纽约 - 九月 28, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the entry of 25-year-old trailblazer and its all-time winningest fighter, 约翰“性感的性感”卡斯塔涅达 (14-2), into “Copa Combate,” the historic, 一夜, eight-man bantamweight (135 英镑) 混合武术 (MMA) tournament that will award its winner of three consecutive bouts a grand prize of $100,000 在坎昆, 墨西哥在 星期六, 十一月. 11.

“Copa Combate” takes place on the 24^日 anniversary of UFC 1, which was executive produced by Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 联合创始人, 坎贝尔迈凯轮. The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

Castaneda of Mankato, 从. will enter La Jaula, 在康贝特美洲笼, riding a nine-fight win streak that dates back to May 2015, and that recently extended on 八月 1 when he put on a dominant performance to earn a unanimous decision over 蒂芙尼Cheyden in UFC President Dana白色的星期二 Night Contender Series.

“We are excited to welcome John Castaneda back to Combate Americas, where he has amassed the most wins of any fighter in our young, but fast-growing organization, and delivered some of the most memorable moments ever in La Jaula with his explosive style of fighting and vicious knockout power,“麦克拉伦说：.

Following the recent victory, Castaneda signed a new, 独家, multi-fight promotional agreement with Combate Americas, which was the first organization to place him on a national stage during its debut live event that aired on NBC Universo from Las Vegas, 内华达州. 九月 17, 2015. Castaneda immediately shined, 击败 贾斯汀Governale 通过一致决定.

In his last start in La Jaula on 五月 5, Castaneda scored a devastating, 第二轮 (:42) WHO (拳) on five-time UFC veteran Chris “The Real Deal” Beal.

The remaining seven “Copa Combate” tournament competitors will be announced soon, and will hail from various parts of Latin America, as well as Spain and the U.S., marking the first time in history that fighters will represent their respective countries on a mission to achieve greatness.

Tournament fighters will be separated into four brackets, and the top four fighters will be assigned seeded positions based on their respective worldwide rankings. Quarterfinal stage opponents for the four seeded fighters will be determined based on a lottery ball drawing.

The host venue in Cancun for “Copa Combate,” as well as ticket on-sale information for the event, 将很快公布.