Originally, the main event or Sunday's Combate Global fight card was supposed to pit bantamweight champion David Martinez against No. 1 contender Frans Mlambo. However, after Mlambo was forced to withdraw because of an injury, Arturo Vergara was tapped to fill in on short notice against the champion. Martinez fought four times in Combate Global in 2021, winning his last three bouts to improve to 6-1 in his career. Meanwhile, Vergara enters Sunday's bout with a perfect 2-0 record. You can stream the action live on Paramount+.
Sunday's card will feature a total of five fights and there will be two other fights in addition to the main event on the televised portion of the night's fights. There will be a featherweight battle between Chris Boasso (3-2) and Tino Gilaranz (4-2) and a 110-pound catchweight bout between Marina Sanchez (0-0) and Jade Jorand (0-2). The Combate Global fight card begins at 11 p.m. ET and you can catch all the action live on Paramount+.
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How to watch Combate Global
- Date: Sunday, May 29
- Time: 11 p.m. ET
- Streaming: Paramount+
Top Combate Global picks for May 29 fight card
Before tuning in to Sunday'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 Sunday's Combate Global fight card, Gombas is picking Boasso to get the best of Gilaranz in a featured featherweight bout. Boasso's three victories in his career have all come via knockout and that power figures to serve him well against Gilaranz, who has lost via doctor's stoppage in his career.
"This should be a banger of a fight. Chris Boasso has had all his pro wins come by early knockout. He is naturally a finisher," Gombas told SportsLine. "Tino Gilaranz is tough, but I believe Boasso will clip him at some point."
How to watch Combate Global in Miami
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May 29 Combate Global fight card
- David Martinez vs. Arturo Vergara
- Jade Jorand vs. Marina Sanchez
- Chris Boasso vs. Tino Gilaranz
- Alan Cantu vs. Pierre Daguzan
- Justin Vasquez vs. Mauricio Cubillo
