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TS-1 PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCES LIVE COMBATE AMERICAS MMA TELEVISION EVENT ON FRIDAY, Dicembre 1 Da San Antonio, TEXAS

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

Main Event: Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados

Co-Main Event: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana vs. Rey "Il Guerriero" Trujillo
Di Più: “Froggy” Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

 

NEW YORK - Ottobre 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 Venerdì, Dicembre. 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 libbre) main event and long-awaited grudge match, Eddie Bravo protégé Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) si piazza fuori con Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2).

In a featherweight (145 libbre) co-main event, Andres "The Bullet" Quintana(12-2) will face off with fellow, hard-hitting knockout artist Rey "Il Guerriero" Trujillo (21-19).

Elsewhere on the fight card, Jose "Froggy" Estrada (4-1) si piazza fuori con 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, Nev., a former high school cheerleader turned grappling expert, is coming off a stellar, secondo turno (3:46) submission of 12-time Spanish national judo champion Vanesa Rico at “Combate Clasico” in Miami, Fla. su Luglio 27.

Ad oggi, 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, Calif. 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 protetta Erick Sanchez and Mexican contender Levy Saul Marroquin su Febbraio 16 and June 30, rispettivamente.

Nine of Quintana’s twelve career wins, finora, sono venuti a titolo di (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 della sua 21 career wins via (T)KO o sottomissione.

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 Settembre 15 when the Fillmore, Calif. resident stopped Izic Fernandez with a series of vicious strikes on the ground in the first round (3:59) della battaglia.

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, sconfiggendo Josh Nealya titolo di primo turno (3:57) presentazione (choke retro-naked) ottobre 2, 2015, and finishing Joshua Hunter via terzo turno (2:01) WHO (punzoni) febbraio 27, 2016.

Combate Americas, arti marziali miste, MMA

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

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Nella foto sotto: Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) will compete in a “COPPA DI COMBATTIMENTO” tournament alternate bout in Cancun, MessicoSabato, Novembre. 11. Photo credit: 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 - Ottobre 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, una notte, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) peso gallo (135 libbre) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Messico Sabato, Novembre. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 p.m. E/10:35 p.m. CT, o dopo "Titoli e altro").

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 libbre) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) di Visalia, Calif. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) di Città del Messico, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, con inizio alle 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT, 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) si piazza fuori con Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) e, 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.


Al di sopra: Sheila Padilla (sinistra) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (destra) in an atomweight (105 libbre) preliminary bout at “COPPA DI COMBATTIMENTO” su Sabato, Novembre. 11. Photo credit: Combate Americas, LLC

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

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

L'imbattuto, 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, Malato. where he trains with renowned coach Mike Valle.

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

"COPA COMBATE" si svolge sul 24th anniversario dell'ormai leggendario UFC della McLaren 1 evento in cui è stato produttore esecutivo come co-fondatore dell'Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). L'evento storico ha dato il via a una rivoluzione degli sport da combattimento, e ha cambiato per sempre il mondo delle arti marziali.

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) di Città del Messico e Gloria "Gloriosa" Bravo (4-2) di Santiago, Chile.

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

  • John "Sexi Mexi" Castaneda (14-2) di Mankato, Da.
  • Marcelo "Pitbull" Red (12-4) di Cordoba, Argentina
  • Carlos "Lobo" Rivera (10-2) di Città del Messico, Messico
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) di San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) di Barcellona, Spagna
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) di Bogotà, Colombia
  • Kevin "freddo" Moreyra (4-1) di Lima, Perù
  • Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (9-1) di Mission, Texas

L'intera fase dei quarti di finale del torneo sarà trasmessa in streaming live sull'app Telemundo Deportes En Vivo e su TelemundoDeportes.com, along with the tournament alternate bouts and the women’s preliminary bout.

