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COMBATE AMERICAS SIGNS UNDEFEATED BOXER, FORMER “LUCHA UNDERGROUND” CHAMP DULCE MARIA GARCIA RIVAS TO EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT MMA PROMOTIONAL CONTRACT


Garcia to debut in her third combat sport at “Combate Estrellas”
în Monterrey, N.L., Mex. vineri, Aprilie 12

NEW YORKFebruarie 19, 2019 Combate Americas has signed undefeated boxer and former Lucha Underground campion Dulce Maria Garcia Rivas (0-0 MMA, 5-0 box), formerly known as “Sexy Star,” to an exclusive, multi-fight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotional agreement, the premier sports entertainment franchise announced today.

Garcia will make her much-anticipated MMA rules debut under the promotion of Combate Americas at the soon-to-be-announced ‘Combate Estrellas’ live television event in her hometown of Monterrey, N.L., Mexico on Friday, Aprilie 12.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dulce Garcia to the Combate Americas familia, and see her perform in La Jaula, and what is quickly emerging as the second biggest sport with Hispanic millennial fans worldwide,“, A declarat CEO-ul Combate Americas Campbell McLaren.

Garcia notched three consecutive professional boxing victories in 2018 – her most recent, a six-round unanimous decision over Karla Islas august 18 – to bring her overall record in the sport to an unblemished, 5-0.

Pictured above: In her second professional boxing start, Garcia (dreapta) earned a unanimous decision victory over Guadalupe Coral (stânga) in Ecatepec, Mex. septembrie 30, 2017.

Prior to making her boxing debut in April 2017, Garcia had appeared in 57 episodes of El Rey Network’s Lucha Libre television series, Lucha Underground, and was crowned the first women’s champion in the show’s history on April 9, 2016.

Garcia is also a four-time champion of Mexico’s Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide professional wrestling organization, and the wife of former, three-time world boxing championJhonny Gonzalez.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES ITS BIGGEST EVENT OF 2018 “COPA COMBATE” AT SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, CALIF. VINERI, Decembrie. 7

FIRST ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT
IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY,
25 YEARS AFTER LEGENDARY UFC 1 TOURNAMENT

FIGHTERS REPRESENTING EIGHT DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
FACE OFF WITH $100,000 GRAND PRIZE AT STAKE

LIVE ON DAZN,
UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK

TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY, Noiembrie. 7

NEW YORK – October 30, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced its much-anticipated, second annual “COPA COMBATE” one-night Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament extravaganza featuring eight fighters, representing eight different countries, battling it out for a $100,000 grand prize, la Salvare Mart Center din Fresno, Calif., live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT), live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. ȘI / 21:00. PT).

 

The winner of the tournament will have persevered through three fights in one night to claim the grand prize.

 

The “COPA COMBATE” event will mark the first one-night, eight-man tournament in California state history, and will take place 25 years after Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder Campbell McLaren changed the combat sports world forever with UFC 1, a one-night, eight-man tournament that produced MMA’s first iconic figure, Royce Gracie.

 

Preț de la $30, tickets go on sale online at www.CombateAmericas.com/Tickets and Ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Save Mart Center box office, începând de la 10 a.m. PT on Wednesday, Noiembrie. 7.

 

“This is the way I started the UFC 25 years ago – an 8-man tournamentthe toughest challenge in sportsand now it’s coming to Fresno and the great state of California for the first time in history,", A spus McLaren.

 

(Pictured left to right above): Gaston Reyno of Montevideo, Uruguay; Andres Quintana of Roswell, N.M., STATELE UNITE ALE AMERICII; Alejandro Flores of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexic; and Zebenzui Ruiz of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain represent the first four of eight fighters who will compete in the 2018 “COPA COMBATE” one-night, opt-om, $100,000 grand prize featherweight MMA tournament. Credit foto: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, LLC

The “COPA COMBATE” tournament will take place in the featherweight (145 de lire sterline) diviziune, and will feature the winners of September’s two ‘Copa’ qualifier boutsAndres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, N.M., USA and Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico – as well as previously announced Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 NC) of Montevideo, Uruguay.

