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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MULTI-YEAR, LIVE TELEVISION EVENT PARTNERSHIP WITH FAST-GROWING LEISURE OPERATOR HYBRID ONE IN REDLANDS, California

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Partnership kicks off with explosive, nine-bout MMA fight card for
Mexican Independence Day from The Amphitheater at Splash Kingdom on Labohlano, Supa 15

Tickets for “Combate Americas: El Grito en La Jaula” on sale at Ticketon.com

NEW YORK - August 29, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it has partnered with Southern California-based leisure operator Hybrid One to produce multiple, live televised Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) events in California’s Inland Empire, beginning with a nine-bout fight card for Mexican Independence Day, at The Amphitheater at Splash Kingdom Waterpark in Redlands on Labohlano, Supa. 15.

“Combate Americas: El Grito en La Jaula,” the event that kicks off the partnership, will air live on Azteca America a le U.S. and on ESPN Latin America at 10 p.m. LE, and will be headlined by a featherweight (145 lik'hilograma tse) matchup between ferocious, 26-year-old rising star Jose “Froggy” Estrada(3-1) of Oxnard, Dorella. and gritty battler Izic “Lionheart” Fernandez (2-3) of Santa Ana, Dorella.

In the women’s atomweight (105 lik'hilograma tse) sebedisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, former Eddie Bravo a sireletsa Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) ea Las Vegas, Nev., fresh off her second-round submission victory over 12-time Spanish National Judo Champion Vanesa Rico, will make a quick return to La Jaula, le Combate Amerika gorole, where the 22-year-old will face off with Jenna Serio (3-2) ea New York, N.Y..

Turu ho $40, tickets for “Combate Americas: El Grito en La Jaula” are on sale at Ticketon.com.

“We are excited to partner with Hybrid One, and continue the rapid expansion of our live event series to yet another market in Southern California, beginning with a phenomenal fight card in honor of Mexican Independence Day,” said Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder Campbell McLaren.

“We acquired Splash Kingdom in April of this year with the vision of transforming it into the Inland Empire’s leading entertainment destination. Today’s partnership with Combate Americas represents a significant step toward realizing that vision,” said Hybrid One co-founder and co-owner Ryan Sauter.

Following the kick-off event on Sept. 15, Combate Americas expects to return to the Redlands venue in December.

A second women’s atomweight matchup at “Combate Americas: El Grito en La Jaula” will pit two professional debut competitors – Brenda Enriquez (0-0) of Salt Lake City, Utah against Shyann Farmer (0-0) Alamogordo, N.M.

The 28-year-old Enriquez is coming off a stellar amateur career during which she amassed a 7-1 rekoto, le 6 of her victories coming by way of either (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

Farmer is a 24-year-old upstart who collected an amateur record of 4-1.

Elsewhere on the fight card, Krrish, emerging star Rafael “Gifted” Garcia (4-0) ea Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico will make his second start in La Jaula and face off with three-time Combate Americas veteran Marcos “El Matador” Bonilla (4-4) ea Los Angeles, Dorella. ka featherweight Tlholisanong.

In a battle between unbeaten lightweights (155 lik'hilograma tse) Javier “Habanero” Garcia (2-0) of Covina, Dorella. tla nka ka Guillermo Gonzalez (3-0) ea San Bernardino, Dorella.

Fresh off his first-round submission victory at Combate Americas on Ka 5, Ralph “The Spyder Monkey” Acosta (17-12) ea Riverside, Dorella. tla collide le Cub Swanson seithuti Gareth De La Cruz (6-1) ea Palm Springs, Dorella.

Doors at The Amphitheater at Splash Kingdom Waterpark open at 6 p.m. The first bout will begin at 6:30 p.m.

COMPLETE “COMBATE AMERICAS: EL GRITO EN LA JAULA” FIGHT CARD

Featherweight Main Event (Live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America):
Jose Estrada vs. Izic Fernandez

Atomweight Co-Main Event (Live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America):
Kyra Batara vs. Jenna Serio

Selelekela Card:
Featherweight: Rafael Garcia vs. Mark Bonilla
Bobebe: Javier Garcia vs. Guillermo Gonzalez
Atomweight: Brenda Enriquez vs. Shyann Farmer
Flyweight: Ralph Acosta vs. Gareth De La Cruz
Flyweight: Isaac Camarillo vs. Heber Castillo
Catchweight (140 lik'hilograma tse): Angel Gonzalez vs. Julio Aguilera
Middleweight: Santiago Diaz vs. Alex Thompson
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Retired Women’s MMA Star Named Combate Americas Fight Director

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Retired, former Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) world champion Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc has been appointed Combate Americas Fight Director. Photo photo photo photo mokitlane: Fred Siegel/Combate Americas, LLC

COMBATE AMERICAS NAMES
NICDALI RIVERA-CALANOC
FIGHT DIRECTOR

Former MMA world champion becomes the first Mexican American woman In history to lead matchmaking efforts for a combat sports franchise

NEW YORK – July 13, 2017 – Combate Americas has named retired, former women’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) lefatše 'mampoli Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, a Fight Director for the Hispanic sports and media franchise.

