NEW YORK – เจ็ด. 8, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that red-hot, streaking bantamweight (135 ปอนด์) ดาว จอห์น "เซ็กซี่เซ็กซี่" Castaneda (11-2) และ 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.. บน วันศุกร์, ตุลาคม 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, จาก. and the 27-year-old Lopez of Las Vegas, เนป. ผ่านทางกิ, ล้าง. will collide in the main event of the 10-bout “Combate Americas: Empire Rising” Mixed Martial Arts (วีค) มหกรรม.

“We are thrilled to be producing our first world title fight in Combate Americas history at our debut event in the Empire State,” Combate อเมริกาซีอีโอกล่าวว่า แม็คลาเรนแคมป์เบล, who also produced the last live televised professional MMA event in New York State with UFC^® 7 กันยายน 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,"แม็คลาเรนอย่างต่อเนื่อง, “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) ลาสเวกั, เนป. ผ่านทางกิ, ล้าง. will look to continue his unbeaten run in “La Jaula,” กรง Combate อเมริกา, when he fights for his first world title.

Castaneda, who has finished 8 ของเขา 11 ชัยชนะอาชีพ, is riding a six-fight win streak dating back to May 16, 2015 เมื่อตอนที่เขาส่งมา เปโดร Velasco with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:42) ของการต่อสู้.

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

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

ในการเริ่มต้นครั้งสุดท้ายของเขา, Castaneda stepped up for Combate Americas on just two weeks’ notice, replacing an injured เอริคซานเชซ, at the higher, featherweight limit of 145 ปอนด์, กับ Angel Cruz สิงหาคม 11, and scored a second round (2:25) องค์การอนามัยโลก (เจาะ) on Cruz.

Fighting out of the famed Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, โลเปซ, a protégé of former UFC^® แชมป์ 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 หรือส่ง.

Lopez began his Combate Americas journey in the “Road To The Championship” series, การชนะ 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) ของการดำเนินการ, before sealing his fate in the title fight with Castaneda by scoring a devastating, รอบที่สอง (4:07) TKO ใน เอลิซาอูล 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, กว่า 20 restaurants and dining options, two luxurious spas, a 125,000 square foot Las Vegas style gaming floor, a cabaret-style Showroom, a 5,000 seat arena, five pristine golf courses, several 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, หรือทางออนไลน์ที่ Ticketmaster.com. ตั๋วมีราคาอยู่ที่ $75, for cageside, $65, $50 และ $35, and may be subject to additional fees. ประตูจะเปิดที่ 5:30 p.m.สำหรับกรณีที่, และการแข่งขันครั้งแรกในเบื้องต้นจะเริ่มในเวลา 6 p.m.

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