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Combate Amerika, blandet kampsport, MMA

“SEXY MEXY” AND UFC® VET DANNY MARTINEZ STEP IN FOR INJURED FIGHTERS IN MAIN AND CO-MAIN EVENT BOUTS AT COMBATE AMERICAS ON THURSDAY, August. 11, LIVE ON UFC FIGHT PASS® FROM LOS ANGELES

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New featherweight main event:
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda replaces injured Erick Sanchez against Angel Cruz

New flyweight co-main event:
Danny Martinez in for injured Jonathan Martinez against Benjamin Vinson

NEW YORK – August 4, 2016 - Combate Amerika, den første nogensinde US. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, today announced new main event and co-main event matchups for its 10-bout fight card that will air live on UFC FIGHT PASS® from The Exchange in Los Angeles, Calif. påTorsdag, August. 11 på 9:30 p.m. OG/6:30 p.m. PT.

Streaking star John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (10-2) will step in for Erick Sanchez, who suffered a staph infection, and face off with Angel “Tito” Cruz(5-2) i fjervægtsklassen (145 pounds) main event at “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: CombateOCHO,” while four-time UFC® veteran Danny “The Gremlin” Martinez will replace a hurt (knee injury) Jonathan Martinez(19-7) in the flyweight (125 pounds) co-main event contest with Benjamin Vinson (8-3-1).

Desuden, the planned women’s atomweight (105 pounds) matchup mellem Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) og Lisa Ellis (15-10) has been scrapped due to a hamstring injury sustained by Batara.

“We wish Erick, Jonathan and Kyra speedy and full recoveries, and have the utmost respect for John Castaneda and Danny Martinez, two ferocious warriors who did not hesitate to accept our offers to face super tough opponents in the top two fights on our card, med kort varsel,”Sagde Combate Amerika CEO Campbell McLaren.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Fra. rider en fem-kamp win streak, the last three of which came inside the Combate Americas cage, or “La Jaula.”

Til dato, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 pounds), but who began his career as a featherweight, has notched 7 sin 10 professionelle karriere vinder i form af (T)KO eller indsendelse.

Martinez of Chula Vista, Calif. will see action for the first time since his unanimous decision win over Richie Vaculik ved UFC 193 sidste November 14.

The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Ariz., har opnået 14 sin 19 karriere sejre i form af (T)KO eller indsendelse.

Tickets for “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: CombateOCHO,” priced from $40, are on sale at ItsMySeat.com as well as at The Exchange box office. UFC FIGHT PASS is available on: personal computers, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Sony TVs with Android TV and Roku devices.

Doors at the Exchange LA open for the event at 5:30 p.m. PT, og den første foreløbige kort Bout vil begynde på 6 p.m. The live UFC FIGHT PASS stream will commence at 6:30 p.m.

COMBATE AMERICAS: CombateOCHO

Fjervægt Main Event:
John Castaneda vs. Angel Cruz

Flyweight Co-Main Event:
Danny Ramirez vs. Benjamin Vinson

Fluevægt: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Benji Gomez
Fjervægt: Izic Fernandez vs. Mark Bonilla
Fluevægt: Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Albert Tapia
Fjervægt: Jonathan Quiroz vs. Ryan Lilley
Letvægts: Jose Estrada vs. Christian Cardona
Letvægts: Erick Gonzalez vs. Yoandy Carrillo
Weltervægt: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Hector Saldana
Weltervægt: George Hernandez vs. Hakob Ter Petrosyan
Combate Amerika, blandet kampsport, MMA

UFC SUPERSTAR JULIANNA PEÑA, DANNY CASTILLO TO HOST FIRST-EVER COMBATE AMERICAS OPEN FIGHTER TRYOUT IN LOS ANGELES ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 13

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PRE-REGISTRATION PROCESS UNDERWAY
ON COMBATEAMERICAS.COM

TRYOUT TAKES PLACE TWO DAYS FOLLOWING
COMBATE AMERICAS LIVE EVENT ON UFC FIGHT PASS®

NEW YORK – August 2, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC) women’s bantamweight (135 pounds) superstar Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña, along with 14-time UFC veteran and Team Alpha Male standout Danny “Last Call” Castillo and journalist Andrea Calle, will host the first-ever open tryout for the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, i Los Angeles, Calif. på Lørdag, August. 13.

