Detached retina forces Marc Gomez out,
John Castaneda now faces Jose Alday
in new “Combate Estrellas I” bantamweight main event
Five-division world boxing champion Amanda Serrano battles Corina Herrera in new flyweight co-main event
“Froggy” Estrada collides with new opponent Rudy Morales
in first live televised, main card bout
Лос Анџелес (Април 11, 2018) – Combate Америка, the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (МЛД) sports franchise, today announced a trio of lineup changes, including a new bantamweight (135 фунти) Главниот настан помеѓу John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (16-3) of the U.S. и Jose “El Pochito” Alday (10-3) на Мексико, for “Combate Estrellas I,” live on Univision and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) from Los Angeles on Петок, Април 13.
The 90-minute, live Univision (12 изутрина. И/12 изутрина. Португалија) and UDN (12 изутрина. И/9 вечер. Португалија) broadcast of “Combate Estrellas I” from The Shrine marks Univision Deportes’ first-ever live MMA program.
Originally slated to face off with rival Castaneda in the headlining bout, Marc “Lufo” Gomez was declared medically unfit to compete due to a detached retina that was discovered during the pre-fight physical exam required by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC).
In the women’s flyweight (125 фунти) ко-главен настан, five-division world boxing champion Аманда "Реал дил" Серано (0-0), representing Puerto Rico, will battle a new opponent in veteran Corina Herrera (3-4) of the U.S., after Serrano’s original opponent, Erendira “Aketzaly” Ordonez of Mexico was unable to secure a work visa for the commitment.
Дополнително, нокаут уметник Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1) of the U.S. ќе се соочат со исклучување "Немилосрдни" Руди Моралес (5-5), representing Guatemala, in the first, live televised main card bout, after Estrada’s original opponent, Pablo Sabori на Мексико, was forced to withdraw from the commitment due to a shin injury.
The three-bout, live televised “Combate Estrellas I” main card will be preceded by a five-fight preliminary bout card.
Со цена од $30, tickets for “Combate Estrellas I” are on sale at Ticketon.com.
“Combate Estrellas I” marks Combate Americas’ first live television event of 2018, and the first event of a two-part series featuring a collection of the organization’s top estrellas, or “stars.”
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ЗА COMBATE Америка
Combate Americas is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (МЛД) sports franchise, rapidly becoming the number two sport, after soccer, for Spanish speaking sports fans worldwide. The Combate Americas franchise includes reality TV programming, live events and mobile programming. The company’s CEO, Кембел Мекларен, is universally recognized as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine described McLaren as “маркетинг гениј зад UFC” и Yahoo! Спортски кажеш дека “знае повеќе за овој спорт отколку само за било кој во тоа уште денес.” 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.