COMBATE AMERICAS NAMES
NICDALI RIVERA-CALANOC
FIGHT DIRECTOR
Former MMA world champion becomes the first Mexican American woman In history to lead matchmaking efforts for a combat sports franchise
НЬЮ-ЙОРК - Липня 13, 2017 – Combate Americas has named retired, former women’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) чемпіон світу Nicdali Рівера-Calanoc, a Fight Director for the Hispanic sports and media franchise.
The appointment makes Rivera-Calanoc the first Mexican American woman in history to be charged with leading recruitment and matchmaking efforts for a combat sports organization.
Заснована в Лас-Вегасі, Невада., Рівера-Calanoc, a training partner of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) чемпіон світу Миша Тейт, will be responsible for managing the rapidly expanding field of women athletes that compete for the Combate Americas live television event series, both in the U.S., and internationally in Latin America.
She will also participate in the recruiting and matchmaking processes for the Combate Americas men’s division.
“We are thrilled to welcome Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc to our fast-growing and robust team of executives,” said Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder Кемпбелл МакЛарен.
“Throughout her involvement in the sport,"Макларен продовжував, “Nicdali has been the consummate professional both in and out of competition, and we are confident that her vast experience as a professional athlete, will be a conduit to success working with the new generation of the sport that Combate Americas is investing in.”
Rivera-Calanoc has made history with Combate Americas twice before, competing in both the franchise’s first-ever, live televised U.S. event in Las Vegas in 2015, as well as its first live televised event in Mexico last January with Tate in her corner.
A 10-year veteran of professional MMA competition, Rivera-Calanoc was ranked amongst the top 10 fighters in the world in three different weight classes – flyweight (125 фунти), strawweight (115 фунти) and atomweight (105 фунти) – at three different points in her career.
В Серпні 23, 2008, Rivera-Calanoc was crowned a world champion after defeating Shawn Tamaribuchi by way of unanimous decision in a flyweight contest in Shawnee, Оклахома.
Born in Chihuahua, Мексика, Rivera-Calanoc immigrated to the U.S. у віці 5 with her family, and was raised in Tulsa, Оклахома. She returned to her roots in Chihuahua annually until her latter teenage years. |