The appointment makes Rivera-Calanoc the first Mexican American woman in history to be charged with leading recruitment and matchmaking efforts for a combat sports organization.

Thehiloeng ho la Las Vegas, Nev., Rivera-Calanoc, a training partner of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lefatše 'mampoli Miesha Tate, will be responsible for managing the rapidly expanding field of women athletes that compete for the Combate Americas live television event series, both in the U.S., and internationally in Latin America.

She will also participate in the recruiting and matchmaking processes for the Combate Americas men’s division.

“We are thrilled to welcome Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc to our fast-growing and robust team of executives,” said Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder Campbell McLaren.

“Throughout her involvement in the sport,"A tsoela pele McLaren, “Nicdali has been the consummate professional both in and out of competition, and we are confident that her vast experience as a professional athlete, will be a conduit to success working with the new generation of the sport that Combate Americas is investing in.”

Rivera-Calanoc has made history with Combate Americas twice before, competing in both the franchise’s first-ever, live televised U.S. event in Las Vegas in 2015, as well as its first live televised event in Mexico last January with Tate in her corner.

A 10-year veteran of professional MMA competition, Rivera-Calanoc was ranked amongst the top 10 fighters in the world in three different weight classes – flyweight (125 lik'hilograma tse), strawweight (115 lik'hilograma tse) and atomweight (105 lik'hilograma tse) – at three different points in her career.

Ka August 23, 2008, Rivera-Calanoc was crowned a world champion after defeating Shawn Tamaribuchi by way of unanimous decision in a flyweight contest in Shawnee, Okla.

Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Rivera-Calanoc immigrated to the U.S. a le lilemo li 5 with her family, and was raised in Tulsa, Okla. She returned to her roots in Chihuahua annually until her latter teenage years.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ADDS FIVE NEW BOUTS TO STACKED “COMBATE CLÁSICO” LINE UP IN MIAMI ON THURSDAY, July 27

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Combate Americas superstar Ricky “The Gallero” Palacios (tokelo ya) returns to action at “Combate Clascio” at Mana Wynwood in Miami on July 27. Palacios will face his biggest test to date in Nate Diaz protege Chris Avila. Photo photo photo photo mokitlane: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas LLC

COMBATE AMERICAS ADDS FIVE NEW BOUTS TO STACKED “COMBATE CLÁSICO” LINE UP IN MIAMI ON Labone, July 27

Ricky “El Gallero” Palacios returns for a featherweight showdown
opposite Chris Avila

Hape:
Bantamweight: Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo vs. Billy Molina
Featherweight: Alberto Montes vs. Jonathan Quiroz
Bantamweight: Irvin “The Beast” Rivera vs. Chino Duran
Bantamweight: Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet vs. Vinney “The Instigator” Pantaleon

NEW YORK - July 11, 2017 – Combate Americas and Relevent Sports, a division of RSE Ventures, today announced five new marquee bouts to its upcoming “Combate Clásico” professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event in Miami, Fla., ka Labone, July 27.

Making his return to the Combate Americas cage La Jaula is top-ranked bantamweight (135 lik'hilograma tse) star Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (8-1), who will move up to the featherweight (145 lik'hilograma tse) division for the second time in his Combate Americas career to face his toughest test to date – two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veteran and Nate Diaz a sireletsa, Chris Avila (5-4) ea Stockton, Dorella.

“This is shaping up to be our most stellar fight card, from top to bottom, to date. With the matchup between Ricky Palacios and Chris Avila, we are destined for another memorable night of electrifying action in La Jaula,” Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren a re.

Fresh off his triumphant victory over another former UFC star Roman “El Gallito” Salazar at Combate 13 ka April 20, the hard-hitting 30-year-old Palacios of Mission, Texas, also an unbeaten professional boxer, looks to extend his five-fight winning streak.

The 24-year-old Avila of the famed Cesar Gracie Fight Team makes his debut in La Jaula following a pair of hard-fought decisions under the UFC.

In bantamweight action, the red-hot Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (11-4) aims for his fourth consecutive win and second straight inside La Jaula following his blistering, technical knockout win over Ivan Hernandez “Brasil” Flores at Combate 12 last March in Tijuana, Mexico.

The 29-year-old Argentinian will be paired off against Puerto Rican sensation Billy Molina (5-3), 30, making his Combate Americas debut after last month’s return to action in Bayamon.

Joining the featherweight (145 lik'hilograma tse) division for “Combate Clásico” is undefeated Venezuelan finisher Alberto Montes (3-0). Fighting out of the MMA Masters gym in Miami, the 23-year-old prospect locks horns with 30-year-old Combate Americas veteran Jonathan Quiroz (2-2) ea Long Beach, Dorella.

Grizzled veteran Irvin “The Beast” Rivera (5-3), best known for his thrilling, back-and-forth wars with Jose “Ghost” Ceja, looks to get back to his winning ways at the expense of prolific bantamweight wrestler Chino Duran (8-9), who makes his return to Combate Americas after a torrid run on the Florida MMA circuit.

