On Friday, eight skilled lightweight fighters will battle it out in a winner-take-all Combate Global tournament that pits USA vs. Mexico with a twist. Irish fighter Patrick Lehane will represent Team Mexico after Miguel Villegas was forced to withdraw with an injury. Lehane trained in Mexico City for his last fight and is in the process of applying for Mexican citizenship. Mexico vs. USA on Combate Global will pit the three Mexican fighters plus Lehane on one side of the bracket and four Americans on the other to ensure. You can stream the action live on Paramount+.
Lehane will take on Hugo Perez in one quarterfinal on the Mexican side of the bracket, while Cristian Perez will take on Daniel Soto on the other. For Team USA, UFC veteran Jim Alers will take on Enrique Gonzalez, and Samuel Alvarez will fight Jimmy Sandlin. The Combate Global USA vs. Mexico tournament coverage begins at 9:30 p.m. ET, and you can catch all the action live on Paramount+.
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How to watch Combate Global in Miami
- Date: Friday, Nov. 12
- Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
- Streaming: Paramount+
Combate Global picks for Nov. 12 lightweight tournament
Before tuning into Friday’s tournament, you need to see the picks from SportsLine’s MMA insider Andrew Gombas. With more than 1,200 selections tracked by the third-party monitoring service Bet MMA, Gombas has shown a 10 percent return on investment for his followers. In 2020, $100 bettors who tailed his picks were up $9,200.
For Friday’s Combate Global lightweight tournament, Gombas is backing Cristian Perez to beat Daniel Soto in one of the Team Mexico quarterfinal matchups. Perez is a 22-year-old lightweight who fights out of Ensenada and is a perfect 6-0. All six of his professional fights have come in Combate.
While anything can happen in a one-round fight, Perez’s four consecutive first-round stops heading into this fight give him an upper hand. Perez has finished all four of those opponents by submission and also had a third-round submission victory to begin his career. Meanwhile, Soto has been submitted four times in his career.
How to watch Combate Global USA vs. Mexico tournament
Now that you know who to pick, get ready to watch Combate Global. Visit Paramount+ now to see the Combate Global, your live local CBS sporting events, some of the world’s top soccer matchups and much more.
Nov. 12 Combate Global quarterfinal matchups
- Patrick Lehane (3-0) vs. Hugo Flores (9-3)
- Cristian Perez (6-0) vs. Daniel Soto (15-5)
- Jim Alers (14-4) vs. Enrique Gonzalez (9-4)
- Samuel Alvarez (5-4) vs. Jimmy Sandlin (4-3)
Combate Global semifinal matchups
- Lehane/Flores vs. Perez/Soto
- Alers/Gonzalez vs. Alvarez/Sandlin
Combate Global tournament final
- Team USA winner vs. Team Mexico winner