Telemundo Sports, uno dei principali fornitori di contenuti sportivi in ​​spagnolo negli Stati Uniti, è sede di due degli eventi sportivi più famosi al mondo: la Coppa del Mondo FIFA ™ attraverso 2026 e le Olimpiadi estive 2032. In aggiunta, Telemundo Deportes trasmette le partite di qualificazione CONCACAF alla Coppa del Mondo FIFA ™ per la maggior parte della regione, comprese le trasferte delle nazionali di Messico e USA e la Premier League. Telemundo Deportes ospita anche “Boxeo Telemundo Ford," il #1 programma di boxe in spagnolo, e "Titoli e altro," il #1 notizie sportive, spettacolo di intrattenimento e commento in spagnolo, tra le altre proprietà sportive riconosciute.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNUNCIA L'AGGIUNTA DELL'EVENTO PRINCIPALE DELLE DONNE ALLA TRASMISSIONE TELEMUNDO IN DIRETTA DI "COPA COMBATE" SABATO, Novembre 11 DA CANCUN, MESSICO

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Nella foto: Melissa imbattuta “Super Melly” Martinez (destra) del Messico e Miesha Tate allieva Gloria “Glorioso” Ben Fatto (sinistra) del Cile si batterà in un peso paglia (115 libbre) evento co-principale nella trasmissione in diretta di Telemundo di “COPPA DI COMBATTIMENTO” da Cancun, Messico Sabato, Novembre. 11. Photo credit: Scott Hirano / Combate Americas

MELISSA MARTINEZ DEL MESSICO AFFACCIA GLORIA BRAVO DEL CILE NELLO SHOWDOWN DI STRAWWEIGHT PRECEDENTE
$100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT

NEW YORK - ottobre 18 2017 –Combate Americas ha annunciato oggi l'aggiunta di un peso paglia femminile (115 libbre) resa dei conti tra artista ad eliminazione diretta imbattuto Melissa "Super Melly" Martinez (2-0) e Gloria "Gloriosa" Bravo (4-2) che servirà come evento principale dell'attesissimo, trasmissione in diretta Telemundo (11:35 p.m. E/10:35 p.m. CT, o dopo "Titoli e altro") delle Arti Marziali Miste “COPA COMBATE” (MMA) stravaganza da Cancun, Messico Sabato, Novembre. 11.

La battaglia tra il 20enne Martinez di Città del Messico, Il Messico e il 31enne Bravo, di Santiago, Chile, precederà immediatamente l'incontro della fase di campionato e il finale della one-night, otto uomini gallo (135 libbre) Torneo “COPA COMBATE” che assegnerà al vincitore un gran premio di $100,000 e quello, per la prima volta, vedrà combattenti di alto livello dagli Stati Uniti, L'America Latina e la Spagna rappresentano i rispettivi paesi in cerca di gloria.

“Questa è un'aggiunta fenomenale a una scheda di combattimento già stellare e storica creata per la piattaforma televisiva di trasmissione Telemundo,”Ha dichiarato il CEO Combate Americas Campbell McLaren.

“Con l'azione incredibilmente implacabile e incisiva che abbiamo visto dalle donne di Combate Americas,"Ha continuato McLaren, "È giusto che mettiamo in mostra un incontro tra due delle stelle femminili più brillanti e in rapida ascesa dello sport come Melissa Martinez e Gloria Bravo sulla piattaforma" COPA COMBATE "."

"COPA COMBATE" si svolge sul 24th anniversario dell'ormai leggendario UFC della McLaren 1 evento in cui è stato produttore esecutivo come co-fondatore dell'Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). L'evento storico ha dato il via a una rivoluzione degli sport da combattimento, e ha cambiato per sempre il mondo delle arti marziali.

Il 5 piedi 2 Martinez tornerà a La Jaula, la gabbia Combate Americas, per la seconda volta nella sua carriera dopo aver sborsato uno splendido, highlight reel knockout di Familiarità con "Chocolate" Rom nel secondo turno (2:45) di battaglia a Combate 15 a Città del Messico in poi Giugno 30.

Dopo la vittoria del debutto promozionale, Martinez, anche un concorrente decorato di Muay Thai, ha ottenuto un secondo posto ai "The World Games" di WAKO Kickboxing 2017 – Wroclaw ”in Polonia Luglio 30.

