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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. Whakaahua: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, LLC
NEW YORK – APRIL 6, 2018 - Combate Americas today announced the signing of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tekau mā (145 pauna) star Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (7-2) ki te motuhake, 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.

 

Ki te rā, Reyno has notched all of his professional victories by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei, including his latest conquest, he a tawhio tuatahi (2:30) WHO (nifó) o Henri Kakiuchi of Japan in a main event contest in Punta Del Este, Uruguay onFebruary 13.

 

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

 

Te 2018 Combate Americas live television event series begins on Rāmere, April 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 Rāmere, April 13

NEW YORK – March 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, i roto i te 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. i runga i Rāmere, April 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,"Ka mea a Combate Americas Tumu 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, Peresideni, 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.”

 

Ko te oti 2018 schedule, 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, whā (135 pauna) rematch between John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (16-3), representing the U.S., a Marc “Lufo” Gomez (21-11), representing Spain.

 

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, five-division world boxing champion Amanda "Ko te mahi Real" Serrano (0-0), whawhai i roto i 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 pauna) whakataetae.

 

He mā (145 pauna) 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) o Mexico, will open the live broadcast.

 

The complete preliminary bout card, which will stream live on UnivisionDeportes.com, kia ka kauwhautia hohoro.

 

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.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES SEVEN NEW BOUTS FORCOMBATE ESTRELLAS IIIN MONTERREY, MEXICO ON FRIDAY, APERIRA 20

STAR-STUDDED EVENT HEADLINED BY
MUCH-ANTICIPATED BANTAMWEIGHT REMATCH BETWEEN
ERIK “GOYITO” PEREZ AND DAVID “D.J.” FUENTES
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NEW YORK – March 22, 2018Combate Americas today announced seven new matchups, including a featherweight (145 pauna) showdown between knockout artists Horacio “The Punisher” Gutierrez (4-3) o Mexico a Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (12-2) of the U.S. mo te “Combate Estrellas II” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza at Gimnasio Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Mexico on Rāmere, April 20.
 

 

 

 

 

Utu i 300 pesos, tickets for “Combate Estrellas II,” the second installment of the two-part, live television event series featuring a collection of the world’s premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise’s top estrellas, ranei “whetu,” haere i runga i te hoko apopo, Rāmere, March 23 online at SuperBoletos.com.
 

 

 

 

 

“Combate Estrellas II” will be headlined by the previously announced bantamweight (135 pauna) rematch between world-ranked superstar and Monterrey native Erik “Goyito” Perez (17-6) and hard-hitting finisher David “D.J.” Fuentes (13-10) of the U.S.
 

 

 

 

 

Fuentes, who fights out of McAllen, Texas, defeated Perez by way of third round (3:01) tāpaetanga (armlock) when the two met on May 28, 2010.
 

 

 

 

 

 

In other action announced today for Combate Estrellas II," Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (13-5) of Argentina will square off with Fabian Galvan (8-3) of Mexico in a bantamweight contest.
 

 

 

 

 

Felipe “Pipe” Vargas (6-0) of Colombia will face Victor “Mad Dog” Madrigal(6-1) of Mexico in a bantamweight rematch to their initial meeting at “COPA COMBATE” in Cancun, Mexico on November 11, 2017 when Vargas edged out a split decision over Madrigal.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Enrique “Locote” Gonzalez (6-1) of Mexico will collide with Oscar Suarez (4-1) of Spain in a bantamweight tilt.
 

 

 

 

 

David Martinez (2-0) will risk his perfect record against fellow Mexican competitor and prolific striker Enrique Barragan (6-1) i te whā.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In one of two lightweight (155 pauna) matchups, Ivan Perez (5-4) will do battle with fellow Mexican Ricardo “El Loco” Arreola (5-5) a, i roto i te tuarua, Jose Luis “El Pistolero” Medrano (5-2) of Mexico will go to war with Gleidson “Poney” Cutis (6-3) o Brazil.
 

