NEW YORK - August 4, 2016 - Combate Americas, den aller første US-. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sportsfranchise, 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 ved 9:30 pm. OG/6:30 pm. 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 fjærvekt (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).

I tillegg, the planned women’s atomweight (105 pounds) matchup mellom 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, på kort varsel,”Sa Combate Amerika CEO Campbell McLaren.

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

Til dags dato, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 pounds), but who began his career as a featherweight, has notched 7 av hans 10 yrkeskarriere vinner ved hjelp av (T)KO eller innsending.

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

The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Arizona., har tjent 14 av hans 19 karriere seire i form av (T)KO eller innsending.

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, Chrome, 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 pm. PT, og den første foreløpige kortet bout vil begynne på 6 pm. The live UFC FIGHT PASS stream will commence at 6:30 pm.

COMBATE AMERICAS: CombateOCHO

Featherweight Main Event:
John Castaneda vs. Angel Cruz

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

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