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“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

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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, te tuatahi-ake U.S. Pāniora toi hōia whakauru (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. i runga iRāpare, Aug. 11 i 9:30 p.m. AND/6:30 p.m. PT.

Streaking star Hoani "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 roto i te tekau mā (145 pauna) main event at “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: CombateOCHO,” while four-time UFC® hōia Danny “The Gremlin” Martinez will replace a hurt (knee injury) Jonathan Martinez(19-7) in the flyweight (125 pauna) co-main event contest with Benjamin Vinson (8-3-1).

I tua atu, the planned women’s atomweight (105 pauna) matchup i waenganui i Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) a 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, i runga i te pānui poto,"Ka mea a Combate Americas Tumu Campbell McLaren.

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

Ki te rā, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 pauna), but who began his career as a featherweight, has notched 7 o tona 10 mahi ngaio toa i te ara o te (T)KO tukunga ranei.

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

The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Ariz., Kua roaa 14 o tona 19 whakaora umanga i te ara o te (T)KO tukunga ranei.

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, a ka timata te a'ee kāri tuatahi tuatahi i 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

Mā: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Benji Gomez
Mā whitu: Izic Fernandez vs. Mark Bonilla
Mā: Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Albert Tapia
Mā whitu: Jonathan Quiroz vs. Ryan Lilley
Kōmāmā: Jose Estrada vs. Christian Cardona
Kōmāmā: Erick Gonzalez vs. Yoandy Carrillo
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Hector Saldana
Welterweight: George Hernandez vs. Hakob Ter Petrosyan
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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 pauna) 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 roto i te Los Angeles, Calif. i runga i Rāhoroi, Aug. 13.

All men and women, tau 18 a mo, 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, manawanui me te kaha.

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

Utu i $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 pauna) hui matua, Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sanchez (7-2) o Sacramento, Calif. will look for his third win in the Combate Americas cage, ranei "La Cage,” and fourth consecutive victory overall when he squares off with dangerous finisher Angel “Tito” Cruz (5-2) o Rio piedras, P.R.

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MŌ COMBATE ONGO ◊AMELIKÁ
Combate Amerika, LLC. is the first U.S. Pāniora toi hōia whakauru (MMA) karapu hākinakina i roto i te aamu, 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 “te poto hokohoko i muri i te UFC” ko Yahoo! Kauwhautia Sports e ia “e mohio ana atu e pā ana ki te hākinakina i te tika e pā ana te tangata i roto i te reira i teie mahana.” 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.
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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 – Hōngongoi 14, 2016 - Combate Amerika, te tuatahi-ake U.S. Pāniora toi hōia whakauru (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. i runga i Rāpare, Aug. 11 i 9 p.m. AND/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 pauna) hui matua, Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sanchez (7-2) o Sacramento, Calif. will look for his third win in the Combate Americas cage, ranei "La Cage,” and fourth consecutive victory overall when he squares off with dangerous finisher Angel “Tito” Cruz (5-2) o Rio piedras, P.R.

In the women’s atomweight (105 pauna) tahi-matua hui, emerging star Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) o Las Vegas, Nev. will collide with battle-tested veteran Lisa Ellis (15-10) of Olympia, Horoi.

“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,"Ka mea a 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 pauna) whakataetae.

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

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

I roto i te tuatahi mahi kāri, Yoandy Carrillo (1-0) of Naples, Fla. ka whawhaiErick Gonzalez (4-1) o Los Angeles.

Carrillo, the cousin of former World Boxing Association (WBA) world lightweight champion Richar April, is coming off a devastating, tuarua a tawhio (:19) knockout (nifó) o 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, tuatahi a tawhio noa (1:44) knockout (meke) i runga i Honatana Quiroz i runga i April 18, and collide with Christian Cardona(0-1) o Las Vegas, Nev.

Elsewhere on the preliminary bout card, Honatana Santa Maria (3-3) o Whittier, Calif. Ka fehangahangai Albert Tapia (3-5) o Huntington Beach, Calif. in a flyweight affair.

