The Combate Global season will continue on Friday on Paramount+ with seven fights from La Jaula in Miami. Enrique Gonzalez (12-4) is a 23-year-old American who has made himself as one of the company's brightest young stars with four consecutive victories over top competition. He'll take on Angel Alvarez, a Cuban star who is a perfect 5-0, in a lightweight bout that will serve as the main event of Friday's Combate Global fight card. You can stream the action live on Paramount+.
The rest of the main Combate Global card will feature Alfrego "Tarzan" Ruelas (3-2) against Simone Serra (3-2) and Alitzel Mariscal (2-2) against Shannon Goughary (5-7). The prelims will be headlined by Roger Blanque (4-3) and Carlos Puente, Jr. (6-6). The Combate Global fight card begins at 10:30 p.m. ET and you can catch all the action live on Paramount+.
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How to watch Combate Global
- Date: Friday, July 8
- Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
- Streaming: Paramount+
Top Combate Global picks for July 8 fight card
Before tuning in to Friday's Combate Global fight card, you need to see the picks from SportsLine's MMA insider Andrew Gombas. With more than 1,400 selections tracked by the third-party monitoring service Bet MMA, he has shown a 6 percent return on investment for his followers. Over the past two years, his followers have netted a profit of more than $10,000.
For Friday's Combate Global fight card, Gombas is picking Alfrego Ruelas over Simone Serra in a welterweight matchup. Ruelas has fought three times for Combate Global over the last year, while Serra will be making his debut for the company. Gombas is expecting Ruelas' desire to end the fight quickly to come into play.
"Simone Serra has great durability and is showing improvement each time he fights," Gombas told SportsLine. "Alfrego Ruelas really goes for it in his fights and all his wins have come by early finish. I believe he is going to finally crack Serra's durability and get his hand raised." Stream the card on Paramount+ now.
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July 8 Combate Global fight card
Stream the entire Combate Global fight card here.
- Angel Alvarez vs. Enrique Gonzalez
- Alitzel Mariscal vs. Shannon Goughary
- Simone Serra vs. Alfrego Ruelas
- Katie Perez vs. Chrisoula Koukouvetakis
- Roger Blanque vs. Carlos Puente Jr.
- Jose Mercado vs. Ricardo Ramirez
- Brandon Gonzalez vs. Eli Perez
