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“New England’s Future 4” Official ho bekha

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Worcester, Boima. (October 27, 2017) – The official “New England’s Future 4” weight in was held today at Pepe’s Pizza & Restaurant in Worcester (MA) bakeng sa hosasanenight’s the final installment of the popular “Future New England e” series show in 2017, hlahiswa ke Rivera phahamiswa Boithabiso (RPE), at DCU Center, Exhibition Hall, ka Worcester.
Official ho bekha
Main Event – Light Heavyweights (6)
Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera (3-0, 2 Kos), Hartford, CT 177.6 liponto.
Hansen Castillo (0-2), Orlando, FL 176 liponto.
Co-Feature – Heavyweights (4)
Ana gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga (bakeng sa qalo), Worcester, MA 280 liponto.
Alejandro Esquilin Santiago (bakeng sa qalo), Tampa, FL 235.8 liponto.
Super Middleweights (4)
Elvis Figueroa (2-0, 1 KO), New Haven, CT 167 liponto.
Rene Nazare (bakeng sa qalo), Brazil 167 liponto.
Junior Middleweights (6)
Edwin Soto (10-2-2, 4 Kos), New Haven, CT 140 liponto.
Anthony Everett (1-6), Lawrence, MA 153.6 liponto.
Welterweights (6)
Adrian “Tonka” Sosa (5-0, 4 Kos), Lawrence, MA 139 liponto.
Shakha Moore (12-23-2 (2 Kos), Norwalk, CT 146 liponto.
Welterweights (4)
Wilfredo “le Sucaro” tsa bohetene (2-0), Southbridge, MA 146.6 liponto.
Patrick Leal (0-3), Woburn, MA 148.6 liponto.
Junior Welterweights (4)
Omar Bordoy, Refresh. (2-0), Danbury, CT 139.8 liponto.
Bryan “The Brick” Abrahama (6-30, 6 Kos), Schenectady, NY 141 liponto.
(All fights & fighters subject to change)
NENG: Moqebelo, October 28, 2017
HOKAE: DCU Center, Exhibition Hall, Worcester, MA
PROMOTER: Rivera Promotions Entertainment
Tickets: Tickets, turu ka $75.00 (ringside) le $45.00 (general
admission), are sale and available to purchase at the DCU
Center box office, www.dcu.centerworcester.com, by contacting
bahlabani.
DOORS OPEN: 6:30 P.M. LE
FIRST BOUT: 7:00 p.m. LE
RING ANNOUNCER: John Vena
INFORMATION:
Facebook.com/RiveraPromotionsEntertainment
Twitter: @RiveraPromoEnt @joseriverachamp, KingRivera_
Combate Amerika, e tsoakiloeng libetsa, MMA

TS-1 PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCES LIVE COMBATE AMERICAS MMA TELEVISION EVENT ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 HO San Antonio, Texas

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Tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” at
Freeman Coliseum on sale now at Ticketmaster.com

Main Event: Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados

Co-Main Event: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana vs. Rey "The Warrior" Trujillo
Hape: “Froggy” Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

 

NEW YORK – October 27, 2017 – TS-1 Promotions announced today that it will bring the Combate Americas live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) television series to the state of Texas for the first time ever with a stacked, 12-bout event at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio on Labohlano, Aug. 1.

Tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” are on sale atTicketmaster.com.

“TS-1 Promotions is thrilled to debut the incredibly fast-growing Combate Americas live television event series in the great state of Texas,” said TS-1 Promotions CEO Greg Bloom. “We are going to deliver to fans a memorable night of MMA action featuring some of the fastest rising stars in the sport, including several of San Antonio’s hottest, young prospects.”

In the women’s atomweight (105 lik'hilograma tse) main event and long-awaited grudge match, Eddie Bravo protégé Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) tla Square tloha le Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2).

In a featherweight (145 lik'hilograma tse) sebedisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, Andres “The Bullet” Quintana(12-2) will face off with fellow, hard-hitting knockout artist Rey "The Warrior" Trujillo (21-19).

Elsewhere on the fight card, Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1) tla Square tloha le Jesse Vasquez (2-3) in another featherweight contest.

Additional bouts for the “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” event will be announced soon.

Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados
The 23-year-old Batara of Las Vegas, Nev., a former high school cheerleader turned grappling expert, is coming off a stellar, bobeli pota (3:46) submission of 12-time Spanish national judo champion Vanesa Rico at “Combate Clasico” in Miami, Fla. ka July 27.