 

Reyno was announced as a tournament entrant on the air live, immediately following his stunning, first-round (2:21) supunere (sufoca-spate gol) de Carlos Ochoa at the “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa” live event in Long Beach, Calif. septembrie 28.

 

Also announced today for “COPA COMBATE” tournament action was the competitor who will represent Spain – 24-year-old Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.

 

Ruiz will enter La Jaula, colivia Combate Americas, for the first time in his career, riding a four-fight win streak. Până în prezent, all but one of his victories have come by way of (T)KO sau prezentarea.

 

The remaining four fighters who will compete in the 2018 “COPA COMBATE” tournament will be announced soon.

 

Doors at Save Mart Center will open for the event at 5 p.m. decembrie 7, și primul meci preliminar va începe la 6 p.m.

DAZN AND COMBATE AMERICAS (MMA) SIGN LANDMARK MULTIYEAR DISTRIBUTION DEAL IN U.S. AND CANADA

DAZN and Combate Americas have announced a landmark, multiyear rights agreement that will bring Combate Americas live MMA action to fans in English in the U.S. și Canada. MMA superstars GilbertEl Nino” Melendez (below right) and JuliannaThe Venezuelan Vixen” Pană (below left) will call the action alongside play-by-play announcer Max Bretos.

Prima Lupta: Marroquin vs. Alday Bantamweight World Championship Bout on Friday, Șapte. 14

Gilbert Melendez, Julianna Peña and Max Bretos to Call the Action on DAZN

NEW YORK, Șapte. 13, 2018 – DAZN, the live and on-demand sports streaming platform, today announced a landmark, multiyear rights agreement with Combate Americas, the premier Hispanic Mixed PhoeMartial Arts (MMA) sports franchise. The deal will bring a minimum of 13 fight nights per year to DAZN.

Beginning with this weekend’s card headlined by Levy Marroquin vs. Jose “PochitoAlday, DAZN will be the exclusive home of Combate AmericasEnglish-language broadcasts in the United States and Canada. The Marroquin vs. Alday bout will stream live from Phoenix on DAZN at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT vineri, Șapte. 14.

Calling the action insideLa Jaula– the Combate Americas cage – will be MMA superstars GilbertEl NiñoMelendez and JuliannaThe Venezuelan VixenPeña, alongside play-by-play announcer Max Bretos.

Combate Americas is a fast-rising MMA organization known for its action-packed fights and growing audience within the sport. This monumental deal will bring Combate Americas to English-language viewers for the first time.

We are thrilled to be in partnership with an innovative and global entertainment leader like DAZN, and to be able to showcase the fast-paced, aggressive and in-your-face style of fighting that Combate Americas offers and that, 25 years after I launched the UFC, has re-defined MMA as ‘Mucha Mas Accion,"” said Campbell McLaren, Combate Americas CEO.

We continue to break new ground in this sports industry, and this deal speaks directly to our pursuit of reaching new heights.

Chapter one of DAZN’s entrance into the U.S. market is focused on combat sports,” said Joseph Markowski, DAZN SVP, North America. “And with 80 percent of Combate Americasfights ending in a stoppage, we are excited to bring that type of action to fight fans.

Following the announcement of deals across Matchroom Boxing, Bellator MMA, and the World Boxing Super Series, the Combate Americas deal puts the number of fight nights per year on DAZN at 80+.

The winner of the bantamweight (135 lbs.) matchup between Marroquin, who hails from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and Alday of Tucson, Arizona. by way of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexic, will be crowned the first Mexican MMA world champion in history as well as the first world champion in Combate Americas’ istorie.

Fans can sign up for DAZN for only $9.99 per month by registering at DAZN.com or by downloading the DAZN app on a wide range of connected devices, including smart TVs, PCs, smartphone-uri, comprimate, and game consoles. Pentru mai multe informații, fans can follow DAZN’s U.S. social channels: @DAZNUSA on Facebook, @DAZN_USA for Twitter, and DAZN_USA for Instagram.

*Cards subject to change.

