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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES SEVEN-BOUT PRELIMINARY CARD FOR STACKED MMA EVENT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1ST IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

All preliminary bouts stream live on the
Telemundo Deportes En Vivo App and TelemundoDeportes.com,
con inizio alle 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT

Main card airs live on Telemundo at 12 a.m. E/11 p.m. CT

SAN ANTONIO, TX – Novembre 29, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced a complete, seven-fight preliminary bout card lineup for it’s first-ever live television event in Texas State – “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19 (Queen Warriors)" – taking place at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio – suVenerdì, Dicembre 1, live on Telemundo (12 a.m. E/11 p.m. CT).

The preliminary fight card will stream live in its entirety on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app, TelemundoDeports.com and Facebook Live, con inizio alle9 p.m. E/8 p.m., CT, immediately prior to the live Telemundo broadcast of the three-fight main card headlined by the much-anticipated women’s atomweight (105 libbre) showdown between rivals Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) di Las Vegas, Nev. e Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2) di Corpus Christi, Texas.

At the top of the undercard lineup, rising star and former Fort Hood U.S. Marine Corps Combatives Instructor Ray “The Judge” Rodriguez (12-4) of San Antonio will battle submission ace Michael “Mayhem” Rodriguez (9-5) of Donna, Texas in a bantamweight (135 libbre) concorso.

On the heels of her professional debut win in September, Brenda “Little Hands of Stone” Enriquez (1-0) of Salt Lake City, Utah will face off with 12-time Spanish National Judo Champion Vanesa Rico (2-3) of Alicante, Spain in a second women’s atomweight tilt.

Aggressive-minded finisher Heinrich “Ricky Scraps” Wassmer (6-1) di Los Angeles, Calif. will return to La Jaula, la gabbia Combate Americas, to lock horns with undefeated Juan Deantes (3-0) of Harlingen, Texas in a flyweight (125 libbre) rottame.

In a lightweight (155 libbre) meeting between two San Antonio residents, imbattuto Fernando Rodriguez (2-0) e Jesse Almaraz (1-2) – will face off against each other.

Fissato il prezzo da $30, tickets for TS-1 Promotions Presents: “Combate 19 (Queen Warriors),"Sono in vendita presso Ticketmaster.com.

Calling the action live will be multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion and retired, former MMA star Alberto Del Rio, Telemundo Deportes’ Edgar Lopez, Combate Americas superstar Erik "Goyito" Perez, play-by-play man Andres Bermudez e Andrea Via.

Complete Preliminary Fight Card

  • Catchweight (140 libbre):
    • Ray Rodriguez (12-4), San Antonio, TX vs. Michael Rodriguez (8-5), Donna, TX
  • Atomweight (105 libbre):
    • Vanesa Rico (2-3), Alicante, Spain vs. Brenda Enriquez (1-0), Salt Lake City, OUT
  • Peso gallo (135 libbre):
    • David Jesus Fuentes (12-10), McAllen, TX vs. Joel Scott (6-6), Port Arthur, TX
  • Pesi Mosca (125 libbre):
    • Heinrich Wassmer (6-1), Los Angeles, CA vs. Juan Deantes(3-0), Harlingen, TX
  • Catchweight (140 libbre):
    • Javier Obregon (11-14), ft. Worth, TX vs. Jose Ceja (4-4), Port Arthur, TX
  • Pesi Mosca (125 libbre):
    • David Miramontes (3-2), San Antonio, TX vs. Federico David Olivera (2-4), Irving, TX
  • Leggero (155 libbre):
    • Fernando Rodriguez (2-0), San Antonio, TX vs. Jesse Almaraz (1-2), San Antonio, TX

Complete Main Fight Card

  • Atomweight (105 libbre) Main Event:
    • Kyra Batara (4-2), Las Vegas, NV vs. Paulina Granados (4-2), Il corpo di Cristo, TX
  • Piuma (145 libbre) Co-Main Event:
    • Andres Quintana (12-2), Albuquerque, NM vs. Rey Trujillo(21-19), Houston, TX
  • Welter (170 libbre) Featured Bout:
    • Daniel Rodriguez (4-0), Los Angeles, CA vs. Victor Reyna (9-3), Dallas, TX

 

Women’s Main Event Features Long-Awaited Showdown Between Fierce Rivals Kyra Batara and Paulina Granados

Winner of Batara-Granados matchup to represent the U.S.
in first-ever Pan-Regional championship

Multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio to call the action alongside Telemundo Deportes’ Edgar Lopez live on Telemundo at 12 a.m. E/11 p.m. CTCOMBATE AMERICAS AND TELEMUNDO DEPORTES
ANNOUNCE LIVE BROADCAST OF STAR-STUDDED MMA EVENT
Da San Antonio, TEXAS ON VENERDI, Dicembre. 1

MIAMI – Novembre 21, 2017 - On the heels of a historic, first partnership together, Combate Americas and Telemundo Deportes announced today, the live broadcast on Telemundo, (12 a.m. E/11 p.m. CT) of the worldwide premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise’s much-anticipated next event, headlined by a women’s showdown between fierce atomweight (105 libbre) rivals Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) e Paulina “Firefox” Granados(4-2), from the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas su Venerdì, Dicembre. 1.

