Udi Ochie: Combate Americas

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

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 Americas, mbụ mgbe U.S. Hispanic Mixed Mara Arts (Emmanuel) 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. naThursday, Aug. 11 na 9:30 p.m. NA/6:30 p.m. Pt.

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

Na mgbakwunye, the planned women’s atomweight (105 pound) matchup n'etiti Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) na 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, na obere mara,"Kwuru Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Site. is riding a five-fight win streak, the last three of which came inside the Combate Americas cage, or “La Jaula.”

Ruo taa, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 pound), but who began his career as a featherweight, has notched 7 nke ya 10 ọkachamara n'ọrụ-enweta nkwanye site n'ụzọ nke (T)Ko ma ọ bụ na-erubere.

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

The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Ariz., emeela 14 nke ya 19 ọrụ mmeri site n'ụzọ nke (T)Ko ma ọ bụ na-erubere.

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, Gam akporo, 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, na mbụ mbido kaadị bayere ga-amalite na 6 p.m. The live UFC FIGHT PASS stream will commence at 6:30 p.m.

COMBATE AMERICAS: CombateOCHO

Featherweight Main Event:
John Castaneda vs. Angel Cruz

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

Flyweight: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Benji akon
Featherweight: Izic Fernandez vs. Mark Bonilla
Flyweight: Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Albert Tapia
Featherweight: Jonathan Quiroz vs. Ryan Lilley
Kedu otu m ga: Jose Estrada vs. Christian Cardona
Kedu otu m ga: Erick Gonzalez vs. Yoandy Carrillo
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Hector Saldana
Welterweight: George Hernandez vs. Hakob Ter Petrosyan

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

PRE-REGISTRATION PROCESS UNDERWAY
NA 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 pound) 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 (Emmanuel) sports franchise, na Los Angeles, Calif. na Saturday, Aug. 13.

All men and women, afọ 18 na n'elu, 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, ntachi obi na ike.

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

Ọnụ si $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, Gam akporo, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV and Roku devices.

In the featherweight (145 pound) isi ihe omume, Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sanchez (7-2) nke Sacramento, Calif. will look for his third win in the Combate Americas cage, ma ọ bụ "La onu,” and fourth consecutive victory overall when he squares off with dangerous finisher Angel “Tito” Cruz (5-2) of Rio Piedras, P.R.

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ECHICHE COMBATE Amerika
Combate Americas, LLC. is the first U.S. Hispanic Mixed Mara Arts (Emmanuel) egwuregwu franchise na akụkọ ihe mere eme, 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 “ahịa amamihe n'azụ UFC” na Yahoo! Egwuregwu kwusara na ọ “maara ihe banyere egwuregwu karịa nnọọ onye ọ bụla na ya taa.” 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 AMERICAS RETURNS TO UFC FIGHT PASS® WITH HARD-HITTING, HISPANIC MMA ACTION LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES ON THURSDAY, OG OST 11

NEW YORK – July 14, 2016 - Combate Americas, mbụ mgbe U.S. Hispanic Mixed Mara Arts (Emmanuel) 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. na Thursday, Aug. 11 na 9 p.m. NA/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, Gam akporo, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV and Roku devices.

In the featherweight (145 pound) isi ihe omume, Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sánchez (7-2) nke Sacramento, Calif. will look for his third win in the Combate Americas cage, ma ọ bụ "La onu,” and fourth consecutive victory overall when he squares off with dangerous finisher Angel “Tito” Cruz (5-2) of Rio Piedras, P.R.

In the women’s atomweight (105 pound) ngalaba-isi omume, emerging star Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) nke Las Vegas, Nev. will collide with battle-tested veteran Lisa Ellis (15-10) of Olympia, Saa.

“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,"Kwuru 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 pound) zoo.

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

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

Na mbido kaadị edinam, Yoandy Carrillo (1-0) of Naples, Fla. ga-aghaErick Gonzalez (4-1) nke Los Angeles.

Carrillo, the cousin of former World Boxing Association (WBA) world lightweight champion Richar April, is coming off a devastating, abụọ gbaa gburugburu (:19) kụtuo (punches) nke 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, mbụ gburugburu (1:44) kụtuo (ntụmadị) na Jonathan Quiroz na April 18, and collide with Christian Cardona(0-1) nke Las Vegas, Nev.

