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TS-1 PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCES LIVE COMBATE AMERICAS MMA TELEVISION EVENT ON FRIDAY, Desembre 1 DE SANT ANTONI, TEXAS

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Tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” at
Freeman Coliseum on sale now at Ticketmaster.com

Esdeveniment Inici: Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados

Co-Main Event: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana vs. Rei "El Guerrer" Trujillo
Més: “Froggy” Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

 

NEW YORK – Octubre 27, 2017 – TS-1 Promotions announced today that it will bring the Combate Americas live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) television series to the state of Texas for the first time ever with a stacked, 12-bout event at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio on Divendres, Desembre. 1.

Tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” are on sale atTicketmaster.com.

“TS-1 Promotions is thrilled to debut the incredibly fast-growing Combate Americas live television event series in the great state of Texas,” said TS-1 Promotions CEO Greg Bloom. “We are going to deliver to fans a memorable night of MMA action featuring some of the fastest rising stars in the sport, including several of San Antonio’s hottest, young prospects.”

In the women’s atomweight (105 lliura) main event and long-awaited grudge match, Eddie Bravo protégé Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) s'enfrontaran amb Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2).

In a featherweight (145 lliura) co-esdeveniment principal, Andres “The Bullet” Quintana(12-2) will face off with fellow, hard-hitting knockout artist Rei "El Guerrer" Trujillo (21-19).

Elsewhere on the fight card, Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1) s'enfrontaran amb Jesse Vasquez (2-3) in another featherweight contest.

Additional bouts for the “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” event will be announced soon.

Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados
The 23-year-old Batara of Las Vegas, Nevada, a former high school cheerleader turned grappling expert, is coming off a stellar, segona ronda (3:46) submission of 12-time Spanish national judo champion Vanesa Rico at “Combate Clasico” in Miami, Fla. a Juliol 27.

Fins a la data, Batara is unbeaten in Combate Americas television action, winning all four of her bouts – three by way of submission.

Granados is a 29-year-old native of Corpus Christi, Texas, now fighting out of San Diego, Califòrnia. where she trains with a handful of the world’s top fighters.

Granados will look to notch her third straight victory on December 1.

Andres Quintana vs. Rey Trujillo

Quintana is a heavy-handed, 26-year-old rising star fighting out of Roswell, N.m. He is aiming for his third consecutive victory after earning back-to-back unanimous decisions over Urijah Faber protegit Erick Sánchez and Mexican contender Levy Saul Marroquin a Febrer 16 and June 30, respectivament.

Nine of Quintana’s twelve career wins, fins ara, han arribat a través de (T)KO.

The 35-year-old Trujillo of Houston, Texas is a battle-tested, eight-year veteran of professional MMA.

A known finisher, Trujillo has earned 16 de la seva 21 career wins via (T)KO o submissió.

Jose Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

The 26-year-old Estrada’s return to action comes on the heels of a successful debut at featherweight on Setembre 15 when the Fillmore, Califòrnia. resident stopped Izic Fernandez with a series of vicious strikes on the ground in the first round (3:59) de la batalla.

One of the sport’s top, young prospects, Estrada has already produced memorable, highlight reel-worthy moments, defeating his first three professional adversaries inside of one round.

Fighting out of Dallas, Texas, the 28-year-old Vasquez will look to rebound from two straight defeats.

Vasquez was victorious in his first two professional starts, derrotant Josh Nealya manera de primera ronda (3:57) submissió (estrangulament per l'esquena) d'octubre 2, 2015, and finishing Joshua Hunter via third round (2:01) QUI (cops) de febrer 27, 2016.

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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES TWO TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS, WOMEN’S PRELIMINARY BOUT FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, Novembre 11 IN CANCUN, MEXICO

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Pictured below: Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) will compete in a “COPA COMBATE” tournament alternate bout in Cancun, Mexico onDissabte, Novembre. 11. Crèdit de la foto: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, LLC

HISTORIC EVENT’S ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN,
$100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT BROADCASTS LIVE
ON TELEMUNDO DEPORTES FROM GRAND OASIS CANCUN

ALTERNATE BOUTS AND PRELIMINARY BOUT
STREAM LIVE BEFORE LIVE TELEMUNDO BROADCAST

NEW YORK – Octubre 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, una nit, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pes gall (135 lliura) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Mexico on Dissabte, Novembre. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 p.m. I/10:35 p.m. Connecticut, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 lliura) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) de Visalia, Califòrnia. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) de la Ciutat de Mèxic, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, a partir de les 9 p.m. I/8 p.m. Connecticut, preceding the live Telemundo Deportes broadcast of the event that picks up with the tournament’s first semifinal stage matchup.