Il 5 piedi 5 Bravo entrerà a La Jaula per la prima volta in assoluto e metterà in gioco una serie di tre vittorie consecutive. Tutte e tre le sue ultime vittorie sono arrivate per sottomissione a braccia aperte.

Bravo si è recentemente avventurato dal Cile a Las Vegas, Nev. per allenarsi per il prossimo incontro con famosi, pensionato, ex campione del mondo UFC Miesha Tate.

Oltre all'incontro di campionato del torneo "COPA COMBATE" e al combattimento femminile tra Martinez e Bravo, La trasmissione in diretta di "COPA COMBATE" di Telemundo presenterà la fase di semifinale del torneo composta da due periodi che mettono l'uno contro l'altro i vincitori dei quarti di finale di ogni girone del torneo. L'intera fase dei quarti di finale del torneo sarà trasmessa in streaming live sull'app Telemundo Deportes En Vivo e su TelemundoDeportes.com.

Telemundo Sports, uno dei principali fornitori di contenuti sportivi in ​​spagnolo negli Stati Uniti, è sede di due degli eventi sportivi più famosi al mondo: la Coppa del Mondo FIFA ™ attraverso 2026 e le Olimpiadi estive 2032. In aggiunta, Telemundo Deportes trasmette le partite di qualificazione CONCACAF alla Coppa del Mondo FIFA ™ per la maggior parte della regione, comprese le trasferte delle nazionali di Messico e USA e la Premier League. Telemundo Deportes ospita anche “Boxeo Telemundo Ford," il #1 programma di boxe in spagnolo, e "Titoli e altro," il #1 notizie sportive, spettacolo di intrattenimento e commento in spagnolo, tra le altre proprietà sportive riconosciute.
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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 DA CANCUN, MESSICO

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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, otto uomini, $100,000 grand prize tournament in Cancun, Messico Sabato, Novembre. 11.

(Pictured from left to right below): Tournament fighter Mikey Erosa of San Juan, Puerto Rico; 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, Da; Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren; Telemundo Deportes President Ray Warren; tournament fighter Carlos Rivera of Mexico City, Messico; tournament fighter Ricky Palacios of Mission, Texas; and tournament fighter Marc Gomez of Barcelona, Spagna

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

All eight tournament fighters announced

MIAMI – Ottobre 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 notte, 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'evento si svolgerà ilNovembre 11 a 11:30 p.m. E/ 8:30 p.m. PT, live from Cancun, Messico.

Lo storico, 90-minute live broadcast on Telemundo will coincide with the 24thanniversary 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,"Ha detto 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 libbre) divisione, hailing from the U.S., Messico, Puerto Rico, Spagna, Colombia, 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" Castaneda (14-2) di Mankato, Da. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:

  • Marcelo "Pitbull" Red (12-4) di Cordoba, Argentina
  • Carlos "Lobo" Rivera (10-2) di Città del Messico, Messico
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) di San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) di Barcellona, Spagna
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) di Bogotà, Colombia
  • Kevin "freddo" Moreyra (4-1) di Lima, Perù

Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (9-1) di Mission, 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 Roman Salazar e Chris Avila, rispettivamente.

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.

La trasmissione in diretta di "COPA COMBATE" di Telemundo presenterà la fase di semifinale del torneo composta da due periodi che mettono l'uno contro l'altro i vincitori dei quarti di finale di ogni girone del torneo. L'intera fase dei quarti di finale del torneo sarà trasmessa in streaming live sull'app Telemundo Deportes En Vivo e su TelemundoDeportes.com.