Hinga kore Daniel Rodriguez (1-0) of Alhambra, Calif. ka tutaki Hector Saldana (1-2) o Murrieta, Calif.

The final undercard bout will be announced soon.
Combate Amerika, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

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

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THIRTY FIGHTS IN THIRTY DAYS!

NEW YORK – March 28, 2015 - Combate Amerika, te tuatahi-ake U.S. Pāniora toi hōia whakauru (MMA) pōti hākinakina whakaturia e Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tahi-kaihanga Campbell McLaren, today announced the return of its epic, action-packed “Road To the Championship” fight series to NBC UNIVERSO, te hou whakangahau me hākinakina hongere taura hoki Latinos, with a weekly, one-hour program, timata Rāhina, April 18, i 12 a.m. AND/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 Amerika reality series contestant and professional boxer Ricky "Te Gallero" Palacios (5-1 MMA, 2-0-1 mekemeke), Uria Faber tiakina Erick Sanchez (6-2), Hoani "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,"Tonu 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”, mea 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 roto i te 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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Ingoa Rey MYSTERIO COMBATE ONGO ◊AMELIKÁ Ambassador; Ka waiata LIVE ON NBC Universo ON WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16

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Mua whetu WWE Konnan ki te mahi rite te tae kaikōrero mō telecast ora o Combate Amerika "Road Ki te Championship Hollywood"

Live, haamata NBC Universo telecast i-whawhai wha 11 p.m. AND/8 p.m. PT
i runga i Wednesday, Dec. 16

Toa Official paunatia-i roto i e wahi i runga i Rātū, Dec. 15 i roto i te Burbank, Calif.

NEW mua - Hakihea 9, 2015 - Whakapaipai, toa mua toru-wā WWE ao Rey Mysterio Kua ingoa karere o Combate Amerika, te U.S tuatahi. Pāniora toi hōia whakauru (MMA) karapu hākinakina i roto i te aamu i whakaturia e Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tahi-kaihanga Campbell McLaren, a ka waiata i roto i tona tūranga hou i Road te nui-tapoko "Ki te Championship Hollywood,"Ora e iwa-a'ee kāri whawhai ngaio i runga i NBC Universo, te hou whakangahau me hākinakina hongere taura hoki Latinos, i runga iWednesday, Dec. 16 i 11 p.m. AND/8 p.m. PT.

I tua atu, mua superstar WWF ko WCW Konnan, kīia maha ki rite te "Mexican Hulk Hogan,"Ka mahi te kaikōrero i te tae te taha tākaro-i-tākaro auvaha i Ricardo Celis a Andrea Road, te hostess o te raupapa pouaka whakaata imagen Award-toa Combate Amerika mooni.

"Ko oaoa ki te uru atu Combate Amerika i runga i NBC Universo ahau, ka titiro atu ki te hanga i tenei maere MMA hākinakina waitohu, me te tautoko i te kaitäkaro tino pūmanawa i runga i tona rārangi tipu,"Ka mea a Mysterio, nei whakaongaonga, kāhua nui-e rere o te mamau tauturu whiwhi ia i te katoa o 21 taitara waenganui i ona Kapo i roto i te WWE me WCW.

"Combate Amerika tauawhi te whakarerenga iho Mexican nui o LUCHA Libre, na tatou e whakahonoretia ki te kawe Rey Mysterio, he icon ao, me te kotahi o te whika Pāniora pirimia i roto i te faaanaanataeraa hākinakina, i runga i te poari rite to tatou karere, he māia e taea e ia faauru i to tatou pā me whawhai,"Ka mea a McLaren.

I roto i te kohinga o superstars tāwhai patua e kua Mysterio i tona mahi he C.M. Punk, Shawn Michaels, a Kurt Koki. During an epic 2006 Royal Ngunguru Match, pakanga ia mo ake i te kotahi haora, pau he lekooti WWE mō te wā roa i roto i te whakakai, a maka nga momo o Randy Orton, Rob Van Dam aTōtoru H i runga i tona ara ki te wikitoria o te whakakorenga whakataetae 30-tangata.