In one tournament alternate bout, Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) s'enfrontaran amb Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) i, in the other tournament alternate bout, Felipe “Pipe” Vargas (4-0) will face off with Jose “Pupi” Calvo (3-1).

In the event a winner of one of the tournament’s quarterfinal stage bouts is unable to advance to the semifinal stage due to injury, one of the two alternate bout winners will take the injured quarterfinal bout winner’s place in the semifinal stage.


Per sobre de: Sheila Padilla (esquerra) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (dret) in an atomweight (105 lliura) preliminary bout at “COPA COMBATE” a Dissabte, Novembre. 11. Crèdit de la foto: Combat Amèriques, LLC

Marroquin’s start will mark a drop from the featherweight division. The 22-year-old, who hails from Monterrey, Mèxic, has produced seven of his eight career victories to date, by way of (T)KO o submissió.

Abohomor of Barranquilla, Colombia is a 23-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu national champion and Capoeira expert.

El invicte, 23-year-old Vargas is a ferocious knockout artist who recently relocated from Spain to Miami, Fla. where he has been training with famed fight squad American Top Team.

Similar to Vargas, the 24-year-old Calvo of San Jose, Costa Rica moved to Chicago, Malalt. where he trains with renowned coach Mike Valle.

Tickets for “COPA COMBATE” at Grand Oasis Cancun are on sale at SmarTicket.

“COPA COMBATE” takes place on the 24º anniversary of McLaren’s now legendary UFC 1 event that he executive produced as the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

The live Telemundo broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” marks the first time in history that NBCU’s leading Spanish language television network will air MMA fight programming, and will cover the tournament’s two semifinal stage bouts and championship stage showdown as well as a previously women’s strawweight (115 pounds0 co-main event between Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) of Mexico City and Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of Santiago, Chile.

A lottery ball drawing to determine the “COPA COMBATE” tournament quarterfinal stage matchups will be held onDijous, Novembre. 2. The eight tournament competitors are as follows:

  • John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (14-2) de Mankato, Des.
  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, Argentina
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) de la Ciutat de Mèxic, Mèxic
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) de Sant Joan, Port Ric
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, Espanya
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, Colòmbia
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Perú
  • Ricky "El Gallero" Palacios (9-1) de Missió, Texas

The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, along with the tournament alternate bouts and the women’s preliminary bout.

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. Addicionalment, 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.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF WOMEN’S CO-MAIN EVENT TO LIVE TELEMUNDO BROADCAST OF “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, Novembre 11 FROM CANCUN, MEXICO

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Pictured: Undefeated Melissa “Super Melly” Martínez (dret) of Mexico and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Bé Fet (esquerra) of Chile will square off in a strawweight (115 lliura) co-main event on the live Telemundo broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” from Cancun, Mexico on Dissabte, Novembre. 11. Crèdit de la foto: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas

MELISSA MARTINEZ OF MEXICO FACES GLORIA BRAVO OF CHILE IN STRAWWEIGHT SHOWDOWN PRECEDING
$100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT

NEW YORK – October 18 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of a women’s strawweight (115 lliura) showdown between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) i Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) that will serve as the co-main event on the highly-anticipated, live Telemundo broadcast (11:35 p.m. I/10:35 p.m. Connecticut, or following “Titulares y Mas”) of the “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza from Cancun, Mexico on Dissabte, Novembre. 11.

The battle between the 20-year-old Martinez of Mexico City, Mexico and the 31-year-old Bravo, of Santiago, Chile, will immediately precede the championship stage bout and finale of the one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 lliura) “COPA COMBATE” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 and that, per a la primera vegada en la història, will see top-ranked fighters from the U.S., Latin America and Spain represent their respective countries in a quest for glory.

