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COMBATE AMERICAS ADDS KYRA BATARA VS. VANESA RICO ATOMWEIGHT GRUDGE MATCH TO “COMBATE CLÁSICO” ON JULY 27 IN MIAMI

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Tickets for “Combate Clásico” on sale now

NEW YORK – July 6, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced the highly-anticipated atomweight (105 lik'hilograma tse) showdown pitting grappling sensation Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-4) against Judo black belt Vanesa Rico (2-2) at the upcoming “Combate Clásico” 10-bout professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event in Miami, Fla., ka Labone, July 27, televised live on Azteca America and ESPN LATAM.

Tickets for “Combate Clásico” are on sale online at Ticketon.com.

Nearly six months after failing to make weight for her Combate 11 ka sehloohong ketsahalo, the 22-year-old Batara (5-4) ea Las Vegas, Nev., a protégé of jiu-jitsu legend Eddie Bravo, will risk her undefeated record in La Jaula, le Combate Amerika gorole, at Miami’s Mana Wynwood venue, following a bitter rivalry that continues to intensify on social media.

“It’s no secret there’s bad blood between us and I am excited to ‘bring the heat’ to Miami and ignite a ‘Fight of the Night’ performance on such a grand stage,” Batara said. “Being from Las Vegas, I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.”

Making her U.S. qalo, the 36-year-old Rico (2-2) of Alicante, Spain, holds a second-degree black belt in Judo and is a 13-year member of the Spanish national Judo team and former national freestyle wrestling champion. Her two professional MMA career victories to date both came by way of submission.

“I was really looking forward to fighting for Combate in February but unfortunately, Kyra robbed me of that chance with her unprofessional behavior by missing weight,” Rico said. “I hope that Kyra comes ready this time because I am very motivated to show the world who I am. I’ve waited so long now to get in the cage at Combate, it’s my time!"

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

The event will air live in the U.S. on Azteca America and live on ESPN LATAM in Latin America at 10 p.m. LE/9 p.m. CT. It will also air the following night, Labohlano, July 28 on TV Azteca in Mexico. Additional matchups for “Combate Clásico” will be announced soon.

For more information on El Clásico Miami fans can visit elclasicomiami.com le internationalchampionscup.com.
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RELEVENT SPORTS AND COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCE GROUNDBREAKING PARTNERSHIP FOR “COMBATE CLASICO” ON THURSDAY, July 27

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FACE OFF IN EL CLASICO MIAMI

Tickets for “Combate Clasico” on sale now

NEW YORK – June 2, 2017 – Relevent Sports, a division of RSE Ventures, and Combate Americas today announced a groundbreaking partnership to produce “Combate Clasico,” a spectacular, maemo a lefatshe Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) live television event in Miami, Fla. ka Labone, July 27.

Tickets for “Combate Clasico” are on sale online at Ticketon.com.

In the main event of a 10-bout affair that takes place at Mana Wynwood, the two premier, pound-for-pound fighters from rival cities in Spain – Abner “Skullman” Lloveras (20-9-1) of Barcelona and Javier Fuentes (9-4) of Madrid – will face off two days before the El Clasico Miami, a meeting between global soccer powers Real Madrid and FC Barcelona at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The match, which marks the clubs’ first meeting in North America and the first outside of Spain since 1982, is part of the International Champions Cup presented by Heineken.

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

For more information on El Clasico Miami fans can visit elclasicomiami.com le internationalchampionscup.com.

“Relevent Sports is thrilled to partner with Combate Americas,” said Relevent Sports Chairman Charlie Stillitano. “Combate Clasico promises to be another must-see event in the lead up to El Clasico Miami at Hard Rock Stadium.”

“We are excited to be working with Relevent Sports and the International Champions Cup to bring the Combate Americas brand of electrifying, professional Hispanic MMA action to Miami,” said Combate Americas CEO and UFC co-founder Campbell McLaren. “This promises to be a phenomenal week of live sports and music, culminating in a historic showdown between the world’s two biggest soccer powerhouses.”

The event will air live in the U.S. on Azteca America at 10 p.m. LE/9 p.m. CT. It will also air the following night, Labohlano, July 28 on TV Azteca in Mexico.

The pride of Barcelona, the 34-year-old Lloveras is a 2010 Spanish Olympic boxing tournament Gold Medalist and three-time national boxing champion. A 2015, Lloveras, who holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs.. Team Faber reality television series on Fox Sports 1.

