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COMBATE AMERICAS MEDDELER SJØBÅTS FORELØBIG KORT FOR STABLET MMA-EVENT Fredag, 1. DESEMBER I SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

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Alle foreløpige anfall strømmer live på
Telemundo Deportes En Vivo App og TelemundoDeportes.com,
begynner på 9 pm. OG/8 pm. CT

Hovedkortet sendes live på Telemundo kl 12 a.m. OG/11 pm. CT

SAN ANTONIO, TX - November 29, 2017 - Combate Americas kunngjorde i dag en komplett, syv kampers foreløpige kampkortoppstilling for det første TV-arrangementet noensinne i Texas State - “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Kamp 19 (Queen Warriors)" – finner sted på Freeman Coliseum i San Antonio – påFredag, Desember 1, bor på Telemundo (12 a.m. OG/11 pm. CT).

Det foreløpige kampkortet vil streame live i sin helhet på Telemundo Deportes En Vivo-appen, TelemundoDeports.com og Facebook Live, begynner på9 pm. OG/8 p.m., CT, rett før den direkte Telemundo-sendingen av tre-kampens hovedkort med overskrift fra den etterlengtede kvinnens atomvekt (105 pounds) oppgjør mellom rivaler Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) av Las Vegas, Nev. og Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2) av Corpus Christi, Texas.

På toppen av underkortoppstillingen, stigende stjerne og tidligere Fort Hood U.S. Marine Corps Combatives Instruktør Ray “The Judge” Rodriguez (12-4) av San Antonio vil kjempe underkastelse ess Michael “Mayhem” Rodriguez (9-5) av Donna, Texas i en bantamvekt (135 pounds) contest.

På hælene etter hennes profesjonelle debutseier i september, Brenda “Little Hands of Stone” Enriquemed (1-0) av Salt Lake City, Utah møter 12 ganger spansk nasjonal mester i judo Vanesa Rico (2-3) av Alicante, Spania i andre kvinnes atomvekt tilt.

Aggressiv-minded etterbehandler Heinrich “Ricky Scraps” Wassmer (6-1) av Los Angeles, Calif. kommer tilbake til La Jaula, Combate Amerika buret, å låse horn med ubeseiret Juan Deante (3-0) av Harlingen, Texas i en flyvevekt (125 pounds) skrap.

I en lettvekt (155 pounds) møte mellom to innbyggere i San Antonio, ubeseiret Fernando Rodriguez (2-0) og Jesse Almaraz (1-2) - vil møte hverandre.

Priset fra $30, billetter til TS-1 Promotions Presents: "Kamp 19 (Queen Warriors),"Er i salg på Ticketmaster.com.

Å ringe handlingen live vil være WWE Heavyweight Champion flere ganger og pensjonert, tidligere MMA-stjerne Alberto Del Rio, Telemundo Sports ’Edgar Lopez, Combate Americas superstar Erik “Goyito” Perez, lek for lek mann Andres Bermudez og Andrea Gate.

Komplett foreløpig kampkort

  • Catchweight (140 pounds):
    • Ray Rodriguez (12-4), San Antonio, TX mot. Michael Rodriguez (8-5), Donna, TX
  • Atomvekt (105 pounds):
    • Vanesa Rico (2-3), Alicante, Spania vs.. Brenda Enriquez (1-0), Salt Lake City, UTE
  • Bantamvekt (135 pounds):
    • David Jesus Fuentes (12-10), McAllen, TX mot. Joel Scott (6-6), Port Arthur, TX
  • Fluevekt (125 pounds):
    • Heinrich Wassmer (6-1), Los Angeles, CA mot. Juan Deante(3-0), Harlingen, TX
  • Catchweight (140 pounds):
    • Javier Obregon (11-14), Ft. Verdi, TX mot. Jose Ceja (4-4), Port Arthur, TX
  • Fluevekt (125 pounds):
    • David Miramontes (3-2), San Antonio, TX mot. Federico David Olivera (2-4), Irving, TX
  • Lettvekt (155 pounds):
    • Fernando Rodriguez (2-0), San Antonio, TX mot. Jesse Almaraz (1-2), San Antonio, TX