 

 

 

 

Doors at Gimnasio Nuevo Leon will open at 7 p.m. local time on April 20. The first preliminary bout will begin at 8 p.m.
 

 

 

 

 

 

In the previously announced bantamweight co-main event, Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (11-2) of Monterrey will return to action on the heels of his historic and memorable victory of the inaugural “COPA COMBATE” one-night, waru-tangata, $100,000 grand prize tournament last Whiringa 11, to square off with rival, nohopuku-maranga whetu Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (11-1), also of Monterrey.
 

 

 

 

 

Marroquin became an overnight Cinderella story in Cancun when he defeated three consecutive opponents – Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-3) o Mexico, Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (13-5) of Argentina and John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda(16-3) of the U.S. – to become the 2017 “COPA COMBATE” tournament champion.
 

 

 

 

 

Leading off the three-bout live televised main card, the programming information for which will be announced soon, will be a women’s strawweight (115 pauna) matchup between undefeated MelissaSuper Mely” Martinez (3-0) o Mexico City, Mexico, a Francis Hernandez (2-2) of Camuy, Puerto Rico.

 

 

 

 

UPDATED “COMBATE AMERICAS: COMBATE ESTRELLAS II” FIGHT CARD

 

 

 

KĀRI MAIN:
Bantamweight Main Event:
Erik Perez (17-6) vs. David Fuentes (13-10)

 

 

 

 

Bantamweight Co-Main Event:
Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2) vs. Alejandro Flores (11-1)

 

 

 

 

Strawweight: Melissa Martinez (3-0) vs. Francis Hernandez (2-2)

 

 

 

UNDERCARD:

 

 

 

Mā whitu: Horacio Gutierrez (4-3) vs. Andres Quintana (12-2)

 

 

 

 

Whā: Marcelo Rojo (13-5) vs. Fabian Galvan (8-3)

 

 

 

 

Whā: Felipe Vargas (6-0) vs. Victor Madrigal (6-1)

 

 

 

 

Whā: Enrique Gonzalez (6-1) vs. Oscar Suarez (4-1)

 

 

 

 

Whā: David Martinez (2-0) vs. Enrique Barragan (6-1)

 

 

 

 

 

Kōmāmā: Ivan Perez (5-4) vs. Ricardo Arreola (5-5)

 

 

 

 

Kōmāmā: Jose Luis Medrano (5-2) vs. Gleidson Cutis (6-3)

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES SIX NEW MATCHUPS FOR “COMBATE ESTRELLAS I” IN LOS ANGELES ON APRIL 13

JOSE “FROGGY” ESTRADA TO FACE PABLO “GALLO NEGRO” SABORI IN FEATHERWEIGHT MAIN CARD CONTEST

PLUS PRELIMINARY CARD MATCHUPS:

LIGHTWEIGHT: RAFA “GIFTED” GARCIA VS. CHASE “EL GUERO” GIBSON
ATOMWEIGHT: PAULINA “FIREFOX” GRANADOS VS. SHEILA PADILLA
LIGHTWEIGHT: DANNY “THE REALIST” RAMIREZ VS. ERICK GONZALEZ
LIGHTWEIGHT: JAVIER “EL MARIACHI” GARCIA VS. GABRIEL GREEN
FLYWEIGHT: HEINRICH WASSMER VS. “MALICIOUS” MICHAEL REYES
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NEW YORK – March 13, 2018 – Combate Americas announced six new matchups today for “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. i runga i Rāmere, April 13.
 

 

 

Utu i $40, tickets for “Combate Estrellas I” are on sale at Ticketon.com.
 

 

 

The newly announced bouts include a featherweight (145 pauna) main card battle between fellow rising stars Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1), representing the U.S., a Pablo “Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-4) o Mexico.
 

