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Combate Americas to Debut Featherweight Championship in New Mexico

Combate Americas announced today that it will hold its "first-ever, world featherweight championship" in New Mexico on June 28. The main event will feature 2018 Copa Combate tournament winner Andres "The Bullet" Quintana (18-2) facing off against Bruno "Aquiles" Cannetti (8-6) in a much-anticipated rematch.

"Andres Quintana's victory of last year's Copa Combate was nothing short of brilliant, but his fight with Bruno Cannetti during the tournament left some unfinished business on the table," said Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren. "There isn't a better way to settle this rivalry than a rematch with the Combate Americas world title at stake.