Rounding out the newest additions to “Combate Clásico” is 24-year-old Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (4-1), coming off consecutive wins in La Jaula and ready to make a run at the top of the bantamweight division by tangling with Florida’s own Vinney “The Instigator” Pantaleon (1-1).

Tickets for “Combate Clásico” are on sale online at Ticketon.com. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming days.

The “Combate Clásico” live MMA event will join a nearly week-long extravaganza that begins with a match between marquee soccer clubs Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain at Hard Rock Stadium on July 26 as well as concerts, parties and other interactive events prior to El Clásico Miami on July 29.

For more information on El Clásico Miami fans can visit elclasicomiami.com le internationalchampionscup.com.

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COMBATE AMERICAS ADDS KYRA BATARA VS. VANESA RICO ATOMWEIGHT GRUDGE MATCH TO “COMBATE CLÁSICO” ON JULY 27 IN MIAMI

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Tickets for “Combate Clásico” on sale now

NEW YORK – July 6, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced the highly-anticipated atomweight (105 lik'hilograma tse) showdown pitting grappling sensation Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-4) against Judo black belt Vanesa Rico (2-2) at the upcoming “Combate Clásico” 10-bout professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event in Miami, Fla., ka Labone, July 27, televised live on Azteca America and ESPN LATAM.

Tickets for “Combate Clásico” are on sale online at Ticketon.com.

Nearly six months after failing to make weight for her Combate 11 ka sehloohong ketsahalo, the 22-year-old Batara (5-4) ea Las Vegas, Nev., a protégé of jiu-jitsu legend Eddie Bravo, will risk her undefeated record in La Jaula, le Combate Amerika gorole, at Miami’s Mana Wynwood venue, following a bitter rivalry that continues to intensify on social media.

“It’s no secret there’s bad blood between us and I am excited to ‘bring the heat’ to Miami and ignite a ‘Fight of the Night’ performance on such a grand stage,” Batara said. “Being from Las Vegas, I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.”

Making her U.S. qalo, the 36-year-old Rico (2-2) of Alicante, Spain, holds a second-degree black belt in Judo and is a 13-year member of the Spanish national Judo team and former national freestyle wrestling champion. Her two professional MMA career victories to date both came by way of submission.

“I was really looking forward to fighting for Combate in February but unfortunately, Kyra robbed me of that chance with her unprofessional behavior by missing weight,” Rico said. “I hope that Kyra comes ready this time because I am very motivated to show the world who I am. I’ve waited so long now to get in the cage at Combate, it’s my time!"

The “Combate Clásico” live MMA event will join a nearly week-long extravaganza that begins with a match between marquee soccer clubs Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain at Hard Rock Stadium on July 26 as well as concerts, parties and other interactive events prior to “El Clásico Miami” on July 29.

The event will air live in the U.S. on Azteca America and live on ESPN LATAM in Latin America at 10 p.m. LE/9 p.m. CT. It will also air the following night, Labohlano, July 28 on TV Azteca in Mexico. Additional matchups for “Combate Clásico” will be announced soon.

For more information on El Clásico Miami fans can visit elclasicomiami.com le internationalchampionscup.com.
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RELEVENT SPORTS AND COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCE GROUNDBREAKING PARTNERSHIP FOR “COMBATE CLASICO” ON THURSDAY, July 27

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FIGHTERS FROM BARCELONA AND MADRID FACE OFF IN A
LIVE MMA TELEVISION EXTRAVAGANZA
TWO DAYS BEFORE FC BARCELONA AND REAL MADRID
FACE OFF IN EL CLASICO MIAMI

Tickets for “Combate Clasico” on sale now

NEW YORK – June 2, 2017 – Relevent Sports, a division of RSE Ventures, and Combate Americas today announced a groundbreaking partnership to produce “Combate Clasico,” a spectacular, maemo a lefatshe Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) live television event in Miami, Fla. ka Labone, July 27.

Tickets for “Combate Clasico” are on sale online at Ticketon.com.

In the main event of a 10-bout affair that takes place at Mana Wynwood, the two premier, pound-for-pound fighters from rival cities in Spain – Abner “Skullman” Lloveras (20-9-1) of Barcelona and Javier Fuentes (9-4) of Madrid – will face off two days before the El Clasico Miami, a meeting between global soccer powers Real Madrid and FC Barcelona at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The match, which marks the clubs’ first meeting in North America and the first outside of Spain since 1982, is part of the International Champions Cup presented by Heineken.

The “Combate Clasico” live MMA event will be part of a nearly week-long extravaganza that will begin with a match between marquee soccer clubs Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain at Hard Rock Stadium on July 26 as well as concerts, parties and other interactive events prior to El Clasico Miami on July 29.

For more information on El Clasico Miami fans can visit elclasicomiami.com le internationalchampionscup.com.

“Relevent Sports is thrilled to partner with Combate Americas,” said Relevent Sports Chairman Charlie Stillitano. “Combate Clasico promises to be another must-see event in the lead up to El Clasico Miami at Hard Rock Stadium.”

