NEW YORK - Zeven. 8, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that red-hot, streaking bantamweight (135 pond) sterren John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (11-2) en 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.. op Vrijdag, Oktober 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Van. and the 27-year-old Lopez of Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Wassen. 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,”Zei Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren, who also produced the last live televised professional MMA event in New York State with UFC^® 7 Op september 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,"Vervolgde 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) van Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Wassen. will look to continue his unbeaten run in “La Jaula,” de Combate Amerika kooi, when he fights for his first world title.

Castaneda, who has finished 8 zijn 11 professionele carrière overwinningen, is riding a six-fight win streak dating back to May 16, 2015 toen hij ingediend Pedro Velasco with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:42) van de strijd.

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

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

In zijn laatste start, Castaneda stepped up for Combate Americas on just two weeks’ notice, replacing an injured Erick Sanchez, at the higher, featherweight limit of 145 pond, tegen Angel Cruz augustus 11, and scored a second round (2:25) WHO (stoten) on Cruz.

Fighting out of the famed Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, Lopez, a protégé of former UFC^® kampioen 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 of onderwerping.

Lopez began his Combate Americas journey in the “Road To The Championship” series, verslaan 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) actie, before sealing his fate in the title fight with Castaneda by scoring a devastating, tweede ronde (4:07) TKO op 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, meer dan 20 restaurants and dining options, two luxurious spas, een 125,000 vierkante voet Las Vegas-stijl gaming vloer, een cabaret-stijl Showroom, een 5,000 zetelarena, five pristine golf courses, diverse bars, 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. Tickets zijn geprijsd op $75, voor cageside, $65, $50 en $35, and may be subject to additional fees. Deuren gaan open om 5:30 p.m.de event, en de eerste voorlopige aanval zal beginnen om 6 p.m.

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