ABOUT DAZN
DAZN is a global live and on-demand sports streaming service created by fans, for fans, that is leading the charge to provide access to sports anytime, oriunde. DAZN guarantees no long-term contract, no bundles, just one affordable price for access to all of the service’s sports on connected devices including Smart TVs, smartphone-uri, tablets and games consoles. DAZN is currently available in Germany, Austria, Elveția, Japonia, Canada, and Italy, and just launched for $9.99 a month in the U.S. – where it is set to become a must-have for fight fans, cu 80+ fight nights already lined up from Matchroom Boxing, Bellator MMA, the World Boxing Super Series, and Combate Americas.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES LIVE UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK TELECAST OF ‘MEXICO VS EL MUNDO’ MMA SHOWDOWN FROM TIJUANA, MEXICO ON FRIDAY, MAI 18

LIVE, 90-MINUTE TELECAST BEGINS AT 11 P. M. ȘI/8 P. M. PT

UNDERCARD TO STREAM LIVE ON UNIVISIONDEPORTES.COM
BEGINNING AT 10 P. M. ȘI/7 P. M. PT

NEW YORK – Mai 15, 2018Combate Americas today announced a live Univision Deportes Network (UDN) emisiune de televiziune (11 p.m ET/8 p.m. PT) de, as well as one new matchup for its ‘Mexico vs. El Mundo’ Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event from Auditorio Municipal Tijuana in Tijuana, B.C., Mexico on Vineri, Mai 18.

 

The nine-bout fight card will be highlighted by matchups between an assembly of top rising stars from Mexico and opponents from four other countriesthe U.S., Spania, Brazil and Chileincluding a previously announced, much-anticipated featherweight (145 de lire sterline) showdown between knockout artists Marco Antonio “La Roca” Elpidio (7-2-1) de Mexico City, Mexic și Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (13-2) de Albuquerque, New Mexico, S.U.A..

 

 

The 90-minute telecast will immediately follow the live stream of the complete preliminary bout card on

www.UnivisionDeportes.com, începând de la 10 p.m. ȘI/7 p.m. PT.

 

“The whole world loves Mexican food, but fears Mexican fighters, and with ‘Mexico vs. El Mundo’ we have an extraordinary event that features the best of both worlds,“, A declarat CEO-ul Combate Americas Campbell McLaren.

 

 

The live telecast will include another previously announced, cocoș (135 de lire sterline) matchup between 22-year-old phenom Christian “El Taylon” Quiñonez (10-2) de Tijuana, and undefeated rising star Vinicius “Lok Dog” De Oliveira (9-0) of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazilia.

 

 

In other live televised action announced today, a women’s strawweight (115 de lire sterline) matchup will see Georgina Almeraz (3-1) de Chihuahua, Mexic și Mireia Garcia (0-0) of Barcelona, Spain make their respective Combate Americas debuts against one another.

 

 

Garcia, an unbeaten professional kickboxer and a protégé of “COPA COMBATE” tournament semifinalist Marc “Lufo” Gomez, will also make first start under MMA rules.

 

 

The preliminary bout card will be highlighted by a lightweight (155 de lire sterline) contest between hard-hitting Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (9-2) of Mexico City will collide with seasoned battler Mike “El Cucuy” De La Torre (14-8 (1)) de San Diego, Calif., S.U.A..

 

 

Another lightweight bout pitting Mexico against the U.S. va cuprinde Alex “Bam” Velasco (7-1) of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexic, squaring off against fellow, aggressive striker Daniel “D-Rod” Rodriguez (5-1) de Los Angeles, Calif., S.U.A..

 

 

Recently signed, stea în ascensiune neînvinsă Eduardo “Cyborg” Torres (9-0) of Santiago, Chile, will make his Combate Americas debut against Kevin “Badass” Amador (9-8) of Ensenada in a bantamweight affair.

 

 

Twelve-time national judo champion Vanesa “Chiquitina” Rico (3-3) from Alicante, Spania, will make her return to La Jaula against fellow Combate Americas veteran Yajaira “Shoko” Romo (3-3) of Monterrey, Mexic.

 

Jair “El Lupe” Perez (0-0) of Monterrey will make his professional debut against Jesus Blanco (0-1) of Tijuana at lightweight.

 

Undefeated flyweight (125 de lire sterline) stea in crestere Edgar “Pitbull” Chairez (3-0) of Mexicali go to war with fellow Mexican Betche Cantu (7-3) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.