 

The matchup between Estrada, 27, who fights out of Ventura, Calif., and the 26-year-old Sabori of Tecate, Baja California, will precede the flyweight (125 pauna) women’s co-main event between five-division world boxing champion Amanda "Ko te mahi Real" Serrano, (0-0) representing Puerto Rico in her much-anticipated MMA rules debut, ki Erendira “Aketzaly” Ordoñez (2-1) o Mexico, and the bantamweight (135 pauna) main event rematch between John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (16-3), representing the U.S., a Marc “Lufo” Gomez (21-11), representing Spain.
 

 

 

In “Combate Estrellas I” preliminary bout card action, Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (5-0) of Mexico will risk his perfect record in a lightweight (155 pauna) scrap against fellow streaking prospect Chase “El Guero” Gibson (8-2) of the U.S.
 

 

A winner of Combate Americas’ first-ever open fighter tryout in 2016, the 25-year-old Garcia of Mexicali, Baja California, has defeated all of his opponents to date by way of submission inside of two rounds, while the 28-year-old Gibson, nei whawhai i roto i o Los Angeles, is a winner of his last five bouts.
 

 

 

In women’s atomweight (105 pauna) action on the preliminary bout card, Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-3) will battle fellow American Sheila Padilla(3-2).
 

 

 

Lightweight American rivals Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (6-3) a Erick “Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez (7-2) will face each other for the second time, in a grudge bout, just over one year after Ramirez took a unanimous decision from Gonzalez at “Combate 11” on February 16, 2017.
 

 

 

Tūturu Javier “El Mariachi” Garcia (3-0) will collide with fellow American and aggressive-minded finisher Gabriel Green (7-2) in another lightweight affair. Both Garcia and Green have claimed all of their respective victories to date by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei.
 

 

 

In a flyweight contest, hai tukunga Heinrich “Ricky Scraps” Wassmer (6-2) of the U.S. Ka fehangahangai “Malicious” Michael Reyes (3-4-1) of the U.S.

 

 

 

UPDATED “COMBATE AMERICAS: COMBATE ESTRELLAS I” FIGHT CARD

 

 

 

KĀRI MAIN:
 

 

 

Bantamweight Main Event:
John Castaneda (16-3) vs. Marc Gomez (21-11)
 

 

 

Flyweight Co-Main Event:
Amanda Serrano (0-0 vs. Erendira Ordoñez (2-1)
 

 

 

Mā whitu: Jose Estrada (4-1) vs. Pablo Sabori (8-4)

 

 

UNDERCARD:
 

 

Kōmāmā: Rafa Garcia (5-0) vs. Chase Gibson (8-2)

 

Atomweight: Paulina Granados (4-3) vs. Sheila Padilla (3-2)

 

Kōmāmā: Danny Ramirez (6-3) vs. Erick Gonzalez (7-2)

 

Kōmāmā: Javier Garcia (3-0) vs. Gabriel Green (7-2)

 

Mā: Heinrich Wassmer (6-2) vs. Michael Reyes (3-4-1)
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Amanda Serrano Set For MMA Debut, Castaneda vs. ‘LufoII

E rima-wehenga toa mekemeke te ao Amanda “Ko te Deal Real” 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, i roto i te Los Angeles, Calif. i runga i Rāmere, April 13. Whakaahua: 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 APERIRA 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

Tikiti hoki “Combate Estrellas I” runga i te hoko Rāmere muri

NEW YORK – February 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. i runga i Rāmere, April 13.

Utu i $40, tickets for “Combate Estrellas I” go on sale on both AXS.com and Ticketon.com on Rāmere, March 9.

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

The second meeting between Castaneda of Mankato, Mai. and Gomez of Barcelona, Spain comes after the two collided in the semifinal stage of the inaugural “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, waru-tangata, $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.

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, five-division world boxing champion Amanda "Ko te mahi Real" Serrano (0-0) o Brooklyn, N.Y.. will make her long-awaited MMA rules debut against Erendira “Aketzaly” Ordoñez (2-1) o Mexico City, Mexico in a flyweight (125 pauna) whakataetae.

