COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES “COMBATE ESTRELLAS I:"
FIRST LIVE, STAR-STUDDED MMA EVENT OF 2018
HITS THE SHRINE EXPO HALL IN LOS ANGELES ON PLAUB HLI 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
Daim pib rau “Combate Estrellas I” ntawm kev muag khoom tom ntej no Friday
NEW YORK – Lub ob hlis ntuj 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, California. rau Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 13.
Luv nqi los ntawm $40, tickets for “Combate Estrellas I” go on sale on both AXS.com and Ticketon.com on Friday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 9.
Headlining the 10-bout card will be a much-anticipated, bantamweight (135 phaus) rematch between John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (16-3) thiab Marc “Lufo” Gomez (21-11).
The second meeting between Castaneda of Mankato, Los ntawm. and Gomez of Barcelona, Spain comes after the two collided in the semifinal stage of the inaugural “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, yim-txiv neej, $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.
Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, five-division world boxing champion Amanda "Qhov tiag Deal" Serrano (0-0) ntawm Brooklyn, N.Y.. will make her long-awaited MMA rules debut against Erendira “Aketzaly” Ordoñez (2-1) ntawm Mexico City, Mexico in a flyweight (125 phaus) contest.
“As the creative force behind MMA, which is in its 25th 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., Mexico, Spain and around Latin America,"Hais tias 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 phaus) matchup between hard-hitting knockout artist Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1) of Oxnard, California. and an opponent to be determined.
The complete preliminary bout card for “Combate Estrellas I” will be announced soon. |