Utu i $40, tīkiti mō "Pirimia Insurance Ratonga me Aspira Mas Present Combate Amerika: Road Ki te Championship Hollywood,"Kei runga i te hoko iwww.HollywoodFightNight.com.

Ka paunatia i roto i te-whawhai katoa mo te kaupapa i runga i Rātū, Dec. 15, timata i 5 p.m. PTi te Marriott, kei i 2500 N. Hollywood Way i Burbank, Calif. Katoa 18 whawhai whakataetae i runga i te kāri e iwa-a'ee ka paunatia i roto i mo ratou pāngia rātou.

I roto i te whā (135 pauna) hui matua o te ora, e wha-whawhai telecast i runga i NBC Universo, 23-sensation tau-tawhito Hoani "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (8-2) o Mankato, Mai., hou atu tona wikitoria i te tuatahi "Combate Amerika: Road Ki te hui "Championship i roto i Las Vegas, Nev. i runga i Mahuru 17, Ka tapawha atu ki te hoa sensation patu Federico "Kiko" Lopez (10-5) o Murrieta, Calif.

Kei te rapu Castaneda mo tona win karapīpiti tuawha i te imi Lopez tona win tika te ono.

I roto i te kaupapa whā tahi-matua, Combate Amerika whetu raupapa mooni pouaka me te mana puncher Ricky "Te Gallero" Palacios (5-1), o te misioni, Ka Square Texas atu ki scrapper mōrearea Anthony Paredes (3-2) o Murrieta, Calif.

I roto i te atomweight o te wahine ngā (105 pauna) attraction i runga i te telecast ora, 21-tau-tau Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (3-3) ka tūtuki ki hoa Las Vegas noho"Uira Liz McCarthy (2-3).

Ka whana te telecast NBC Universo ora atu ki te mā (145 pauna) matchup i waenganui i Uria Faber faaoti ahuahunga me āna Erick Sanchez (5-2) o Sacramento, Calif. me te hoa whetu maranga "Whakawakia" Rudy Morales (3-3) o Las Vegas.

Whakatuwhera nga tatau i Florentine Gardens i 5 p.m. PT mo te takahanga, me te tuatahi o rima pāngia tuatahi ka timata i 6 p.m.
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COMBATE ONGO ◊AMELIKÁ Taunga Hollywood!

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Tuatahi U.S. Pāniora karapu MMA hopoi mai ora teata
"Road Ki te Championship" raupapa whawhai ki Los Angeles i runga i Wednesday, Dec. 16

"Sexy Mexy" anga "Kiko" Lopez i roto i te whā hui matua
Ricky Palacios pakanga Anthony Paredes i roto i te hui tahi-matua whā

Kyra Batara tapawhā atu ki a Liz McCarthy i roto i te wahine mahi atomweight

Live, haamata NBC Universo telecast i-whawhai wha 11 p.m. AND/8 p.m. PT

Tīkiti runga i te hoko inaianei

NEW mua - Hakihea 1, 2015 - Combate Amerika, te tuatahi-ake U.S. Pāniora toi hōia whakauru (MMA) pōti hākinakina whakaturia e Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tahi-kaihanga Campbell McLaren, kauwhautia tenei ra e ka meinga e te reira i ona tuatahi i roto i Los Angeles, Calif. ki te oranga, kāri whawhai iwa-a'ee i Florentine Gardens, ora i runga i NBC Universo, te hou whakangahau me hākinakina hongere taura hoki Latinos, i runga i Wednesday, Dec. 16 i 11 p.m. AND/8 p.m. PT.