“We are excited to be working with Relevent Sports and the International Champions Cup to bring the Combate Americas brand of electrifying, professional Hispanic MMA action to Miami,” said Combate Americas CEO and UFC co-founder Campbell McLaren. “This promises to be a phenomenal week of live sports and music, culminating in a historic showdown between the world’s two biggest soccer powerhouses.”

The event will air live in the U.S. on Azteca America at 10 p.m. LE/9 p.m. CT. It will also air the following night, Labohlano, July 28 on TV Azteca in Mexico.

The pride of Barcelona, the 34-year-old Lloveras is a 2010 Spanish Olympic boxing tournament Gold Medalist and three-time national boxing champion. A 2015, Lloveras, who holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs.. Team Faber reality television series on Fox Sports 1.

The 27-year-old Fuentes is an aggressive-minded and fast-paced competitor who has earned all of his professional career victories to date by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

Additional matchups for “Combate Clasico” will be announced soon.
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COMBATE AMERICAS RETURNS TO MEXICO CITY ON FRIDAY, JUNE 30

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Danny “The Realist” Ramírez (tšoantšetsoang) will collide with Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas in the lightweight main event of “Combate 15” Mexico City, Mexico on Friday, June 30.

LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
RODRIGO “KAZULA” VARGAS VS. DANNY “THE REALIST” RAMIREZ

Featherweight Co-Main Event:
Levy “El Negro” Marroquin vs. Andres “The Bullet” Quintana

Featured Women’s Strawweight Bout:
Melissa “Melly” Martinez vs. Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo

Tickets for “Combate 15” on sale soon

NEW YORK – May 25, 2017 – Combate Americas will make its highly-anticipated return to Mexico City, Mexico, with a stacked lineup of professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) action at the storied Salas de Armas on Labohlano, June 30, live on Azteca America at 10 p.m. LE.

In the “Combate 15” lightweight (155 lik'hilograma tse) ka sehloohong ketsahalo, recent Combate Americas “Fight of the Night” winner Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (6-2) will square off with seasoned battler Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (6-3).

In the featherweight (145 lik'hilograma tse) sebedisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, Levy “El Negro” Marroquin (5-1) looks for his second straight win when he collides with the red-hot Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (11-2).

Ekelletsa moo, Combate Americas will produce its second women’s strawweight (115 lik'hilograma tse) matchup in history when unbeaten upstart Melissa “Melly” Martinez (1-0) goes head-to-head with the venerable Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo (3-2).

“There is no better way to kick off our summer fight campaign than by returning to Mexico City,” Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren a re.

“Since we brought the Combate Americas live event series to Mexico for the first time in January,” McLaren continued, “we have been unearthing some of the fiercest, young fight talent in a country that has a proud history of producing legendary world champions and, ka June 30, fans will see some of the most electrifying action to date in ‘La Jaula.’”

Additional “Combate 15” matchups will be announced soon.

Rodrigo Vargas vs. Danny Ramirez

The 5-maoto-7, 31-year-old Vargas heads into “Combate 15” having won four of his last five starts, with all four victories coming by way of knockout or submission.

Fighting out of Mexico City, “Kazula” will have the hometown crowd on his side as he looks to rebound from last January’s razor-thin decision loss to Marco Antonio Elpidio in what was an epic, see-saw battle at “Combate 10.”

Ramírez, 28, has more than seven years’ experience in the U.S. Marine Corps, which “The Realist” was able to parlay into a successful cagefighing career. After shredding the amateur circuit, the 5-foot-9 Californian turned pro, compiling e tsotehang 6-2 record with four knockouts.

His most recent victory also received “Fight of the Night” honors at last February’s “Combate 11” affair, where Ramirez upset fan-favorite Erick “Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez in a three-round war in Burbank, Dorella.

Levy Marroquin vs. Andres Quintana

One of the top prospects fighting out of Monterrey, Nuevo Leone, Mexico, ea 5-mithara tse 8, 21-year-old Marroquin made a successful debut with Combate Americas by outlasting Pablo Sabori at “Combate 12” earlier this year in Tijuana.

“El Negro” boasts four finishes in five wins, split between knockouts (2) le dipehelo (2).

Quintana, 25, cut his teeth on season 22 ea The Ultimate Fighter reality show before returning to the local circuit, where the 6-foot-1 ‘Bullet’ shot up the regional rankings to earn his spot on Combate Americas roster.

The Albuquerque, N.M.-based fighter did not disappoint, turning Combate Americas’ featherweight division on its head with a thrilling, three-round upset win over Team Alpha Male product Erick Sanchez at “Combate 11” last February.

Melissa Martinez vs.. Yajaira Romo

Martinez makes her return to Mexico City, as well as her Combate Americas debut, after stopping Iliana Lopez in her first professional fight roughly one year back.