 

 

Doors at Auditorio Municipal Tijuana will open at 6 p.m. ora locală, and the first preliminary bout will start at 6:30 p.m.

 

 

Preț de la 330.00$ MXN, tickets for “Combate Americas: Mexico vs. The World” are on sale at both

Ticketon.com and TaquillaExpress.com.

COMBATE AMERICAS KNOCKS OUT THE COMPETITION WITH RECORD RATINGS

Peste 4.6 Million Television Viewers Tune In For “Combate Estrellas I” Across Univision And Univision Deportes Network In The U.S. And Azteca 7 în Mexic

S.U.A.. Television Ratings Increase By 10 Percent with “Combate Estrellas II”
Vineri, Aprilie 20

Sponsors Included Anheuser-Busch’s Estrella Jalisco, Advanced Auto Parts, Double Cross Vodka, Hot 6 Energy Drink and Battle Boom Gaming

NEW YORKAprilie 26, 2018Combate Americas today announced ratings for its first two live, 2018 Evenimente – “Combate Estrellas I” and “Combate Estrellas II”which also marked the historic, first-ever live Univision and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) televised Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Evenimente, vineri, Aprilie 13 and Friday, Aprilie 20, respectiv.

 

Despite its start time of midnight ET in the United States, “Combate Estrellas I” delivered a total of 583,000 persons 2+, inclusiv 296,000 adults in the coveted 18-49 age group, on the Univision and Univision Deportes Network simulcast, beating Bellator 197, which aired in primetime on the Paramount Network.

 

In Mexico, the event delivered over 4 million live broadcast television viewers on Azteca 7.

 

The Facebook LIVE stream of the “Combate Estrellas I” preliminary bout card, which immediately preceded the 90-minute live television airing of the main card, delivered over 294,000 streams.

 

“The amazing growth of our TV ratings confirms we are the hottest MMA promotion in the world,” said Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

 

Airing exclusively on UDN in the midnight ET slot the following Friday, Aprilie 20, “Combate Estrellas II” delivered another 200,000 total viewers, o 10 percent increase from the first installment of the two-part, “Combate Estrellas” live event series.

Of the total UDN viewers for “Combate Estrellas II," 67 percent were in the 18-49 age group.

 

The Facebook LIVE stream of the “Combate Estrellas II” preliminary bout card garnered over 630,000 streams, more than doubling the online audience from one week earlier.

 

Like Combate Americas, advertisers also emerged victorious from the record-ratings.

 

We were thrilled to partner with Anheuser-Busch’s Estrella Jalisco, Advanced Auto Parts, Double Cross Vodka, HOT 6 Energy Drink and Battle Boom Gaming for the event, which allowed them to engage with the consumer on location, as well as reaching millions of consumers through multi-platforms with respective key brand messaging,” said Combate Americas CRO, Mike Pine. “Combate Americas is the only MMA engine in existence today that serves 100 percent a Hispanic demographic, allowing brands to streamline and reach the fastest growing population in the world and a consumer set that will spend close to $1.7 trillion in 2018.

 

The bantamweight (135 de lire sterline) main event of “Combate Estrellas I” at The Shrine in Los Angeles, Calif. saw Jose “Pochito” Alday (11-3) of Mexico edge out a split decision over superstar John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (16-4) of the U.S., while the flyweight (125 de lire sterline) co-main event featured the MMA debut of five-division world boxing champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano (0-0-1) care, representing Puerto Rico, valiantly fought Corina Herrera (3-4-1) of the U.S. to a draw.

 

In the first live televised fight of the night, ferocious, pană (145 de lire sterline) rising star Jose “Froggy” Estrada (5-1) of the U.S. score a second round (1:43) OMS (knees and punches) on “Ruthless” Rudy Morales (5-6) of Guatemala.

 

Amongst the celebrities who took in the action at The Shrine were Diego Boneta, Camila, Cynthia Olavarria, Victoria La Mala, Flor de Toloache and Forggie.

 

In the bantamweight main event of “Combate Estrellas II” at Gimnasio Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Mexic, world-ranked superstar and Monterrey native Erik “Goyito” Perez (18-6) avenged a previous defeat at the hands of David “D.J.” Fuentes (13-10) of McAllen, Texas, U.S., scoring a third round (1:22) KO (pumni) on Fuentes while, in the bantamweight co-main event, Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (14-5) of Cordoba, Argentina decimated Fabian Galvan (8-3) of Monterrey via first round (2:34) făcut praf (lovi cu pumnul).