The victor of the matchup between the 23-year-old Batara of Las Vegas, Nev. and the 29-year-old Granados of Corpus Christi, Texas – both unbeaten to date in La Jaulawill represent the U.S. against ferocious finisher Lisbeth “Coneja” Lopez Silva (5-3) in the first-ever Combate Americas Pan-Regional championship bout in February 2018.

“We are thrilled to continue this tremendous partnership with Telemundo Deportes as Combate Americas closes out a banner year filled with incredible milestones, and presents a fight card on Dicembre 1 that is highlighted by one of the most competitive rivalries in our sport today, the culmination of which will see it’s winner represent the U.S. in a high-stakes championship fight,”Ha dichiarato il CEO Combate Americas Campbell McLaren.

Calling the action live on Telemundo will be famed, multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion and retired MMA star Alberto Del Rio, Telemundo Deportes’ Edgar Lopez, Combate Americas superstar Erik "Goyito" Perez, play-by-play man Andres Bermudez e Andrea Via.

In a previously announced, piuma (145 libbre) co-main event, incisiva, fast-stella nascente Andres "The Bullet" Quintana (12-2) di Albuquerque, N.m. will face his most formidable opponent to date, battaglia-testato Rey "Il Guerriero" Trujillo (21-19) di Houston, Texas.

Opening the live Telemundo Deportes broadcast will be a welterweight (170 libbre) contest between two heavy-handed knockout artists, imbattuto Daniel Rodriguez (4-0) e Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (9-3).

The 30-year-old Rodriguez of Los Angeles, Calif. has yet to be pushed the distance of a fight, finishing all of his opponents to date by way of (T)KO o sottomissione.

In his last start for Combate Americas on Aprile 20, Rodriguez scored a thunderous, primo giro (1:55) tramortire (punzoni) su Joel Champion.

Like Rodriguez, the 31-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas is a devastating striker who has notched eight of his nine professional career wins by (T)KO o sottomissione.

Reyna also last saw action for Combate Americas on Aprile 20, punishing Andrew Perez with a flurry of punches to score a first round (1:53) victory by way of (T)KO.

Fissato il prezzo da $30, tickets for TS-1 Promotions Presents: “Combate 19: Batara vs. Granados,"Sono in vendita presso Ticketmaster.com.

The event takes place just three weeks after Combate Americas made its live debut on Telemundo Deportes on Saturday, Novembre. 11 with “COPA COMBATE,” an epic affair headlined by a one-night, otto uomini gallo (135 libbre) tournament that awarded its winner – Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2) di Monterrey, Mexico – a grand prize of $100,000.

"COMBAT CUP,” which took place in Cancun, Messico, marked the first live Telemundo broadcast in history of MMA programming, and saw Marroquin defeat three top-ranked, world-class opponents in one night to emerge the tournament victor.

Telemundo Sports, uno dei principali fornitori di contenuti sportivi in ​​spagnolo negli Stati Uniti, è sede di due degli eventi sportivi più famosi al mondo: la Coppa del Mondo FIFA ™ attraverso 2026 e le Olimpiadi estive 2032. It is also the home of the FIFA Club World Cup until at least 2018. In aggiunta, Telemundo Deportes trasmette le partite di qualificazione CONCACAF alla Coppa del Mondo FIFA ™ per la maggior parte della regione, comprese le trasferte delle nazionali di Messico e USA e la Premier League. Telemundo Deportes ospita anche “Boxeo Telemundo Ford," il #1 programma di boxe in spagnolo, e "Titoli e altro," il #1 notizie sportive, spettacolo di intrattenimento e commento in spagnolo, tra le altre proprietà sportive riconosciute.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MATCHUPS FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN, $100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT LIVE ON TELEMUNDO AND NBCSN ON SATURDAY, Novembre. 11

HISTORIC EXTRAVAGANZA PITS WORLD-CLASS FIGHTERS FROM
THE U.S., LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN AGAINST EACH OTHER
IN CANCUN, MESSICO

CANCUN, MX – November 7, 2017 - Combate Américas announced earlier the official matchups for the quarterfinal, or opening stage, of the highly-anticipated “COPA COMBATE," una notte, otto uomini gallo (135 libbre) Arti marziali miste (MMA) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, Messico Sabato, Novembre 11 a 11:30 p.m. E/10:30 p.m. CT.

L'evento, which takes place at Grand Oasis Cancun, marks both the first NBCU simulcast in history of an MMA event, and the first-ever Telemundo broadcast of MMA programming.

“COPA COMBATE” also represents the first time that world-class fighters from the U.S., Latin America and Spain will represent their respective countries in an epic, one-night tournament showdown in which the winner will have persevered through three consecutive bouts.

In the first quarterfinal stage bout in tournament bracket “A,” vicious striker Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) da San Juan, Puerto Rico will take on red-hot Marcelo “The Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) from Cordoba, Argentina.

A 36 anni, Erosa is the oldest competitor in the tournament field. A combat sports tri-athlete who also boxes and kickboxes professionally, Erosa is the first recognized Puerto Rican world champion in the sport of MMA.

