COMBATE AMERICAS RETURNS TO UFC FIGHT PASS® WITH HARD-HITTING, HISPANIC MMA ACTION LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES ON THURSDAY, OG OST 11

NEW YORK – July 14, 2016 - Combate Americas, mbụ mgbe U.S. Hispanic Mixed Mara Arts (Emmanuel) sports franchise, today announced its return to UFC FIGHT PASS® with a stacked, 10-bout fight card that will air live from The Exchange in Los Angeles, Calif. na Thursday, Aug. 11 na 9 p.m. NA/6 p.m. Pt.

Tickets for “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: Combate Ocho,” priced from $40, are on sale at ItsMySeat.com as well as at The Exchange box office. UFC FIGHT PASS is available on personal computers, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Gam akporo, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV and Roku devices.

In the featherweight (145 pound) isi ihe omume, Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sánchez (7-2) nke Sacramento, Calif. will look for his third win in the Combate Americas cage, ma ọ bụ "La onu,” and fourth consecutive victory overall when he squares off with dangerous finisher Angel “Tito” Cruz (5-2) of Rio Piedras, P.R.

In the women’s atomweight (105 pound) ngalaba-isi omume, emerging star Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) nke Las Vegas, Nev. will collide with battle-tested veteran Lisa Ellis (15-10) of Olympia, Saa.

“We are excited to be back in action on UFC FIGHT PASS with a tremendous fight card featuring the best, up-and-coming Hispanic fighters in the U.S., some of whom have been climbing the ranks with explosive performances under our promotion since last year and others whom we recently recruited because of their outstanding results elsewhere,"Kwuru McLaren.

In other action on the five-fight main card, ferocious knockout artist Jonathan “Dragon” Martinez (8-1) of Plainview, Texas will battle fellow finisherBenjamin Vinson (8-3-1) of Portland, Ore. in a flyweight (125 pound) zoo.

Another flyweight matchup will see undefeated, nrubeisi itu kaadi Heinrich “Ricky Scraps” Wassmer (4-0) of Los Angeles put his perfect record on the line against dangerous puncher Benji "The Brawler" akon (5-5) of Oxnard, Calif.

Izic Fernandez (2-1) of Santa Ana, Calif. na Mark Bonilla (3-2) of Los Angeles will face off in a featherweight scrap.

Na mbido kaadị edinam, Yoandy Carrillo (1-0) of Naples, Fla. ga-aghaErick Gonzalez (4-1) nke Los Angeles.

Carrillo, the cousin of former World Boxing Association (WBA) world lightweight champion Richar April, is coming off a devastating, abụọ gbaa gburugburu (:19) kụtuo (punches) nke George Hernandez at Combate Americas onApril 25.

Gonzalez, who has notched three of his four professional career wins by way of (T)Ko, was also victorious at the Combate Americas event on April 25, earning a split decision over Victor Martinez.

In another lightweight preliminary bout, Jose “Froggy” Estrada (1-0) of Oxnard, Calif. will return to action after his explosive debut in La Jaula, in which the 25-year-old scored a highlight reel, mbụ gburugburu (1:44) kụtuo (ntụmadị) na Jonathan Quiroz na April 18, and collide with Christian Cardona(0-1) nke Las Vegas, Nev.

Elsewhere on the preliminary bout card, Jonathan Santa Maria (3-3) nke Whittier, Calif. ga na-enwe Albert Tapia (3-5) nke Huntington Beach, Calif. in a flyweight affair.

Unbeaten Daniel Rodriguez (1-0) of Alhambra, Calif. ga- Hector Saldana (1-2) nke Murrieta, Calif.

The final undercard bout will be announced soon.

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