 

Leading off the live telecast, 20-year-old sensation Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (4-0) extended her unbeaten run by earning a dominant, unanimous decision over Ivanna Martinenghi (4-2) de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

 

Combate Americas returns to UDN on Friday, Aprilie 27, începând de la 12 a.m. ȘI / 21:00. PT, with “Combate Estrellas III,” a compilation of the best, non-televised fight action from the “Combate Estrellas I” and “Combate Estrellas II” preliminary bout cards.

 

Source: Nielsen, NPM, L+SD data

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES TRIO OF LINEUP CHANGES FOR FIRST-EVER LIVE MMA EVENT ON UNIVISION ON FRIDAY, Aprilie 13 FROM LOS ANGELES

Detached retina forces Marc Gomez out,

John Castaneda now faces Jose Alday

in new “Combate Estrellas I” bantamweight main event

Five-division world boxing champion Amanda Serrano battles Corina Herrera in new flyweight co-main event

“Froggy” Estrada collides with new opponent Rudy Morales

in first live televised, main card bout
 

 

Los Angeles (Aprilie 11, 2018) – Combate Americas, the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, today announced a trio of lineup changes, including a new bantamweight (135 de lire sterline) evenimentul principal între John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (16-3) of the U.S. și Jose “El Pochito” Alday (10-3) din Mexic, for “Combate Estrellas I,” live on Univision and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) from Los Angeles on Vineri, Aprilie 13.

 

 

 

The 90-minute, live Univision (12 a.m. ȘI/12 a.m. PT) and UDN (12 a.m. ȘI/9 p.m. PT) broadcast of “Combate Estrellas I” from The Shrine marks Univision Deportes’ first-ever live MMA program.

 

 

Originally slated to face off with rival Castaneda in the headlining bout, Marc “Lufo” Gomez was declared medically unfit to compete due to a detached retina that was discovered during the pre-fight physical exam required by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC).

 

 

 

In the women’s flyweight (125 de lire sterline) co-Main Event, five-division world boxing champion Amanda „The Real Deal“ Serrano (0-0), representing Puerto Rico, will battle a new opponent in veteran Corina Herrera (3-4) of the U.S., after Serrano’s original opponent, Erendira “Aketzaly” Ordonez of Mexico was unable to secure a work visa for the commitment.

 

 

 

În plus,, knock-out artist Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1) of the U.S. va pătrat off cu "Ruthless" Rudy Morales (5-5), representing Guatemala, in the first, live televised main card bout, after Estrada’s original opponent, Pablo Sabori din Mexic, was forced to withdraw from the commitment due to a shin injury.

 

 

 

The three-bout, live televised “Combate Estrellas I” main card will be preceded by a five-fight preliminary bout card.

 

 

 

Preț de la $30, tickets for “Combate Estrellas I” are on sale at Ticketon.com.

 

 

 

“Combate Estrellas I” marks Combate Americas’ first live television event of 2018, and the first event of a two-part series featuring a collection of the organization’s top estrellas, or “stars.”

 

 

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DESPRE Combate AMERICAS

Combate Americas is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, rapidly becoming the number two sport, after soccer, for Spanish speaking sports fans worldwide. Combate America franciza include programarea Realitatea TV, evenimente live și mobile de programare. CEO-ul companiei, Campbell McLaren, este universal recunoscut ca fiind co-fondator / co-creator al Campionatului Ultimate Fighting (UFC). New York Magazine descris ca McLaren “geniul de marketing din spatele UFC” și Yahoo! Sport proclamat că el “știe mai multe despre acest sport decât doar despre oricine în ea astăzi.” Cu un produs fără precedent și o proprietate și de management al echipei blue-chip, Combate America este gata sa sparga din nou și să aducă o nouă eră în plan campionat mondial MMA concurență.

