Combate Americas
Cervantes joins an impressive women’s roster that already includes boxing deity Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano.
Professional wrestling icon, Melissa “Thunder Rosa” Cervantes, will make her mixed martial arts (MMA) debut for Combate Americas on Fri., Nov. 8, 2019, inside Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas, taking on Belgian bruiser Nadine “Too Much” Mandiau.
The event airs live on Univision and TUDN in the United States and in Mexico on Televisa Canal 5 and TUDN Mexico.
Cervantes, 28, is perhaps best known to stateside fans as Kobra Moon for Lucha Underground, before migrating to Ring of Honor (ROH) and Women of Wrestling (WoW). The Mexican-born grappler currently trains at Brazilian Top Team in San Antonio.
As for Mandiau (0-1), she’ll look to rebound from her debut loss at Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) back in January. “Too Much” racked up an impressive 4-1 record on the amateur circuit with three finishes.
Here’s the current San Antonio line-up:
135 lbs.: John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda vs. Eduardo “El Pube” Alvarado Osuna
115 lbs.: Melissa “Thunder Rosa” Cervantes vs. Nadine “Too Much” Mandiau
130 lbs.: Chris “Dirty Texas” Cortez vs. Oscar “Jacare” Suarez
140 lbs.: Ray “The Judge” Rodriguez vs. Andy “Golden Boy” Perez
135 lbs.: Justin “The Therapist” Governale vs. Peter Caballero
145 lbs.: Roy “The Red Rooster” Sarabia vs. Carlos Melara
Combate Americas is no stranger to Freeman Coliseum, home for its “Queen Warriors” event back in Dec. 2017, featuring Kyra Batara’s unanimous decision win over hometown hero, Paulina Granados, in the three-round main event.
For much more on Combate Americas upcoming event schedule click here.