The 29-year-old Rojo is both the number one ranked bantamweight, as well as the top ranked featherweight (145 libbre) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on The Ultimate Fighter: America Latina reality television series, Rojo has produced 10 della sua 12 carriera vince a titolo di (T)KO or submission and will enter the tournament riding a four-fight win streak, including two consecutive wins in his first two Combate Americas starts.

On the same side of the tournament draw, wildcard entrant and relentless brawler Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (9-1) di Mission, Texas, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos "Lobo" Rivera (12-2) di Città del Messico, Messico.

The 30-year-old Palacios, the longest standing member of the Combate Americas fighter roster, has won all six of bouts in La Jaula, the Combate Americas circular cage.

In his last two starts, Palacios, also unbeaten as a professional boxer, earned victories over two different Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans – a split decision over Roman Salazar su Aprile 20, e una decisione unanime su Chris Avila su Luglio 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 della sua 10 carriera professionale vince titolo (T)KO o sottomissione, and will enter La Jaula for the first time in his career, with three straight victories under his belt.

On the other side of the tournament draw, 25-year-old trailblazer John "Sexi Mexi" Castaneda (14-2) di Mankato, Da. will battle national Muay Thai champion Kevin “El FrioMoreyra (4-1) di Lima, Perù.

Tied with Palacios for the greatest number of wins – six – in La Jaula, Castaneda recently re-signed with Combate Americas where he has yet to be beaten, after emerging victorious by way of unanimous decision over Tiffany Cheyden in UFC President Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series su Agosto 1.

Moreyra is an aggressive-minded, 24-year-old who also boasts a 4-1 record as a professional Muay Thai combatant, and is regarded as Peru’s fastest rising MMA star.

In the second tournament bracket “B” bout, battaglia-testato, number one ranked Spanish bantamweight Marc “Lufo” Gómez (20-10) of Barcelona will collide with number one-ranked Colombian bantamweight Andres “Doble A Leal “ Ayala (14-4) di Bogotà.

A soli 25 anni, Gómez has already racked up 30 attacchi professionali, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, della sua 20 vittorie in carriera, an astonishing 17 sono venuti a titolo di (T)KO o sottomissione.

Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, con 9 della sua 11 career conquests having come by way of (T)KO o sottomissione. In addition to his place as the top ranked 135-pound fighter in his country, Ayala also owns a top 10 ranking in Mexico.

The live simulcast of “COPA COMBATE” on Telemundo and NBCSN will feature the tournament’s complete semifinal stage consisting of two bouts that pit the winners of the quarterfinal stage matchups in each tournament bracket against one another, as well as the championship stage showdown.

In addition to the tournament action, Telemundo’s and NBCSN’s live television coverage of “COPA COMBATE” will feature the previously announced women’s strawweight (115 libbre) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa "Super Melly" Martinez (2-0) di Città del Messico, Messico, and submission expert and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria "Gloriosa" Bravo (4-2) di Santiago, Chile.

The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament, as well as two tournament alternate bouts and a second women’s bout that will be announced soon, will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com. Coverage on NBCSN will be live streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

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CIRCA combate AMERICAS
Combate Americas è la principale arti marziali miste ispaniche (MMA) franchising sportivo, diventando rapidamente lo sport numero due, dopo il calcio, per gli appassionati di sport di lingua spagnola in tutto il mondo. Il franchise Combate Americhe include programmazione reality, eventi live e la programmazione mobili. Il CEO della società, Campbell McLaren, è universalmente riconosciuto come il co-fondatore / co-creatore del campionato Ultimate Fighting (UFC). New York Magazine ha descritto come la McLaren “il genio del marketing dietro l'UFC” e Yahoo! Sport proclamarono che egli “sa di più su questo sport di chiunque a oggi.” Con un prodotto senza precedenti e di una proprietà e di gestione squadra blu-chip, Combate America è pronta ad aprire nuove strade e portare una nuova era nel livello di campionato del mondo della concorrenza MMA.

TS-1 PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCES LIVE COMBATE AMERICAS MMA TELEVISION EVENT ON FRIDAY, Dicembre 1 Da San Antonio, TEXAS

Tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” at
Freeman Coliseum on sale now at Ticketmaster.com

Main Event: Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados

Co-Main Event: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana vs. Rey "Il Guerriero" Trujillo
Di Più: “Froggy” Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

 

NEW YORK - Ottobre 27, 2017 – TS-1 Promotions announced today that it will bring the Combate Americas live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) television series to the state of Texas for the first time ever with a stacked, 12-bout event at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio on Venerdì, Dicembre. 1.

Tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” are on sale atTicketmaster.com.

“TS-1 Promotions is thrilled to debut the incredibly fast-growing Combate Americas live television event series in the great state of Texas,” said TS-1 Promotions CEO Greg Bloom. “We are going to deliver to fans a memorable night of MMA action featuring some of the fastest rising stars in the sport, including several of San Antonio’s hottest, young prospects.”

In the women’s atomweight (105 libbre) main event and long-awaited grudge match, Eddie Bravo protégé Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) si piazza fuori con Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2).

