Категорија Архива: Combate Америка

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,
со почеток во 9 вечер. И/8 вечер. КТ

Main card airs live on Telemundo at 12 изутрина. И/11 вечер. КТ

SAN ANTONIO, TX – Ноември 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 – наПеток, Декември 1, live on Telemundo (12 изутрина. И/11 вечер. КТ).

The preliminary fight card will stream live in its entirety on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app, TelemundoDeports.com and Facebook Live, со почеток во9 вечер. И/8 p.m., КТ, immediately prior to the live Telemundo broadcast of the three-fight main card headlined by the much-anticipated women’s atomweight (105 фунти) showdown between rivals Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) на Лас Вегас, Nev. и Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2) на Корпус Кристи, Тексас.

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 фунти) натпревар.

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) од Лос Анџелес, Калифорнија. will return to La Jaula, градниот Combate Америка, to lock horns with undefeated Juan Deantes (3-0) of Harlingen, Texas in a flyweight (125 фунти) старо.

Во лесна категорија (155 фунти) meeting between two San Antonio residents, без пораз Fernando Rodriguez (2-0) и Jesse Almaraz (1-2) – will face off against each other.

Со цена од $30, tickets for TS-1 Promotions Presents: “Combate 19 (Queen Warriors),"Се во продажба во Ticketmaster.com.

Calling the action live will be multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion and retired, former MMA star Алберто Del Rio, Telemundo Deportes’ Edgar Lopez, Combate Americas superstar Erik “Goyito” Perez, play-by-play man Andres Bermudez и Андреа Стрит.

Complete Preliminary Fight Card

  • Catchweight (140 фунти):
    • Ray Rodriguez (12-4), Сан Антонио, TX vs. Michael Rodriguez (8-5), Donna, Соединетите Американски Држави
  • Atomweight (105 фунти):
    • Vanesa Rico (2-3), Alicante, Spain vs. Brenda Enriquez (1-0), Salt Lake City, UT
  • Bantamweight (135 фунти):
    • David Jesus Fuentes (12-10), McAllen, TX vs. Joel Scott (6-6), Port Arthur, Соединетите Американски Држави
  • Мува (125 фунти):
    • Heinrich Wassmer (6-1), Лос Анџелес, CA vs. Juan Deantes(3-0), Harlingen, Соединетите Американски Држави
  • Catchweight (140 фунти):
    • Javier Obregon (11-14), Ft. Worth, TX vs. Jose Ceja (4-4), Port Arthur, Соединетите Американски Држави
  • Мува (125 фунти):
    • David Miramontes (3-2), Сан Антонио, TX vs. Federico David Olivera (2-4), Irving, Соединетите Американски Држави
  • Лесен (155 фунти):
    • Fernando Rodriguez (2-0), Сан Антонио, TX vs. Jesse Almaraz (1-2), Сан Антонио, Соединетите Американски Држави

Complete Main Fight Card

  • Atomweight (105 фунти) Главниот настан:
    • Kyra Batara (4-2), Лас Вегас, NV vs. Paulina Granados (4-2), Corpus Christi, Соединетите Американски Држави
  • Перолесна (145 фунти) Ко-Главниот настан:
    • Andres Quintana (12-2), Albuquerque, NM vs. Rey Trujillo(21-19), Хјустон, Соединетите Американски Држави
  • Боксер од полусредна категорија (170 фунти) Featured Bout:
    • Даниел Родригез (4-0), Лос Анџелес, CA vs. Victor Reyna (9-3), Далас, Соединетите Американски Држави

 

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 изутрина. И/11 вечер. КТCOMBATE AMERICAS AND TELEMUNDO DEPORTES
ANNOUNCE LIVE BROADCAST OF STAR-STUDDED MMA EVENT
Од Сан Антонио, TEXAS ON Петок, Декември. 1

MIAMI – Ноември 21, 2017 - On the heels of a historic, first partnership together, Combate Americas and Telemundo Deportes announced today, the live broadcast on Telemundo, (12 изутрина. И/11 вечер. КТ) of the worldwide premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (МЛД) sports franchise’s much-anticipated next event, headlined by a women’s showdown between fierce atomweight (105 фунти) rivals Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) и Paulina “Firefox” Granados(4-2), from the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Тексас на Петок, Декември. 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, Тексас – 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 Декември 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,", Рече извршниот директор на Combate Америка Кембел Мекларен.