COMBATE AMERICAS SIGNS MMA STAR GASTON “TONGA” REYNO TO EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT

Featherweight MMA star GastonTongaReyno (7-2) of Montevideo, Uruguay has signed an exclusive, multi-year promotional contract with Combate Americas. Fotografie: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, LLC
NEW YORK – APRIL 6, 2018 - Combate Americas today announced the signing of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pană (145 de lire sterline) star Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (7-2) la un exclusivă, multi-year promotional contract.

 

The 5-foot-10, 31-year-old Reyno, who hails from Montevideo, Uruguay, will make his promotional debut for Combate Americas on a May date to be announced soon.

 

“We are proud to welcome Gaston Reyno, one of the most exciting fighters from South America, to the Combate Americas roster,” said Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

 

Reyno is a seasoned, multiple-time champion in Muay Thai, kickboxing and Tae Kwon Do, and has competed across four different continents – North America, South America, Asia and Australia.

 

Până în prezent, Reyno has notched all of his professional victories by way of (T)KO sau prezentarea, including his latest conquest, o prima runda (2:30) OMS (pumni) de Henri Kakiuchi of Japan in a main event contest in Punta Del Este, Uruguay onFebruarie 13.

 

In Combate Americas, Reyno joins a stacked and ferociously competitive featherweight division that includes knockout artists Andres “The Bullet” Quintana și Jose “Froggy” Estrada of the U.S.; semnat recent Horacio “The Punisher” Gutierrez, neînvinsă Rafa “Gifted” Garcia și Pablo “El Gallo Negro” Sabori din Mexic; și Pablo Villaseca of Chile.

 

The 2018 Combate Americas live television event series begins on Vineri, Aprilie 13 with a live Univision (12 am ET/12 am PT) and Univision Deportes Network (12 am ET/9 pm PT) broadcast of “Combate Estrellas I” from The Shrine in Los Angeles, Calif.

UNIVISION DEPORTES AND COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCE MULTI-YEAR, LIVE PROGRAMMING AGREEMENT FOR WORLD’S PREMIER HISPANIC MMA SPORTS SERIES

2018 Lineup includes 16 Television Airings
Across Univision Networks
Historic Partnership Begins with Live Univision Broadcast
of “Combate Estrellas I” from Los Angeles on Vineri, Aprilie 13

NEW YORK – Martie 29, 2018 – Univision Deportes and Combate Americas, the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, today jointly announced a historic, multi-year partnership to produce and distribute live Combate Americas fight programming on Univision and Univision Deportes Network (UDN).
 

The agreement marks the first time ever that Univision Deportes will produce and distribute live MMA programming and, în 2018, will include a total of 16 television airings, beginning with a live, 90-minute broadcast on Univision (12am ET/ 12am PT) and UDN (12am ET/ 9pm PT) of the recently announced “Combate Estrellas I” show at Shrine in Los Angeles, Calif. pe Vineri, Aprilie 13.
 

“We’re incredibly excited that our growth last year has culminated with a new partnership with Univision Deportes, a sports media brand that is home to some of the best sports and entertainment programming,“, A declarat CEO-ul Combate Americas Campbell McLaren.
 

“Univision Deportes is proud to partner with Combate Americas in an effort to bring fans the best programming of one of the most popular sports today,” said Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Președintele, Univision Deportes. “As the leading Spanish-language sports brand, our commitment to deliver high-quality sports content is reinforced through this new partnership, bringing fanáticos the top MMA events in a way that only Univision Deportes knows best.”

 

Desăvârșit 2018 program, which will be announced soon, will include several dates across Univision and UDN.

 

The live shows will all air in a 90-minute window and will follow the live stream of Combate Americas preliminary bout cards on UnivisionDeportes.com.

 

The live Univision broadcast of “Combate Estrellas I” will be headlined by a much-anticipated, cocoș (135 de lire sterline) rematch between John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (16-3), representing the U.S., și Marc “Lufo” Gomez (21-11), representing Spain.

 

În cazul în care co-principal, five-division world boxing champion Amanda „The Real Deal“ Serrano (0-0), lupta din Brooklyn, N.Y., will make her long-awaited MMA rules debut, representing Puerto Rico against rising star Erendira “Aketzaly” Ordoñez (2-1) of Mexico in a flyweight (125 de lire sterline) concurs.