Telemundo Sports, uno dei principali fornitori di contenuti sportivi in ​​spagnolo negli Stati Uniti, è sede di due degli eventi sportivi più famosi al mondo: la Coppa del Mondo FIFA ™ attraverso 2026 e le Olimpiadi estive 2032. In aggiunta, Telemundo Deportes trasmette le partite di qualificazione CONCACAF alla Coppa del Mondo FIFA ™ per la maggior parte della regione, comprese le trasferte delle nazionali di Messico e USA e la Premier League. Telemundo Deportes ospita anche “Boxeo Telemundo Ford," il #1 programma di boxe in spagnolo, e "Titoli e altro," il #1 notizie sportive, spettacolo di intrattenimento e commento in spagnolo, tra le altre proprietà sportive riconosciute.
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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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Giovanni “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda (14-2) (destra) has been announced as the first entrant into Combate Americas’ storico, una notte, otto uomini gallo (135 libbre) “Copa Combate” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 a Cancun, Messico Sabato, Novembre. 11.
Historic event takes place in Cancun, Messico
sul 24th anniversario
Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren’s UFC 1

NEW YORK - Settembre 28, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the entry of 25-year-old trailblazer and its all-time winningest fighter, John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (14-2), into “Copa Combate,” the historic, una notte, otto uomini gallo (135 libbre) Arti marziali miste (MMA) tournament that will award its winner of three consecutive bouts a grand prize of $100,000 a Cancun, Messico Sabato, Novembre. 11.

“Copa Combate” takes place on the 24th anniversary of UFC 1, which was executive produced by Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder, Campbell McLaren. L'evento storico ha dato il via a una rivoluzione degli sport da combattimento, e ha cambiato per sempre il mondo delle arti marziali.

Castaneda of Mankato, Da. will enter La Jaula, la gabbia Combate Americas, riding a nine-fight win streak that dates back to May 2015, and that recently extended on Agosto 1 when he put on a dominant performance to earn a unanimous decision over Tiffany Cheyden in UFC President Dana White'SMartedì 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,"Ha detto McLaren.

Following the recent victory, Castaneda signed a new, in esclusiva, 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. settembre 17, 2015. Castaneda immediately shined, sconfiggendo Justin Governale by way of unanimous decision.

In his last start in La Jaula on Maggio 5, Castaneda scored a devastating, secondo turno (:42) WHO (punzoni) 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, sarà annunciato a breve.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES $100,000 GRAND PRIZE ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN ‘COPA’ TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, Novembre. 11 DA CANCUN, MESSICO

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Combate Americas has announced “Copa Combate,” a one-night, otto uomini, $100,000 grand prize tournament in the bantamweight (135 libbre) divisione, per Sabato, Novembre. 11 a Cancun, Messico.

Bantamweight showdown on the 24th 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 - Settembre 20, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced a historic, una notte, otto uomini gallo (135 libbre) 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 Cancun, Messico Sabato, Novembre. 11.

The epic event will take place on the 24th 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,"Ha detto McLaren.

“When I launched the UFC 24 anni fa, we changed the world and, suNovembre 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,"Ha continuato 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, sarà annunciato a breve.
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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 (nella 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 - Settembre 13, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it has named storied, sports industry business development and sponsorship sales leader Mike Pine, le prime arti marziali miste ispaniche (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,"Ha detto McLaren, also the co-founder of the original UFC.

“Mike’s incredible track record,"Ha continuato 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 and beyond.”

Pine will be responsible for building Combate Americas’ portfolio of sponsor partners which, ad oggi, has included the U.S. Esercito; 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, in oltre 137 million homes across the U.S. and Mexico on Azteca America and TV Azteca, rispettivamente, 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 Luglio 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. Air Force.

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Amateur MMA, Combate Americas, arti marziali miste, MMA

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 Venerdì, Sette 15

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

NEW YORK - Agosto 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 Venerdì, Sette. 15.

"Combatti le Americhe: El Grito en La Jaula,” the event that kicks off the partnership, will air live on Azteca America negli Stati Uniti. and on ESPN Latin America at 10 p.m. E, and will be headlined by a featherweight (145 libbre) matchup between ferocious, 26-year-old rising star Jose "Froggy" Estrada(3-1) di Oxnard, Calif. and gritty battler Izic “Lionheart” Fernandez (2-3) of Santa Ana, Calif.

In the women’s atomweight (105 libbre) co-main event, former Eddie Bravo protetta Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) di Las Vegas, Nev., fresh off her second-round submission victory over 12-time Spanish National Judo Champion Vanesa Rico, will make a quick return to La Jaula, la gabbia Combate Americas, where the 22-year-old will face off with Jenna Serio (3-2) di New York, N.Y..