Calling the action live on Telemundo will be famed, multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion and retired MMA star Алберто Del Rio, Telemundo Deportes’ Edgar Lopez, Combate Americas superstar Erik “Goyito” Perez, play-by-play man Andres Bermudez и Андреа Стрит.

In a previously announced, featherweight (145 фунти) ко-главен настан, хард-удирање, брзо-ѕвездата во подем Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (12-2) на Албакерки, N.M. will face his most formidable opponent to date, битка-тестиран Реј "Воинот" Trujillo (21-19) Хјустон, Тексас.

Opening the live Telemundo Deportes broadcast will be a welterweight (170 фунти) contest between two heavy-handed knockout artists, непоразен Даниел Родригез (4-0) и Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (9-3).

The 30-year-old Rodriguez of Los Angeles, Калифорнија. has yet to be pushed the distance of a fight, finishing all of his opponents to date by way of (Т)КО или поднесување.

In his last start for Combate Americas on Април 20, Rodriguez scored a thunderous, Првиот круг (1:55) нокаут (тупаници) на Џоел шампион.

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 (Т)КО или поднесување.

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

Со цена од $30, tickets for TS-1 Promotions Presents: “Combate 19: Batara vs. Granados,"Се во продажба во Ticketmaster.com.

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

“COPA COMBATE,” which took place in Cancun, Мексико, 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 Deportes, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. It is also the home of the FIFA Club World Cup until at least 2018. Во прилог, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches and the Premier League. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.

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

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

CANCUN, MX – November 7, 2017 - Combate Américas announced earlier the official matchups for the quarterfinal, or opening stage, of the highly-anticipated “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 фунти) Лед Автомобилизам (МЛД) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, Mexico on Сабота, Ноември 11 на 11:30 вечер. И/10:30 вечер. КТ.

Настанот, 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) from San Juan, Puerto Rico will take on red-hot Marcelo “The Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) from Cordoba, Аргентина.

На 36 години, 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 фунти) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on The Ultimate борец: Латинска Америка reality television series, Rojo has produced 10 на неговата 12 во кариерата победи по пат на (Т)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 Рики "На Gallero" Паласиос (9-1) на мисијата, Тексас, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) на Мексико Сити, Мексико.

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, Паласиос, also unbeaten as a professional boxer, earned victories over two different Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans – a split decision over Роман Салазар на Април 20, и едногласна одлука за Chris Avila на Јули 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 на неговата 10 професионална кариера победи по пат на (Т)КО или поднесување, 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) на Mankato, Од. will battle national Muay Thai champion Кевин “El FrioMoreyra (4-1) of Lima, Перу.

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 Cheyden Leialoha in UFC President Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series на Август 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, битка-тестиран, 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) of Bogota.

На само 25 години, Gómez has already racked up 30 професионални борби, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, на неговата 20 во кариерата победи, an astonishing 17 дошле по пат на (Т)КО или поднесување.

Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, со 9 на неговата 11 career conquests having come by way of (Т)КО или поднесување. 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 фунти) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) на Мексико Сити, Мексико, and submission expert and Miesha Тејт pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of 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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ЗА COMBATE Америка
Combate Americas is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (МЛД) sports franchise, rapidly becoming the number two sport, after soccer, for Spanish speaking sports fans worldwide. The Combate Americas franchise includes reality TV programming, live events and mobile programming. The company’s CEO, Кембел Мекларен, is universally recognized as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine described McLaren as “маркетинг гениј зад UFC” и Yahoo! Спортски кажеш дека “знае повеќе за овој спорт отколку само за било кој во тоа уште денес.” With an unprecedented product and a blue-chip ownership and management team, Combate Americas is poised to break new ground and bring about a new era in world championship level MMA competition.