“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,"Ka mea 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 pauna) 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 ONGO ◊AMELIKÁ tohu tuatahi-ATU, TUARIMA-Tuhinga WORLD BOXING Tuhinga Amanda Serrano

E rima-wehenga toa mekemeke te ao Amanda “Ko te Deal Real” Kua hainatia Serrano he motuhake, whakaaetanga whakatairanga tau-maha ki Combate Amerika, ka inumia te ki te hanga i tona tuatahi MMA i Maehe.

Pauna-hoki-pauna whakaturia mekemeke Phenom ki te hanga ia nui-tūmanako
MMA debut for world’s premier Hispanic MMA sports franchise

 

NEW YORK - January 11, 2018 - ua faaite Combate Amerika i tenei ra te hainatanga o rima-wehenga toa mekemeke ao, tae atu kingi World Mekemeke Organization (WBO) whā (118 pauna) toa, Amanda "Ko te mahi Real" Serrano (Mekemeke: 34-1-1, 26 KO o; MMA: 0-0) ki te motuhake, whakaaetanga whakatairanga tau-maha.

 

 

Ko te toa wahine anake i roto i te hītori me te anake te whakataetae Puerto Rican ake ki te riro rima taitara ao i roto i wehenga taimaha rerekē e rima, te Serrano-tau 29-tau i whanau nei i roto i Carolina, Puerto Rico me whawhai i roto o Brooklyn, N.Y., ka meinga Mixed ona Arts hōia (MMA) tuatahi i roto i te La Jaula, te whare herehere Combate Amerika, i runga i te rā o Maehe ki te kia kauwhautia hohoro.

 

 

"E hiamo matou ki te kawea mai Amanda Serrano, tetahi o superstars tino whakaongaonga o te mekemeke ki te familia Combate Amerika, ka titiro atu ki te whakatakoto ia i runga i te atamira ao e ko te taonga hākinakina pirimia i roto i 21 whenua e korero Spanish ao,"Ka mea a Combate Americas Tumu Campbell McLaren.

 

 

Serrano, he tihi 10 pauna-hoki-pauna toa, ka haere tonu ia, takatū ana mahi mekemeke i raro i te whakatairanga o DiBella whakangahau, ka ngana ki te riro i te kaipara tuatahi i roto i te hītori ki te wā kotahi mau taitara ao i roto i te MMA me te mekemeke.

 

 

riro Serrano tona taitara nui tuatahi ao, te International mekemeke Federation (IBF) karauna mā whitu super, i tika 22 tau, ki te nanakia, tuarua-a tawhio knockout o Kimberly Connor i runga i Mahuru 10, 2011.

 

 

kua mai haea ia i roto i nga rarangi o whawhai i roto i te tahi atu wehenga taimaha wha, mai i whā ki Kōmāmā (135 pauna), me tino tata piro te TKO a tawhio tuatahi i runga i Marilyn Hernandez i runga i Noema 4, 2017.

 

 

faauruhia Serrano i ki whiti ki te ao o MMA i toa ao mutu Miesha Tate, e kua mai hei tahi-kaiwhakahaere o Serrano.

 

 

Kei te haere mai atu Combate Amerika he tau kara, te whakaputa whakatauranga pouaka whakaata faahiahia i roto i te US, Mexico ko Spain, tae atu i te rua ngā kaupapa tuatahi Telemundo MMA i hītori e hangaia nga whakataunga rawa o tetahi reo Pāniora MMA whakaatu i roto i te U.S. i roto i te raumati, me te hinga o 2017, a ko te hunga i 6.9 miriona kaimätakitaki mō te kotahi wāhanga o tona raupapa pouaka whakaata ia wiki i runga i TV Azteca i Mexico.

Combate 19 Weigh-In Results, Photos and Video

Kyra Batara (mahue) and Paulina Granados (matau) 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, Dec. 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, Nov. 30, one day before the “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19 (Queen Warriors)" Arts hōia Mixed (MMA) extravaganza, headlined by the much-anticipated women’s atomweight (105 pauna) showdown between rivals Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) a Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2), live on Telemundo at 12 a.m. AND/11 p.m. CT on Friday, Dec. 1 from Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas.