Ho fihla joale, Batara is unbeaten in Combate Americas television action, winning all four of her bouts – three by way of submission.

Granados is a 29-year-old native of Corpus Christi, Texas, now fighting out of San Diego, Dorella. where she trains with a handful of the world’s top fighters.

Granados will look to notch her third straight victory on December 1.

Andres Quintana vs. Morena Trujillo

Quintana is a heavy-handed, 26-year-old rising star fighting out of Roswell, N.M. He is aiming for his third consecutive victory after earning back-to-back unanimous decisions over Uria Faber a sireletsa Erick Sanchez and Mexican contender Levy Saul Marroquin ka February 16 and June 30, ka ho latellana.

Nine of Quintana’s twelve career wins, ho fihlela hona joale, ba ea tla ka (T)KO.

The 35-year-old Trujillo of Houston, Texas is a battle-tested, eight-year veteran of professional MMA.

A known finisher, Trujillo has earned 16 ea hae 21 career wins via (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

Jose Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

The 26-year-old Estrada’s return to action comes on the heels of a successful debut at featherweight on September 15 when the Fillmore, Dorella. resident stopped Izic Fernandez with a series of vicious strikes on the ground in the first round (3:59) la ntoa.

One of the sport’s top, young prospects, Estrada has already produced memorable, highlight reel-worthy moments, defeating his first three professional adversaries inside of one round.

Fighting out of Dallas, Texas, the 28-year-old Vasquez will look to rebound from two straight defeats.

Vasquez was victorious in his first two professional starts, hlōtse Josh Nealyka tsela ea pele ho pota-pota (3:57) ho ikokobelletsa (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) ka October 2, 2015, and finishing Joshua Hunter via third round (2:01) WHO (punches) ka February 27, 2016.

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PHELA ka Ntoa Network – UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Brunson vs. Machida PRELIMS, FAME 47 Lyon & M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84

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TORONTO – Fight Network, ea lefatse Tonakgolo 24/7 kanale ea li-platform tse ngata e ikemiselitseng ho fana ka litaba tse felletseng tsa lipapali tsa ntoa, presents a busy weekend in combat sports, highlighted by a live broadcast of the UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Brunson vs. Machida PRELIMS ka moqebelo, Oct. 28 ka 8:00 p.m. LE. On the same day, live coverage kicks off at 1:00 p.m. LE le FAME 47 SuperFight Series followed immediately by the FAME 47 Lyon main card at 3:30 p.m. LE. Empa pele, one day earlier, Kgetho ya M-1 16 airs live on Friday, Oct. 27 ka 12:00 p.m. ET followed immediately by M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84 ka 12:30 p.m. LE.

The two-hour UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS begin on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. ET with four exciting bouts, as welterweights Vicente Luque (11-6-1) le Niko Price (10-0, 1NC) collide, Antonio Carlos Junior (9-2, 1NC) lifahleho Jack Marshman (22-6) ka middleweight gia, lightweights Hacran Dias (23-5-1) le Jared Gordon (13-1) ntoeng, ha a ntse a Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (17-5) le Max Griffin (13-3) open the telecast with an exciting welterweight matchup.

Ahead of the live PRELIMS, Fight Network will live broadcast the UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW, featuring coverage from the industry’s premier mixed martial arts analysts, as former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans joins fellow analyst Kenny Florian with host Karyn Bryant and reporter Heidi Androl conducting on-site fighter interviews. At the conclusion of Saturday’s live main card on TSN2, e phelang UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW airs at approximately 1:00 a.m. LE, recapping all the exciting action.

On Saturday afternoon, FAME, the world’s premier kickboxing league, travels to Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France. Airing phela nakong 1:00 p.m. LE, ea FAME 47 SuperFight Series features undefeated Florent Kaouachi (11-0, 3KO) making his GLORY debut against experienced veteran Abdarhmane Coulibaly (50-21, 23KO) in a light heavyweight affair, 23-year-old featherweight Massaro “The Project” Glunder (30-10-4, 20KO) draws Lyon’s Dylan Salvador (49-13-1, 21KO) for a tough test in enemy territory, Se Ke Oa. 3-ranked super bantamweight contender Anissa Meksen (92-3, 29KO) goes toe-to-toe with No. 8-Thailand Ranked Funda “Findik” Alkayis (29-2, 12KO), Ahaggan “Boom Boom” Yassine (27-6, 19KO) and Estonia’s Maxim Vorovski (30-3-1, 14KO) meet at middleweight, plus top welterweight prospects Alim “Professor” Nabiyev (45-6, 21KO) le Jimmy Vienot (56-12, 27KO) kick off the action.

