NEW YORK – Pito ka. 8, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that red-hot, streaking bantamweight (135 libra) mga bituon Juan "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (11-2) ug 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.. sa Biyernes, Oktubre 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Gikan sa. and the 27-year-old Lopez of Las Vegas, Név. via Yakima, Hugasan. 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,"Miingon si Combate Amerika CEO Campbell McLaren, who also produced the last live televised professional MMA event in New York State with UFC^® 7 sa Septiyembre 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,"Nagpadayon McLaren, “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) sa Las Vegas, Név. via Yakima, Hugasan. will look to continue his unbeaten run in “La Jaula,” ang Combate Amerika halwa, when he fights for his first world title.

Castaneda, who has finished 8 sa iyang 11 propesyonal nga career mga kadaugan, is riding a six-fight win streak dating back to May 16, 2015 sa diha nga siya gisumiter Pedro Velasco with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:42) sa gubat.

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

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

Sa iyang katapusan nga pagsugod, Castaneda stepped up for Combate Americas on just two weeks’ notice, replacing an injured Erick Sanchez, at the higher, featherweight limit of 145 libra, batok sa Angel Cruz sa Agosto 11, and scored a second round (2:25) KINSA (kinumo) on Cruz.

Fighting out of the famed Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, Lopez, a protégé of former UFC^® champion Miesha Tate 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)KO o pagpasakop.

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

In his second Combate Americas appearance, Lopez submitted Joey Ruquetwith an arm-triangle choke in the second round (4:06) sa lihok, before sealing his fate in the title fight with Castaneda by scoring a devastating, ikaduha nga round (4:07) TKO sa Saul Elizondo 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, labaw pa kay sa 20 restaurants and dining options, two luxurious spas, sa usa ka 125,000 square tiil Las Vegas estilo gaming salog, sa usa ka cabaret-estilo Showroom, sa usa ka 5,000 pagpasig-uli arena, five pristine golf courses, sa pipila ka mga trangka, 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. Ang mga tiket nagkantidad $75, for cageside, $65, $50 ug $35, and may be subject to additional fees. Mga pultahan moabli sa 5:30 sa gabii.alang sa mga panghitabo, ug ang unang preliminary away magsugod sa 6 sa gabii.

Dugang pa nga mga bouts nga gipahibalo sa dili madugay.

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