In a featherweight (145 libbre) co-main event, Andres "The Bullet" Quintana(12-2) will face off with fellow, hard-hitting knockout artist Rey "Il Guerriero" Trujillo (21-19).

Elsewhere on the fight card, Jose "Froggy" Estrada (4-1) si piazza fuori con Jesse Vasquez (2-3) in another featherweight contest.

Additional bouts for the “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” event will be announced soon.

Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados
The 23-year-old Batara of Las Vegas, Nev., a former high school cheerleader turned grappling expert, is coming off a stellar, secondo turno (3:46) submission of 12-time Spanish national judo champion Vanesa Rico at “Combate Clasico” in Miami, Fla. su Luglio 27.

Ad oggi, Batara is unbeaten in Combate Americas television action, winning all four of her bouts – three by way of submission.

Granados is a 29-year-old native of Corpus Christi, Texas, now fighting out of San Diego, Calif. where she trains with a handful of the world’s top fighters.

Granados will look to notch her third straight victory on December 1.

Andres Quintana vs. Rey Trujillo

Quintana is a heavy-handed, 26-year-old rising star fighting out of Roswell, N.m. He is aiming for his third consecutive victory after earning back-to-back unanimous decisions over Urijah Faber protetta Erick Sanchez and Mexican contender Levy Saul Marroquin su Febbraio 16 and June 30, rispettivamente.

Nine of Quintana’s twelve career wins, finora, sono venuti a titolo di (T)KO.

The 35-year-old Trujillo of Houston, Texas is a battle-tested, eight-year veteran of professional MMA.

A known finisher, Trujillo has earned 16 della sua 21 career wins via (T)KO o sottomissione.

Jose Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

The 26-year-old Estrada’s return to action comes on the heels of a successful debut at featherweight on Settembre 15 when the Fillmore, Calif. resident stopped Izic Fernandez with a series of vicious strikes on the ground in the first round (3:59) della battaglia.

One of the sport’s top, young prospects, Estrada has already produced memorable, highlight reel-worthy moments, defeating his first three professional adversaries inside of one round.

Fighting out of Dallas, Texas, the 28-year-old Vasquez will look to rebound from two straight defeats.

Vasquez was victorious in his first two professional starts, sconfiggendo Josh Nealya titolo di primo turno (3:57) presentazione (choke retro-naked) ottobre 2, 2015, and finishing Joshua Hunter via terzo turno (2:01) WHO (punzoni) febbraio 27, 2016.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES TWO TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS, WOMEN’S PRELIMINARY BOUT FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, Novembre 11 IN CANCUN, MESSICO

Nella foto sotto: Levy SaulEl NegroMarroquin (8-2) will compete in a “COPPA DI COMBATTIMENTO” tournament alternate bout in Cancun, MessicoSabato, Novembre. 11. Photo credit: Scott Hirano / Combate Americas, LLC

HISTORIC EVENT’S ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN,
$100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT BROADCASTS LIVE
ON TELEMUNDO DEPORTES FROM GRAND OASIS CANCUN

ALTERNATE BOUTS AND PRELIMINARY BOUT
STREAM LIVE BEFORE LIVE TELEMUNDO BROADCAST

NEW YORK - Ottobre 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, una notte, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) peso gallo (135 libbre) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Messico Sabato, Novembre. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 p.m. E/10:35 p.m. CT, o dopo "Titoli e altro").

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 libbre) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) di Visalia, Calif. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) di Città del Messico, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, con inizio alle 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT, preceding the live Telemundo Deportes broadcast of the event that picks up with the tournament’s first semifinal stage matchup.

In one tournament alternate bout, Levy Saul "El Negro" Marroquin (8-2) si piazza fuori con Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) e, in the other tournament alternate bout, Felipe “Pipe” Vargas (4-0) will face off with Jose “Pupi” Calvo (3-1).

In the event a winner of one of the tournament’s quarterfinal stage bouts is unable to advance to the semifinal stage due to injury, one of the two alternate bout winners will take the injured quarterfinal bout winner’s place in the semifinal stage.


Al di sopra: Sheila Padilla (sinistra) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (destra) in an atomweight (105 libbre) preliminary bout at “COPPA DI COMBATTIMENTO” su Sabato, Novembre. 11. Photo credit: Combate Americas, LLC

Marroquin’s start will mark a drop from the featherweight division. The 22-year-old, who hails from Monterrey, Messico, has produced seven of his eight career victories to date, a titolo di (T)KO o sottomissione.

Abohomor of Barranquilla, Colombia is a 23-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu national champion and Capoeira expert.

L'imbattuto, 23-year-old Vargas is a ferocious knockout artist who recently relocated from Spain to Miami, Fla. where he has been training with famed fight squad American Top Team.

Similar to Vargas, the 24-year-old Calvo of San Jose, Costa Rica moved to Chicago, Malato. where he trains with renowned coach Mike Valle.

Tickets for “COPA COMBATE” at Grand Oasis Cancun are on sale at SmarTicket.

"COPA COMBATE" si svolge sul 24th anniversario dell'ormai leggendario UFC della McLaren 1 evento in cui è stato produttore esecutivo come co-fondatore dell'Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). L'evento storico ha dato il via a una rivoluzione degli sport da combattimento, e ha cambiato per sempre il mondo delle arti marziali.