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

Co-main event fighters Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (12-2) o Albuquerque, N.M. a Rey "Ko e Warrior" Trujillo (21-19) o Houston, Texas tipped the scales at 145 pauna me 145.9 pauna, respectively for their featherweight (145 pauna) matchup.

Tūturu Daniel Rodriguez (4-0) o Los Angeles, Calif. and fellow knockout artistVictor “Kelevra” Reyna (9-3) o Dallas, Texas clocked in at 171.1 pauna me 170 pounds for their welterweight (170 pauna) 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, timata i (9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT).

Utu i $30, tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19 (Queen Warriors)"Kei runga i te hoko i Ticketmaster.com.

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


(Pictured above): ReyThe WarriorTrujillo (mahue) and AndresThe BulletQuintana (matau) will square off in the ‘Combate 19’ tahi-matua hui, live on Telemundo apopo, Rāmere, Dec. 1.

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

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

Atomweight (105 pauna) Takahanga Main: Kyra Batara (107.4 pauna) vs Paulina Granados (105.5 pauna)

Mā whitu (145 pauna) -Main Co Takahanga: Andres Quintana (146 pauna) vs Rey Trujillo (146.4 pauna)

Welterweight (170 pauna) Featured Bout: Daniel Rodriguez (171.1 pauna) vs Victor Reyna (170 pauna)

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

Catchweight (140 pauna): Ray Rodriguez (139.1 pauna) vs Michael Rodriguez (143.7 pauna)

Atomweight (105 pauna): Vanesa Rico (105.1 pauna) vs Brenda Enriquez (106.1 pauna)

Whā (135 pauna): David Jesus Fuentes (135 pauna) vs Joel Scott (135.1 pauna)

Mā (125 pauna): Heinrich Wassmer (125.4 pauna) vs Juan Deantes (123.8 pauna)

Catchweight (140 pauna): Javier Obregon (139.5 pauna) vs Jose Ceja (138.9 pauna)

Mā (125 pauna): David Miramontes (125.6 pauna) vs Federico David Olivera (123.8 pauna)

Kōmāmā (155 pauna): Fernando Rodriguez (153.1 pauna) vs Jesse Almaraz (154.2 pauna)
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MŌ COMBATE ONGO ◊AMELIKÁ

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. The Combate Americas franchise includes reality TV programming, live events and mobile programming. The company’s CEO, Campbell McLaren, is universally recognized as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine described McLaren as “te poto hokohoko i muri i te UFC” ko Yahoo! Kauwhautia Sports e ia “e mohio ana atu e pā ana ki te hākinakina i te tika e pā ana te tangata i roto i te reira i teie mahana.” With an unprecedented product and a blue-chip ownership and management team, Combate Americas is poised to break new ground and bring about a new era in world championship level MMA competition.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES SEVEN-BOUT PRELIMINARY CARD FOR STACKED MMA EVENT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1ST IN SAN ANTONIO, Texas

All preliminary bouts stream live on the
Telemundo Deportes En Vivo App and TelemundoDeportes.com,
timata i 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT

Main card airs live on Telemundo at 12 a.m. AND/11 p.m. CT

San Antonio, TX – Whiringa 29, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced a complete, seven-fight preliminary bout card lineup for it’s first-ever live television event in Texas State – “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19 (Queen Warriors)" – taking place at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio – i runga iRāmere, Hakihea 1, live on Telemundo (12 a.m. AND/11 p.m. CT).

The preliminary fight card will stream live in its entirety on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app, TelemundoDeports.com and Facebook Live, timata i9 p.m. AND/8 te ahiahi, CT, immediately prior to the live Telemundo broadcast of the three-fight main card headlined by the much-anticipated women’s atomweight (105 pauna) showdown between rivals Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) o Las Vegas, Nev. a Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2) o Corpus Christi, Texas.