“This is a phenomenal addition to an already stellar and historic fight card created for the Telemundo broadcast television platform,"Va dir el CEO de Combat Amèriques Campbell McLaren.

“With the incredibly relentless and hard-hitting action we have seen from the women of Combate Americas,"Va continuar McLaren, “it is only fitting that we showcase a matchup between two of the sport’s brightest and fastest rising female stars like Melissa Martinez and Gloria Bravo on the ‘COPA COMBATE’ platform.”

“COPA COMBATE” takes place on the 24º anniversary of McLaren’s now legendary UFC 1 event that he executive produced as the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

The 5-foot-2 Martinez will return to La Jaula, Combat la gàbia Amèriques, for the second time in her career after shelling out a stunning, highlight reel knockout de Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo en la segona ronda (2:45) of battle at Combate 15 in Mexico City on Juny 30.

Following the promotional debut victory, Martínez, also a decorated Muay Thai competitor, earned a second-place finish at WAKO Kickboxing’s “The World Games 2017 – Wroclaw” tournament in Poland on Juliol 30.

The 5-foot-5 Bravo will enter La Jaula for the first time ever and put a three-fight winning streak on the line. All three of her latest victories came by way of armlock submission.

Bravo recently ventured from Chile to Las Vegas, Nev. to train for the upcoming matchup with famed, retired, former UFC world champion miesha Tate.

In addition to the “COPA COMBATE” tournament championship bout and the featured women’s fight between Martinez and Bravo, Telemundo’s live broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” will feature the tournament’s semifinal stage consisting of two bouts that pit the winners of the quarterfinal stage bouts in each tournament bracket against one another. The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com.

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. Addicionalment, 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.
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COMBATE AMERICAS AND TELEMUNDO DEPORTES ANNOUNCE HISTORIC, LIVE MMA BROADCAST OF $100,000 GRAND PRIZE “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, Novembre. 11 FROM CANCUN, MEXICO

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Telemundo and Combate Americas have announced a historic partnership for the broadcast television network’s first-ever live MMA event with “Copa Combate,” the one-night, de vuit homes, $100,000 grand prize tournament in Cancun, Mexico on Dissabte, Novembre. 11.

(Pictured from left to right below): Tournament fighter Mikey Erosa of San Juan, Port Ric; multi-time WWE Heavyweight Champion and Combate Americas talent Alberto Del Rio; tournament fighter Marcelo Rojo of Cordoba, Argentina; tournament fighter John Castaneda of Mankato, Des; Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren; Telemundo Deportes President Ray Warren; tournament fighter Carlos Rivera of Mexico City, Mèxic; tournament fighter Ricky Palacios of Mission, Texas; and tournament fighter Marc Gomez of Barcelona, Espanya

One night, eight-man tournament takes place on the 24º anniversary of UFC 1, pitting the most fearsome competitors from the
NOSALTRES., Latin America and Spain against each other in
high stakes showdown

All eight tournament fighters announced

MIAMI – Octubre 5, 2017 - Combate Americas and Telemundo Deportes announced, at a news conference in the Wynwood district of Miami, a landmark partnership to produce the first-ever Telemundo broadcast of a live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event with “COPA COMBATE,” the epic, una nit, eight-man tournament, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 grand prize. L'esdeveniment tindrà lloc elNovembre 11 a 11:30 p.m. I/ 8:30 p.m. PT, live from Cancun, Mèxic.

L'històric, 90-minute live broadcast on Telemundo will coincide with the 24ºanniversary of the now legendary UFC 1, which was executive produced by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder and Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren, and which was also headlined by a one-night, eight-man tournament.

“We are incredibly excited to partner with Telemundo Deportes and to bring back to life, live on Telemundo, the leading U.S. broadcast television network, the most thrilling format for competitive fighting that was responsible for changing the combat sports world forever when I introduced the UFC in 1993,” said McLaren.

“Telemundo Deportes is committed to continue expanding its portfolio of sports events, and we are thrilled to partner with Combate Americas to bring this unique MMA tournament to millions of Hispanic viewers,", Va dir Ray Warren, President of Telemundo Deportes. “Copa Combate is a tournament created for our core audience featuring an exciting format and a diverse group of Hispanic competitors, and we look forward to an historic broadcast.”