Komplett hovedkampkort

  • Atomvekt (105 pounds) Main Event:
    • Kyra Batara (4-2), Las Vegas, NV vs.. Paulina Granados (4-2), Kristi kropp, TX
  • Fjærvekt (145 pounds) Co-Main Event:
    • Andres Quintana (12-2), Albuquerque, NM vs.. Kong Trujillo(21-19), Houston, TX
  • Weltervekt (170 pounds) Utvalgt kamp:
    • Daniel Rodriguez (4-0), Los Angeles, CA mot. Victor reyna (9-3), Dallas, TX

 
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Women's Main Event har lang ventet oppgjør mellom voldsomme rivaler Kyra Batara og Paulina Granados

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Vinner av matchen mellom Batara og Granados for å representere USA.
i det aller første Pan-Regionale mesterskapet

Multiple WWE Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio for å kalle handlingen sammen med Telemundo Deportes ’Edgar Lopez live på Telemundo kl. 12 a.m. OG/11 pm. CTCOMBATE AMERICAS OG TELEMUNDO SPORTS
ANMELD LIVE UTSENDING AV STJERNESTUDDERT MMA-EVENT
Fra SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS PÅ Fredag, Desember. 1

MIAMI - November 21, 2017 - På hælene til et historisk, første partnerskap sammen, Combate Americas og Telemundo Deportes kunngjorde i dag, direktesendingen på Telemundo, (12 a.m. OG/11 pm. CT) av den verdensomspennende fremste spanske blandede kampsporten (MMA) sportsfranchises etterlengtede neste begivenhet, overskriften av et kvinnemesterskap mellom voldsom atomvekt (105 pounds) rivaler Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) og Paulina “Firefox” Granados(4-2), fra Freeman Colosseum i San Antonio, Texas på Fredag, Desember. 1.

Vinneren av kampen mellom den 23 år gamle Batara fra Las Vegas, Nev. og den 29 år gamle Granados fra Corpus Christi, Texas – begge ubeseiret til dags dato i La Jaula – vil representere USA. mot voldsom etterbehandler Lisbeth “Coneja” Lopez Silva (5-3) i det aller første Combate Americas Pan-Regional mesterskapet i februar 2018.

“Vi er glade for å fortsette dette enorme partnerskapet med Telemundo Deportes når Combate Americas avslutter et bannerår fylt med utrolige milepæler, og presenterer et kampkort på Desember 1 som er fremhevet av en av de mest konkurransedyktige rivaliseringene i sporten vår i dag, Kulminasjonen av det vil se at vinneren representerer USA. i en kamp med høy innsats,”Sa Combate Amerika CEO Campbell McLaren.

Å ringe handlingen live på Telemundo blir kjent, flere ganger WWE Heavyweight Champion og pensjonert MMA-stjerne Alberto Del Rio, Telemundo Sports ’Edgar Lopez, Combate Americas superstar Erik “Goyito” Perez, lek for lek mann Andres Bermudez og Andrea Gate.

I en tidligere annonsert, fjærvekt (145 pounds) co-main event, hardtslående, raskt stigende stjerne Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (12-2) av Albuquerque, N.M. vil møte sin mest formidable motstander til dags dato, kamp-testet Rey "The Warrior" Trujillo (21-19) av Houston, Texas.

Å åpne den direkte Telemundo Deportes-sendingen vil være en veltervekt (170 pounds) konkurranse mellom to tunghendte knockout-artister, ubeseiret Daniel Rodriguez (4-0) og Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (9-3).

Den 30 år gamle Rodriguez fra Los Angeles, Calif. har ennå ikke blitt presset avstanden fra en kamp, finishing all of his opponents to date by way of (T)KO eller innsending.

