release.

Five preliminary contests were also announced: Lucero Acosta vs. Maritza Sanchez at bantamweight; Shane Torres vs. Holt Felkins at bantamweight; Jose Avalos vs. Roger Severson at featherweight; Brock Dias vs. Anthony Parham at featherweight and Mike Tubera vs. Austin Liu at bantamweight.