NEW YORK – Сем. 8, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that red-hot, streaking bantamweight (135 фунты) Зоркі Джон "Sexy Sexy" Кастанеда (11-2) і Gustavo Lopez (6-1) will face off in the first world championship bout in league history at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y.. на Пятніца, Кастрычнік 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Ад. and the 27-year-old Lopez of Las Vegas, Невада. via Yakima, Мыць. will collide in the main event of the 10-bout “Combate Americas: Empire Rising” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza.

“We are thrilled to be producing our first world title fight in Combate Americas history at our debut event in the Empire State,»Сказаў генеральны дырэктар Combate Americas Кэмпбэл Макларен, who also produced the last live televised professional MMA event in New York State with UFC^® 7 верасня 8, 1995.

“John Castaneda and Gustavo Lopez put on some incredibly memorable and heroic performances during our ‘Road To The Championship’ fight series this year and last year,"Макларен працягваў, “so we are looking forward to have these two budding, young stars square off and to crowning our first champion.”

Each fighter earned his way to the title fight in “La Jaula,” or the Combate Americas cage, by going undefeated in three consecutive bouts during the “Road To The Championship” series that kicked off in September 2015 and concluded on May 9, 2016.

Pictured Above (Far): Bantamweight star Gustavo Lopez (6-1) Лас-Вегасе, Невада. via Yakima, Мыць. will look to continue his unbeaten run in “La Jaula,” клетка Combate Америкас, when he fights for his first world title.

Кастанеда, who has finished 8 з яго 11 прафесійныя перамогі кар'еры, is riding a six-fight win streak dating back to May 16, 2015 калі ён прадставіў Пэдра Веласко with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:42) бітвы.

Castaneda’s run in the “Road To The Championship” series began with a unanimous decision win over Джасцін Governale верасня 17, 2015, and continued with a spectacular, arm-triangle choke submission of Federico Lopez in the closing moments of the third round (4:49) дзеянняў.

The aggressive-minded Castaneda cemented his spot in the world title fight by edging out a split decision over Gabriel Solorio на Красавіка 25.

У сваім апошнім старце, Castaneda stepped up for Combate Americas on just two weeks’ notice, replacing an injured Эрык Санчэс, at the higher, featherweight limit of 145 фунты, супраць Angel Cruz Жнівень 11, and scored a second round (2:25) СААЗ (ўдары) on Cruz.

Fighting out of the famed Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, Лопес, a protégé of former UFC^® чэмпіён Міша Тейт and UFC bantamweightBryan Caraway, will look for his sixth consecutive win in the cage, and his fourth under the Combate Americas promotional umbrella.

Similar to his opponent, Lopez is a determined finisher who has earned five of his six professional career wins by way of (T)КО або падпарадкаванне.

Lopez began his Combate Americas journey in the “Road To The Championship” series, перамогшы Mauricio Diaz by way of unanimous decision on September 17, 2015.

In his second Combate Americas appearance, Lopez submitted Джоі Рукеwith an arm-triangle choke in the second round (4:06) дзеянняў, before sealing his fate in the title fight with Castaneda by scoring a devastating, Другі раўнд (4:07) ТКО на Саўл Элизондо with a barrage of punches on the ground.

A nationally recognized venue for legendary, fight-of-the-year-level boxing events, Turning Stone Resort Casino will now become one of the very first venues in New York to host professional MMA fights. With a legacy of hosting some of the best events in the country, rivaling many venues in major cities such as Las Vegas, Atlantic City and New York City, Turning Stone has established Upstate New York as a premier destination for live sporting events. Turning Stone is an award-winning destination resort, offering world-class amenities including four hotels, больш чым 20 restaurants and dining options, two luxurious spas, a 125,000 квадратныя футы Лас-Вегас стыль гульнявога падлогу, кабарэ-стылі Showroom, a 5,000 арэна сядзенне, five pristine golf courses, некалькі бараў, cocktail lounges and nightlife venues.

Tickets for “Combate Americas: Empire Rising” are on sale and can be purchased at the Turning Stone Box Office, by calling 877.833.SHOW, or online at Ticketmaster.com. Квіткі па цане $75, for cageside, $65, $50 і $35, and may be subject to additional fees. Дзверы будуць адчыненыя ў 5:30 p.m.для падзеі, і першы папярэдні бой пачнецца ў 6 p.m.

Дадатковыя паядынкі будуць абвешчаныя ў бліжэйшы час.

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