All men and women, aldre 18 og over, who are interested in participating in the tryout with the opportunity to earn a multi-fight promotional agreement with Combate Americas, can pre-register online at www.CombateAmericas.com.

Castillo and Calle will preside over the event, while Peña, along with Combate Americas referee Mike Beltran and Combate Americas Fight Director Mel Valenzuela, will comprise the panel of judges for the tryout that will take place two days after the much-anticipated, 10-bout “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: Combate OCHO” event, live on UFC FIGHT PASS® from Exchange LA.

“We are on an aggressive hunt to give undiscovered, hungry talent the opportunity to shine on our big stage, and hosting an open tryout in one of the major cities of the U.S. that is also a hotbed for combat sports is one of the best ways to achieve this,” said Combate Americas CEO and UFC co-founder Campbell McLaren.

The tryout process will begin at 12 p.m. and will put candidates through a variety of drills testing speed, udholdenhed og styrke.

Basic boxing, kickboxing and grappling skills will also be examined.

Prissat fra $40, tickets for the “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: Combate Ocho,” 10-bout event are on sale at ItsMySeat.com as well as at The Exchange box office. UFC FIGHT PASS is available on personal computers, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV and Roku devices.

In the featherweight (145 pounds) main event, Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sanchez (7-2) af Sacramento, Calif. will look for his third win in the Combate Americas cage, eller "La Cage,” and fourth consecutive victory overall when he squares off with dangerous finisher Angel “Tito” Cruz (5-2) of Rio Piedras, P.S.

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OM Combate AMERIKA
Combate Amerika, LLC. is the first U.S. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise i historien, designed to build Latino fighting champions and serve Hispanic fans, one of the world’s most avid groups of prize fighting enthusiasts. The Combate Americas franchise includes reality TV programming, live events and mobile programming. The company’s CEO, Campbell McLaren, is universally recognized as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine described McLaren as “markedsføring geni bag UFC” og Yahoo! Sport proklamerede, at han “ved mere om sporten end bare om nogen i det i dag.” 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.
Combate Amerika, blandet kampsport, MMA, UFC

COMBATE AMERICAS RETURNS TO UFC FIGHT PASS® WITH HARD-HITTING, HISPANIC MMA ACTION LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 11

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NEW YORK – Juli 14, 2016 - Combate Amerika, den første nogensinde US. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, today announced its return to UFC FIGHT PASS® with a stacked, 10-bout fight card that will air live from The Exchange in Los Angeles, Calif. på Torsdag, August. 11 på 9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT.

Tickets for “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: Combate Ocho,” priced from $40, are on sale at ItsMySeat.com as well as at The Exchange box office. UFC FIGHT PASS is available on personal computers, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV and Roku devices.

In the featherweight (145 pounds) main event, Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sanchez (7-2) af Sacramento, Calif. will look for his third win in the Combate Americas cage, eller "La Cage,” and fourth consecutive victory overall when he squares off with dangerous finisher Angel “Tito” Cruz (5-2) of Rio Piedras, P.S.

In the women’s atomweight (105 pounds) co-main event, emerging star Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) af Las Vegas, Nev. will collide with battle-tested veteran Lisa Ellis (15-10) of Olympia, Vaske.

“We are excited to be back in action on UFC FIGHT PASS with a tremendous fight card featuring the best, up-and-coming Hispanic fighters in the U.S., some of whom have been climbing the ranks with explosive performances under our promotion since last year and others whom we recently recruited because of their outstanding results elsewhere,"Sagde McLaren.

In other action on the five-fight main card, ferocious knockout artist Jonathan “Dragon” Martinez (8-1) of Plainview, Texas will battle fellow finisherBenjamin Vinson (8-3-1) of Portland, Ore. in a flyweight (125 pounds) konkurrence.

Another flyweight matchup will see undefeated, indsendelse ace Heinrich “Ricky Scraps” Wassmer (4-0) of Los Angeles put his perfect record on the line against dangerous puncher Benji "The Brawler" Gomez (5-5) of Oxnard, Calif.

Izic Fernandez (2-1) of Santa Ana, Calif. og Mark Bonilla (3-2) of Los Angeles will face off in a featherweight scrap.