“COPA COMBATE” will assemble a collection of the most fearsome stars in MMA’s bantamweight (135 lliura) divisió, hailing from the U.S., Mèxic, Port Ric, Espanya, Colòmbia, Argentina, and Peru, and will see them battle in La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, over the course of three tournament stages – quarterfinal, semifinal and championship – before the eventual winner is crowned.

The event marks the first time in history that fighters will represent their respective countries on a quest to win the inaugural ‘Copa.’

Joining the previously announced John "Sexy Sexy" Castañeda (14-2) de Mankato, Des. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:

  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, Argentina
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) de la Ciutat de Mèxic, Mèxic
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) de Sant Joan, Port Ric
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, Espanya
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, Colòmbia
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Perú

Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, Ricky "El Gallero" Palacios (9-1) de Missió, Texas.

Palacios, a 30-year-old knockout artist, is riding a six-fight win streak, and is tied with Castaneda for the most wins – six – held under the Combate Americas promotional umbrella. In his last two starts, Palacios earned decisions over UFC veterans Román Salazar i Chris Avila, respectivament.

The eight competitors will be separated into four tournament brackets, with the top four fighters given seeded positions based on their worldwide rankings.

Quarterfinal stage opponents for the four fighters will be determined based on a lottery ball drawing that will take place on a date to be announced.

Telemundo’s live broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” will feature the tournament’s semifinal stage consisting of two bouts that pit the winners of the quarterfinal stage bouts in each tournament bracket against one another. The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com.

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. Addicionalment, 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.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES JOHN “SEXY MEXY” CASTANEDA FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN $100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT ON NOVEMBER 11

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Joan “Sexy Mexy” Castañeda (14-2) (dret) has been announced as the first entrant into Combate Americas’ historic, una nit, eight-man bantamweight (135 lliura) “Copa Combate” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 a Cancún, Mexico on Dissabte, Novembre. 11.
Historic event takes place in Cancun, Mèxic
en el 24º aniversari de
Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren’s UFC 1

NEW YORK – Setembre 28, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the entry of 25-year-old trailblazer and its all-time winningest fighter, John "Sexy Sexy" Castañeda (14-2), into “Copa Combate,” the historic, una nit, eight-man bantamweight (135 lliura) Arts Marcials Mixtes (MMA) tournament that will award its winner of three consecutive bouts a grand prize of $100,000 a Cancún, Mexico on Dissabte, Novembre. 11.

“Copa Combate” takes place on the 24º anniversary of UFC 1, which was executive produced by Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder, Campbell McLaren. The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

Castaneda of Mankato, Des. will enter La Jaula, Combat la gàbia Amèriques, riding a nine-fight win streak that dates back to May 2015, and that recently extended on Agost 1 when he put on a dominant performance to earn a unanimous decision over Cheyden Leialoha in UFC President Dana White'SDimarts Night Contender Series.

“We are excited to welcome John Castaneda back to Combate Americas, where he has amassed the most wins of any fighter in our young, but fast-growing organization, and delivered some of the most memorable moments ever in La Jaula with his explosive style of fighting and vicious knockout power,", Va dir McLaren.

Following the recent victory, Castaneda signed a new, exclusiu, multi-fight promotional agreement with Combate Americas, which was the first organization to place him on a national stage during its debut live event that aired on NBC Universo from Las Vegas, Nev. al setembre 17, 2015. Castaneda immediately shined, derrotant Justin Governale by way of unanimous decision.

In his last start in La Jaula on Maig 5, Castaneda scored a devastating, segona ronda (:42) QUI (cops) on five-time UFC veteran Chris “The Real Deal” Beal.

The remaining seven “Copa Combate” tournament competitors will be announced soon, and will hail from various parts of Latin America, as well as Spain and the U.S., marking the first time in history that fighters will represent their respective countries on a mission to achieve greatness.

Tournament fighters will be separated into four brackets, and the top four fighters will be assigned seeded positions based on their respective worldwide rankings. Quarterfinal stage opponents for the four seeded fighters will be determined based on a lottery ball drawing.