Standing 5-foot-5, Monterrey’s Yajaira Romo looks to return to the win column after her three-fight win streak was halted in early 2016. “Shokolate” is a member of the famed Combate Libre Academia, and possesses knockout power in both hands.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES NINE-BOUT LINEUP FOR CINCO DE MAYO MMA EVENT IN VENTURA, California

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LIVE FROM VENTURA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
ON Labohlano, 'Na 5

LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
JOSE “FROGGY” ESTRADA VS. EMILIO CHAVEZ

Bobebe Co-Main Event:
Danny “The Realist” Ramirez vs. Chris “Taco” Padilla

Hape:
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda vs. Chris Beal
Alyssa Garcia vs. Sheila Padilla
Heinrich Wassmer vs. Freddie Arteaga

Tickets for “Combate 14” on sale now
NEW YORK – April 25, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced a sensational, nine-bout Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight card that will take place at Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, Dorella., in celebration of the “Cinco De Mayo” holiday, ka Labohlano, Ka 5.

In the lightweight (155 lik'hilograma tse) main event of “Combate 14,” undefeated, heavy-handed rising star Jose “Froggy” Estrada (3-0) tla Square tloha le Emilio “The Ferocious Aztec” Chavez (11-9).

Turu ho $35, tickets for “Combate 14” are available online at Ticketon.com.

The 5-foot-6, 26-year-old Estrada from Fillmore, Dorella. has been on a tear since he made his professional debut with Combate Americas last April, stopping all three of his opponents to date inside of one round.

Chavez of Fullerton, Dorella. is a flashy, 5-foot-9, 30-year-old competitor who will make the second start of his career in La Jaula, le Combate Amerika gorole. In his promotional debut on April 18, 2016, Chavez submitted Angel Cruz ea bobeli ho pota-pota (4:21) of action with a rear-naked choke.

A ho sebdisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, which will also be contested at lightweight, Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (6-2) will return to action on the heels of a “Fight of the Night” performance in La Jaula, to battle Combate Americas newcomer and fellow knockout artist Chris “Taco” Padilla (7-2).

The 5-mithara 9, 28-year-old Ramirez of North Hills, Dorella. staged an incredible, relentless performance against Erick “Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez at “Combate 12” on February 16, earning a unanimous decision over Gonzalez in what was Ramirez’s second straight win.

Padilla of Gardena, Dorella. has notched six of his seven professional career victories to date by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa. Prior to making his professional debut in 2014, “Taco” amassed a perfect, 6-0 record under amateur status, with all of his wins coming by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

In other action at “Combate 14,” bantamweight (135 lik'hilograma tse) star John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (11-2) will face off with Chris “The Real Deal” Beal (10-4).

Castaneda of Mankato, Ho. is riding a seven-fight win streak that dates back to May 16, 2015 when he secured a first-round submission (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) hlōla ka Pedro Velasco. The 5-maoto-7, 25-year-old has been perfect in La Jaula, winning all five of his Combate Americas bouts.

The 5-maoto-7, 31-year-old Beal of Ventura is an eight-year, battle-tested veteran of the sport who has competed on three different continents. In his first start with Combate Americas, he will look to end a recent, four-fight skid.

Elsewhere on the card, Alyssa “Tiny Tim” Garcia (3-2) ea Whittier, Dorella. tla tobana le Sheila Padilla (2-1) ea Visalia, Dorella. in an atomweight (105 lik'hilograma tse) matchup.

Submission ace Heinrich Wassmer (5-1) ea Los Angeles, Dorella. will take on hard-nosed scrapper Freddie “Lil’ Man” Arteaga (8-5) of Boise, Idaho in a flyweight (125 lik'hilograma tse) tlholisanong.

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 14” Fight Card

Lightweight Main Event:
Jose Estrada vs. Emilio Chavez

Bobebe Co-Main Event:
Danny Ramirez vs. Chris Padilla

Bantamweight: John Castaneda vs. Chris Beal
Middleweight: Joseph Vidales vs. Joseph Henle
Flyweight: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Freddie Arteaga
Flyweight: Michael Reyes vs. Benji Gomez
Atomweight: Alyssa Garcia vs. Sheila Padilla
Catchweight (140 lik'hilograma tse): Ryan Lilley vs. Ralph Acosta
Bobebe: Bruno Machado vs. Austin Wilson

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Fight Network Presents 5 Live Events Over 3 Matsatsi a Qalang Bosiung bona, April 20

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Bakeng sa Tokollo ea Hang-hang - April 20, 2017

Ho kenyeletsa UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. Lobov Prelims, ONE Championship: Marena a Qetello, LFA 10: Heinish vs. Rota, M-1 ba-Bothata ba 76 le Combate Amerika 13

Toronto – Ntoa Network, ea lefatse Tonakgolo 24/7 kanale ea li-platform tse ngata e ikemiselitseng ho fana ka litaba tse felletseng tsa lipapali tsa ntoa, e hlahisa matsatsi a mararo a tletseng liketso tsa ntoa e tsoakiloeng, ho qala bosiung bona, Labone, April 20, le Combate Amerika 13 ho tsoa Tucson, Arizona, qala lefatšeng ka bophara ka prelims phela ka 8 p.m. ET le ho 10 p.m. ET naheng ea Canada ka karete ea mantlha e phelang, e latelang kgatiso e phelang ya PHEELLO QHOBANE ka 8 p.m. LE.