At the top of the undercard lineup, rising star and former Fort Hood U.S. Marine Corps Combatives Instructor Ray “The Judge” Rodriguez (12-4) of San Antonio will battle submission ace Michael “Mayhem” Rodriguez (9-5) of Donna, Texas in a bantamweight (135 pauna) whakataetae.

On the heels of her professional debut win in September, Brenda “Little Hands of Stone” Enriquei (1-0) of Salt Lake City, Utah will face off with 12-time Spanish National Judo Champion Vanesa Rico (2-3) of Alicante, Spain in a second women’s atomweight tilt.

Aggressive-minded finisher Heinrich “Ricky Scraps” Wassmer (6-1) o Los Angeles, Calif. will return to La Jaula, te whare herehere Combate Amerika, to lock horns with undefeated Juan Deantes (3-0) of Harlingen, Texas in a flyweight (125 pauna) mau.

In a lightweight (155 pauna) meeting between two San Antonio residents, hinga kore Fernando Rodriguez (2-0) a Jesse Almaraz (1-2) – will face off against each other.

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Calling the action live will be multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion and retired, former MMA star Alberto Del Rio, Telemundo Deportes’ Edgar Lopez, Combate Americas superstar Erik “Goyito” Perez, play-by-play man Andres Bermudez a Andrea Road.

Complete Preliminary Fight Card

  • Catchweight (140 pauna):
    • Ray Rodriguez (12-4), San Antonio, TX vs. Michael Rodriguez (8-5), Donna, TX
  • Atomweight (105 pauna):
    • Vanesa Rico (2-3), Alicante, Spain vs. Brenda Enriquez (1-0), Salt Lake City, UT
  • Whā (135 pauna):
    • David Jesus Fuentes (12-10), McAllen, TX vs. Joel Scott (6-6), Port Arthur, TX
  • Mā (125 pauna):
    • Heinrich Wassmer (6-1), Los Angeles, CA vs. Juan Deantes(3-0), Harlingen, TX
  • Catchweight (140 pauna):
    • Javier Obregon (11-14), Ft. Worth, TX vs. Jose Ceja (4-4), Port Arthur, TX
  • Mā (125 pauna):
    • David Miramontes (3-2), San Antonio, TX vs. Federico David Olivera (2-4), Irving, TX
  • Kōmāmā (155 pauna):
    • Fernando Rodriguez (2-0), San Antonio, TX vs. Jesse Almaraz (1-2), San Antonio, TX

Complete Main Fight Card

  • Atomweight (105 pauna) Takahanga Main:
    • Kyra Batara (4-2), Las Vegas, NV vs. Paulina Granados (4-2), Corpus Christi, TX
  • Mā whitu (145 pauna) -Main Co Takahanga:
    • Andres Quintana (12-2), Albuquerque, NM vs. Rey Trujillo(21-19), Houston, TX
  • Welterweight (170 pauna) Featured Bout:
    • Daniel Rodriguez (4-0), Los Angeles, CA vs. Victor Reyna (9-3), Dallas, TX

 

Women’s Main Event Features Long-Awaited Showdown Between Fierce Rivals Kyra Batara and Paulina Granados

Winner of Batara-Granados matchup to represent the U.S.
in first-ever Pan-Regional championship

Multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio to call the action alongside Telemundo Deportes’ Edgar Lopez live on Telemundo at 12 a.m. AND/11 p.m. CTCOMBATE AMERICAS AND TELEMUNDO DEPORTES
ANNOUNCE LIVE BROADCAST OF STAR-STUDDED MMA EVENT
MEI San Antonio, TEXAS ON FRIDAY, Dec. 1

MIAMI – Whiringa 21, 2017 - On the heels of a historic, first partnership together, Combate Americas and Telemundo Deportes announced today, the live broadcast on Telemundo, (12 a.m. AND/11 p.m. CT) of the worldwide premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise’s much-anticipated next event, headlined by a women’s showdown between fierce atomweight (105 pauna) rivals Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) a Paulina “Firefox” Granados(4-2), from the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas i runga i Rāmere, Dec. 1.