The host venue in Cancun for “Copa Combate,” as well as ticket on-sale information for the event, es donaran a conèixer en breu.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES $100,000 GRAND PRIZE ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN ‘COPA’ TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, Novembre. 11 FROM CANCUN, MEXICO

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Combate Americas has announced “Copa Combate,” a one-night, de vuit homes, $100,000 grand prize tournament in the bantamweight (135 lliura) divisió, per Dissabte, Novembre. 11 a Cancún, Mèxic.

Bantamweight showdown on the 24º anniversary of Campbell McLaren’s UFC 1 pits ferocious fighters from the U.S., Latin America and Spain in an unprecedented ‘Copa’-style, country versus country showdown

NEW YORK – Setembre 20, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced a historic, una nit, eight-man bantamweight (135 lliura) tournament – “COPA COMBATE” – the winner of which will have heroically battled through three bouts in one night to earn a $100,000 grand prize and the inaugural winner’s cup, a Cancún, Mexico on Dissabte, Novembre. 11.

The epic event will take place on the 24º anniversary of the now legendary UFC 1, which was executive produced by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder and Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren, and which was also headlined by a one-night, eight-man tournament that forever changed the world of combat sports.

“We are excited to unveil the first ‘COPA COMBATE’ tournament ever, and to revitalize and deliver to fans one of the most compelling and athletically challenging formats for a live fight show,", Va dir McLaren.

“When I launched the UFC 24 fa anys que, we changed the world and, aNovembre 11, we are going to do so again with a dynamic tournament that assembles a collection of fighters that most deserve to represent their respective countries,"Va continuar McLaren. “These fighters will put their national pride on the line with a substantial payoff.”

Hailing from the U.S., Latin America and Spain, the eight “Copa Combate” competitors, whose names will be announced soon, will go to war in La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, over the course of three tournament stages – quarterfinal, semifinal and championship – before the eventual winner is crowned.

The event also marks the first time in history that fighters will represent their respective countries on a quest to win the inaugural ‘COPA.’

The eight competitors will be separated into four tournament brackets, with the top four fighters given seeded positions based on their worldwide rankings. Quarterfinal stage opponents for the four fighters will be determined based on a lottery ball drawing.

The host venue in Cancun for “Copa Combate,” as well as ticket on-sale information for the event, es donaran a conèixer en breu.
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COMBATE AMERICAS NAMES SPORTS MEDIA SPONSORSHIP SALES EXECUTIVE MIKE PINE, FIRST-EVER CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

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Combate Americas has named Mike Pine (foto) the company’s first-ever Chief Revenue Officer. Pine joins Combate Americas after a two-year stint with FanDuel, where he served as GM, Integrated Partnerships.

Former FanDuel GM, UFC, IRONMAN AND WWE Global Head of Sales
joins the world’s premier Hispanic MMA sports franchise
In its most explosive growth period to date

NEW YORK – Setembre 13, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it has named storied, sports industry business development and sponsorship sales leader Mike Pine, the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports and media franchise’s first-ever Chief Revenue Officer.

Coming off a two-and-a-half-year tenure as GM, Integrated Partnerships for FanDuel, Pine, who was responsible for breaking unprecedented ground for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) by securing blue-chip advertising clients Bud Light and Harley Davidson, for the longest-standing MMA organization, will report to Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

“We are thrilled to welcome Mike Pine, an authentic trailblazer in the world of sports and entertainment brand partnerships, to Combate Americas,", Va dir McLaren, also the co-founder of the original UFC.

“Mike’s incredible track record,"Va continuar McLaren, “and extensive book of high-level relationships with marketers from worldwide, renowned brands across a wide range of product categories, speak for themselves, and we are looking forward to having him spearheading our sales efforts as we continue to aggressively expand our footprint across the globe with a fast-growing schedule of live and special events, and television programming for 2018 i més enllà."

Pine will be responsible for building Combate Americas’ portfolio of sponsor partners which, to date, has included the U.S. Exèrcit; Aspira A Mas, a Hispanic consumer-targeted offshoot of health insurance industry giant IHC; and consumer electronics pioneer Altec Lansing, across the organizations’ year-round live television event series in the U.S., Mexico and overseas.