The FAME 47 Lyon main card at 3:30 p.m. ET is headlined by reigning GLORY light heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov (18-5, 5KO) defending his belt against No. 2-ranked challenger Ariel Machado(45-8, 34KO). Tse ling bohato, former GLORY welterweight champion “The Best” Cedric Doumbe (67-5-1, 39KO) begins his campaign back to title contention against heavy-handed veteran Yohan “Le Bucheron” Lidon (93-36-1, 56KO), garena le ea mong-bosiu, single-elimination featherweight contender tournament, as multiple-time French kickboxing champion Abdellah Ezbiri (43-12-1, 13KO) meets fellow French-Moroccan Azize “The Magician” Hliali (17-14-1, 2KO), while local favorite Fabio Pinca (102-25-3, 42KO) goes up against Uzbekistan’s Anwar Boynazarov (79-20-2, 45KO) on the other side of the bracket.

M-1 Global returns to Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, Oct. 27, beginning with Kgetho ya M-1 16 phela nakong 12:00 p.m. LE, featuring Spain’s Enoc Solves Torres (20-10-1) against Russian Andrey Seledtsov (7-4) ka middleweight gia, British heavyweight Phil De Fries (12-6) battling Russia’s Anton Vyazigin (8-1), India’s Sascha Sharma (14-3) tobane le Zalimbeg Omarov (8-2-1) in a featherweight tilt,Akhmadian Ozdoev (4-0) risking his perfect record against Daniil Prikaza (7-2-1) in a clash of Russian welterweights, hape Maxim Grabovich (5-5) nka ka Timerlan Sharipov (4-1) in an all-Russian welterweight duel.

The M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84 main card airs live at 2:30 p.m. LE, headlined by an M-1 welterweight championship fight between Russian standouts Alexey Kunchenko (16-0) le Sergey Romanov (12-1). A ho sebdisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, Brazil’s Caio Magalhaes (10-3) throws down with undefeated Russian Artem Frolov (9-0) for the M-1 middleweight crown. Rounding out the stacked line-up, battle-tested American veteran Joe Riggs (46-17) enters hostile territory against Russian middleweight Oleg Olenichev (9-4), Finland’s Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1) meets Russia’s Bair Shtepin (4-2) in a bantamweight bout and Finnish lightweight prospect Jani Salmi (9-3) o ho nehelana Russia ea Roman Bogatov (3-0) his first blemish.

The UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS, PREFIGHT SHOW and POSTFIGHT SHOW, plus GLORY 47 SuperFight Series, FAME 47 Lyon and the M-1 Challenge 84 ka sehloohong karete, will all be televised live exclusively in Canada, while M-1 Selection 16 airs live in Canada, le U.S. 'me ba fetang 30 bikolo Europe, Afrika le Bochabela bo Hare.

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Ntoa Network (www.fightnetwork.com) is the world’s premier combat sports network dedicated tocomplete coverage of combat sports, ho akarelletsa le lintoa, bahlabani, loantša molemo 'me a loantša phelang ka eona. The channel isavailable on over eight of the top 20 video providers in the U.S., tsohle tse ka sehloohong bajari in Canada, Roku andApple TV devices across North America, ka 30 bikolo Europe, Africa and the Middle East andon TSN Radio in Canada via its lenaneo la “Live Audio Wrestling.” Fight Network is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., a leading global sports media company. Fight Network also operates Dare to Defend, a non-profit organization aimed at addressing the issue of domestic violence and gender inequality, empowering women in the process.
M-1 ba-, M-1 ba-Bothata ba, e tsoakiloeng libetsa, MMA, Russia

M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84 Alexey Kunchenko vs. Sergey Romanov OFFICIAL WEIGHTS & Litšoantšo tse