The live Telemundo broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” marks the first time in history that NBCU’s leading Spanish language television network will air MMA fight programming, and will cover the tournament’s two semifinal stage bouts and championship stage showdown as well as a previously women’s strawweight (115 pounds0 co-main event between Melissa "Super Melly" Martinez (2-0) di Città del Messico e Gloria "Gloriosa" Bravo (4-2) di Santiago, Chile.

A lottery ball drawing to determine the “COPA COMBATE” tournament quarterfinal stage matchups will be held onGiovedi, Novembre. 2. The eight tournament competitors are as follows:

  • John "Sexi Mexi" Castaneda (14-2) di Mankato, Da.
  • Marcelo "Pitbull" Red (12-4) di Cordoba, Argentina
  • Carlos "Lobo" Rivera (10-2) di Città del Messico, Messico
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) di San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) di Barcellona, Spagna
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) di Bogotà, Colombia
  • Kevin "freddo" Moreyra (4-1) di Lima, Perù
  • Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (9-1) di Mission, Texas

L'intera fase dei quarti di finale del torneo sarà trasmessa in streaming live sull'app Telemundo Deportes En Vivo e su TelemundoDeportes.com, along with the tournament alternate bouts and the women’s preliminary bout.

Telemundo Sports, uno dei principali fornitori di contenuti sportivi in ​​spagnolo negli Stati Uniti, è sede di due degli eventi sportivi più famosi al mondo: la Coppa del Mondo FIFA ™ attraverso 2026 e le Olimpiadi estive 2032. In aggiunta, Telemundo Deportes trasmette le partite di qualificazione CONCACAF alla Coppa del Mondo FIFA ™ per la maggior parte della regione, comprese le trasferte delle nazionali di Messico e USA e la Premier League. Telemundo Deportes ospita anche “Boxeo Telemundo Ford," il #1 programma di boxe in spagnolo, e "Titoli e altro," il #1 notizie sportive, spettacolo di intrattenimento e commento in spagnolo, tra le altre proprietà sportive riconosciute.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNUNCIA L'AGGIUNTA DELL'EVENTO PRINCIPALE DELLE DONNE ALLA TRASMISSIONE TELEMUNDO IN DIRETTA DI "COPA COMBATE" SABATO, Novembre 11 DA CANCUN, MESSICO

Nella foto: Melissa imbattuta “Super Melly” Martinez (destra) del Messico e Miesha Tate allieva Gloria “Glorioso” Ben Fatto (sinistra) del Cile si batterà in un peso paglia (115 libbre) evento co-principale nella trasmissione in diretta di Telemundo di “COPPA DI COMBATTIMENTO” da Cancun, Messico Sabato, Novembre. 11. Photo credit: Scott Hirano / Combate Americas

MELISSA MARTINEZ DEL MESSICO AFFACCIA GLORIA BRAVO DEL CILE NELLO SHOWDOWN DI STRAWWEIGHT PRECEDENTE
$100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT

NEW YORK - ottobre 18 2017 –Combate Americas ha annunciato oggi l'aggiunta di un peso paglia femminile (115 libbre) resa dei conti tra artista ad eliminazione diretta imbattuto Melissa "Super Melly" Martinez (2-0) e Gloria "Gloriosa" Bravo (4-2) che servirà come evento principale dell'attesissimo, trasmissione in diretta Telemundo (11:35 p.m. E/10:35 p.m. CT, o dopo "Titoli e altro") delle Arti Marziali Miste “COPA COMBATE” (MMA) stravaganza da Cancun, Messico Sabato, Novembre. 11.

La battaglia tra il 20enne Martinez di Città del Messico, Il Messico e il 31enne Bravo, di Santiago, Chile, precederà immediatamente l'incontro della fase di campionato e il finale della one-night, otto uomini gallo (135 libbre) Torneo “COPA COMBATE” che assegnerà al vincitore un gran premio di $100,000 e quello, per la prima volta, vedrà combattenti di alto livello dagli Stati Uniti, L'America Latina e la Spagna rappresentano i rispettivi paesi in cerca di gloria.

“Questa è un'aggiunta fenomenale a una scheda di combattimento già stellare e storica creata per la piattaforma televisiva di trasmissione Telemundo,”Ha dichiarato il CEO Combate Americas Campbell McLaren.

“Con l'azione incredibilmente implacabile e incisiva che abbiamo visto dalle donne di Combate Americas,"Ha continuato McLaren, "È giusto che mettiamo in mostra un incontro tra due delle stelle femminili più brillanti e in rapida ascesa dello sport come Melissa Martinez e Gloria Bravo sulla piattaforma" COPA COMBATE "."

"COPA COMBATE" si svolge sul 24th anniversario dell'ormai leggendario UFC della McLaren 1 evento in cui è stato produttore esecutivo come co-fondatore dell'Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). L'evento storico ha dato il via a una rivoluzione degli sport da combattimento, e ha cambiato per sempre il mondo delle arti marziali.