Combate Americas television programming airs weekly, including once per month live, en més de 137 million homes across the U.S. and Mexico on Azteca America and TV Azteca, respectivament, and has been averaging over 3.5 million viewers per episode since “Combate Azteca” premiered in November.

The franchise’s monthly live events also air in an additional 47 million plus homes across Latin America on ESPN LATAM, and it’s most recent event, “Combate Clásico,” a partnership with Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross’ RSE Ventures that took place on Juliol 27, two days before RSE’s “El Clásico Miami” soccer match between legendary clubs Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, ushered the Latino flavored brand to national television in Spain for the first time ever with coverage of the nine-bout fight card in over 20 million homes on the country’s popular sports network, GOL TV.

During his stint at FanDuel, Pine compiled an impressive roster of first-ever landmark industry advertising partners for the online daily fantasy sports platform, including Bud Light, FORD Motor Company, Corona Extra, HBO Sports, Chef’s Cut and Bacardi.

As Global Head of Sales & Partnerships for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Pine forged and developed a host of relationships for the publicly traded, worldwide leading professional sports entertainment brand, with leading consumer electronic, retail and food brands, including Norelco, XBOX, Footlocker, KMART and General Mills.

Prior to his time with WWE, Pine led and oversaw the development of globally renowned agency IMG’s NCAA collegiate sports. His time at IMG was proceeded as IRONMAN Global Chief Sales Officer & Eight Years @ Turner Broadcasting.

Pine is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and served as Captain, U.S. Força Aèria.

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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MULTI-YEAR, LIVE TELEVISION EVENT PARTNERSHIP WITH FAST-GROWING LEISURE OPERATOR HYBRID ONE IN REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA

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Partnership kicks off with explosive, nine-bout MMA fight card for
Mexican Independence Day from The Amphitheater at Splash Kingdom on Divendres, Set 15

Tickets for “Combate Americas: El Grito en La Jaula” on sale at Ticketon.com

NOVA YORK - agost 29, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it has partnered with Southern California-based leisure operator Hybrid One to produce multiple, live televised Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) events in California’s Inland Empire, beginning with a nine-bout fight card for Mexican Independence Day, at The Amphitheater at Splash Kingdom Waterpark in Redlands on Divendres, Set. 15.

“Combate Americas: El Grito en La Jaula,” the event that kicks off the partnership, will air live on Azteca America als EUA. and on ESPN Latin America at 10 p.m. I, and will be headlined by a featherweight (145 lliura) matchup between ferocious, 26-year-old rising star Jose “Froggy” Estrada(3-1) of Oxnard, Califòrnia. and gritty battler Izic “Lionheart” Fernandez (2-3) of Santa Ana, Califòrnia.

In the women’s atomweight (105 lliura) co-esdeveniment principal, former Eddie Bravo protegit Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) of Las Vegas, Nevada, fresh off her second-round submission victory over 12-time Spanish National Judo Champion Vanesa Rico, will make a quick return to La Jaula, Combat la gàbia Amèriques, where the 22-year-old will face off with Jenna Serio (3-2) de Nova York, N.Y.

Preus des de $40, tickets for “Combate Americas: El Grito en La Jaula” are on sale at Ticketon.com.

“We are excited to partner with Hybrid One, and continue the rapid expansion of our live event series to yet another market in Southern California, beginning with a phenomenal fight card in honor of Mexican Independence Day,” said Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder Campbell McLaren.

“We acquired Splash Kingdom in April of this year with the vision of transforming it into the Inland Empire’s leading entertainment destination. Today’s partnership with Combate Americas represents a significant step toward realizing that vision,” said Hybrid One co-founder and co-owner Ryan Sauter.

Following the kick-off event on Sept. 15, Combate Americas expects to return to the Redlands venue in December.

A second women’s atomweight matchup at “Combate Americas: El Grito en La Jaula” will pit two professional debut competitors – Brenda Enriquez (0-0) of Salt Lake City, Utah against Shyann Farmer (0-0) Alamogordo, N.m.

The 28-year-old Enriquez is coming off a stellar amateur career during which she amassed a 7-1 registre, amb 6 of her victories coming by way of either (T)KO o submissió.

