NEW YORK – August 4, 2016 - Combate America, woyamba U.S. Chisipanya obwerawa masewera a karati (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. paThursday, Aug. 11 pa 9:30 p.m. AND/6:30 p.m. PT.

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

Kuphatikiza apo, the planned women’s atomweight (105 mapaundi) matchup pakati Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) ndipo 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, pa yochepa zindikirani,"Anati Combate America CEO Campbell McLaren.

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

Mpaka pano, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 mapaundi), but who began his career as a featherweight, has notched 7 wake 10 katswiri Umapeza kudzera (T)KO kapena kugonjera.

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

The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Ariz., wakhala zinatsala 14 wake 19 ntchito kupambana kudzera (T)KO kapena kugonjera.

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, Apulo 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, ndipo woyamba kuyambirira khadi podwala lidzayamba 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

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