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Ena Labohlano in Saint Petersburg, Russia
ST. Petersburg, Russia (October 26, 2017) – The official weigh in was held today forhosasane M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84 a St. Petersburg Russia. See weights and pictures below.
M-1 ba-Bothata ba 83 will be streamed live from Saint Petersburgh in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Bashebelli tla ba khona ho shebella selelekela lintoa le ka sehloohong karete ya ka logging pele ho ngodisa ka www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, hammoho le ka Android le Apple Smart phone le matlapa a.
SEHLOOHO KARETE
SEHLOOHO Event – M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
(R) Alexey Kunchenko(16-0-0, M-1 ba-: 8-0-0), Mampoli, Russia,76,7 kg. (169,1 liponto.)
(L) Sergey Romanov (11-1-0, M-1 ba-: 5-0-0), Challenger, Russia, 77,1 kg. (169,9 liponto.)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS — 3 X 5
(L) Caio “Hellboy” Magalhaes (10-3-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0), Brazil, 83,9 kg. (184,9 liponto.)
(R) Artem Frolov (9-0-0, M-1 ba-: 7-0-0), Russia, 83,9 kg. (184,9 liponto.)
(L) Joe “Diesel” Riggs (45-17-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0), USA, 83,5 kg. (184,1 liponto.)
(R) Oleg Olenichev (9-4-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0), Russia, 83,3 kg. (183,6 liponto.)
(L) Enoc Solves Torres (20-10-1, M-1 ba-: 5-7-1), Spain, 83,8 kg. (184,7 liponto.)
(R) Andrey Seledtsov (7-4-0, M-1 ba-: 0-3-0), Russia, 83,2 kg. (183,4 liponto.)
BANTAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
(L) Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1 ba-: 1-0-1), Finland, 61 kg. (134,5 liponto.)
(R) Bair Shtepin (4-2-0, M-1 ba-: 1-2-0), Russia, 61 kg. (134,5 liponto.)
PRELIMINARY KARETE
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Arkadiy Lisin (5-0-0, M-1 ba-:0-0-0), Russia, 93,4 kg. (205,9 liponto.)
Ilya Bochkov (3-1-0, M-1 ba-:1-1-0), Russia, 93,5 kg. (206,1 liponto.)
HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Philip “F-11” DeFreis (12-6-0, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0), Engelane, 120 kg. (264,5 liponto.)
Anton Vyazigin (7-1-0, M-1 ba-: 3-0-0), Russia, 115,1 kg. (253,7 liponto.)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Vasily Volodko (2-0-0, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0), Russia, 93 kg. (205 liponto.)
Dmitry Tebekin (6-3-0, M-1 ba-: 1-1-0), Russia, 93 kg. (205 liponto.)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Temirlan Sharipov (3-0-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0), Russia, 77,1 kg. (169,9 liponto.)
Maksim Grabovich (5-3-0, M-1 ba-: 4-3-0), Russia, 76,9 kg. (169,5 liponto.)
Akhmadkhan Ozdoev (4-0-0, M-1 ba-: 4-0-0), Russia, 77,0 kg. (169,7 liponto.)
Danila Prikaza (7-2-1, M-1 ba-: 4-2-0), Russia, 77,0 kg. (169,7 liponto.)
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Jani Salmi (9-3-0, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0), Finland, 72,0 kg. (158,7 liponto.)
Roman Bogatov (2-0-0, M-1 ba-: 2-0-0), Russia, 71,3 kg. (157,2 liponto.)
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Sascha Sharma (13-3-0, M-1 ba-: 3-1-0), Duitsland, 65,8 kg. (145,1 liponto.)
Zalimbek Omarov (8-2-1, M-1 ba-: 5-1-1), Russia, 65,8 kg. (145,1 liponto.)
(All fights & fighters subject to change)
NENG: Labohlano, October 27, 2017
HOKAE: St. Petersburg, Russia
PROMOTER: M-1 Global
LIVE phallela ho: www.m1global.tv (12.00 p.m. LE / 9:00 a.m. PT in USA)
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M-1 CHALLENGE EVENT CALENDAR:
M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84: October 27, 2017 a St. Petersburg, Russia
M-1 ba-Bothata ba 85: November 10, 2017 Moscow, Russia
Bellator, e tsoakiloeng libetsa, MMA

BELLATOR LAUNCHES GLOBAL NEXT GENERATION MOBILE APP

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THE COMPREHENSIVE DESTINATION FOR ALL THINGS BELLATOR NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

LOS ANGELES – Fans can now take Bellator with them wherever they go with the launch of a next generation mobile app that makes keeping up with all things Bellator as simple as the touch of a button on your smartphone or tablet.

 

With a sleek new design that provides an engaging user experience through the convenience of persistent navigation, the brand-new Bellator global app is tailored to be fan-focused and content-driven.

 

For the first time, Bellator fans can now watch LIVE main card fights within the app, through television provider authentication, allowing them to keep up with the action as it happens. Ekelletsa moo, Bellator MMA’s preliminary cards will be available worldwide and will stream LIVE, without geo-restrictions, within the global app.