In his last start for Combate Americas on April 20, Rodriguez scored a thunderous, første runde (1:55) knockout (punches) på 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 eller innsending.

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

Priset fra $30, billetter til TS-1 Promotions Presents: "Kamp 19: Batara vs. Granados,"Er i salg på Ticketmaster.com.

The event takes place just three weeks after Combate Americas made its live debut on Telemundo Deportes on Saturday, November. 11 with “COPA COMBATE,” an epic affair headlined by a one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 pounds) 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, Mexico, 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. I tillegg, 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 MATCHUPS FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN, $100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT LIVE ON TELEMUNDO AND NBCSN ON SATURDAY, November. 11

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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," én natt, eight-man bantamweight (135 pounds) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, Mexico på Lørdag, November 11 ved 11:30 pm. OG/10:30 pm. CT.

Arrangementet, 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, Argentina.

Ved 36 år, 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 pounds) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on The Ultimate Fighter: Latin-Amerika reality television series, Rojo has produced 10 av hans 12 karriere vinner i form av (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) Misjons, Texas, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos "Lobo" Rivera (12-2) av Mexico by, Mexico.

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 på April 20, og en enstemmig avgjørelse i løpet av Chris Avila på Juli 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 av hans 10 yrkeskarriere vinner ved hjelp av (T)KO eller innsending, 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) av Mankato, Fra. will battle national Muay Thai champion Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Peru.

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 på August 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.

I den andre turneringsbraketten “B” kamp, kamp-testet, nummer én rangert spansk bantamvekt Marc “Lufo” Gómez (20-10) av Barcelona vil kollidere med colombiansk bantamvekt nummer én Andres "Double A Loyal" Ayala (14-4) av Bogota.

På bare 25 år, Gómez har allerede samlet seg 30 profesjonelle bouts, gjør ham til den mest erfarne av turneringsfeltet og, av hans 20 karriereseire, en forbløffende 17 har kommet i form av (T)KO eller innsending.

Ayala er en gutsy, 27-år gammel spiss som også kan skryte av en spektakulær avslutningshastighet, med 9 av hans 11 karriere erobringer har kommet i form av (T)KO eller innsending. I tillegg til hans plass som den topprangerte jakten på 135 pund i landet sitt, Ayala eier også en topp 10 rangering i Mexico.

Live-simulcasten av "COPA COMBATE" på Telemundo og NBCSN vil inneholde turneringens fullstendige semifinale etappe bestående av to kamper som kaster vinnerne av kvartfinaletoppkampene i hver turneringskonsoll mot hverandre., samt mesterskapsoppgjør.

I tillegg til turneringsaksjonen, Telemundos og NBCSNs direktesendte TV-omtale av "COPA COMBATE" vil inneholde den tidligere annonserte halmvekten for kvinner (115 pounds) co-main event mellom ubeseiret knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) av Mexico by, Mexico, og innleveringsekspert og Miesha Tate elev Gloria "Gloriosa" Bravo (4-2) av Santiago, Chile.

Hele kvartfinalen i turneringen, 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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Combate Americas er den fremste spanske blandede kampsporten (MMA) sportsfranchise, raskt blitt nummer to sport, etter fotball, for spansktalende sportsfans over hele verden. Combate Americas-serien inkluderer reality-TV-programmering, live events og mobil programmering. Selskapets administrerende direktør, Campbell McLaren, er universelt anerkjent som medstifter / medskaper av Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine beskrev McLaren som “markedsføring geni bak UFC” og Yahoo! Sports proklamerte at han “vet mer om sporten enn bare om noen i det i dag.” Med et enestående produkt og eierskap og ledergruppe med blå chip, Combate Americas er klar til å bryte ny bakke og få til en ny æra i MMA-konkurranse på verdensmesterskap.
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TS-1 PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCES LIVE COMBATE AMERICAS MMA TELEVISION EVENT ON FRIDAY, Desember 1 Fra SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

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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 "The Warrior" Trujillo
Mer: “Froggy” Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

 

NEW YORK - Oktober 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 Fredag, Desember. 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 pounds) main event and long-awaited grudge match, Eddie Bravo protégé Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) vil stille opp med Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2).