Il 5 piedi 2 Martinez tornerà a La Jaula, la gabbia Combate Americas, per la seconda volta nella sua carriera dopo aver sborsato uno splendido, highlight reel knockout di Familiarità con "Chocolate" Rom nel secondo turno (2:45) di battaglia a Combate 15 a Città del Messico in poi Giugno 30.

Dopo la vittoria del debutto promozionale, Martinez, anche un concorrente decorato di Muay Thai, ha ottenuto un secondo posto ai "The World Games" di WAKO Kickboxing 2017 – Wroclaw ”in Polonia Luglio 30.

Il 5 piedi 5 Bravo entrerà a La Jaula per la prima volta in assoluto e metterà in gioco una serie di tre vittorie consecutive. Tutte e tre le sue ultime vittorie sono arrivate per sottomissione a braccia aperte.

Bravo si è recentemente avventurato dal Cile a Las Vegas, Nev. per allenarsi per il prossimo incontro con famosi, pensionato, ex campione del mondo UFC Miesha Tate.

Oltre all'incontro di campionato del torneo "COPA COMBATE" e al combattimento femminile tra Martinez e Bravo, La trasmissione in diretta di "COPA COMBATE" di Telemundo presenterà la fase di semifinale del torneo composta da due periodi che mettono l'uno contro l'altro i vincitori dei quarti di finale di ogni girone del torneo. L'intera fase dei quarti di finale del torneo sarà trasmessa in streaming live sull'app Telemundo Deportes En Vivo e su TelemundoDeportes.com.

Telemundo Sports, uno dei principali fornitori di contenuti sportivi in ​​spagnolo negli Stati Uniti, è sede di due degli eventi sportivi più famosi al mondo: la Coppa del Mondo FIFA ™ attraverso 2026 e le Olimpiadi estive 2032. In aggiunta, Telemundo Deportes trasmette le partite di qualificazione CONCACAF alla Coppa del Mondo FIFA ™ per la maggior parte della regione, comprese le trasferte delle nazionali di Messico e USA e la Premier League. Telemundo Deportes ospita anche “Boxeo Telemundo Ford," il #1 programma di boxe in spagnolo, e "Titoli e altro," il #1 notizie sportive, spettacolo di intrattenimento e commento in spagnolo, tra le altre proprietà sportive riconosciute.

COMBATE AMERICAS AND TELEMUNDO DEPORTES ANNOUNCE HISTORIC, LIVE MMA BROADCAST OF $100,000 GRAND PRIZE “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, Novembre. 11 DA CANCUN, MESSICO

Telemundo and Combate Americas have announced a historic partnership for the broadcast television network’s first-ever live MMA event withCopa Combate,” the one-night, otto uomini, $100,000 grand prize tournament in Cancun, Messico Sabato, Novembre. 11.

(Pictured from left to right below): Tournament fighter Mikey Erosa of San Juan, Puerto Rico; multi-time WWE Heavyweight Champion and Combate Americas talent Alberto Del Rio; tournament fighter Marcelo Rojo of Cordoba, Argentina; tournament fighter John Castaneda of Mankato, Da; Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren; Telemundo Deportes President Ray Warren; tournament fighter Carlos Rivera of Mexico City, Messico; tournament fighter Ricky Palacios of Mission, Texas; and tournament fighter Marc Gomez of Barcelona, Spagna

One night, eight-man tournament takes place on the 24th anniversary of UFC 1, pitting the most fearsome competitors from the
U.S., Latin America and Spain against each other in
high stakes showdown

All eight tournament fighters announced

MIAMI – Ottobre 5, 2017 - Combate Americas and Telemundo Deportes announced, at a news conference in the Wynwood district of Miami, a landmark partnership to produce the first-ever Telemundo broadcast of a live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event with “COPA COMBATE,” the epic, una notte, eight-man tournament, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 grand prize. L'evento si svolgerà ilNovembre 11 a 11:30 p.m. E/ 8:30 p.m. PT, live from Cancun, Messico.

Lo storico, 90-minute live broadcast on Telemundo will coincide with the 24thanniversary of the now legendary UFC 1, which was executive produced by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder and Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren, and which was also headlined by a one-night, eight-man tournament.

“We are incredibly excited to partner with Telemundo Deportes and to bring back to life, live on Telemundo, the leading U.S. broadcast television network, the most thrilling format for competitive fighting that was responsible for changing the combat sports world forever when I introduced the UFC in 1993,” said McLaren.

“Telemundo Deportes is committed to continue expanding its portfolio of sports events, and we are thrilled to partner with Combate Americas to bring this unique MMA tournament to millions of Hispanic viewers,"Ha detto Ray Warren, President of Telemundo Deportes. “Copa Combate is a tournament created for our core audience featuring an exciting format and a diverse group of Hispanic competitors, and we look forward to an historic broadcast.”

“COPA COMBATE” will assemble a collection of the most fearsome stars in MMA’s bantamweight (135 libbre) divisione, hailing from the U.S., Messico, Puerto Rico, Spagna, Colombia, Argentina, and Peru, and will see them battle in La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, over the course of three tournament stages – quarterfinal, semifinal and championship – before the eventual winner is crowned.

The event marks the first time in history that fighters will represent their respective countries on a quest to win the inaugural ‘Copa.’