 

Fully integrated with Apple AirPlay, users can also wirelessly stream all of the content available in the global app, including LIVE preliminary action, LIVE main card action (through television provider authentication) and Bellator’s exclusive digital content, directly to their televisions at home.

 

The next-gen mobile app also features the rich history of Bellator MMA and its athletes. With detailed fighter bios and stats, as well as the most up-to-date information on Bellator MMA’s upcoming events, the app is editorialized daily and delivered straight to fans looking to stay in the know.

 

Seamless integration allows fans to also easily purchase tickets to upcoming events and visit BellatorShop.com without ever needing to leave the app interface.

 

Now available for download in the App Store and Google Play. Android 4.2 and higher, as well as iOS 9.0 and higher, required for download.

 

Please visit Bellator.com information.

Combate Amerika, e tsoakiloeng libetsa, MMA

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

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Pictured below: Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) will compete in a “COPA COMBATE” tournament alternate bout in Cancun, Mexico onMoqebelo, Nov. 11. Photo photo photo photo mokitlane: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, LLC

HISTORIC EVENT’S ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN,
$100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT BROADCASTS LIVE
ON TELEMUNDO DEPORTES FROM GRAND OASIS CANCUN

ALTERNATE BOUTS AND PRELIMINARY BOUT
STREAM LIVE BEFORE LIVE TELEMUNDO BROADCAST

NEW YORK – October 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, a le mong-bosiu, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bantamweight (135 lik'hilograma tse) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Mexico on Moqebelo, Nov. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 p.m. LE/10:35 p.m. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 lik'hilograma tse) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) ea Visalia, Dorella. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) ea Mexico City, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, qala ka 9 p.m. LE/8 p.m. CT, preceding the live Telemundo Deportes broadcast of the event that picks up with the tournament’s first semifinal stage matchup.

In one tournament alternate bout, Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) tla Square tloha le Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) le, in the other tournament alternate bout, Felipe “Pipe” Vargas (4-0) will face off with Jose “Pupi” Calvo (3-1).

In the event a winner of one of the tournament’s quarterfinal stage bouts is unable to advance to the semifinal stage due to injury, one of the two alternate bout winners will take the injured quarterfinal bout winner’s place in the semifinal stage.


Ka holimo: Sheila Padilla (tloha) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (tokelo ya) in an atomweight (105 lik'hilograma tse) preliminary bout at “COPA COMBATE” ka Moqebelo, Nov. 11. Photo photo photo photo mokitlane: Combate Amerika, LLC

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

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

The Krrish, 23-year-old Vargas is a ferocious knockout artist who recently relocated from Spain to Miami, Fla. where he has been training with famed fight squad American Top Team.

Similar to Vargas, the 24-year-old Calvo of San Jose, Costa Rica moved to Chicago, A kula. where he trains with renowned coach Mike Valle.

Tickets for “COPA COMBATE” at Grand Oasis Cancun are on sale at SmarTicket.

“COPA COMBATE” takes place on the 24go th anniversary of McLaren’s now legendary UFC 1 event that he executive produced as the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

The live Telemundo broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” marks the first time in history that NBCU’s leading Spanish language television network will air MMA fight programming, and will cover the tournament’s two semifinal stage bouts and championship stage showdown as well as a previously women’s strawweight (115 pounds0 co-main event between Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) of Mexico City and Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of Santiago, Chile.

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

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

The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, along with the tournament alternate bouts and the women’s preliminary bout.

Telemundo Deportes, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. Holim'a moo, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches and the Premier League. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.
Bellator, e tsoakiloeng libetsa, MMA, Spike TV

Bellator 185: Mousasi vs. Shlemenko Official Results & Photos

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Gegard Mousasi (43-6-2) hlōla Alexander Shlemenko (56-10, 1 NC) ka tsela ntsoe-leng qeto (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

 

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/iaobj6dqfk4jq1y/AADPZmjhtmreJ-7mNCkqEKvua?dl=0

 

Neiman Gracie (7-0) hlōla Zak Bucia (18-9) ka tsela ho ikokobelletsa (neck crank) ka 2:27 ea ho pota-pota tse peli

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kvl101uwhi2zi3p/AABH7yRjFJHzNnRgDcEeGI23a?dl=0

Kristina Williams (1-0) hlōla Heather Hardy (1-1) ka TKO (ngaka stoppage) ka 2:00 ea ho pota-pota tse peli