 

O pană (145 de lire sterline) contest between hard-hitting knockout artist Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1), representing the U.S. and fellow striking machine Pablo “Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-4) din Mexic, will open the live broadcast.

 

The complete preliminary bout card, which will stream live on UnivisionDeportes.com, va fi anuntat in curand.

 

Since it launched its live event series in 2015, Combate Americas has emerged as a destination for the best, new fighters from the U.S., Latin America and Spain, and a platform pitting athletes, in a country versus country style format, facing each other in “La Jaula,” the Combate Americas competition cage.

Amanda Serrano Set For MMA Debut, Castaneda vs. ‘LufoII

Cinci-divizie campion mondial de box Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano will make her highly anticipated MMA rules debut n the co-main event ofCombate Estrellas I,” the first Combate Americas live television event of the year, în Los Angeles, Calif. pe Vineri, Aprilie 13. Fotografie: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, LLC.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES “COMBATE ESTRELLAS I:"
FIRST LIVE, STAR-STUDDED MMA EVENT OF 2018
HITS THE SHRINE EXPO HALL IN LOS ANGELES ON Aprilie 13

John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda faces off with Marc “Lufo” Gomez in
a much-anticipated, bantamweight main event rematch

 

 

 

 

Five-division world boxing champion Amanda Serrano to make her MMA debut against Erendira Ordoñez in the flyweight co-main event

Bilete pentru “Combate Estrellas I” de vanzare vinerea viitoare

NEW YORK – Februarie 28, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced“Combate Estrellas I," the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise’s first live television event of 2018, and the first event of a two-part series featuring a collection of Combate Americas’ top estrellas, or “stars,” that will take place at Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles, Calif. pe Vineri, Aprilie 13.

Preț de la $40, tickets for “Combate Estrellas I” go on sale on both AXS.com and Ticketon.com on Vineri, Martie 9.

Headlining the 10-bout card will be a much-anticipated, cocoș (135 de lire sterline) rematch between John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (16-3) și Marc “Lufo” Gomez (21-11).

The second meeting between Castaneda of Mankato, De la. and Gomez of Barcelona, Spain comes after the two collided in the semifinal stage of the inaugural “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, opt-om, $100,000 grand prize tournament that saw Castaneda advance to the championship stage of the historic event in Cancun, Mexico on November 11, 2017 after being awarded a unanimous decision over Gomez.

În cazul în care co-principal, five-division world boxing champion Amanda „The Real Deal“ Serrano (0-0) Brooklyn, N.Y.. will make her long-awaited MMA rules debut against Erendira “Aketzaly” Ordoñez (2-1) de Mexico City, Mexico in a flyweight (125 de lire sterline) concurs.

“As the creative force behind MMA, which is in its 25lea year of existence, I am poised for Combate Americas to take our great sport into the next era with our estrellas from the U.S., Mexic, Spain and around Latin America,", A declarat Campbell McLaren, CEO of Combate Americas.

Leading off the three-bout live televised main card, the programming information for which will be announced soon, will be a featherweight (145 de lire sterline) matchup between hard-hitting knockout artist Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1) of Oxnard, Calif. and an opponent to be determined.

The complete preliminary bout card for “Combate Estrellas I” will be announced soon.

Combate 19 Weigh-In Results, Photos and Video

Kyra Batara (stânga) and Paulina Granados (dreapta) faced off on stage after each weighed in one day before their much-anticipated main event showdown atTS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19 (Queen Warriors)” live on Telemundo from Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas on Friday, Decembrie. 1.

OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN RESULTS FOR
“TS-1 PROMOTIONS PRESENTS: COMBATE 19 (QUEEN WARRIORS)”

SAN ANTONIO, TX – November 30, 2017 –The fighters stepped on the scale and faced off with each other on Thursday, Noiembrie. 30, one day before the “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19 (Queen Warriors)" Arte martiale mixte (MMA) extravaganza, headlined by the much-anticipated women’s atomweight (105 de lire sterline) showdown between rivals Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) și Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2), live on Telemundo at 12 a.m. ȘI/11 p.m. CT on Friday, Decembrie. 1 from Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas.