I indledende kort handling, Yoandy Carrillo (1-0) of Naples, Fla. vil kæmpeErick Gonzalez (4-1) Los Angeles.

Carrillo, the cousin of former World Boxing Association (WBA) world lightweight champion Richar April, is coming off a devastating, anden runde (:19) knockout (punches) af George Hernandez at Combate Americas onApril 25.

Gonzalez, who has notched three of his four professional career wins by way of (T)KO, was also victorious at the Combate Americas event on April 25, earning a split decision over Victor Martinez.

In another lightweight preliminary bout, Jose “Froggy” Estrada (1-0) of Oxnard, Calif. will return to action after his explosive debut in La Jaula, in which the 25-year-old scored a highlight reel, første runde (1:44) knockout (dorn) på Jonathan Quiroz på April 18, and collide with Christian Cardona(0-1) af Las Vegas, Nev.

Elsewhere on the preliminary bout card, Jonathan Santa Maria (3-3) af Whittier, Calif. vil stå over for Albert Tapia (3-5) af Huntington Beach, Calif. in a flyweight affair.

Ubesejrede Daniel Rodriguez (1-0) of Alhambra, Calif. mødes Hector Saldana (1-2) for Murrieta, Calif.

The final undercard bout will be announced soon.
Combate Amerika, blandet kampsport, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS ACTION HEATS UP WITH WEEKLY MMA FIGHT SERIES ON NBC UNIVERSO, BEGINNING MONDAY, APRIL 18

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THIRTY FIGHTS IN THIRTY DAYS!

NEW YORK – March 28, 2015 - Combate Amerika, den første nogensinde US. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sport franchisen grundlagt af Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) medskaber Campbell McLaren, today announced the return of its epic, action-packed “Road To the Championship” fight series to NBC UNIVERSO, den moderne underholdning og sport kabelkanal til Latinoer, with a weekly, one-hour program, begynder Mandag, April 18, på 12 a.m. OG/9 p.m. PT, from Los Angeles, Calif.

Ialt 30 bouts featuring the most fearsome, emerging Hispanic MMA fighters, including Imagen Award-winning Combate Amerika reality series contestant and professional boxer Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (5-1 MMA, 2-0-1 boksning), Urijah Faber beskyttet Erick Sanchez (6-2), John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (9-2) and women’s atomweight standout and Eddie Bravo pupil Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (4-3), will unfold over the course of a 30-day period.

“We are thrilled to be featured in a new, weekly slot that will allow us to continuously showcase the best and most exciting young Hispanic fighters and future world champions” said McLaren.

“Since we launched our franchise,"Fortsatte McLaren, “NBC Universo has played an instrumental part in helping Combate Americas engage a national Hispanic audience, so we look forward to returning to their incredible platform, and entertaining and inspiring new and existing MMA fans throughout the U.S.

“Combate Americas is a great place for fighters of Latin backgrounds to shine in front of martial arts fans”, sagde Bilai Joa Silar, Senior Vice President of Programming and Production at NBC Universo. “It’s very exciting to have another season of Combate Americas on NBC Universo. We’re sure our audience will be thrilled with each fight scheduled since they will all feature top notch fighters.”

Additional participating fighters and matchups will be announced soon, as will the Los Angeles location for the kick-off event and host venues for subsequent events.

The first weekly show on April 18 will mark the third event in the “Road To The Championship” series. Following the sixth event in the series, which kicked off on September 17, 2015 i Las Vegas, Nev., the most successful competitors in each weight class will be placed in the first Combate Americas world championship bouts in history.
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Rey Mysterio NAMED Combate AMERIKA AMBASSADOR; Vil debut live på NBC UNIVERSO PÅ onsdag, December. 16

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Tidligere WWE stjerne Konnan at tjene som farve kommentator for levende fjersynsudsendelse af Combate Amerika "Road To The Championship Hollywood"

Levende, fire-kamp NBC UNIVERSO fjersynsudsendelse begynder ved 11 p.m. OG/8 p.m. PT
på Onsdag, December. 16

Officiel fighter indvejning finder sted på Tirsdag, December. 15 i Burbank, Calif.