Farmer is a 24-year-old upstart who collected an amateur record of 4-1.

Elsewhere on the fight card, invicte, emerging star Rafael “Gifted” Garcia (4-0) de Mexicali, Baixa Califòrnia, Mexico will make his second start in La Jaula and face off with three-time Combate Americas veteran Marcos “El Matador” Bonilla (4-4) of Los Angeles, Califòrnia. en un concurs de pes ploma.

In a battle between unbeaten lightweights (155 lliura) Javier “Habanero” Garcia (2-0) of Covina, Califòrnia. s'enfrontarà a Guillermo Gonzalez (3-0) de Sant Bernardino, Califòrnia.

Fresh off his first-round submission victory at Combate Americas on Maig 5, Ralph “The Spyder Monkey” Acosta (17-12) de Riverside, Califòrnia. xocarà amb Cub Swanson estudiant Gareth De La Cruz (6-1) de Palm Springs, Califòrnia.

Doors at The Amphitheater at Splash Kingdom Waterpark open at 6 p.m. The first bout will begin at 6:30 p.m.

COMPLETE “COMBATE AMERICAS: EL GRITO EN LA JAULA” FIGHT CARD

Featherweight Main Event (Live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America):
Jose Estrada vs. Izic Fernandez

Atomweight Co-Main Event (Live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America):
Kyra Batara vs. Jenna Serio

Targeta preliminar:
Pes ploma: Rafael Garcia vs. Marc Bonilla
Lleuger: Javier Garcia vs. Guillermo Gonzalez
Atomweight: Brenda Enriquez vs. Shyann Farmer
Pes mosca: Ralph Acosta vs. Gareth De La Cruz
Pes mosca: Isaac Camarillo vs. Heber Castillo
Catchweight (140 lliura): Angel Gonzalez vs. Julio Aguilera
De pes mitjà: Santiago Diaz vs. Alex Thompson
Combat Amèriques, les arts marcials mixtes, MMA

Retired Women’s MMA Star Named Combate Americas Fight Director

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Retired, former Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) world champion Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc has been appointed Combate Americas Fight Director. Crèdit de la foto: Fred Siegel/Combate Americas, LLC

COMBATE AMERICAS NAMES
NICDALI RIVERA-CALANOC
FIGHT DIRECTOR

Former MMA world champion becomes the first Mexican American woman In history to lead matchmaking efforts for a combat sports franchise

NEW YORK – Juliol 13, 2017 – Combate Americas has named retired, former women’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) campió del món Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, a Fight Director for the Hispanic sports and media franchise.

The appointment makes Rivera-Calanoc the first Mexican American woman in history to be charged with leading recruitment and matchmaking efforts for a combat sports organization.

Amb seu a Las Vegas, Nevada, Rivera-Calanoc, a training partner of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) campió del món miesha Tate, will be responsible for managing the rapidly expanding field of women athletes that compete for the Combate Americas live television event series, both in the U.S., and internationally in Latin America.

She will also participate in the recruiting and matchmaking processes for the Combate Americas men’s division.

“We are thrilled to welcome Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc to our fast-growing and robust team of executives,” said Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder Campbell McLaren.

“Throughout her involvement in the sport,"Va continuar McLaren, “Nicdali has been the consummate professional both in and out of competition, and we are confident that her vast experience as a professional athlete, will be a conduit to success working with the new generation of the sport that Combate Americas is investing in.”

Rivera-Calanoc has made history with Combate Americas twice before, competing in both the franchise’s first-ever, live televised U.S. event in Las Vegas in 2015, as well as its first live televised event in Mexico last January with Tate in her corner.

A 10-year veteran of professional MMA competition, Rivera-Calanoc was ranked amongst the top 10 fighters in the world in three different weight classes – flyweight (125 lliura), strawweight (115 lliura) and atomweight (105 lliura) – at three different points in her career.