TS-1 PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCES LIVE COMBATE AMERICAS MMA TELEVISION EVENT ON FRIDAY, Декември 1 Од Сан Антонио, TEXAS

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

Главниот настан: Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados

Ко-Главниот настан: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana vs. Реј "Воинот" Trujillo
Повеќе: “Froggy” Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

 

NEW YORK – Октомври 27, 2017 – TS-1 Promotions announced today that it will bring the Combate Americas live Mixed Martial Arts (МЛД) 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 Петок, Декември. 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 Грег Блум. “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 фунти) main event and long-awaited grudge match, Eddie Bravo protégé Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) ќе се соочат со исклучување Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2).

In a featherweight (145 фунти) ко-главен настан, Andres “The Bullet” Quintana(12-2) will face off with fellow, hard-hitting knockout artist Реј "Воинот" Trujillo (21-19).

Elsewhere on the fight card, Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1) ќе се соочат со исклучување 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, вториот круг (3:46) submission of 12-time Spanish national judo champion Vanesa Rico at “Combate Clasico” in Miami, Флорида. на Јули 27.

До денес, 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, Тексас, now fighting out of San Diego, Калифорнија. 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 Урија Фабер заштитени Ерик Санчез and Mexican contender Levy Saul Marroquin на Февруари 16 and June 30, соодветно.

Nine of Quintana’s twelve career wins, досега, дошле по пат на (Т)КО.

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 на неговата 21 career wins via (Т)КО или поднесување.

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 Септември 15 when the Fillmore, Калифорнија. resident stopped Izic Fernandez with a series of vicious strikes on the ground in the first round (3:59) на битка.

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, Тексас, the 28-year-old Vasquez will look to rebound from two straight defeats.

Vasquez was victorious in his first two professional starts, победувајќи Josh Nealyпо пат на првиот круг (3:57) поднесување (задните гол задави) во октомври 2, 2015, and finishing Joshua Hunter via third round (2:01) СЗО (тупаници) во февруари 27, 2016.

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

Pictured below: Levy SaulEl NegroMarroquin (8-2) will compete in aCOPA COMBATEtournament alternate bout in Cancun, Mexico onСабота, Ноември. 11. Фото кредит: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, ДОО

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 – Октомври 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, една ноќ, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (МЛД) bantamweight (135 фунти) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Mexico on Сабота, Ноември. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 вечер. И/10:35 вечер. КТ, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 фунти) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) на Visalia, Калифорнија. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) на Мексико Сити, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, со почеток во 9 вечер. И/8 вечер. КТ, 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) ќе се соочат со исклучување Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) и, 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.


Над: Sheila Padilla (лево) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (право) in an atomweight (105 фунти) preliminary bout atCOPA COMBATE” на Сабота, Ноември. 11. Фото кредит: Combate Америка, ДОО

Marroquin’s start will mark a drop from the featherweight division. The 22-year-old, who hails from Monterrey, Мексико, has produced seven of his eight career victories to date, by way of (Т)КО или поднесување.

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

Непобедените, 23-year-old Vargas is a ferocious knockout artist who recently relocated from Spain to Miami, Флорида. 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, Лошо. where he trains with renowned coach Mike Valle.

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

“COPA COMBATE” takes place on the 24та anniversary of McLaren’s now legendary UFC 1 event that he executive produced as the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

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) of Mexico City and Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of Santiago, Chile.

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

  • John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (14-2) на Mankato, Од.
  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, Аргентина
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) на Мексико Сити, Мексико
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) Сан Хуан, Порторико
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, Шпанија
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, Колумбија
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Перу
  • Рики "На Gallero" Паласиос (9-1) на мисијата, Тексас

The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, along with the tournament alternate bouts and the women’s preliminary bout.