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

Elsewhere on the fight card, Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1) vil stille opp med 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, andre runde (3:46) submission of 12-time Spanish national judo champion Vanesa Rico at “Combate Clasico” in Miami, Fla. på Juli 27.

Til dags dato, 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. Kong 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 Uria Faber beskyttet Erick Sanchez and Mexican contender Levy Saul Marroquin på Februar 16 and June 30, henholdsvis.

Nine of Quintana’s twelve career wins, så langt, har kommet i form av (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 av hans 21 career wins via (T)KO eller innsending.

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 September 15 when the Fillmore, Calif. resident stopped Izic Fernandez with a series of vicious strikes on the ground in the first round (3:59) av slaget.

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, ødeleggende Josh Nealyved hjelp av første runden (3:57) innsending (rear-naked choke) oktober 2, 2015, and finishing Joshua Hunter via third round (2:01) WHO (punches) februar 27, 2016.

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

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Pictured below: Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) will compete in a “COPA COMBATE” tournament alternate bout in Cancun, Mexico påLørdag, November. 11. Photo kreditt: 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 - Oktober 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, én natt, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bantamvekt (135 pounds) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Mexico på Lørdag, November. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 pm. OG/10:35 pm. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 pounds) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) av Visalia, Calif. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) av Mexico by, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, begynner på 9 pm. OG/8 pm. 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) vil stille opp med Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) og, 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.


Over: Sheila Padilla (venstre) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (rett) in an atomweight (105 pounds) preliminary bout at “COPA COMBATE” på Lørdag, November. 11. Photo kreditt: Combate Americas, LLC

Marroquin’s start will mark a drop from the featherweight division. 22-åringen, who hails from Monterrey, Mexico, has produced seven of his eight career victories to date, by way of (T)KO eller innsending.

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

Den ubeseirede, 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, Syk. 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 24th 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) av Santiago, Chile.

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

  • John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (14-2) av Mankato, Fra.
  • Marcelo "Pitbull" Rød (12-4) of Cordoba, Argentina
  • Carlos "Lobo" Rivera (10-2) av Mexico by, Mexico
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, Spania
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) av Bogota, Colombia
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Peru
  • Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (9-1) Misjons, Texas

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. I tillegg, 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 THE ADDITION OF WOMEN’S CO-MAIN EVENT TO LIVE TELEMUNDO BROADCAST OF “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, November 11 FROM CANCUN, MEXICO

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Pictured: Undefeated Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (rett) of Mexico and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Bra Jobba (venstre) of Chile will square off in a strawweight (115 pounds) co-main event on the live Telemundo broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” from Cancun, Mexico på Lørdag, November. 11. Photo kreditt: 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 pounds) showdown between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) og Gloria "Gloriosa" Bravo (4-2) that will serve as the co-main event on the highly-anticipated, live Telemundo broadcast (11:35 pm. OG/10:35 pm. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”) of the “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza from Cancun, Mexico på Lørdag, November. 11.

The battle between the 20-year-old Martinez of Mexico City, Mexico and the 31-year-old Bravo, av Santiago, Chile, will immediately precede the championship stage bout and finale of the one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 pounds) “COPA COMBATE” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 and that, for første gang noensinne, 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,”Sa Combate Amerika CEO Campbell McLaren.

“With the incredibly relentless and hard-hitting action we have seen from the women of Combate Americas,"Fortsatte McLaren, “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 24th 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, Combate Amerika buret, for the second time in her career after shelling out a stunning, highlight reel knockout av Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo i den andre runden (2:45) of battle at Combate 15 in Mexico City on Juni 30.

