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
 

 

לאס אנדזשעלעס (אַפּריל 11, 2018) – קאָמבאַטע אמעריקע, the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) sports franchise, today announced a trio of lineup changes, including a new bantamweight (135 פונט) הויפּט געשעעניש צווישן John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (16-3) of the U.S. און Jose “El Pochito” Alday (10-3) of Mexico, for “Combate Estrellas I,” live on Univision and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) from Los Angeles on פרייַטיק, אַפּריל 13.

 

 

 

The 90-minute, live Univision (12 אַ.ם. און/12 אַ.ם. פּט) and UDN (12 אַ.ם. און/9 פּ.ם. פּט) 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 פונט) גלויבנס-הויפּט געשעעניש, five-division world boxing champion אַמאַנדאַ "דער עמעס האַנדלען" סערראַנאָ (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.

 

 

 

אַדדיטיאָנאַללי, נאַקאַוט קינסטלער Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1) of the U.S. וועט קוואַדראַט אַוועק מיט "גרויזאַם" רודי מאָראַלעס (5-5), representing Guatemala, in the first, live televised main card bout, after Estrada’s original opponent, Pablo Sabori of Mexico, 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.

 

 

 

פּרייסט פון $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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וועגן קאָמבאַטע אמעריקע

Combate Americas is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) 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, קאַמפּבעלל מאַקלעראַן, is universally recognized as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (ופק). New York Magazine described McLaren as “דער פֿאַרקויף זשעני הינטער די UFC” און יאַהאָאָ! ספּאָרט פּראָקלאַימעד אַז ער “ווייסט מער וועגן די ספּאָרט ווי נאָר וועגן ווער עס יז אין עס הייַנט.” 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.