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/09r32tj0p0lfrlh/AAA2wiI3m1-pTHGaePuJeR5Ta?dl=0

Ryan Quinn (14-7) hlōla Marcus Surin (4-1) ka tsela ntsoe-leng qeto (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

 

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/uzsfhmp09sbgh7r/AADZyyNKyuqDKiWfZW1F1MkAa?dl=0

Lisa Blaine (2-0) hlōla Ana Julaton (2-3) ka e petsoha ka qeto ea (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

 

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/meae709iunpv7rt/AAAvcWOCHh0R5N0K9UT8o-Jna?dl=0

Selelekela Card Results:

John Lopez (6-4) hlōla Billy Giovanella (9-5) ka tsela ntsoe-leng qeto (29-28, 30-27, 30-26)

Kevin Carrier (1-0) hlōla Jose Antonio Perez (0-1) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Vovka Clay (4-2) hlōla Frank Sforza (6-1) ka tsela ho ikokobelletsa (guillotine) ka 1:17 ea ho pota-pota tse peli

Don Shainis (4-1) hlōla Matthew Denning (5-7) ka TKO (literaeke) ka 4:50 ea ho pota-pota e mong

Jordan Young (7-0) hlōla Alec Hooben (5-4) ka tsela ho ikokobelletsa (kgutlotharo bipetsa) ka 2:44 ea ho pota-pota e mong

Costello van Steenis (9-1) hlōla Steve Skrzat (8-10) ka tsela ho ikokobelletsa (literaeke) ka 2:52 ea ho pota-pota e mong

Joaquin Buckley (8-1) hlōla Vinicius de Jesus (5-2) ka e petsoha ka qeto ea (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Pete Rogers (3-4) hlōla Timothy Wheeler (1-5) ka tsela ho ikokobelletsa (guillotine) ka :37 ea ho pota-pota e mong

Modini Hancock (3-1) hlōla John Beneduce (2-2) ka TKO (literaeke) ka 3:38 ea ho pota-pota e mong

Amateur MMA, Combate Amerika, e tsoakiloeng libetsa, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF WOMEN’S CO-MAIN EVENT TO LIVE TELEMUNDO BROADCAST OF “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 FROM CANCUN, MEXICO

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Pictured: Undefeated Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (tokelo ya) of Mexico and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Mosebetsi O Motle (tloha) of Chile will square off in a strawweight (115 lik'hilograma tse) co-main event on the live Telemundo broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” from Cancun, Mexico on Moqebelo, Nov. 11. Photo photo photo photo mokitlane: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas

MELISSA MARTINEZ OF MEXICO FACES GLORIA BRAVO OF CHILE IN STRAWWEIGHT SHOWDOWN PRECEDING
$100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT

NEW YORK – October 18 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of a women’s strawweight (115 lik'hilograma tse) showdown between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) le Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) that will serve as the co-main event on the highly-anticipated, live Telemundo broadcast (11:35 p.m. LE/10:35 p.m. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”) of the “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza from Cancun, Mexico on Moqebelo, Nov. 11.

The battle between the 20-year-old Martinez of Mexico City, Mexico and the 31-year-old Bravo, of Santiago, Chile, will immediately precede the championship stage bout and finale of the one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 lik'hilograma tse) “COPA COMBATE” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 and that, ka lekhetlo la pele leha e le neng, will see top-ranked fighters from the U.S., Latin America and Spain represent their respective countries in a quest for glory.

“This is a phenomenal addition to an already stellar and historic fight card created for the Telemundo broadcast television platform,"O ile a re Combate Amerika CEO Campbell McLaren.

“With the incredibly relentless and hard-hitting action we have seen from the women of Combate Americas,"A tsoela pele McLaren, “it is only fitting that we showcase a matchup between two of the sport’s brightest and fastest rising female stars like Melissa Martinez and Gloria Bravo on the ‘COPA COMBATE’ platform.”

“COPA COMBATE” takes place on the 24go th anniversary of McLaren’s now legendary UFC 1 event that he executive produced as the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

The 5-foot-2 Martinez will return to La Jaula, le Combate Amerika gorole, for the second time in her career after shelling out a stunning, highlight reel knockout ea Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo ea bobeli ho pota-pota (2:45) of battle at Combate 15 in Mexico City on June 30.

Following the promotional debut victory, Martinez, also a decorated Muay Thai competitor, earned a second-place finish at WAKO Kickboxing’s “The World Games 2017 – Wroclaw” tournament in Poland on July 30.