A l'agost 23, 2008, Rivera-Calanoc was crowned a world champion after defeating Shawn Tamaribuchi by way of unanimous decision in a flyweight contest in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Born in Chihuahua, Mèxic, Rivera-Calanoc immigrated to the U.S. a l'edat 5 with her family, and was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She returned to her roots in Chihuahua annually until her latter teenage years.
Amateur MMA, Combat Amèriques, les arts marcials mixtes, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS ADDS FIVE NEW BOUTS TO STACKED “COMBATE CLÁSICO” LINE UP IN MIAMI ON THURSDAY, Juliol 27

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Combate Americas superstar Ricky “El Gallero” Palacios (dret) returns to action at “Combate Clascio” at Mana Wynwood in Miami on Juliol 27. Palacios will face his biggest test to date in Nate Diaz protege Chris Avila. Crèdit de la foto: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas LLC

COMBATE AMERICAS ADDS FIVE NEW BOUTS TO STACKED “COMBATE CLÁSICO” LINE UP IN MIAMI ON Dijous, Juliol 27

Ricky “El Gallero” Palacios returns for a featherweight showdown
opposite Chris Avila

Més:
Pes gall: Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo vs. Billy Molina
Pes ploma: Alberto Montes vs. Jonathan Quiroz
Pes gall: Irvin “The Beast” Rivera vs. Chino Duran
Pes gall: Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet vs. Vinney “The Instigator” Pantaleon

NOVA YORK - Juliol 11, 2017 – Combate Americas and Relevent Sports, a division of RSE Ventures, today announced five new marquee bouts to its upcoming “Combate Clásico” professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event in Miami, Fla., a Dijous, Juliol 27.

Making his return to the Combate Americas cage La Jaula is top-ranked bantamweight (135 lliura) star Ricky "El Gallero" Palacios (8-1), who will move up to the featherweight (145 lliura) division for the second time in his Combate Americas career to face his toughest test to date – two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veteran and Nate Diaz protegit, Chris Avila (5-4) de Stockton, Califòrnia.

“This is shaping up to be our most stellar fight card, from top to bottom, to date. With the matchup between Ricky Palacios and Chris Avila, we are destined for another memorable night of electrifying action in La Jaula,” Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren dit.

Fresh off his triumphant victory over another former UFC star Roman “El Gallito” Salazar at Combate 13 a Abril 20, the hard-hitting 30-year-old Palacios of Mission, Texas, also an unbeaten professional boxer, looks to extend his five-fight winning streak.

The 24-year-old Avila of the famed Cesar Gracie Fight Team makes his debut in La Jaula following a pair of hard-fought decisions under the UFC.

In bantamweight action, the red-hot Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (11-4) aims for his fourth consecutive win and second straight inside La Jaula following his blistering, technical knockout win over Ivan Hernandez “Brasil” Flores at Combate 12 last March in Tijuana, Mèxic.

The 29-year-old Argentinian will be paired off against Puerto Rican sensation Billy Molina (5-3), 30, making his Combate Americas debut after last month’s return to action in Bayamon.

Joining the featherweight (145 lliura) division for “Combate Clásico” is undefeated Venezuelan finisher Alberto Montes (3-0). Fighting out of the MMA Masters gym in Miami, the 23-year-old prospect locks horns with 30-year-old Combate Americas veteran Jonathan Quiroz (2-2) de Long Beach, Califòrnia.

Grizzled veteran Irvin “The Beast” Rivera (5-3), best known for his thrilling, back-and-forth wars with Jose “Ghost” Ceja, looks to get back to his winning ways at the expense of prolific bantamweight wrestler Chino Duran (8-9), who makes his return to Combate Americas after a torrid run on the Florida MMA circuit.

Rounding out the newest additions to “Combate Clásico” is 24-year-old Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (4-1), coming off consecutive wins in La Jaula and ready to make a run at the top of the bantamweight division by tangling with Florida’s own Vinney “The Instigator” Pantaleon (1-1).

Tickets for “Combate Clásico” are on sale online at Ticketon.com. Els propers dies s’anunciaran combats addicionals.

The “Combate Clásico” live MMA event will join a nearly week-long extravaganza that begins with a match between marquee soccer clubs Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain at Hard Rock Stadium on Juliol 26 as well as concerts, parties and other interactive events prior to El Clásico Miami on Juliol 29.

For more information on El Clásico Miami fans can visit elclasicomiami.com i jonternationalchampionscup.com.

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