Ketso e tsoela pele ka Labohlano, April 21 ka 8:30 a.m. ET ka khaso e phelang ea Canada ea ONE Championship: Marena a Qetello ho tloha Manila, Philippines. Hamorao, ka 9 p.m. LE, LFA 10: Heinish vs. Rota e tsoa Pueblo, Colorado le airs phela ho Fight Network naheng ea Canada le lefats'e ka bophara 30 bikolo Europe, Afrika le Bochabela bo Hare.

Ka Moqebelo, April 22, M-1 Global e khutla ka sehlooho se habeli, qala ka 10 a.m. LE le Kgetho ya M-1 76, e hlahang lifiliming tsa Canada, le U.S. le lefatseng ka bophara tse fetang 30 bikolo Europe, Afrika le Bochabela bo Hare. The M-1 ba-Bothata ba 76 main card airs phela ka ho khetheha Canada ka 1 p.m. LE.

Qetellong, Fight Network e tla fana ka litaba tse pharalletseng tsa UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. Lobov ho pholletsa le Canada ka Moqebelo, April 22, ho qala ka 7 p.m. ET le ba phelang UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. LobovPONTŠO TSA NTOA isang ho PHELANG PELE ka Ntoa Network. Karete e kholo e hlaha ho TSN5. TheUFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. Lobov PONTŠO TSA NTOA e tla ba le 'mampoli oa UFC Welterweight Tyron Woodley le mohlabani ea seng a tlohetse mosebetsi oa UFC ea boima bo bobebe, Yves Edwards ea sebeletsang e le bahlahlobisisi ba deske le moamoheli Karyn Bryant le motlalehi Laura Sanko ba tsamaisang lipuisano tsa mohlabani sebakeng seo..

Qetellong ea karete e kholo ea Moqebelo, e phelang UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. Lobov PONTŠO MOLATO ho Fight Network e fana ka lintlha tsa bohlokoa, tlhahlobo le lipuisano ka mor'a ntoa.

Lenaneo le hlophisitsoeng la bosiung bona Combate Amerika 13, ho qala ka 8 p.m. ET lefatšeng ka bophara ho Fight Network le 10 p.m. ET ka karete e kholo ea Canada, akarelletsa ho:

-Roma Salazar (10-5) vs.. Ricky Palacios (7-1)

-Irwin Rivera (5-2) vs.. Kevin Nativity (2-0)

-Benny Madrid (9-3) vs.. Chad Dietmeyer (8-2)

-Daniel Rodriguez (3-0) vs.. Joel Champion (4-0)

-Erick Sanchez (7-3) vs.. Randy Steinke (17-10-1)
-Victor Reyna (8-3) vs.. Andrew Perez (5-4)
-Stephanie Alba (3-1) vs.. Alesha Zappitella (2-0)

ONE Championship: Marena a Qetello, e hlahang ka Labohlano, April 21 ka 8:30 a.m. ET ho pholletsa le Canada, e etelletsoe pele ke morena oa boima bo bobebe Eduard Folayang ea sireletsang tlotla ea hae khahlanong le Ev Ting ea matla. Karete e felletseng e kenyelletsa:

-Eduard Folayang (17-5) vs.. Ev Things (13-3) - Sehlooho se le seng se bobebe
-Kevin Belingon (14-5) vs.. Tony Tauru (11-4-1)
-Danny Shoes (5-0) vs.. Muhammad Aiman (2-1)

-Eugene Toquero (8-4) vs.. Stefer Rahadian (4-0)
-Chan Rothana (4-2) vs.. Xie Bin (2-1)

-Gina Inionng (4-2) vs.. Natalie Hills (2-4)
-Michelle Nicolini (3-1) vs.. Irina Mazepa (2-0)

-Robin Catalan (4-3) vs.. Jeremy Miado (6-0)
-Christian Lee (5-1) vs.. Jianping Wan (2-2)
-Honorio Banari (11-6) vs.. Jaroslav Jartim (6-5-1)

LFA 10: Heinish vs. Rota, e hlahang ka Labohlano, April 21 ka 9 p.m. ET ho pholletsa le Canada le lefats'e ka bophara ho Fight Network, e na le lethathamo le latelang:

-Ian Heinish (7-0) vs.. lucas rota (12-6)

-Nick Urso (9-3) vs.. Brandon Royval (5-2)
-Zac Riley (5-3) vs.. Jerome Rivera (5-0)

-Dominic Montoya (7-0) vs.. Slobodan Maksimovic (12-5-1)

-Andrew Yates (9-2) vs.. Andrew Tenneson (5-1)
-Adam Martinez (3-1) vs.. Michael Perez (1-0)

-Cody Yohn (3-1) vs.. Mike Jones (4-2)

Moqebelo oa M-1 Global doubleheader e qala ka phatlalatso ea lefatše ka bophara ea Kgetho ya M-1 76 ka 10 a.m. LE, e tla kenyelletsa likhohlano tse latelang:

-Javier Fuentes (9-3) vs.. Khamzat Sakalov (4-2)
-Elnur veliev (6-0) vs.. Zalimbek Omarov (7-2)
-Anatoly Lyagu (5-1) vs.. Abubakar Mestoev (4-0)
-Evgeny Goncharov (5-2) vs.. Daniil Arepyev (7-1)
-Alexey Valivakhin (10-5) vs.. Engishkan Ozdoev (0-0)

The M-1 ba-Bothata ba 76 main card airs phela ka mose Canada ka 1 p.m. ET mme o etelletsoe pele ke khohlano bakeng sa bompoli ba M-1 bantamweight. Karete e feletseng ea ntoa e kenyelletsa:

-Movsar Evloev (6-0) vs.. Alexei Nevzorov (12-2) – M-1 bantamweight sehlooho
-Khamzat Dalgiev (8-1) vs.. Heliton dos Santos (15-5)
-Bochabela ho Nagibin (8-2) vs.. Diego D'Avila (18-5)

-Sergey Morozov (6-2) vs.. Fabrizio Sarraff (22-9)

-Zalimbeg Omarov (7-2-1) vs.. Elnur veliev (6-0-1)

Moqebelo oa UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. Lobov PELELI moea phela ka Ntoa Network ho pholletsa le Canada ka 8 p.m. LE. Karete e nang le linaleli tse 'nè e kenyelletsa:

-Thales Leites (26-7) vs.. Sam Alvey (30-8)
-Dustin Ortiz (16-6) vs.. Brandon Moreno (13-3)

-Scott Holtzman (9-2) vs.. Michael McBride (8-2)

-Jessica Penne (12-5) vs.. Danielle Taylor (8-2)

Bakeng sa e tletseng thathamisitse Ntoa Network oa hasa kemiso, ka kōpo etela www.fightnetwork.com, latela re on Twitterfightnet, e se e le Fan on Facebook le re etela ka Instagramfightnet.
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COMBATE AMERICAS COMPLETES STACKED, 10-BOUT FIGHT CARD FOR TUCSON, Arizona

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LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
ON Labone, APRIL 20

Undefeated welterweights Daniel Rodriguez and Joel Champion face off

Unbeaten Alesha Zappitella faces Stephanie Alba
in women’s atomweight matchup

Tickets for “Combate 13” on sale now
NEW YORK – April 6, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today the completion of a stacked, 10-fight lineup for its “Combate 13” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Ariz. ka Labone, April 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. LE).

Among the matchups added to finalize the card are a welterweight (170 lik'hilograma tse) showdown between a pair of undefeated, rising stars in Daniel Rodriguez (3-0) le Joel Champion (4-0), neither of whom have been taken the distance of a fight yet, as well as a women’s atomweight (105 lik'hilograma tse) contest between unbeaten sensation Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella (2-0) and hard-nosed battler Stephanie “The Cyclone” Alba (3-1).

Ka bantamweight (135 lik'hilograma tse) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Ariz. will collide with knockout artist Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1) ea Mission, Texas.

“We have a fantastic lineup of fights assembled, and we are excited about bringing the Combate Americas live television series to Arizona for the first time ever,"O ile a re Combate Amerika CEO Campbell McLaren.

Turu ho $20, tickets for “Combate 13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).

Le 6, tsamaea ka maoto-1, 29-ea lilemo li Rodriguez, who recently signed an exclusive, multi-fight contract with Combate Americas, has notched all three of his professional wins to date inside of two rounds. In his last effort on January 21, the Alhambra, Dorella. resident scored a second round (3:55) WHO (punches) ka Christian Gonzalez.

Also 6-foot-1 and 29 le lilemo li, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, o a recu e chitja ea pele (4:13) knockout on Chris Collins.

Zappitella is a 4-foot-11, 22-year-old resident of Brighton, Michigan and decorated amateur wrestler, who is coming off an extraordinary victory in Sanya, China on February 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 lik'hilograma tse), two weight classes above Zappitella’s natural fighting weight.

The 4-foot-11, 34-year-old Alba of Houston, Texas will look to return to the win column after suffering a split decision defeat at the hands of old rival Paulina “Firefox” Granados at “Combate 5” last Ka 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.

Tse ling bohato, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) tla kopana Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) kwa welterweight.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa, while Perez of Tucson, le 5-maoto-9, 28-selemo se le seng, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) ho ikokobelletsa (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) hlōla ka Anthony Wray ka October 1, 2016.

Originally slated to face Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) of Palm Beach, Fla., Randy Steinke (17-10) of Payson, Ariz. will now square off with Urijah Faber-protégé Erick Sanchez (7-3) ea Sacramento, Dorella., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) ea Phoenix, Ariz.

The 5-foot-10, 26-year-old Sanchez is looking to bounce back quickly from a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Andres “The Bullet” Quintana at Combate 11 ka February 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, le Combate Amerika gorole.

Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) ea Josue Rodriguez ka 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (punches) ea Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on January 28.