The 27-year-old Fuentes is an aggressive-minded and fast-paced competitor who has earned all of his professional career victories to date by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

Additional matchups for “Combate Clasico” will be announced soon.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES NINE-BOUT LINEUP FOR CINCO DE MAYO MMA EVENT IN VENTURA, California

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LIVE FROM VENTURA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
ON Labohlano, 'Na 5

LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
JOSE “FROGGY” ESTRADA VS. EMILIO CHAVEZ

Bobebe Co-Main Event:
Danny “The Realist” Ramirez vs. Chris “Taco” Padilla

Hape:
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda vs. Chris Beal
Alyssa Garcia vs. Sheila Padilla
Heinrich Wassmer vs. Freddie Arteaga

Tickets for “Combate 14” on sale now
NEW YORK – April 25, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced a sensational, nine-bout Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight card that will take place at Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, Dorella., in celebration of the “Cinco De Mayo” holiday, ka Labohlano, Ka 5.

In the lightweight (155 lik'hilograma tse) main event of “Combate 14,” undefeated, heavy-handed rising star Jose “Froggy” Estrada (3-0) tla Square tloha le Emilio “The Ferocious Aztec” Chavez (11-9).

Turu ho $35, tickets for “Combate 14” are available online at Ticketon.com.

The 5-foot-6, 26-year-old Estrada from Fillmore, Dorella. has been on a tear since he made his professional debut with Combate Americas last April, stopping all three of his opponents to date inside of one round.

Chavez of Fullerton, Dorella. is a flashy, 5-foot-9, 30-year-old competitor who will make the second start of his career in La Jaula, le Combate Amerika gorole. In his promotional debut on April 18, 2016, Chavez submitted Angel Cruz ea bobeli ho pota-pota (4:21) of action with a rear-naked choke.

A ho sebdisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, which will also be contested at lightweight, Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (6-2) will return to action on the heels of a “Fight of the Night” performance in La Jaula, to battle Combate Americas newcomer and fellow knockout artist Chris “Taco” Padilla (7-2).

The 5-mithara 9, 28-year-old Ramirez of North Hills, Dorella. staged an incredible, relentless performance against Erick “Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez at “Combate 12” on February 16, earning a unanimous decision over Gonzalez in what was Ramirez’s second straight win.

Padilla of Gardena, Dorella. has notched six of his seven professional career victories to date by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa. Prior to making his professional debut in 2014, “Taco” amassed a perfect, 6-0 record under amateur status, with all of his wins coming by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

In other action at “Combate 14,” bantamweight (135 lik'hilograma tse) star John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (11-2) will face off with Chris “The Real Deal” Beal (10-4).

Castaneda of Mankato, Ho. is riding a seven-fight win streak that dates back to May 16, 2015 when he secured a first-round submission (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) hlōla ka Pedro Velasco. The 5-maoto-7, 25-year-old has been perfect in La Jaula, winning all five of his Combate Americas bouts.

The 5-maoto-7, 31-year-old Beal of Ventura is an eight-year, battle-tested veteran of the sport who has competed on three different continents. In his first start with Combate Americas, he will look to end a recent, four-fight skid.

Elsewhere on the card, Alyssa “Tiny Tim” Garcia (3-2) ea Whittier, Dorella. tla tobana le Sheila Padilla (2-1) ea Visalia, Dorella. in an atomweight (105 lik'hilograma tse) matchup.

Submission ace Heinrich Wassmer (5-1) ea Los Angeles, Dorella. will take on hard-nosed scrapper Freddie “Lil’ Man” Arteaga (8-5) of Boise, Idaho in a flyweight (125 lik'hilograma tse) tlholisanong.

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 14” Fight Card

Lightweight Main Event:
Jose Estrada vs. Emilio Chavez

Bobebe Co-Main Event:
Danny Ramirez vs. Chris Padilla

Bantamweight: John Castaneda vs. Chris Beal
Middleweight: Joseph Vidales vs. Joseph Henle
Flyweight: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Freddie Arteaga
Flyweight: Michael Reyes vs. Benji Gomez
Atomweight: Alyssa Garcia vs. Sheila Padilla
Catchweight (140 lik'hilograma tse): Ryan Lilley vs. Ralph Acosta
Bobebe: Bruno Machado vs. Austin Wilson

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Fight Network Presents 5 Live Events Over 3 Matsatsi a Qalang Bosiung bona, April 20

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Bakeng sa Tokollo ea Hang-hang - April 20, 2017

Ho kenyeletsa UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. Lobov Prelims, ONE Championship: Marena a Qetello, LFA 10: Heinish vs. Rota, M-1 ba-Bothata ba 76 le Combate Amerika 13

