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Combate Americas, arte martiale mixte, MMA

“SEXY MEXY” AND UFC® VET DANNY MARTINEZ STEP IN FOR INJURED FIGHTERS IN MAIN AND CO-MAIN EVENT BOUTS AT COMBATE AMERICAS ON THURSDAY, August. 11, LIVE ON UFC FIGHT PASS® FROM LOS ANGELES

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New featherweight main event:
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda replaces injured Erick Sanchez against Angel Cruz

New flyweight co-main event:
Danny Martinez in for injured Jonathan Martinez against Benjamin Vinson

NEW YORK – August 4, 2016 - Combate Americas, primul-vreodată S.U.A. Hispanici Arte Marțiale Mixte (MMA) sports franchise, today announced new main event and co-main event matchups for its 10-bout fight card that will air live on UFC FIGHT PASS® from The Exchange in Los Angeles, Calif. peJoi, August. 11 la 9:30 p.m. ȘI/6:30 p.m. PT.

Streaking star Ioan "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (10-2) will step in for Erick Sanchez, who suffered a staph infection, and face off with Angel “Tito” Cruz(5-2) în pană (145 de lire sterline) main event at “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: CombateOCHO,” while four-time UFC® veteran Danny “The Gremlin” Martinez will replace a hurt (knee injury) Jonathan Martinez(19-7) in the flyweight (125 de lire sterline) co-main event contest with Benjamin Vinson (8-3-1).

În plus, the planned women’s atomweight (105 de lire sterline) matchup între Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) și Lisa Ellis (15-10) has been scrapped due to a hamstring injury sustained by Batara.

“We wish Erick, Jonathan and Kyra speedy and full recoveries, and have the utmost respect for John Castaneda and Danny Martinez, two ferocious warriors who did not hesitate to accept our offers to face super tough opponents in the top two fights on our card, pe loc,“, A declarat CEO-ul Combate Americas Campbell McLaren.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, De la. is riding a five-fight win streak, the last three of which came inside the Combate Americas cage, or “La Jaula.”

Până în prezent, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 de lire sterline), but who began his career as a featherweight, has notched 7 sale 10 carieră profesională câștigă prin intermediul (T)KO sau prezentarea.

Martinez of Chula Vista, Calif. will see action for the first time since his unanimous decision win over Richie Vaculik la UFC 193 ultimul Noiembrie 14.

The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Arizona., a câștigat 14 sale 19 victorii cariera prin intermediul (T)KO sau prezentarea.

Tickets for “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: CombateOCHO,” 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, Android, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Sony TVs with Android TV and Roku devices.

Doors at the Exchange LA open for the event at 5:30 p.m. PT, iar primul meci de card preliminar va începe la 6 p.m. The live UFC FIGHT PASS stream will commence at 6:30 p.m.

COMBATE AMERICAS: CombateOCHO

Featherweight Main Event:
John Castaneda vs. Angel Cruz

Flyweight Co-Main Event:
Danny Ramirez vs. Benjamin Vinson

Categorie muscă: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Benji Gomez
Pană: Izic Fernandez vs. Mark Bonilla
Categorie muscă: Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Albert Tapia
Pană: Jonathan Quiroz vs. Ryan Lilley
Categorie ușoară: Jose Estrada vs. Christian Cardona
Categorie ușoară: Erick Gonzalez vs. Yoandy Carrillo
Semimijlocie: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Hector Saldana
Semimijlocie: George Hernandez vs. Hakob Ter Petrosyan
Combate Americas, arte martiale mixte, MMA, UFC

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

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NEW YORK – Iulie 14, 2016 - Combate Americas, primul-vreodată S.U.A. Hispanici Arte Marțiale Mixte (MMA) 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. pe Joi, August. 11 la 9 p.m. ȘI/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, Android, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV and Roku devices.

In the featherweight (145 de lire sterline) main event, Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sanchez (7-2) de Sacramento, Calif. will look for his third win in the Combate Americas cage, sau "La Cage,” 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 de lire sterline) co-Main Event, emerging star Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) de Las Vegas, Nev. will collide with battle-tested veteran Lisa Ellis (15-10) of Olympia, Spălare.

“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,", A spus 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) din Portland, Ore. in a flyweight (125 de lire sterline) concurs.

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

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

În acțiunea carte preliminar, Yoandy Carrillo (1-0) of Naples, Fla. va luptaErick Gonzalez (4-1) de Los Angeles.

Carrillo, the cousin of former World Boxing Association (WBA) world lightweight champion Richar aprilie, is coming off a devastating, al doilea tur (:19) făcut praf (pumni) de George Hernandez at Combate Americas onAprilie 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 Aprilie 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, primul tur (1:44) făcut praf (lovi cu pumnul) pe Jonathan Quiroz pe Aprilie 18, and collide with Christian Cardona(0-1) de Las Vegas, Nev.

Elsewhere on the preliminary bout card, Jonathan Santa Maria (3-3) de Whittier, Calif. se va confrunta cu Albert Tapia (3-5) de Huntington Beach, Calif. într-o afacere cu greutatea muște.

Neînvins Daniel Rodriguez (1-0) of Alhambra, Calif. se va întâlni Hector Saldana (1-2) de Murrieta, Calif.

The final undercard bout will be announced soon.