The victor of the matchup between the 23-year-old Batara of Las Vegas, Nev. and the 29-year-old Granados of Corpus Christi, Texas – both unbeaten to date in La Jaulawill represent the U.S. against ferocious finisher Lisbeth “Coneja” Lopez Silva (5-3) in the first-ever Combate Americas Pan-Regional championship bout in February 2018.

“We are thrilled to continue this tremendous partnership with Telemundo Deportes as Combate Americas closes out a banner year filled with incredible milestones, and presents a fight card on Hakihea 1 that is highlighted by one of the most competitive rivalries in our sport today, the culmination of which will see it’s winner represent the U.S. in a high-stakes championship fight,"Ka mea a Combate Americas Tumu Campbell McLaren.

Calling the action live on Telemundo will be famed, multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion and retired MMA star Alberto Del Rio, Telemundo Deportes’ Edgar Lopez, Combate Americas superstar Erik “Goyito” Perez, play-by-play man Andres Bermudez a Andrea Road.

In a previously announced, tekau mā (145 pauna) tahi-matua hui, pakeke-patu, nohopuku-maranga whetu Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (12-2) o Albuquerque, N.M. will face his most formidable opponent to date, whakamatauria te whawhai- Rey "Ko e Warrior" Trujillo (21-19) o Houston, Texas.

Opening the live Telemundo Deportes broadcast will be a welterweight (170 pauna) contest between two heavy-handed knockout artists, tūturu Daniel Rodriguez (4-0) a Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (9-3).

The 30-year-old Rodriguez of Los Angeles, Calif. has yet to be pushed the distance of a fight, finishing all of his opponents to date by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei.

In his last start for Combate Americas on April 20, Rodriguez scored a thunderous, tuatahi a tawhio noa (1:55) knockout (nifó) i runga i Joel Champion.

Like Rodriguez, the 31-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas is a devastating striker who has notched eight of his nine professional career wins by (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Reyna also last saw action for Combate Americas on April 20, punishing Andrew Perez with a flurry of punches to score a first round (1:53) victory by way of (T)KO.

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The event takes place just three weeks after Combate Americas made its live debut on Telemundo Deportes on Saturday, Nov. 11 with “COPA COMBATE,” an epic affair headlined by a one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 pauna) tournament that awarded its winner – Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2) of Monterrey, Mexico – a grand prize of $100,000.

“COPA COMBATE,” which took place in Cancun, Mexico, marked the first live Telemundo broadcast in history of MMA programming, and saw Marroquin defeat three top-ranked, world-class opponents in one night to emerge the tournament victor.

Telemundo Deportes, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. It is also the home of the FIFA Club World Cup until at least 2018. I tua atu, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches and the Premier League. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MATCHUPS FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN, $100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT LIVE ON TELEMUNDO AND NBCSN ON SATURDAY, NOV. 11

HISTORIC EXTRAVAGANZA PITS WORLD-CLASS FIGHTERS FROM
THE U.S., LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN AGAINST EACH OTHER
IN CANCUN, MEXICO

CANCUN, MX – November 7, 2017 - Combate Américas announced earlier the official matchups for the quarterfinal, or opening stage, of the highly-anticipated “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 pauna) Arts hōia Mixed (MMA) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, Mexico on Rāhoroi, Whiringa 11 i 11:30 p.m. AND/10:30 p.m. CT.

Te hui, which takes place at Grand Oasis Cancun, marks both the first NBCU simulcast in history of an MMA event, and the first-ever Telemundo broadcast of MMA programming.

“COPA COMBATE” also represents the first time that world-class fighters from the U.S., Latin America and Spain will represent their respective countries in an epic, one-night tournament showdown in which the winner will have persevered through three consecutive bouts.