Toronto – Ntoa Network, ea lefatse Tonakgolo 24/7 kanale ea li-platform tse ngata e ikemiselitseng ho fana ka litaba tse felletseng tsa lipapali tsa ntoa, e hlahisa matsatsi a mararo a tletseng liketso tsa ntoa e tsoakiloeng, ho qala bosiung bona, Labone, April 20, le Combate Amerika 13 ho tsoa Tucson, Arizona, qala lefatšeng ka bophara ka prelims phela ka 8 p.m. ET le ho 10 p.m. ET naheng ea Canada ka karete ea mantlha e phelang, e latelang kgatiso e phelang ya PHEELLO QHOBANE ka 8 p.m. LE.

Ketso e tsoela pele ka Labohlano, April 21 ka 8:30 a.m. ET ka khaso e phelang ea Canada ea ONE Championship: Marena a Qetello ho tloha Manila, Philippines. Hamorao, ka 9 p.m. LE, LFA 10: Heinish vs. Rota e tsoa Pueblo, Colorado le airs phela ho Fight Network naheng ea Canada le lefats'e ka bophara 30 bikolo Europe, Afrika le Bochabela bo Hare.

Ka Moqebelo, April 22, M-1 Global e khutla ka sehlooho se habeli, qala ka 10 a.m. LE le Kgetho ya M-1 76, e hlahang lifiliming tsa Canada, le U.S. le lefatseng ka bophara tse fetang 30 bikolo Europe, Afrika le Bochabela bo Hare. The M-1 ba-Bothata ba 76 main card airs phela ka ho khetheha Canada ka 1 p.m. LE.

Qetellong, Fight Network e tla fana ka litaba tse pharalletseng tsa UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. Lobov ho pholletsa le Canada ka Moqebelo, April 22, ho qala ka 7 p.m. ET le ba phelang UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. LobovPONTŠO TSA NTOA isang ho PHELANG PELE ka Ntoa Network. Karete e kholo e hlaha ho TSN5. TheUFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. Lobov PONTŠO TSA NTOA e tla ba le 'mampoli oa UFC Welterweight Tyron Woodley le mohlabani ea seng a tlohetse mosebetsi oa UFC ea boima bo bobebe, Yves Edwards ea sebeletsang e le bahlahlobisisi ba deske le moamoheli Karyn Bryant le motlalehi Laura Sanko ba tsamaisang lipuisano tsa mohlabani sebakeng seo..

Qetellong ea karete e kholo ea Moqebelo, e phelang UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. Lobov PONTŠO MOLATO ho Fight Network e fana ka lintlha tsa bohlokoa, tlhahlobo le lipuisano ka mor'a ntoa.

Lenaneo le hlophisitsoeng la bosiung bona Combate Amerika 13, ho qala ka 8 p.m. ET lefatšeng ka bophara ho Fight Network le 10 p.m. ET ka karete e kholo ea Canada, akarelletsa ho:

-Roma Salazar (10-5) vs.. Ricky Palacios (7-1)

-Irwin Rivera (5-2) vs.. Kevin Nativity (2-0)

-Benny Madrid (9-3) vs.. Chad Dietmeyer (8-2)

-Daniel Rodriguez (3-0) vs.. Joel Champion (4-0)

-Erick Sanchez (7-3) vs.. Randy Steinke (17-10-1)
-Victor Reyna (8-3) vs.. Andrew Perez (5-4)
-Stephanie Alba (3-1) vs.. Alesha Zappitella (2-0)

ONE Championship: Marena a Qetello, e hlahang ka Labohlano, April 21 ka 8:30 a.m. ET ho pholletsa le Canada, e etelletsoe pele ke morena oa boima bo bobebe Eduard Folayang ea sireletsang tlotla ea hae khahlanong le Ev Ting ea matla. Karete e felletseng e kenyelletsa:

-Eduard Folayang (17-5) vs.. Ev Things (13-3) - Sehlooho se le seng se bobebe
-Kevin Belingon (14-5) vs.. Tony Tauru (11-4-1)
-Danny Shoes (5-0) vs.. Muhammad Aiman (2-1)

-Eugene Toquero (8-4) vs.. Stefer Rahadian (4-0)
-Chan Rothana (4-2) vs.. Xie Bin (2-1)

-Gina Inionng (4-2) vs.. Natalie Hills (2-4)
-Michelle Nicolini (3-1) vs.. Irina Mazepa (2-0)

-Robin Catalan (4-3) vs.. Jeremy Miado (6-0)
-Christian Lee (5-1) vs.. Jianping Wan (2-2)
-Honorio Banari (11-6) vs.. Jaroslav Jartim (6-5-1)