Telemundo Deportes, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. Во прилог, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches and the Premier League. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF WOMEN’S CO-MAIN EVENT TO LIVE TELEMUNDO BROADCAST OF “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, Ноември 11 FROM CANCUN, MEXICO

Pictured: Undefeated MelissaSuper Melly” Мартинез (право) of Mexico and Miesha Tate pupil GloriaGloriosa” Добро направено (лево) of Chile will square off in a strawweight (115 фунти) co-main event on the live Telemundo broadcast ofCOPA COMBATEfrom Cancun, Mexico on Сабота, Ноември. 11. Фото кредит: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas

MELISSA MARTINEZ OF MEXICO FACES GLORIA BRAVO OF CHILE IN STRAWWEIGHT SHOWDOWN PRECEDING
$100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT

NEW YORK – October 18 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of a women’s strawweight (115 фунти) showdown between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) и Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) that will serve as the co-main event on the highly-anticipated, live Telemundo broadcast (11:35 вечер. И/10:35 вечер. КТ, or following “Titulares y Mas”) of the “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (МЛД) extravaganza from Cancun, Mexico on Сабота, Ноември. 11.

The battle between the 20-year-old Martinez of Mexico City, Mexico and the 31-year-old Bravo, of Santiago, Chile, will immediately precede the championship stage bout and finale of the one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 фунти) “COPA COMBATE” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 и тоа, за прв пат во историјата, will see top-ranked fighters from the U.S., Latin America and Spain represent their respective countries in a quest for glory.

“This is a phenomenal addition to an already stellar and historic fight card created for the Telemundo broadcast television platform,", Рече извршниот директор на Combate Америка Кембел Мекларен.

“With the incredibly relentless and hard-hitting action we have seen from the women of Combate Americas,"Продолжи Мекларен, “it is only fitting that we showcase a matchup between two of the sport’s brightest and fastest rising female stars like Melissa Martinez and Gloria Bravo on the ‘COPA COMBATE’ platform.”

“COPA COMBATE” takes place on the 24та anniversary of McLaren’s now legendary UFC 1 event that he executive produced as the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

The 5-foot-2 Martinez will return to La Jaula, градниот Combate Америка, for the second time in her career after shelling out a stunning, highlight reel knockout на Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo во вториот круг (2:45) of battle at Combate 15 in Mexico City on Јуни 30.

Following the promotional debut victory, Мартинез, also a decorated Muay Thai competitor, earned a second-place finish at WAKO Kickboxing’s “The World Games 2017 – Wroclaw” tournament in Poland on Јули 30.

The 5-foot-5 Bravo will enter La Jaula for the first time ever and put a three-fight winning streak on the line. All three of her latest victories came by way of armlock submission.

Bravo recently ventured from Chile to Las Vegas, Nev. to train for the upcoming matchup with famed, retired, former UFC world champion Miesha Тејт.

In addition to the “COPA COMBATE” tournament championship bout and the featured women’s fight between Martinez and Bravo, Telemundo’s live broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” will feature the tournament’s semifinal stage consisting of two bouts that pit the winners of the quarterfinal stage bouts in each tournament bracket against one another. The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com.

Telemundo Deportes, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. Во прилог, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches and the Premier League. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.

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

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, осум човек, $100,000 grand prize tournament in Cancun, Mexico on Сабота, Ноември. 11.

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

One night, eight-man tournament takes place on the 24та 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 – Октомври 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 (МЛД) event with “COPA COMBATE,” the epic, една ноќ, турнир од осум души, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 grand prize. Настанот ќе се одржи наНоември 11 на 11:30 вечер. И/ 8:30 вечер. Португалија, live from Cancun, Мексико.

Историскиот, 90-minute live broadcast on Telemundo will coincide with the 24таanniversary of the now legendary UFC 1, which was executive produced by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder and Combate Americas CEO Кембел Мекларен, and which was also headlined by a one-night, турнир од осум души.