The 5-foot-5 Bravo will enter La Jaula for the first time ever and put a three-fight winning streak on the line. All three of her latest victories came by way of armlock submission.

Bravo recently ventured from Chile to Las Vegas, Nev. to train for the upcoming matchup with famed, retired, former UFC world champion Miesha Tate.

In addition to the “COPA COMBATE” tournament championship bout and the featured women’s fight between Martinez and Bravo, Telemundo’s live broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” will feature the tournament’s semifinal stage consisting of two bouts that pit the winners of the quarterfinal stage bouts in each tournament bracket against one another. The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com.

Telemundo Deportes, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. Holim'a moo, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches and the Premier League. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.
Bellator, e tsoakiloeng libetsa, MMA, UFC

FIRST 5,000 FANS TO RECEIVE FREE LIMITED-EDITIONRANDY COUTURE BOBBLEHEAD AT BELLATOR 186 ONFRIDAY, Nov. 3 AT BRYCE JORDAN CENTER

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EXCLUSIVE RANDY COUTURE MEET AND GREET TO BE HELD FOR BELLATOR 186 TICKETHOLDERS ON FIGHT NIGHT

ENG: Limited-Edition Randy Couture Bobblehead Giveaway and Meet & Lumelisa

 

Bellator MMA will be giving away a free limited-edition Randy Couture bobblehead on Labohlano, Nov. 3 to the first 5,000 fans in attendance at Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State University for Bellator 186: Bader vs. Vassell. The bobblehead giveaway is limited to one per person and will only be available to ticketholders upon entry into the arena.

 

Ekelletsa moo, Bellator MMA fans are invited to attend a unique opportunity to meet the MMA and wrestling great prior to Bellator 186: Bader vs. Vassell. The meet and greet will take place on the concourse of Bryce Jordan Center on Labohlano, Nov. 3, ho tloha 6:30-8:30 p.m. LE. Space is limited and fans are encouraged to arrive early to reserve their place in line.

 

***Bobblehead giveaway and meet and greet are exclusively for Bellator 186 ticketholders***

***Bobbleheads distributed at venue points of entry, only while supplies last at each entry***

HOKAE: Bryce Jordan Center

127 Bryce Jordan Center

University Park, Pa. 16802

 

NENG: Meet & Lumelisa

Labohlano, November 3 ho tloha 6:30-8:30 p.m. LE

 

WHO: Randy Couture

 

Randy Couture (19-11)

Randy “The Natural” Couture made his mark in the sport of wrestling and later MMA, where he was a multiple-time world champion at both heavyweight and light heavyweight. Over his 14-year career, Couture compiled 19 tlhōlo, while also competing in 15 title fights. Prior to his professional career in mixed martial arts, the retired United States Army Sergeant made an impact on the high school and collegiate wrestling community by earning a state championship while attending Lynnwood High School in Washington state and a historic collegiate career that saw him become a three-time NCAA DI All-American at Oklahoma State University. Couture also serves as a coach for his son, Ryan ella elle la Couture, who currently competes in Bellator MMA’s welterweight division.

 

Loantša INFO: Bellator 186: Bader vs. Vassell will be broadcast LIVE and FREE on SPIKE, Labohlano, Nov. 3 ka 9 p.m. LE/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased at Bellator.com, as well as the Bryce Jordan Center box office and Ticketmaster.

 

Complete Bellator 186: Bader vs. Vassell Fight Card:

Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: Ryan Bader (23-5) vs.. Linton Vassell (18-5, 1 NC)

Women’s Flyweight World Title Bout: Ilima-Lei MacFarlane (6-0) vs.. Emily Ducote (6-2)

Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Phil Davis (17-4, 1 NC) vs.. Leo Leite (10-0)

Middleweight Feature Bout: Le Ruthe (3-0) vs.. Chris Dempsey (11-5)

Lightweight Feature Bout: U Awad (20-9) vs.. Zach Freeman (9-2)

 

Selelekela Card:

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Logan Storley (6-0) vs.. Matt Secor (9-4)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Tywan Claxton (Pro qalo) vs.. Johnny Bonilla-Bowman (1-0)

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Dominic Mazzotta (12-2) vs.. Matt Lozano (8-5)

160 lb. Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Brett Martinez (6-4) vs.. Mike Wilkins (7-4)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Frank Buenafuente (7-4) vs.. Francis Healy (7-4)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Michael Trizano (4-0) vs.. Mike Otwell (3-1)