LFA 10: Heinish vs. Rota, e hlahang ka Labohlano, April 21 ka 9 p.m. ET ho pholletsa le Canada le lefats'e ka bophara ho Fight Network, e na le lethathamo le latelang:

-Ian Heinish (7-0) vs.. lucas rota (12-6)

-Nick Urso (9-3) vs.. Brandon Royval (5-2)
-Zac Riley (5-3) vs.. Jerome Rivera (5-0)

-Dominic Montoya (7-0) vs.. Slobodan Maksimovic (12-5-1)

-Andrew Yates (9-2) vs.. Andrew Tenneson (5-1)
-Adam Martinez (3-1) vs.. Michael Perez (1-0)

-Cody Yohn (3-1) vs.. Mike Jones (4-2)

Moqebelo oa M-1 Global doubleheader e qala ka phatlalatso ea lefatše ka bophara ea Kgetho ya M-1 76 ka 10 a.m. LE, e tla kenyelletsa likhohlano tse latelang:

-Javier Fuentes (9-3) vs.. Khamzat Sakalov (4-2)
-Elnur veliev (6-0) vs.. Zalimbek Omarov (7-2)
-Anatoly Lyagu (5-1) vs.. Abubakar Mestoev (4-0)
-Evgeny Goncharov (5-2) vs.. Daniil Arepyev (7-1)
-Alexey Valivakhin (10-5) vs.. Engishkan Ozdoev (0-0)

The M-1 ba-Bothata ba 76 main card airs phela ka mose Canada ka 1 p.m. ET mme o etelletsoe pele ke khohlano bakeng sa bompoli ba M-1 bantamweight. Karete e feletseng ea ntoa e kenyelletsa:

-Movsar Evloev (6-0) vs.. Alexei Nevzorov (12-2) – M-1 bantamweight sehlooho
-Khamzat Dalgiev (8-1) vs.. Heliton dos Santos (15-5)
-Bochabela ho Nagibin (8-2) vs.. Diego D'Avila (18-5)

-Sergey Morozov (6-2) vs.. Fabrizio Sarraff (22-9)

-Zalimbeg Omarov (7-2-1) vs.. Elnur veliev (6-0-1)

Moqebelo oa UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. Lobov PELELI moea phela ka Ntoa Network ho pholletsa le Canada ka 8 p.m. LE. Karete e nang le linaleli tse 'nè e kenyelletsa:

-Thales Leites (26-7) vs.. Sam Alvey (30-8)
-Dustin Ortiz (16-6) vs.. Brandon Moreno (13-3)

-Scott Holtzman (9-2) vs.. Michael McBride (8-2)

-Jessica Penne (12-5) vs.. Danielle Taylor (8-2)

Bakeng sa e tletseng thathamisitse Ntoa Network oa hasa kemiso, ka kōpo etela www.fightnetwork.com, latela re on Twitterfightnet, e se e le Fan on Facebook le re etela ka Instagramfightnet.
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COMBATE AMERICAS COMPLETES STACKED, 10-BOUT FIGHT CARD FOR TUCSON, Arizona

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LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
ON Labone, APRIL 20

Undefeated welterweights Daniel Rodriguez and Joel Champion face off

Unbeaten Alesha Zappitella faces Stephanie Alba
in women’s atomweight matchup

Tickets for “Combate 13” on sale now
NEW YORK – April 6, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today the completion of a stacked, 10-fight lineup for its “Combate 13” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Ariz. ka Labone, April 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. LE).

Among the matchups added to finalize the card are a welterweight (170 lik'hilograma tse) showdown between a pair of undefeated, rising stars in Daniel Rodriguez (3-0) le Joel Champion (4-0), neither of whom have been taken the distance of a fight yet, as well as a women’s atomweight (105 lik'hilograma tse) contest between unbeaten sensation Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella (2-0) and hard-nosed battler Stephanie “The Cyclone” Alba (3-1).

Ka bantamweight (135 lik'hilograma tse) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Ariz. will collide with knockout artist Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1) ea Mission, Texas.

“We have a fantastic lineup of fights assembled, and we are excited about bringing the Combate Americas live television series to Arizona for the first time ever,"O ile a re Combate Amerika CEO Campbell McLaren.

Turu ho $20, tickets for “Combate 13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).

Le 6, tsamaea ka maoto-1, 29-ea lilemo li Rodriguez, who recently signed an exclusive, multi-fight contract with Combate Americas, has notched all three of his professional wins to date inside of two rounds. In his last effort on January 21, the Alhambra, Dorella. resident scored a second round (3:55) WHO (punches) ka Christian Gonzalez.

