NEW YORK – Hulyo 14, 2016 - Combate Americas, ang kauna-unahang U.S. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (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. sa Huwebes, Agosto. 11 sa 9 p.m. AT/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 pounds) pangunahing kaganapan, Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sanchez (7-2) ng Sacramento, Calif. will look for his third win in the Combate Americas cage, o "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 pounds) co-main event, emerging star Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) ng Las Vegas, Nev. will collide with battle-tested veteran Lisa Ellis (15-10) of Olympia, Salpok ng tubig.
“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,"Sabi 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 pounds) paligsahan.
Another flyweight matchup will see undefeated, submission ace Heinrich “Ricky Scraps” Wassmer (4-0) of Los Angeles put his perfect record on the line against dangerous puncher Benji "Ang Brawler" Gomez (5-5) of Oxnard, Calif.
Izic Fernandez (2-1) of Santa Ana, Calif. at Markahan Bonilla (3-2) of Los Angeles will face off in a featherweight scrap.
Sa paunang pagkilos card, Yoandy Carrillo (1-0) of Naples, FLA. ay labananErick Gonzalez (4-1) ng Los Angeles.
Carrillo, the cousin of former World Boxing Association (WBA) world lightweight champion Richar Abril, is coming off a devastating, pangalawang ikot (:19) knockout (Punches) ng George Hernandez at Combate Americas onAbril 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 Abril 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, unang round (1:44) knockout (suntok) sa Jonathan Quiroz sa Abril 18, and collide with Christian Cardona(0-1) ng Las Vegas, Nev.
Elsewhere on the preliminary bout card, Jonathan Santa Maria (3-3) ng Whittier, Calif. ay nahaharap Albert Tapia (3-5) ng Huntington Beach, Calif. in a flyweight affair.
Hindi iginuho Daniel Rodriguez (1-0) of Alhambra, Calif. ay nakakatugon Hector Saldana (1-2) ng Murrieta, Calif.
The final undercard bout will be announced soon. |