“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,", Рече 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 фунти) поделба, hailing from the U.S., Мексико, Порторико, Шпанија, Колумбија, Аргентина, 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 Јован "Секси Секси" Кастанеда (14-2) на Mankato, Од. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:

  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, Аргентина
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) на Мексико Сити, Мексико
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) Сан Хуан, Порторико
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, Шпанија
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, Колумбија
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Перу

Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, Рики "На Gallero" Паласиос (9-1) на мисијата, Тексас.

Паласиос, 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 Роман Салазар и Chris Avila, соодветно.

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.

Telemundo’s live broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” will feature the tournament’s semifinal stage consisting of two bouts that pit the winners of the quarterfinal stage bouts in each tournament bracket against one another. The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com.

Telemundo Deportes, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. Во прилог, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches and the Premier League. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.
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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

Џон “Секси Mexy” Кастанеда (14-2) (право) has been announced as the first entrant into Combate Americashistoric, една ноќ, eight-man bantamweight (135 фунти) “Copa Combatetournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 во Канкун, Mexico on Сабота, Ноември. 11.
Historic event takes place in Cancun, Мексико
на 24та годишнината од
Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren’s UFC 1

NEW YORK – Септември 28, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the entry of 25-year-old trailblazer and its all-time winningest fighter, Јован "Секси Секси" Кастанеда (14-2), into “Copa Combate,” the historic, една ноќ, eight-man bantamweight (135 фунти) Лед Автомобилизам (МЛД) tournament that will award its winner of three consecutive bouts a grand prize of $100,000 во Канкун, Mexico on Сабота, Ноември. 11.

“Copa Combate” takes place on the 24та anniversary of UFC 1, which was executive produced by Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder, Кембел Мекларен. The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

Castaneda of Mankato, Од. will enter La Jaula, градниот Combate Америка, riding a nine-fight win streak that dates back to May 2015, and that recently extended on Август 1 when he put on a dominant performance to earn a unanimous decision over Cheyden Leialoha in UFC President Дана ВајтКликнете ОКВторник 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,", Изјави Мекларен.

Following the recent victory, Castaneda signed a new, ексклузивни, 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. на септември 17, 2015. Castaneda immediately shined, победувајќи Џастин Governale by way of unanimous decision.

In his last start in La Jaula on Мај 5, Castaneda scored a devastating, вториот круг (:42) СЗО (тупаници) 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, ќе бидат објавени наскоро.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES $100,000 GRAND PRIZE ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN ‘COPA’ TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, Ноември. 11 FROM CANCUN, MEXICO

Combate Americas has announcedCopa Combate,” a one-night, осум човек, $100,000 grand prize tournament in the bantamweight (135 фунти) поделба, за Сабота, Ноември. 11 во Канкун, Мексико.

Bantamweight showdown on the 24та 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 – Септември 20, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced a historic, една ноќ, eight-man bantamweight (135 фунти) 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, во Канкун, Mexico on Сабота, Ноември. 11.

The epic event will take place on the 24та anniversary of the now legendary UFC 1, which was executive produced by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder and Combate Americas CEO Кембел Мекларен, 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,", Изјави Мекларен.

“When I launched the UFC 24 години, we changed the world and, наНоември 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,"Продолжи Мекларен. “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, ќе бидат објавени наскоро.

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

Combate Americas has named Mike Pine (сликата) 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 – Септември 13, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it has named storied, sports industry business development and sponsorship sales leader Mike Pine, the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (МЛД) 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 Кембел Мекларен.

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

“Mike’s incredible track record,"Продолжи Мекларен, “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, to date, has included the U.S. Армијата; 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, во текот на 137 million homes across the U.S. and Mexico on Azteca America and TV Azteca, соодветно, 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 Јули 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 Спорт, 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. Воздухопловната.

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