NEW YORK - December 9, 2015 - Dekoreret, tidligere tre-tiden WWE verdensmester Rey Mysterio er blevet udnævnt ambassadør Combate Americas, den første US. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise i historien grundlagt af Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) medskaber Campbell McLaren, og vil debut i sin nye rolle på den længe ventede "Road To The Championship Hollywood,"Ni-Bout professionel kamp kort live på NBC UNIVERSO, den moderne underholdning og sport kabelkanal til Latinoer, påOnsdag, December. 16 på 11 p.m. OG/8 p.m. PT.

Desuden, tidligere WWF og WCW superstjerne Konnan, ofte benævnt "mexicansk Hulk Hogan,"Vil tjene som farve kommentator sammen med play-by-play announcer Ricardo Celis og Andrea Street, værtinden af ​​Imagen Award-vindende Combate Amerika reality tv-serie.

"Jeg er spændt på at deltage Combate Amerika på NBC UNIVERSO, og ser frem til at bygge denne utrolige MMA sports brand og støtte de ekstremt talentfulde atleter på sin voksende roster,"Sagde Mysterio, hvis spændende, højtflyvende stil brydning hjalp ham tjene i alt 21 mesterskaber mellem hans stints i WWE og WCW.

"Combate Amerika omfavner stor mexicansk tradition Lucha Libre, så vi er beærede over at bringe Rey Mysterio, et globalt ikon og en af ​​de førende latinamerikanske tal i sport underholdning, om bord som vores ambassadør og er overbevist om, at han kan inspirere vores fans og krigere,"Sagde McLaren.

Blandt indsamling af rivaliserende superstjerner som Mysterio har besejret i løbet af sin karriere er C.M. Punk, Shawn Michaels, og Kurt Angle. During an epic 2006 Royal Rumble Match, Han kæmpede i mere end en time, en WWE rekord for længste tid brugt i ringen, og dumpede den holder af Randy Orton, Rob Van Dam ogTriple H på vej til sejr i 30-mands elimination contest.

Prissat fra $40, billetter til "Premier Insurance Services og Aspira Mas Present Combate Americas: Road To The Championship Hollywood,"Er der tilbud påwww.HollywoodFightNight.com.

Alle kæmpere vil indvejningen til arrangementet på Tirsdag, December. 15, begynder ved 5 p.m. PTpå Marriott, placeret på 2500 N. Hollywood Way i Burbank, Calif. Alle 18 krigere konkurrerer på de ni-Bout-kort vil veje i deres respektive anfald.

I bantamvægt (135 pounds) vigtigste begivenhed af den levende, fire-kamp telecast på NBC Universo, 23-årige sensation John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (8-2) af Mankato, Fra., frisk fra hans sejr på den konstituerende "Combate Americas: Road To The Championship "begivenhed i Las Vegas, Nev. på September 17, vil firkantet ud med kolleger slående fornemmelse Federico "Kiko" Lopez (10-5) for Murrieta, Calif.

Castaneda er på udkig efter hans fjerde i træk sejr, mens Lopez søger sin sjette lige sejr.

I bantamvægt co-main event, Combate Amerika reality tv-serie stjerne og magt puncher Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (5-1), Mission, Texas vil firkantet ud med farlige scrapper Anthony Paredes (3-2) for Murrieta, Calif.

I en featured kvinders atomweight (105 pounds) tiltrækning på live telecast, 21-årige Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (3-3) vil kollidere med kolleger Las Vegas bosiddende"Lightning Liz McCarthy (2-3).

Den levende NBC UNIVERSO fjersynsudsendelse vil kick off med en fjerlet (145 pounds) matchup mellem Urijah Faber protegé og frodig efterbehandler Erick Sanchez (5-2) af Sacramento, Calif. og kolleger stigende stjerne "Ruthless" Rudy Morales (3-3) af Las Vegas.

Døre på Florentine Gardens åbne på 5 p.m. PT til arrangementet, og den første af fem indledende anfald vil begynde på 6 p.m.
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Combate AMERIKA HITS HOLLYWOOD!

