ЊУ ЈОРК - Август 4, 2016 - Цомбате Америка, први икада У.С. Шпанац Микед Мартиал Артс (ММА) 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, Калиф. оЧетвртак, Август. 11 у 9:30 п.м. И/6:30 п.м. ПТ.

Streaking star Џон "Секси Секси" Кастанеда (10-2) will step in for Ерицк Санчез, who suffered a staph infection, and face off with Angel “Tito” Cruz(5-2) у ФЕАТХЕРВЕИГХТ (145 фунти) main event at “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: CombateOCHO,” while four-time UFC^® ветеран Danny “The Gremlin” Martinez will replace a hurt (knee injury) Jonathan Martinez(19-7) in the flyweight (125 фунти) co-main event contest with Benjamin Vinson (8-3-1).

Додатно, the planned women’s atomweight (105 фунти) Матцхуп између Кира "Могваи" Батара (5-3) и 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, у кратком року,", Рекао је Схватка Америка директор Кембел Мекларен.

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

До данас, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 фунти), but who began his career as a featherweight, has notched 7 његовог 10 професионална каријера победи путем (Т.)КО или покоравање.

Martinez of Chula Vista, Калиф. will see action for the first time since his unanimous decision win over Richie Vaculik у УФЦ 193 последњи Новембар 14.

The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Аризона, је зарадио 14 његовог 19 каријере победе по путу (Т.)КО или покоравање.

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, Ксбок 360, Ксбок Оне, Амазон Фире ТВ, iPhone, iPad, Аппле ТВ, Андроид, Цхромецаст, 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 п.м. ПТ, а први прелиминарни картица борба ће почети у 6 п.м. The live UFC FIGHT PASS stream will commence at 6:30 п.м.

COMBATE AMERICAS: CombateOCHO

Перолаки главни догађај:
John Castaneda vs. Angel Cruz

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

Фливеигхт: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Бењи Гомез
Веома лака ствар: Izic Fernandez vs. Марк Бонилла
Фливеигхт: Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Albert Tapia
Веома лака ствар: Jonathan Quiroz vs. Ryan Lilley
Лак: Јосе Естрада вс.. Christian Cardona
Лак: Erick Gonzalez vs. Yoandy Carrillo
Велтер категорија: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Hector Saldana
Велтер категорија: George Hernandez vs. Hakob Ter Petrosyan