150 lb. Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Scott Clymer (Pro qalo) vs.. Mike Putnam (1-1)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Andrew Salas (3-1) vs.. Ethan Goss (3-3)

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Josh Fremd (1-0) vs.. Mike Diorio (1-0)

LFA, e tsoakiloeng libetsa, MMA

LFA HEADS TO NEBRASKA WITH LFA 25 COCHRANE vs. RODRIGUES

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SEHLOOHO Event:
DAKOTA COCHRANE
vs..
CIRO “BAD BOY” RODRIGUES
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
Labohlano, OCTOBER 20th LIVE on AXS TV
RALSTON ARENA in OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Tickets are on sale NOW through CAGETIX.com
Houston, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will head to Nebraska, the birthplace of RFA, next month at LFA 25.

The main event of LFA 25 will feature the battle-tested Nebraskan and RFA mainstay Dakota Cochrane. He will face the explosive Brazilian powerhouse Ciro “Bad Boy” Rodrigues in a welterweight war. LFA 25 – Cochrane vs. Rodrigues takes place Labohlano, October 20th at the Ralston Arena in Omaha, Nebraska. Eohle ka sehloohong karete tla televised phela le naheng ka bophara ka AXS TV kwa 9 p.m. LE / 6 p.m. PT.
“I am excited to bring LFA to Nebraska, the birthplace of RFA,” o ile a re Soares. “RFA hosted six events in the Cornhusker State and LFA will continue our great history in the state on October 20th. Dakota Cochrane is one of the most accomplished fighters in Nebraska. He will headline LFA 25 against Ciro Rodrigues, who is coming off a huge knockout win last month in his LFA debut.”
Tickets for LFA 25 – Cochrane vs. Rodrigues are available for purchase online NOW at CAGETIX.com and will be available at the box office at 10:00 'na ka mantaha, September la bo18 la.
Cochrane (29-12) was the most active fighter in RFA history before the promotion merged with Legacy FC earlier this year to form LFA. He made his debut for the promotion at its inaugural event RFA 1 ka December 2011. Cochrane went on to compete for RFA at five of its first six events and holds the record for most fights in RFA history with eight RFA fights to his credit. During his time with the promotion, Cochrane headlined three RFA events and fought for the inaugural RFA lightweight title. The proud Nebraskan also fought for Legacy FC last October and made his LFA debut in April. Cochrane now looks to add another chapter to his lengthy history with the promotion by headlining LFA 25 in his hometown of Omaha. He will be looking for his thirtieth career win in the process.
Rodrigues (21-6) signed with LFA this summer after making a name for himself in his native Brazil for the past 11 lilemo tse. The Brazilian known as “Bad Boy” made his professional MMA debut when he was 17-years-old and rose to prominence in his home country. The Nova União trained fighter won one of Brazil’s most prestigious titles, when he captured the Jungle Fight world title in 2015. That win came during an impressive streak, which has seen Rodrigues win eight of his last nine fights over the past four years. The biggest of those wins, leha ho le joalo, came last month in his LFA and international debut. A hore loana, Rodrigues knocked out three-time UFC vet David Michaud in less than two minutes in the main event of LFA 19. He now looks to double-down in the main event of LFA 25.
RFA visited the state of Nebraska a total of six times and produced an incredible amount of talent at those six events. Fourteen fighters went on to sign with the UFC. Tim Elliott, James Krause, Derrick Lewis, Jessamyn Duke, Jordan Rinaldi, Julian Marquez, Mirsad Bektic, Pedro Munhoz, Kamaru Usman, Efrain Escudero, Andrew Sanchez, Luke Sanders, Grant Dawson, and Anthony Smith are the fourteen fighters that competed for the RFA in Nebraska before signing with the UFC.
Currently Announced Main Card (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. LE / 6 p.m. PT):
Main Event | Welterweight bout (170 lb)
– Dakota Cochrane (29-12) vs.. Ciro Rodrigues (21-6)
Ka September 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
LFA 25 will serve as the first LFA event to take place in the state of Nebraska. RFA visited the “Cornhusker State” six times before the merger. That includes the inaugural RFA event in December 2011. Further information about LFA 25 tla o ile a phatlalatsa haufinyane. The entire main card of LFA 25 tla televised phela le naheng ka bophara ka AXS TV ka 9 p.m. LE / 6 p.m. PT.
Please visit LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.