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First US. Hispanic MMA franchisen bringer levende tv
"Road To The Championship" Kampen serie til Los Angeles den Onsdag, December. 16

"Sexy Mexy" ansigter "Kiko" Lopez i bantamvægt hovedturneringen
Ricky Palacios kampe Anthony Paredes i bantamvægt co-main event

Kyra Batara torve ud med Liz McCarthy i kvinders atomweight handling

Levende, fire-kamp NBC UNIVERSO fjersynsudsendelse begynder ved 11 p.m. OG/8 p.m. PT

Billetter I salg nu

NEW YORK - December 1, 2015 - Combate Amerika, den første nogensinde US. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sport franchisen grundlagt af Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) medskaber Campbell McLaren, meddelte i dag, at det vil gøre sin debut i Los Angeles, Calif. med en himmelsk, ni-Bout kamp kort på Florentine Gardens, lever videre NBC UNIVERSO, den moderne underholdning og sport kabelkanal til Latinoer, på Onsdag, December. 16 på 11 p.m. OG/8 p.m. PT.

"Denne begivenhed repræsenterer Combate Amerika kommer af alder, og præsentere en lineup, der er second to none med en samling af de lyseste up-and-coming spansktalende kæmpere i USA, "siger McLaren.

Prissat fra $40, billetter til "Premier Insurance Services og Aspira Mas Present Combate Americas: Road To The Championship Hollywood,"Er der tilbud påwww.HollywoodFightNight.com.

I bantamvægt (135 pounds) vigtigste begivenhed af den levende, fire-kamp telecast på NBC Universo, John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda, frisk fra hans sejr på den konstituerende "Combate Americas: Road To The Championship "begivenhed i Las Vegas, Nev. på September 17, vil firkantet ud med kolleger slående fornemmelse Federico "Kiko" Lopez.

Den 23-årige Castaneda (8-2), en erfaren angriber der kommer fra Mankato, Fra., tjente sin tredje sejr i træk i form af en enstemmig beslutning i løbet af Justin Governale i Combate Americas buret.

En 31-årig medlem af Team Quest, Lopez (10-5) for Murrieta, Calif. rider en fem kamp win streak, med fire af disse sejre kommet i form af enten (T)KO eller indsendelse.

I bantamvægt co-main event, Combate Amerika reality tv-serie stjerne og magt puncher Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios vil firkantet ud med farlige scrapper Anthony Paredes for Murrieta.

Palacios (5-1), en 28-årig beboer i Mission, Texas, som også prale et fejlfrit professionel boksning referat af 2-0-1, scorede et tordnende, første runde (1:00) KO om Benji Gomez med et hoved spark på "Combate Amerika: Road To The Championship "begivenhed på September 17, mens den 26-årige Paredes, et andet medlem af Team Quest, søger at vende tilbage til win kolonnen efter lider et tab i juli, at knækkede en to-kamp win streak.

I en featured kvinders atomweight (105 pounds) tiltrækning på live telecast,Kyra "Mogwai" Batara vil kollidere med "Lightning Liz McCarthy.

Bekæmpelse af Las Vegas, Gud (3-3) er en 21-årig protegé af Brasiliansk Jiu-Jitsu guru Eddie Bravo. Under "Combate Americas: Road To The Championship "begivenhed i Las Vegas, Batara trak en fantastisk oprevet sejr via enstemmig afgørelse i løbet af Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, en tidligere VM udfordrer med fem gange så mange professionelle anfald som Batara.

Den 29-årige McCarthy (2-3), også kæmper ud af Las Vegas, er en fire-tiden veteran fra Invicta FC, verdens førende MMA-liga for alle kvinder. Forud for hendes professionelle debut hos Invicta FC 2 hvor hun besejrede Jessica Philip ved hjælp af første runde (5:00) WHO (læge arbejdsnedlæggelse) på juli 28, 2012, McCarthy samlet en perfekt, 6-0 rekord som amatør.

Den levende NBC UNIVERSO fjersynsudsendelse vil kick off med en fjerlet (145 pounds) matchup mellem Urijah Faber protegé og frodig efterbehandler Erick Sanchez (5-2) af Sacramento, Calif. og kolleger stigende stjerne "Ruthless" Rudy Morales (3-3) af Las Vegas.

Den komplette, fem-kamp foreløbig kort til "Combate Amerika: Road To The Championship Hollywood "vil blive annonceret snart.

Døre på Florentine Gardens åbne på 5 p.m. PT til arrangementet, og den første indledende kamp vil begynde på 6 p.m.