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

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. I tillegg, 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, mixed martial arts, MMA

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

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Telemundo and Combate Americas have announced a historic partnership for the broadcast television network’s first-ever live MMA event with “Copa Combate,” the one-night, åtte mann, $100,000 grand prize tournament in Cancun, Mexico på Lørdag, November. 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, Fra; Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren; Telemundo Deportes President Ray Warren; tournament fighter Carlos Rivera of Mexico City, Mexico; tournament fighter Ricky Palacios of Mission, Texas; and tournament fighter Marc Gomez of Barcelona, Spania

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 - Oktober 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, én natt, eight-man tournament, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 grand prize. Arrangementet vil finne sted påNovember 11 ved 11:30 pm. OG/ 8:30 pm. PT, live from Cancun, Mexico.

Den historiske, 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, bor på 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,"Sa 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 pounds) divisjon, hailing from the U.S., Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spania, 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) av Mankato, Fra. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:

  • Marcelo "Pitbull" Rød (12-4) of Cordoba, Argentina
  • Carlos "Lobo" Rivera (10-2) av Mexico by, Mexico
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, Spania
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) av Bogota, Colombia
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Peru

Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (9-1) Misjons, 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 og Chris Avila, henholdsvis.

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. I tillegg, 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, mixed martial arts, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES JOHN “SEXY MEXY” CASTANEDA FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN $100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT ON NOVEMBER 11

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John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda (14-2) (rett) has been announced as the first entrant into Combate Americas’ historic, én natt, eight-man bantamweight (135 pounds) “Copa Combate” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 i Cancun, Mexico på Lørdag, November. 11.
Historic event takes place in Cancun, Mexico
på 24th årsdagen for
Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren’s UFC 1

NEW YORK - September 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, én natt, eight-man bantamweight (135 pounds) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament that will award its winner of three consecutive bouts a grand prize of $100,000 i Cancun, Mexico på Lørdag, November. 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. The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

Castaneda of Mankato, Fra. will enter La Jaula, Combate Amerika buret, riding a nine-fight win streak that dates back to May 2015, and that recently extended on August 1 when he put on a dominant performance to earn a unanimous decision over Cheyden Leialoha in UFC President Dana White'STirsdag 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,"Sa McLaren.

Following the recent victory, Castaneda signed a new, eksklusiv, 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. september 17, 2015. Castaneda immediately shined, ødeleggende Justin Governale by way of unanimous decision.

In his last start in La Jaula on Mai 5, Castaneda scored a devastating, andre runde (:42) WHO (punches) 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, vil bli annonsert snart.
Combate Americas, mixed martial arts, MMA

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

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Combate Americas has announced “Copa Combate,” a one-night, åtte mann, $100,000 grand prize tournament in the bantamweight (135 pounds) divisjon, for Lørdag, November. 11 i Cancun, Mexico.

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 - September 20, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced a historic, én natt, eight-man bantamweight (135 pounds) 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, i Cancun, Mexico på Lørdag, November. 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,"Sa McLaren.

“When I launched the UFC 24 år siden, we changed the world and, påNovember 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,"Fortsatte McLaren. “These fighters will put their national pride on the line with a substantial payoff.”

Hailing from the U.S., Latin-Amerika og Spania, 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, vil bli annonsert snart.
Combate Americas, mixed martial arts, MMA, UFC, WWE

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

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Combate Americas has named Mike Pine (avbildet) 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 - September 13, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it has named storied, sports industry business development and sponsorship sales leader Mike Pine, den fremste spanske blandede kampsporten (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,"Sa McLaren, also the co-founder of the original UFC.

“Mike’s incredible track record,"Fortsatte 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, to date, has included the U.S. Army; 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, i løpet av 137 million homes across the U.S. and Mexico on Azteca America and TV Azteca, henholdsvis, 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 Juli 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, US-. Air Force.

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