Natividad turned professional after amassing a perfect amateur record of 6-0. Five of his amateur victories came by way of TKO or submission.

The “Combate 13” preliminary bout card will also feature two flyweight matchups – the first between Arturo Guzman (0-1) of Tucson and Robert Caspar (0-0) of Copperas Grove, Texas, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, Refresh. (1-1) ea Tempe, Ariz.

To location what station Azteca America airs on in your market, you can log onto the network’s channel finder.

In addition to Azteca America and ESPN Latin America, “Combate13” will air on TV Azteca in Mexico the following night, Labohlano, April 21, ka 11 p.m. CT. It will be distributed by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand.

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 13” Fight Card

Bantamweight Main Event:
Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

Bantamweight: Irwin Rivera vs. Kevin Nativity
Welterweight: Benny Madrid vs.. Chad Dietmeyer
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Joel Champion
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Featherweight: Erick Sanchez vs. Randy Steinke
Welterweight: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Flyweight: Justin Rascon vs. Jose, Palencia, Refresh.
Flyweight: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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COMBATE AMERICAS HITS CASINO DEL SOL IN TUCSON, ARIZONA ON THURSDAY, APRIL 20

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LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

BANTAMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
ROMAN “EL GALLITO” SALAZAR VS. RICKY “EL GALLERO” PALACIOS
Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz vs. Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi
Hape:
Welterweight: Benny Madrid vs.. Chad Dietmeyer
Bantamweight: Randy Steinke vs.. Irwin Rivera

Tickets for “Combate13” on sale now

NEW YORK – April 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 p.m. LE) television event series to Tucson, Ariz. for the first-time ever on Labone, April 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 lik'hilograma tse) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) le knockout moetsi oa litšoantšo Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1).

Ketsahalo ena e, “Combate13,” will also be distributed live on ESPN Latin America and by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand. It will air on TV Azteca in Mexico, the following night, Labohlano, April 21, ka 11 p.m. CT.

A ho sebdisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) le Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 lik'hilograma tse) tlholisanong.

Turu ho $20, tickets for “Combate13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).

“We are excited to be bringing our live television series to a new market that has a reputation for being a great fight town filled with passionate fans and decorated combat sports athletes,” said Combate Americas President Alberto Rodriguez.

Also slated for action, Benny "Mor'a" Madrid (9-3) tla nka ka Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) ka welterweight (170 lik'hilograma tse) ntoeng, le setsebi ikokobelletsa Randy Steinke (17-10-1) will face off with aggressive-minded, Blackzilians camp member Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) in another bantamweight contest.

Additional matchups will be announced soon.

Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

The 5-maoto-7, 29-year-old Salazar of Scottsdale, Ariz. is a three-time Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC) veteran who will make his first start of 2017, and his first-ever in La Jaula.

In his last effort at WFF 32 ka November 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar by way of unanimous decision.

E boetse e 29 le lilemo li, the 5-foot-6 Palacios of Mission, Texas will put on the line a four-fight win streak that includes back-to-back finishes – a second round (3:14), one-punch knockout of Carlos Ricardo Diaz ka June 12, 2015, and a stunning, pele ho pota-pota (1:00) head kick knockout of Benji Gomez at “Combate2” on Sept. 17, 2015 – as well as a “Fight of the Month” nominated, unanimous decision conquest of Brandon Royval at “Combate7” on May 9, 2016.

Also unbeaten (2-0-1) e le litsebi Boxer, Palacios has earned 5 ea hae 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)KO.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

6-leoto, 35-year-old Ortiz is riding a two-fight win streak after producing back-to-back stoppages in his last two appearances – a third round (4:45) WHO (punches) ea Dano Moore ka October 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) WHO (punches) ea Brendan Tierney ka March 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 ea hae 15 mosebetsi wins ka tsela ea (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

Arizmendi is an 11-year veteran of the sport, and winner of his last two matchups. Ka October 3, 2015, he forced Brendan Tierney to retire after the second round (5:00) of action and, ka March 5, 2016, he took a unanimous decision from Username Salantri.

Benny Madrid vs.. Chad Dietmeyer

Fighting out of Phoenix, Ariz., the 5-foot-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 ea hae 9 professional career victories by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) ea Jeff Fletcher that came at the 1:26 mark of the opening round on September 18, 2015, and a knockout of Roberto Leon that occurred at the 1:10 mark of the first stanza of their matchup.

Dietmeyer is coming off a four-year layoff from competition. In his last start on March 30, 2012, he faced his toughest test to date in UFC and DREAM veteran Antonio McKee, taking McKee the distance of their fight before finding himself on the losing end of a unanimous decision.

Randy Steinke vs.. Irwin Rivera

The 5-mithara 9, 31-year-old Steinke of Payson, Ariz. will enter La Jaula for the first time after scoring back-to-back, first round submissions over just a two-week span, ka Ray Robinson le Guillermo Pena ka October 1, 2016 le October 15, 2016, ka ho latellana.

Rivera is a 5-foot-6, 28-year-old native of Windsor, New York who relocated to South Florida to join the famed Blackzilians camp. Ho fihla joale, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.