Elsewhere on the preliminary bout card, Jonathan Santa Maria (3-3) nke Whittier, Calif. ga na-enwe Albert Tapia (3-5) nke Huntington Beach, Calif. in a flyweight affair.

Unbeaten Daniel Rodriguez (1-0) of Alhambra, Calif. ga- Hector Saldana (1-2) nke Murrieta, Calif.

The final undercard bout will be announced soon.

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

THIRTY FIGHTS IN THIRTY DAYS!

NEW YORK – March 28, 2015 - Combate Americas, mbụ mgbe U.S. Hispanic Mixed Mara Arts (Emmanuel) egwuregwu franchise tọrọ ntọala site na Jisọs Ọgụ Championship (UFC) ngalaba-Onye Okike Campbell McLaren, today announced the return of its epic, action-packed “Road To the Championship” fight series to NBC UNIVERSO, oge a na ntụrụndụ na egwuregwu USB ọwa n'ihi Latinos, with a weekly, one-hour program, na-amalite Monday, April 18, na 12 a.m. NA/9 p.m. Pt, from Los Angeles, Calif.

A total of 30 bouts featuring the most fearsome, emerging Hispanic MMA fighters, including Imagen Award-winning Combate Americas reality series contestant and professional boxer Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (5-1 Emmanuel, 2-0-1 ọkpọ), Yuraịja Faber echebe Erick Sánchez (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,"Nọgidere na 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”, kwuru 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 na Las Vegas, Nev., the most successful competitors in each weight class will be placed in the first Combate Americas world championship bouts in history.

Rey MYSTERIO aha ya bụ COMBATE Amerika nnochite anya; Ga mpụta mbụ LIVE NA NBC UNIVERSO na Wednesday, Dec. 16

Bụbu WWE kpakpando Konnan ije ozi dị ka agba nkọwa maka ndụ telecast nke Combate America "Road Iji The Championship Hollywood"

Live, anọ na-agha NBC UNIVERSO telecast-amalite mgbe 11 p.m. NA/8 p.m. Pt
na Wednesday, Dec. 16

Official fighter itu-na na-ewe ebe Tuesday, Dec. 15 na Burbank, Calif.

New York - December 9, 2015 - Mma, bụbu atọ oge WWE n'ụwa onye mmeri Rey Mysterio e aha nnochite anya nke Combate Americas, mbụ U.S. Hispanic Mixed Mara Arts (Emmanuel) egwuregwu franchise na akụkọ ihe mere eme tọrọ ntọala site na Jisọs Ọgụ Championship (UFC) ngalaba-Onye Okike Campbell McLaren, na ga mpụta mbụ na ọrụ ọhụrụ ya na nke ukwuu-atụ anya "Road Iji The Championship Hollywood,"Itoolu na-tuanu ọkachamara agha kaadị ibi na NBC UNIVERSO, oge a na ntụrụndụ na egwuregwu USB ọwa n'ihi Latinos, naWednesday, Dec. 16 na 11 p.m. NA/8 p.m. Pt.

Na mgbakwunye, bụbu WWF na WCW Superstar Konnan, mgbe kwuru na ya dị ka "Mexico Hulk hogan anyị,"Ga-eje ozi dị ka agba nkọwa n'akụkụ play-site-play ogwaokwu Ricardo Celis na Andrea Street, na onye nnabata nke Imagen Award-emeri Combate Americas eziokwu telivishọn usoro.

"Abụ m obi ụtọ na-sonyere Combate Americas on NBC UNIVERSO, na-atụ anya na-ewu a ịrịba Emmanuel egwuregwu ika ma na-akwado nnọọ nkà na-eme egwuregwu na ya na-eto eto roster,"Kwuru Mysterio, onye na-akpali akpali, elu-efe efe ịke nke mgba nyeere ya aka irite a ngụkọta nke 21 n'asọmpi n'etiti ya stints na WWE na WCW.

