紐約 - 七. 8, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that red-hot, streaking bantamweight (135 英鎊) 明星 約翰“性感的性感”卡斯塔涅達 (11-2) 和 Gustavo Lopez (6-1) will face off in the first world championship bout in league history at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, 紐約州. 上 星期五, 十月 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, 從. and the 27-year-old Lopez of Las Vegas, 內華達州. via Yakima, 洗. 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,“康貝特美洲首席執行官 坎貝爾邁凱輪, who also produced the last live televised professional MMA event in New York State with UFC^® 7 九月 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,“繼續邁凱輪, “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) 拉斯維加斯, 內華達州. via Yakima, 洗. will look to continue his unbeaten run in “La Jaula,” 在康貝特美洲籠, when he fights for his first world title.

卡斯塔涅達, who has finished 8 他 11 職業生涯的勝利, is riding a six-fight win streak dating back to May 16, 2015 當他提交 佩德羅·貝拉斯科 with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:42) 戰鬥.

Castaneda’s run in the “Road To The Championship” series began with a unanimous decision win over 賈斯汀Governale 九月 17, 2015, and continued with a spectacular, arm-triangle choke submission of Federico Lopez in the closing moments of the third round (4:49) 行動.

The aggressive-minded Castaneda cemented his spot in the world title fight by edging out a split decision over Gabriel Solorio 上 四月 25.

在他去年開始, Castaneda stepped up for Combate Americas on just two weeks’ notice, replacing an injured 埃里克·桑切斯, at the higher, featherweight limit of 145 英鎊, 針對 Angel Cruz 八月 11, and scored a second round (2:25) WHO (拳) on Cruz.

Fighting out of the famed Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, 洛佩茲, a protégé of former UFC^® 冠軍 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 (牛逼)KO或提交.

Lopez began his Combate Americas journey in the “Road To The Championship” series, 擊敗 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) 行動, before sealing his fate in the title fight with Castaneda by scoring a devastating, 第二輪 (4:07) 在將軍澳 索爾·埃利桑多 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, 多於 20 restaurants and dining options, two luxurious spas, 一 125,000 square foot Las Vegas style gaming floor, a cabaret-style Showroom, 一 5,000 seat arena, five pristine golf courses, several bars, cocktail lounges and nightlife venues.

門票“康貝特美洲: Empire Rising” are on sale and can be purchased at the Turning Stone Box Office, by calling 877.833.SHOW, 或在Ticketmaster.com上在線. 門票售價 $75, for cageside, $65, $50 和 $35, and may be subject to additional fees. 大門會在打開 5:30 P.M.該事件, 和第一初步回合將開始在 6 P.M.

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