Joining the previously announced John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (14-2) di Mankato, Da. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:

  • Marcelo "Pitbull" Red (12-4) di Cordoba, Argentina
  • Carlos "Lobo" Rivera (10-2) di Città del Messico, Messico
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) di San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) di Barcellona, Spagna
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) di Bogotà, Colombia
  • Kevin "freddo" Moreyra (4-1) di Lima, Perù

Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (9-1) di Mission, Texas.

Palacios, a 30-year-old knockout artist, is riding a six-fight win streak, and is tied with Castaneda for the most wins – six – held under the Combate Americas promotional umbrella. In his last two starts, Palacios earned decisions over UFC veterans Roman Salazar e Chris Avila, rispettivamente.

The eight competitors will be separated into four tournament brackets, with the top four fighters given seeded positions based on their worldwide rankings.

Quarterfinal stage opponents for the four fighters will be determined based on a lottery ball drawing that will take place on a date to be announced.

La trasmissione in diretta di "COPA COMBATE" di Telemundo presenterà la fase di semifinale del torneo composta da due periodi che mettono l'uno contro l'altro i vincitori dei quarti di finale di ogni girone del torneo. L'intera fase dei quarti di finale del torneo sarà trasmessa in streaming live sull'app Telemundo Deportes En Vivo e su TelemundoDeportes.com.

Telemundo Sports, uno dei principali fornitori di contenuti sportivi in ​​spagnolo negli Stati Uniti, è sede di due degli eventi sportivi più famosi al mondo: la Coppa del Mondo FIFA ™ attraverso 2026 e le Olimpiadi estive 2032. In aggiunta, Telemundo Deportes trasmette le partite di qualificazione CONCACAF alla Coppa del Mondo FIFA ™ per la maggior parte della regione, comprese le trasferte delle nazionali di Messico e USA e la Premier League. Telemundo Deportes ospita anche “Boxeo Telemundo Ford," il #1 programma di boxe in spagnolo, e "Titoli e altro," il #1 notizie sportive, spettacolo di intrattenimento e commento in spagnolo, tra le altre proprietà sportive riconosciute.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES JOHN “SEXY MEXY” CASTANEDA FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN $100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT ON NOVEMBER 11

Giovanni “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda (14-2) (destra) has been announced as the first entrant into Combate Americas’ storico, una notte, otto uomini gallo (135 libbre) “Copa Combatetournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 a Cancun, Messico Sabato, Novembre. 11.
Historic event takes place in Cancun, Messico
sul 24th anniversario
Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren’s UFC 1

NEW YORK - Settembre 28, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the entry of 25-year-old trailblazer and its all-time winningest fighter, John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (14-2), into “Copa Combate,” the historic, una notte, otto uomini gallo (135 libbre) Arti marziali miste (MMA) tournament that will award its winner of three consecutive bouts a grand prize of $100,000 a Cancun, Messico Sabato, Novembre. 11.

“Copa Combate” takes place on the 24th anniversary of UFC 1, which was executive produced by Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder, Campbell McLaren. L'evento storico ha dato il via a una rivoluzione degli sport da combattimento, e ha cambiato per sempre il mondo delle arti marziali.

Castaneda of Mankato, Da. will enter La Jaula, la gabbia Combate Americas, riding a nine-fight win streak that dates back to May 2015, and that recently extended on Agosto 1 when he put on a dominant performance to earn a unanimous decision over Tiffany Cheyden in UFC President Dana White'SMartedì Night Contender Series.

“We are excited to welcome John Castaneda back to Combate Americas, where he has amassed the most wins of any fighter in our young, but fast-growing organization, and delivered some of the most memorable moments ever in La Jaula with his explosive style of fighting and vicious knockout power,"Ha detto McLaren.

Following the recent victory, Castaneda signed a new, in esclusiva, multi-fight promotional agreement with Combate Americas, which was the first organization to place him on a national stage during its debut live event that aired on NBC Universo from Las Vegas, Nev. settembre 17, 2015. Castaneda immediately shined, sconfiggendo Justin Governale by way of unanimous decision.

In his last start in La Jaula on Maggio 5, Castaneda scored a devastating, secondo turno (:42) WHO (punzoni) on five-time UFC veteran Chris “The Real Deal” Beal.

The remaining seven “Copa Combate” tournament competitors will be announced soon, and will hail from various parts of Latin America, as well as Spain and the U.S., marking the first time in history that fighters will represent their respective countries on a mission to achieve greatness.

Tournament fighters will be separated into four brackets, and the top four fighters will be assigned seeded positions based on their respective worldwide rankings. Quarterfinal stage opponents for the four seeded fighters will be determined based on a lottery ball drawing.

The host venue in Cancun for “Copa Combate,” as well as ticket on-sale information for the event, sarà annunciato a breve.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES $100,000 GRAND PRIZE ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN ‘COPA’ TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, Novembre. 11 DA CANCUN, MESSICO

Combate Americas has announcedCopa Combate,” a one-night, otto uomini, $100,000 grand prize tournament in the bantamweight (135 libbre) divisione, per Sabato, Novembre. 11 a Cancun, Messico.