"Combate Americas agbakụ oké Mexico ọdịnala Lucha libre, n'ihi ya, anyị na-asọpụrụ na-ewetara Rey Mysterio, a global icon na otu onye nke Premiya Hispanic ọgụgụ na egwuregwu ntụrụndụ, na osisi dị ka anyị nnọchiteanya na nwere obi ike na o nwere ike na-akpali anyị Fans na alụso,"Kwuru McLaren.

N'etiti collection nke na-ama superstars na Mysterio meriri n'oge ya ọrụ na- C.M. Punk, Shawn Michaels, na Kurt n'akuku. During an epic 2006 Royal rumble egwuregwu, ọ agha n'ihi na ihe karịrị otu awa, a WWE ndekọ maka fọdụrụ n'ezinụlọ oge nọrọ na mgbanaka, na kposara amasị nke Randy Orton, Rob Van oche naTriple H na ụzọ ya mmeri nke 30-nwoke mkpochapu zoo.

Ọnụ si $40, tiketi maka "Premier Insurance Services na Aspira mas Ugbu Combate Americas: Road Iji The Championship Hollywood,"Ndị na ere nawww.HollywoodFightNight.com.

All alụso ga itu-na maka omume na Tuesday, Dec. 15, na-amalite na 5 p.m. Ptna The Marriott, emi odude ke 2500 N. Hollywood Way na Burbank, Calif. All 18 alụso sọọ mpi na itoolu na-tuanu kaadị ga itu na n'ihi na ha na nwoke oké mmanya.

Na Bantamweight (135 pound) isi omume nke ndụ, anọ na-agha telecast on NBC Universo, 23-afọ sensashion John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (8-2) nke Mankato, Site., ọhụrụ anya mmeri ya na inaugural "Combate Americas: Road Iji The Championship "omume na Las Vegas, Nev. na September 17, ga-Square oyi na ibe-egbu sensashion Federico "Kiko" Lopez (10-5) nke Murrieta, Calif.

Castaneda na-achọ ka ya nke anọ consecutive mmeri mgbe Lopez na-achọ ya nke isii ogologo mmeri.

Na Bantamweight ngalaba-isi omume, Combate Americas eziokwu telivishọn usoro kpakpando na ike puncher Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (5-1), nke Mission, Texas ga Square oyi na ize ndụ scrapper Anthony Paredes (3-2) nke Murrieta, Calif.

Na a na-apụta inyom atomweight (105 pound) mma na ndụ telecast, 21-otu afọ Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (3-3) ga ikukota na ibe Las Vegas bi"Lightning Liz McCarthy (2-3).

The ndụ NBC UNIVERSO telecast ga mgbachapụ na a featherweight (145 pound) matchup n'etiti Yuraịja Faber protégé na Hey finisher Erick Sánchez (5-2) nke Sacramento, Calif. na ibe kpakpando ututu "Obi tara mmiri" Rudy Morales (3-3) nke Las Vegas.

Ụzọ na Florentine Gardens imeghe n'oge 5 p.m. Pt maka omume, na mbụ nke ise mbido oké mmanya ga-amalite na 6 p.m.

COMBATE Amerika akụrisị Hollywood!

Akpa U.S. Hispanic Emmanuel franchise-eweta ndụ televised
"Road Iji The Championship" agha usoro ka Los Angeles on Wednesday, Dec. 16

"Sexy Mexy" chere ihu "Kiko" Lopez na Bantamweight isi omume
Ricky Palacios agha Anthony Paredes na Bantamweight ngalaba-isi omume

Kyra Batara n'ámá oyi na Liz McCarthy na inyom atomweight edinam

Live, anọ na-agha NBC UNIVERSO telecast-amalite mgbe 11 p.m. NA/8 p.m. Pt

Tiketi na ere ugbu a

New York - December 1, 2015 - Combate Americas, mbụ mgbe U.S. Hispanic Mixed Mara Arts (Emmanuel) egwuregwu franchise tọrọ ntọala site na Jisọs Ọgụ Championship (UFC) ngalaba-Onye Okike Campbell McLaren, taa mara ọkwa na ọ ga-eme ka ya mpụta mbụ na Los Angeles, Calif. na a stellar, itoolu na-tuanu agha kaadị na Florentine Gardens, na-na NBC UNIVERSO, oge a na ntụrụndụ na egwuregwu USB ọwa n'ihi Latinos, na Wednesday, Dec. 16 na 11 p.m. NA/8 p.m. Pt.