After Batara of Las Vegas, Nev. missed weight by one pound (107.4 de lire sterline) after the contracted, one-pound allowance was considered, an agreement was made between her and Granados (4-2), who weighed in at 105.5 de lire sterline, to proceed with the bout as planned.

Co-main event fighters Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (12-2) de Albuquerque, N.M. și Rey "Warrior" Trujillo (21-19) din Houston, Texas tipped the scales at 145 de lire sterline și 145.9 de lire sterline, respectively for their featherweight (145 de lire sterline) matchup.

Undefeated Daniel Rodriguez (4-0) de Los Angeles, Calif. and fellow knockout artistVictor “Kelevra” Reyna (9-3) de Dallas, Texas clocked in at 171.1 de lire sterline și 170 pounds for their welterweight (170 de lire sterline) scrap that will serve as the opening bout on the live Telemundo broadcast.

Prior to the live Telemundo broadcast, the seven-bout preliminary card will stream live on TelemundoDeportes.com, the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo App and Facebook LIVE, începând de la (9 p.m. ȘI/8 p.m. CT).

Preț de la $30, tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19 (Queen Warriors)"Sunt în vânzare la Ticketmaster.com.

Doors at Freeman Coliseum open at 7 p.m. CT. The first preliminary bout begins at 8 p.m.


(Pictured above): Rey “Războinicul” Trujillo (stânga) and AndresThe BulletQuintana (dreapta) will square off in the ‘Combate 19’ co-Main Event, live on Telemundo mâine, Vineri, Decembrie. 1.

COMPLETE WEIGH-IN RESULTS FOR
“TS-1 PROMOTIONS PRESENTS: COMBATE 19 (QUEEN WARRIORS)"

MAIN FIGHT CARD (LIVE ON TELEMUNDO AT 12 A.M. ȘI/11 P. M. CT):

Atomweight (105 de lire sterline) Evenimentul Principal: Kyra Batara (107.4 de lire sterline) vs Paulina Granados (105.5 de lire sterline)

Pană (145 de lire sterline) Co-Main Event: Andres Quintana (146 de lire sterline) vs Rey Trujillo (146.4 de lire sterline)

Semimijlocie (170 de lire sterline) Featured Bout: Daniel Rodriguez (171.1 de lire sterline) vs Victor Reyna (170 de lire sterline)

PRELIMINARY FIGHT CARD
(LIVE ON TELEMUNDODEPORTES.COM, TELEMUNDO DEPORTES EN VIVO APP AND FACEBOOK LIVE):

Catchweight (140 de lire sterline): Ray Rodriguez (139.1 de lire sterline) vs Michael Rodriguez (143.7 de lire sterline)

Atomweight (105 de lire sterline): Vanesa Rico (105.1 de lire sterline) vs Brenda Enriquez (106.1 de lire sterline)

Cocoș (135 de lire sterline): David Jesus Fuentes (135 de lire sterline) vs Joel Scott (135.1 de lire sterline)

Categorie muscă (125 de lire sterline): Heinrich Wassmer (125.4 de lire sterline) vs Juan Deantes (123.8 de lire sterline)

Catchweight (140 de lire sterline): Javier Obregon (139.5 de lire sterline) vs Jose Ceja (138.9 de lire sterline)

Categorie muscă (125 de lire sterline): David Miramontes (125.6 de lire sterline) vs Federico David Olivera (123.8 de lire sterline)

Categorie ușoară (155 de lire sterline): Fernando Rodriguez (153.1 de lire sterline) vs Jesse Almaraz (154.2 de lire sterline)
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DESPRE Combate AMERICAS

Combate Americas is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, rapidly becoming the number two sport, after soccer, for Spanish speaking sports fans worldwide. Combate America franciza include programarea Realitatea TV, evenimente live și mobile de programare. CEO-ul companiei, Campbell McLaren, este universal recunoscut ca fiind co-fondator / co-creator al Campionatului Ultimate Fighting (UFC). New York Magazine descris ca McLaren “geniul de marketing din spatele UFC” și Yahoo! Sport proclamat că el “știe mai multe despre acest sport decât doar despre oricine în ea astăzi.” Cu un produs fără precedent și o proprietate și de management al echipei blue-chip, Combate America este gata sa sparga din nou și să aducă o nouă eră în plan campionat mondial MMA concurență.