Bantamweight showdown on the 24th anniversary of Campbell McLaren’s UFC 1 pits ferocious fighters from the U.S., Latin America and Spain in an unprecedented ‘Copa’-style, country versus country showdown

NEW YORK - Settembre 20, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced a historic, una notte, otto uomini gallo (135 libbre) tournament – “COPA COMBATE”the winner of which will have heroically battled through three bouts in one night to earn a $100,000 grand prize and the inaugural winner’s cup, a Cancun, Messico Sabato, Novembre. 11.

The epic event will take place on the 24th anniversary of the now legendary UFC 1, which was executive produced by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder and Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren, and which was also headlined by a one-night, eight-man tournament that forever changed the world of combat sports.

“We are excited to unveil the first ‘COPA COMBATE’ tournament ever, and to revitalize and deliver to fans one of the most compelling and athletically challenging formats for a live fight show,"Ha detto McLaren.

“When I launched the UFC 24 anni fa, we changed the world and, suNovembre 11, we are going to do so again with a dynamic tournament that assembles a collection of fighters that most deserve to represent their respective countries,"Ha continuato McLaren. “These fighters will put their national pride on the line with a substantial payoff.”

Hailing from the U.S., Latin America and Spain, the eight “Copa Combate” competitors, whose names will be announced soon, will go to war in La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, over the course of three tournament stages – quarterfinal, semifinal and championship – before the eventual winner is crowned.

The event also marks the first time in history that fighters will represent their respective countries on a quest to win the inaugural ‘COPA.’

The eight competitors will be separated into four tournament brackets, with the top four fighters given seeded positions based on their worldwide rankings. Quarterfinal stage opponents for the four fighters will be determined based on a lottery ball drawing.

The host venue in Cancun for “Copa Combate,” as well as ticket on-sale information for the event, sarà annunciato a breve.

COMBATE AMERICAS NAMES SPORTS MEDIA SPONSORSHIP SALES EXECUTIVE MIKE PINE, FIRST-EVER CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

Combate Americas has named Mike Pine (nella foto) the company’s first-ever Chief Revenue Officer. Pine joins Combate Americas after a two-year stint with FanDuel, where he served as GM, Integrated Partnerships.

Former FanDuel GM, UFC, IRONMAN AND WWE Global Head of Sales
joins the world’s premier Hispanic MMA sports franchise
In its most explosive growth period to date

NEW YORK - Settembre 13, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it has named storied, sports industry business development and sponsorship sales leader Mike Pine, le prime arti marziali miste ispaniche (MMA) sports and media franchise’s first-ever Chief Revenue Officer.

Coming off a two-and-a-half-year tenure as GM, Integrated Partnerships for FanDuel, Pine, who was responsible for breaking unprecedented ground for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) by securing blue-chip advertising clients Bud Light and Harley Davidson, for the longest-standing MMA organization, will report to Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

“We are thrilled to welcome Mike Pine, an authentic trailblazer in the world of sports and entertainment brand partnerships, to Combate Americas,"Ha detto McLaren, also the co-founder of the original UFC.

“Mike’s incredible track record,"Ha continuato McLaren, “and extensive book of high-level relationships with marketers from worldwide, renowned brands across a wide range of product categories, speak for themselves, and we are looking forward to having him spearheading our sales efforts as we continue to aggressively expand our footprint across the globe with a fast-growing schedule of live and special events, and television programming for 2018 and beyond.”

Pine will be responsible for building Combate Americas’ portfolio of sponsor partners which, ad oggi, has included the U.S. Esercito; Aspira A Mas, a Hispanic consumer-targeted offshoot of health insurance industry giant IHC; and consumer electronics pioneer Altec Lansing, across the organizations’ year-round live television event series in the U.S., Mexico and overseas.

Combate Americas television programming airs weekly, including once per month live, in oltre 137 million homes across the U.S. and Mexico on Azteca America and TV Azteca, rispettivamente, and has been averaging over 3.5 million viewers per episode since “Combate Azteca” premiered in November.

The franchise’s monthly live events also air in an additional 47 million plus homes across Latin America on ESPN LATAM, and it’s most recent event, “Combate Clásico,” a partnership with Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross’ RSE Ventures that took place on Luglio 27, two days before RSE’s “El Clásico Miami” soccer match between legendary clubs Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, ushered the Latino flavored brand to national television in Spain for the first time ever with coverage of the nine-bout fight card in over 20 million homes on the country’s popular sports network, GOL TV.

During his stint at FanDuel, Pine compiled an impressive roster of first-ever landmark industry advertising partners for the online daily fantasy sports platform, including Bud Light, FORD Motor Company, Corona Extra, HBO Sports, Chef’s Cut and Bacardi.

As Global Head of Sales & Partnerships for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Pine forged and developed a host of relationships for the publicly traded, worldwide leading professional sports entertainment brand, with leading consumer electronic, retail and food brands, including Norelco, XBOX, Footlocker, KMART and General Mills.

Prior to his time with WWE, Pine led and oversaw the development of globally renowned agency IMG’s NCAA collegiate sports. His time at IMG was proceeded as IRONMAN Global Chief Sales Officer & Eight Years @ Turner Broadcasting.

Pine is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and served as Captain, U.S. Air Force.

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