"Nke a na-anọchi anya ihe omume Combate Americas ọbịbịa nke afọ, na-eweta a lineup na bụ nke abụọ ọ bụla na a collection nke na-egbuke egbuke elu-na-na-abịa Hispanic alụso na US, "wee sị McLaren.

Ọnụ si $40, tiketi maka "Premier Insurance Services na Aspira mas Ugbu Combate Americas: Road Iji The Championship Hollywood,"Ndị na ere nawww.HollywoodFightNight.com.

Na Bantamweight (135 pound) isi omume nke ndụ, anọ na-agha telecast on NBC Universo, John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda, ọhụrụ anya mmeri ya na inaugural "Combate Americas: Road Iji The Championship "omume na Las Vegas, Nev. na September 17, ga-Square oyi na ibe-egbu sensashion Federico "Kiko" Lopez.

The 23-afọ Castaneda (8-2), a seasoned striker onye hails si Mankato, Site., akwụ ya atọ consecutive mmeri n'ụdị a etebe n'elu Justin Governale na Combate Americas onu.

A 31 afọ so Team Quest, Lopez (10-5) nke Murrieta, Calif. ke awat a ise agha mmeri streak, na anọ nke ndị mmeri bịara site n'ụzọ nke ma (T)Ko ma ọ bụ na-erubere.

Na Bantamweight ngalaba-isi omume, Combate Americas eziokwu telivishọn usoro kpakpando na ike puncher Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios ga-Square oyi na ize ndụ scrapper Anthony Paredes nke Murrieta.

Palacios (5-1), a 28 afọ obibi nke Mission, Texas onye nwekwara obụrede mbụre na-enweghị mmerụ ọkachamara ọkpọ ndekọ nke 2-0-1, gbatara a égbè eluigwe, mbụ gburugburu (1:00) Ko on Benji akon na a isi igba na "Combate Americas: Road Iji The Championship "omume na September 17, mgbe 26 afọ Paredes, onye ọzọ so n'Òtù Team Quest, na-achọ ka ịlaghachi na mmeri kọlụm mgbe na-ata ahụhụ a ọnwụ na July na gbajie a abụọ-agha mmeri streak.

Na a na-apụta inyom atomweight (105 pound) mma na ndụ telecast,Kyra "Mogwai" Batara ga-ikukota na "Lightning Liz McCarthy.

Alụ ọgụ nke Las Vegas, Chineke (3-3) bụ a 21 afọ protégé nke Brazil Jiu-Jitsu guru Eddie Bravo. During the “Combate Americas: Road Iji The Championship "omume na Las Vegas, Batara wetara anya a pụtara na-ewe iwe mmeri site etebe n'elu Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, a bụbu ụwa egwuregwu ịma ya aka na ise ugboro dị ka ọtụtụ ọkachamara oké mmanya dị ka Batara.

The 29-afọ McCarthy (2-3), nwekwara alụ ọgụ nke Las Vegas, bụ anọ oge vetiran soja nke Invicta FC, the world’s premier all-women’s MMA league. Prior to her professional debut at Invicta FC 2 ebe ọ meriri Jessica Philip site n'ụzọ nke mbụ gburugburu (5:00) WHO (dọkịta stoppage) na July 28, 2012, McCarthy kpakọbara a zuru okè, 6-0 ndekọ dị ka ihe na-amu amu.

The ndụ NBC UNIVERSO telecast ga mgbachapụ na a featherweight (145 pound) matchup n'etiti Yuraịja Faber protégé na Hey finisher Erick Sánchez (5-2) nke Sacramento, Calif. na ibe kpakpando ututu "Obi tara mmiri" Rudy Morales (3-3) nke Las Vegas.

Zuru ezu, ise-tuanu mbido kaadị maka "Combate Americas: Road Iji The Championship Hollywood "ga-mara ọkwa n'oge na-adịghị.

Ụzọ na Florentine Gardens imeghe n'oge 5 p.m. Pt maka omume, na mbụ mbido bayere ga-amalite na 6 p.m.