"Tenei hui tohu Combate Amerika haere mai o te matahiti, me te whakaatu i te lineup e rua ki te kahore ki te kohinga te kānapanapa whawhai Pāniora ake-a-haere mai i roto i te US o, "ka mea a McLaren.

Utu i $40, tīkiti mō "Pirimia Insurance Ratonga me Aspira Mas Present Combate Amerika: Road Ki te Championship Hollywood,"Kei runga i te hoko iwww.HollywoodFightNight.com.

I roto i te whā (135 pauna) hui matua o te ora, e wha-whawhai telecast i runga i NBC Universo, Hoani "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda, hou atu tona wikitoria i te tuatahi "Combate Amerika: Road Ki te hui "Championship i roto i Las Vegas, Nev. i runga i Mahuru 17, Ka tapawha atu ki te hoa sensation patu Federico "Kiko" Lopez.

-Tau 23-tawhito te Castaneda (8-2), he patu taukei nei hails i Mankato, Mai., roaa te toru o tona wikitoria karapīpiti i roto i te puka o te whakatau loto mo Justin Governale i roto i te whare herehere Combate Amerika.

He mema-tau 31-tawhito o Team Quest, Lopez (10-5) o Murrieta, Calif. Kei te noho ana i te wini pūkenga e rima whawhai, ki e wha o te hunga whakaora i ka tae mai i te ara o rānei (T)KO tukunga ranei.

I roto i te kaupapa whā tahi-matua, Combate Amerika whetu raupapa mooni pouaka me te mana puncher Ricky "Te Gallero" Palacios Ka tapawha atu ki scrapper mōrearea Anthony Paredes o Murrieta.

Palacios (5-1), he noho-tau 28-tawhito o te misioni, Texas nei hoki whakamanamana he kohakore ngaio record mekemeke o 2-0-1, piro te patiri, tuatahi a tawhio noa (1:00) KO runga Benji Gomez ki te whana upoko i te "Combate Amerika: Road Ki te "hui Championship i runga i Mahuru 17, i te Paredes-tau 26-tawhito, te tahi atu melo o Team Quest, Kei te titiro ki te hoki ki te tīwae win i muri i te mamae i te mate i roto i te Hōngongoi i motumotuhia he wini pūkenga e rua-whawhai.

I roto i te atomweight o te wahine ngā (105 pauna) attraction i runga i te telecast ora,Kyra "Mogwai" Batara ka whawhai ki "Uira Liz McCarthy.

Whawhai i roto i Las Vegas, Te Atua (3-3) Ko te ahuahunga-tau 21-tawhito o Jiu-Jitsu Guru Eddie Bravo. During the “Combate Americas: Road Ki te hui "Championship i roto i Las Vegas, Batara unuhia atu te wini pouri auheke mā te whakatau loto mo Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, he kaiwero taitara ao o mua ki rima nga wa rite maha pāngia ngaio rite Batara.

29-tau-tawhito te McCarthy (2-3), whawhai hoki i roto i o Las Vegas, Ko te hōia-wa e wha o Invicta FC, the world’s premier all-women’s MMA league. Prior to her professional debut at Invicta FC 2 te wahi patua ia Jessica Piripi i te ara o te tuatahi a tawhio noa (5:00) WHO (tākuta Tuhinga) i runga i Hōngongoi 28, 2012, I amenea mai McCarthy he haohaoa, 6-0 record hei runaruna.

Ka whana te telecast NBC Universo ora atu ki te mā (145 pauna) matchup i waenganui i Uria Faber faaoti ahuahunga me āna Erick Sanchez (5-2) o Sacramento, Calif. me te hoa whetu maranga "Whakawakia" Rudy Morales (3-3) o Las Vegas.

Ko te oti, kāri tuatahi rima-a'ee mō "Combate Amerika: Road Ki te Championship Hollywood "Ka e kauwhautia hohoro.

Whakatuwhera nga tatau i Florentine Gardens i 5 p.m. PT mo te takahanga, a ka timata te a'ee tuatahi tuatahi i 6 p.m.