New featherweight main event:
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda replaces injured Erick Sanchez against Angel Cruz
New flyweight co-main event:
Danny Martinez in for injured Jonathan Martinez against Benjamin Vinson
NEW YORK – Augusti 4, 2016 - Combate Americas, den allra första 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, Augusti. 11 vid 9:30 p.m. OCH/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 fjädervikt (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).
Dessutom, the planned women’s atomweight (105 pounds) matchup mellan Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) och 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,”Sade Combate Americas vd Campbell McLaren.
The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Från. is riding a five-fight win streak, the last three of which came inside the Combate Americas cage, or “La Jaula.”
Hittills, 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 yrkeskarriär vinner med hjälp av (T)KO eller underkastelse.
Martinez of Chula Vista, Calif. will see action for the first time since his unanimous decision win over Richie Vaculik på UFC 193 sista November 14.
The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Ariz., har förtjänat 14 av hans 19 karriär segrar i form av (T)KO eller underkastelse.
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 ett, 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, och den första preliminära kortet skjutningen börjar på 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
Fjädervikt: Izic Fernandez vs. Mark Bonilla
Flyweight: Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Albert Tapia
Fjädervikt: Jonathan Quiroz vs. Ryan Lilley
Lätt: Jose Estrada vs. Christian Cardona
Lätt: Erick Gonzalez vs. Yoandy Carrillo
Weltervikt: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Hector Saldana
Weltervikt: George Hernandez vs. Hakob Ter Petrosyan |
