NEW YORK – August 4, 2016 - Combate Amerika, den første nogensinde US. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (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. påTorsdag, August. 11 på 9:30 p.m. OG/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) i fjervægtsklassen (145 pounds) 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 pounds) co-main event contest with Benjamin Vinson (8-3-1).

Desuden, the planned women’s atomweight (105 pounds) matchup mellem Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) og 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, med kort varsel,”Sagde Combate Amerika CEO Campbell McLaren.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Fra. rider en fem-kamp win streak, the last three of which came inside the Combate Americas cage, or “La Jaula.”

Til dato, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 pounds), but who began his career as a featherweight, has notched 7 sin 10 professionelle karriere vinder i form af (T)KO eller indsendelse.

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

The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Ariz., har opnået 14 sin 19 karriere sejre i form af (T)KO eller indsendelse.

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, og den første foreløbige kort Bout vil begynde på 6 p.m. The live UFC FIGHT PASS stream will commence at 6:30 p.m.

COMBATE AMERICAS: CombateOCHO

Fjervægt Main Event:
John Castaneda vs. Angel Cruz

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

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