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

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, vôbec prvý na území USA. Hispánskej zmiešaných bojových umení (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, Kalif. naŠtvrtok, Augusta. 11 na 9:30 p.m. A/6:30 p.m. PT.

Streaking star John "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) v mušia (145 libier) main event at “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: CombateOCHO,” while four-time UFC® veterán Danny “The Gremlin” Martinez will replace a hurt (knee injury) Jonathan Martinez(19-7) in the flyweight (125 libier) co-main event contest with Benjamin Vinson (8-3-1).

Okrem toho, the planned women’s atomweight (105 libier) matchup medzi Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) a 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, narýchlo,"Povedal Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

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

K dnešnému dňu, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 libier), but who began his career as a featherweight, has notched 7 z jeho 10 Profesionálna kariéra vyhrá cestou (T)KO alebo podania.

Martinez of Chula Vista, Kalif. will see action for the first time since his unanimous decision win over Richie Vaculik v UFC 193 posledná November 14.

The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Ariz., získal 14 z jeho 19 kariéra víťazstvo Cestou (T)KO alebo podania.

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, a prvé predbežné karta zápas začne v 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

Mušia váha: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Benji Gomez
Mušia: Izic Fernandez vs. Mark Bonilla
Mušia váha: Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Albert Tapia
Mušia: Jonathan Quiroz vs. Ryan Lilley
Ľahká váha: Jose Estrada vs. Christian Cardona
Ľahká váha: Erick Gonzalez vs. Yoandy Carrillo
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Hector Saldana
Welterweight: George Hernandez vs. Hakob Ter Petrosyan

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

NEW YORK – Júl 14, 2016 - Combate Americas, vôbec prvý na území USA. Hispánskej zmiešaných bojových umení (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, Kalif. na Štvrtok, Augusta. 11 na 9 p.m. A/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 libier) Hlavnou udalosťou, Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sanchez (7-2) Sacramenta, Kalif. will look for his third win in the Combate Americas cage, alebo "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 libier) čo-hlavné udalosti, emerging star Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) Las Vegas, Nevada. will collide with battle-tested veteran Lisa Ellis (15-10) of Olympia, Umývanie.

“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,"Povedal 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 libier) súťaž.

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

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

V predbežnom akcii karty, Yoandy Carrillo (1-0) of Naples, Fla. budú bojovaťErick Gonzalez (4-1) Los Angeles.

Carrillo, the cousin of former World Boxing Association (WBA) world lightweight champion Richar apríla, is coming off a devastating, Druhé kolo (:19) knokaut (údery) na George Hernandez at Combate Americas onApríl 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 Apríl 25, earning a split decision over Victor Martinez.

In another lightweight preliminary bout, Jose “Froggy” Estrada (1-0) of Oxnard, Kalif. will return to action after his explosive debut in La Jaula, in which the 25-year-old scored a highlight reel, Prvé kolo (1:44) knokaut (punč) na Jonathan Quiroz na Apríl 18, and collide with Christian Cardona(0-1) Las Vegas, Nevada.

Elsewhere on the preliminary bout card, Jonathan Santa Maria (3-3) Whittier, Kalif. bude čeliť Albert Tapia (3-5) Huntington Beach, Kalif. in a flyweight affair.

Neporazený Daniel Rodriguez (1-0) of Alhambra, Kalif. sa stretne Hector Saldana (1-2) z Murrieta, Kalif.

The final undercard bout will be announced soon.