Fissato il prezzo da $40, biglietti per “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 record, con 6 of her victories coming by way of either (T)KO o sottomissione.

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

Elsewhere on the fight card, imbattuto, emerging star Rafael “Gifted” Garcia (4-0) di Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico will make his second start in La Jaula and face off with three-time Combate Americas veteran Marcos “El Matador” Bonilla (4-4) di Los Angeles, Calif. in un concorso piuma.

In a battle between unbeaten lightweights (155 libbre) Javier “Habanero” Garcia (2-0) of Covina, Calif. assumerà Guillermo Gonzalez (3-0) di San Bernardino, Calif.

Fresh off his first-round submission victory at Combate Americas on Maggio 5, Ralph “The Spyder Monkey” Acosta (17-12) di Riverside, Calif. si scontrano con Cub Swanson studente Gareth De La Cruz (6-1) di Palm Springs, Calif.

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

Carta preliminare:
Piuma: Rafael Garcia vs. Mark Bonilla
Leggero: Javier Garcia vs. Guillermo Gonzalez
Atomweight: Brenda Enriquez vs. Shyann Farmer
Pesi Mosca: Ralph Acosta vs. Gareth De La Cruz
Pesi Mosca: Isaac Camarillo vs. Heber Castillo
Catchweight (140 libbre): Angel Gonzalez vs. Julio Aguilera
Peso medio: Santiago Diaz vs. Alex Thompson
Combate Americas, arti marziali miste, 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. Photo credit: 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 - Luglio 13, 2017 – Combate Americas has named retired, former women’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) campione del mondo 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.

Con sede a Las Vegas, Nev., Rivera-Calanoc, a training partner of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) campione del mondo 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,"Ha continuato 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 libbre), strawweight (115 libbre) and atomweight (105 libbre) – at three different points in her career.

Il primo agosto 23, 2008, Rivera-Calanoc was crowned a world champion after defeating Shawn Tamaribuchi by way of unanimous decision in a flyweight contest in Shawnee, Okla.

Born in Chihuahua, Messico, Rivera-Calanoc immigrated to the U.S. all'età 5 with her family, and was raised in Tulsa, Okla. She returned to her roots in Chihuahua annually until her latter teenage years.
Amateur MMA, Combate Americas, arti marziali miste, MMA

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

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Combate Americas superstar Ricky “Il Gallero” Palacios (destra) returns to action at “Combate Clascio” at Mana Wynwood in Miami on Luglio 27. Palacios will face his biggest test to date in Nate Diaz protege Chris Avila. Photo credit: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas LLC

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

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

Di Più:
Peso gallo: Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo vs. Billy Molina
Piuma: Alberto Montes vs. Jonathan Quiroz
Peso gallo: Irvin “The Beast” Rivera vs. Chino Duran
Peso gallo: Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet vs. Vinney “The Instigator” Pantaleon

NEW YORK - Luglio 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., su Giovedi, Luglio 27.

Making his return to the Combate Americas cage La Jaula is top-ranked bantamweight (135 libbre) stella Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (8-1), who will move up to the featherweight (145 libbre) 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 protetta, Chris Avila (5-4) di Stockton, Calif.

“This is shaping up to be our most stellar fight card, da cima a fondo, ad oggi. With the matchup between Ricky Palacios and Chris Avila, we are destined for another memorable night of electrifying action in La Jaula,"CEO di Combat Americas Campbell McLaren suddetto.

Fresh off his triumphant victory over another former UFC star Roman "El Gallito" Salazar at Combate 13 su Aprile 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" Red (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, Messico.

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 libbre) 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) di Long Beach, Calif.

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. Ulteriori attacchi saranno annunciati nei prossimi giorni.

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 Luglio 26 as well as concerts, parties and other interactive events prior to El Clásico Miami on Luglio 29.

For more information on El Clásico Miami fans can visit elclasicomiami.com e ionternationalchampionscup.com.

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