In the first quarterfinal stage bout in tournament bracket “A,” vicious striker Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) from San Juan, Puerto Rico will take on red-hot Marcelo “The Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) from Cordoba, Argentina.

I 36 tau, Erosa is the oldest competitor in the tournament field. A combat sports tri-athlete who also boxes and kickboxes professionally, Erosa is the first recognized Puerto Rican world champion in the sport of MMA.

The 29-year-old Rojo is both the number one ranked bantamweight, as well as the top ranked featherweight (145 pauna) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on Ko te Ultimate Fighter: Latin America reality television series, Rojo has produced 10 o tona 12 toa mahi i te ara o te (T)KO or submission and will enter the tournament riding a four-fight win streak, including two consecutive wins in his first two Combate Americas starts.

On the same side of the tournament draw, wildcard entrant and relentless brawler Ricky "Te Gallero" Palacios (9-1) o te misioni, Texas, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) o Mexico City, Mexico.

The 30-year-old Palacios, the longest standing member of the Combate Americas fighter roster, has won all six of bouts in La Jaula, the Combate Americas circular cage.

In his last two starts, Palacios, also unbeaten as a professional boxer, earned victories over two different Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans – a split decision over Salazar Roma i runga i April 20, me te whakatau loto ki runga Chris Avila i runga i Hōngongoi 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 o tona 10 mahi ngaio toa i te ara o te (T)KO tukunga ranei, and will enter La Jaula for the first time in his career, with three straight victories under his belt.

On the other side of the tournament draw, 25-year-old trailblazer John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (14-2) o Mankato, Mai. will battle national Muay Thai champion Kevin “El FrioMoreyra (4-1) of Lima, Peru.

Tied with Palacios for the greatest number of wins – six – in La Jaula, Castaneda recently re-signed with Combate Americas where he has yet to be beaten, after emerging victorious by way of unanimous decision over Cheyden Leialoha in UFC President Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series i runga i August 1.

Moreyra is an aggressive-minded, 24-year-old who also boasts a 4-1 record as a professional Muay Thai combatant, and is regarded as Peru’s fastest rising MMA star.

In the second tournament bracket “B” bout, whakamatauria te whawhai-, number one ranked Spanish bantamweight Marc “Lufo” Gómez (20-10) of Barcelona will collide with number one-ranked Colombian bantamweight Andres “Doble A Leal “ Ayala (14-4) of Bogota.

I tika 25 tau o te ao, Gómez has already racked up 30 pāngia ngaio, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, o tona 20 umanga whakaora, an astonishing 17 Kua tae mai na roto i te ara o (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, ki 9 o tona 11 career conquests having come by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei. In addition to his place as the top ranked 135-pound fighter in his country, Ayala also owns a top 10 ranking in Mexico.

The live simulcast of “COPA COMBATE” on Telemundo and NBCSN will feature the tournament’s complete semifinal stage consisting of two bouts that pit the winners of the quarterfinal stage matchups in each tournament bracket against one another, as well as the championship stage showdown.

In addition to the tournament action, Telemundo’s and NBCSN’s live television coverage of “COPA COMBATE” will feature the previously announced women’s strawweight (115 pauna) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) o Mexico City, Mexico, and submission expert and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of Santiago, Chile.

The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament, as well as two tournament alternate bouts and a second women’s bout that will be announced soon, will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com. Coverage on NBCSN will be live streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

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MŌ COMBATE ONGO ◊AMELIKÁ
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. The Combate Americas franchise includes reality TV programming, live events and mobile programming. The company’s CEO, Campbell McLaren, is universally recognized as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine described McLaren as “te poto hokohoko i muri i te UFC” ko Yahoo! Kauwhautia Sports e ia “e mohio ana atu e pā ana ki te hākinakina i te tika e pā ana te tangata i roto i te reira i teie mahana.” With an unprecedented product and a blue-chip ownership and management team, Combate Americas is poised to break new ground and bring about a new era in world championship level MMA competition.