Combate Global 48: Tena vs. Romero is an upcoming mixed martial arts event scheduled for August 19, 2022 at the Mediapro Studios in Miami, Florida, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card
Featherweight United States Ivan Tena vs. Mexico Roberto Romero
Flyweight Chile Valentina Escobar vs. Mexico Yazmin Najera
Featherweight Mexico Carlos Rivera vs. United States Landry Ward 145 lbs
Preliminary Card
Flyweight United States Jarret Bentancourt vs. Mexico Rodrigo Garcia
Flyweight Katie Perez vs. Spain Andrea Meneses
Background
Two men, who are undefeated in la jaula will meet in this week’s main event for CG 2022 August 19: Tena vs Romero.
Arizona’s Ivan Tena (4-0) will meet last year’s fight of the year winner Mexico’s Roberto Romero (4-2-1) in the main fight of the evening in a 145 pound fight. It is a classic fight between USA vs Mexico.
In the co-main event, after a successful professional debut Chile’s Valentina Escobar (1-0) meets Mexico’s Yazmin Najera in a fight at 120 pounds.
Tena vs Romero
Romero is the 2021 “Fight of the Night” award winner for his fight against Zed Montanez. This performance came after two consecutive first-round knockout victories. He was undefeated in 2021 and produced some of the greatest highlights from last year. He has a background in Limalama, a Polynesian art of self-defense. In fact, he won the 2018 Limalama championship in Spain. He trains with the reputable fight camp at Team Oyama, home to world champion Carla Esparza, and Raw Talent Boxing.
Tena defeated Geraldo Almonte by way of knockout in April. He has yet to make an appearance in the third round of any of his professional fights. He made his professional debut with Combate Global back in 2019. He is currently enjoying his winning streak and just graduated as a mechanical engineer from Arizona State University. He trains out of the MMA Lab, home to former champion Benson Henderson and many others.
Count on this fight to be fast paced but much respect will be show in the first round as both will feel out each other’s fight game with the bout slowly picking up the speed. Romero is fast with his hands and kicks, but Tena is the better counter attacker and is patient with his striking waiting for the right moment to finish the fight. If the fight goes to the ground, it will be Tena to make the first move. However, Romero said he has been working on his defense.
Aug 20 - Updated fight card, background &added poster