Also 6-foot-1 and 29 le lilemo li, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, o a recu e chitja ea pele (4:13) knockout on Chris Collins.

Zappitella is a 4-foot-11, 22-year-old resident of Brighton, Michigan and decorated amateur wrestler, who is coming off an extraordinary victory in Sanya, China on February 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 lik'hilograma tse), two weight classes above Zappitella’s natural fighting weight.

The 4-foot-11, 34-year-old Alba of Houston, Texas will look to return to the win column after suffering a split decision defeat at the hands of old rival Paulina “Firefox” Granados at “Combate 5” last Ka 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.

Tse ling bohato, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) tla kopana Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) kwa welterweight.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa, while Perez of Tucson, le 5-maoto-9, 28-selemo se le seng, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) ho ikokobelletsa (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) hlōla ka Anthony Wray ka October 1, 2016.

Originally slated to face Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) of Palm Beach, Fla., Randy Steinke (17-10) of Payson, Ariz. will now square off with Urijah Faber-protégé Erick Sanchez (7-3) ea Sacramento, Dorella., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) ea Phoenix, Ariz.

The 5-foot-10, 26-year-old Sanchez is looking to bounce back quickly from a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Andres “The Bullet” Quintana at Combate 11 ka February 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, le Combate Amerika gorole.

Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) ea Josue Rodriguez ka 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (punches) ea Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on January 28.

Natividad turned professional after amassing a perfect amateur record of 6-0. Five of his amateur victories came by way of TKO or submission.

The “Combate 13” preliminary bout card will also feature two flyweight matchups – the first between Arturo Guzman (0-1) of Tucson and Robert Caspar (0-0) of Copperas Grove, Texas, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, Refresh. (1-1) ea Tempe, Ariz.

To location what station Azteca America airs on in your market, you can log onto the network’s channel finder.

In addition to Azteca America and ESPN Latin America, “Combate13” will air on TV Azteca in Mexico the following night, Labohlano, April 21, ka 11 p.m. CT. It will be distributed by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand.

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 13” Fight Card

Bantamweight Main Event:
Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

Bantamweight: Irwin Rivera vs. Kevin Nativity
Welterweight: Benny Madrid vs.. Chad Dietmeyer
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Joel Champion
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Featherweight: Erick Sanchez vs. Randy Steinke
Welterweight: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Flyweight: Justin Rascon vs. Jose, Palencia, Refresh.
Flyweight: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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COMBATE AMERICAS HITS CASINO DEL SOL IN TUCSON, ARIZONA ON THURSDAY, APRIL 20

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LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

BANTAMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
ROMAN “EL GALLITO” SALAZAR VS. RICKY “EL GALLERO” PALACIOS
Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz vs. Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi
Hape:
Welterweight: Benny Madrid vs.. Chad Dietmeyer
Bantamweight: Randy Steinke vs.. Irwin Rivera

Tickets for “Combate13” on sale now

NEW YORK – April 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 p.m. LE) television event series to Tucson, Ariz. for the first-time ever on Labone, April 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 lik'hilograma tse) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) le knockout moetsi oa litšoantšo Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1).

Ketsahalo ena e, “Combate13,” will also be distributed live on ESPN Latin America and by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand. It will air on TV Azteca in Mexico, the following night, Labohlano, April 21, ka 11 p.m. CT.

A ho sebdisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) le Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 lik'hilograma tse) tlholisanong.

Turu ho $20, tickets for “Combate13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).

“We are excited to be bringing our live television series to a new market that has a reputation for being a great fight town filled with passionate fans and decorated combat sports athletes,” said Combate Americas President Alberto Rodriguez.

Also slated for action, Benny "Mor'a" Madrid (9-3) tla nka ka Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) ka welterweight (170 lik'hilograma tse) ntoeng, le setsebi ikokobelletsa Randy Steinke (17-10-1) will face off with aggressive-minded, Blackzilians camp member Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) in another bantamweight contest.

Additional matchups will be announced soon.

Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

The 5-maoto-7, 29-year-old Salazar of Scottsdale, Ariz. is a three-time Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC) veteran who will make his first start of 2017, and his first-ever in La Jaula.

In his last effort at WFF 32 ka November 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar by way of unanimous decision.

E boetse e 29 le lilemo li, the 5-foot-6 Palacios of Mission, Texas will put on the line a four-fight win streak that includes back-to-back finishes – a second round (3:14), one-punch knockout of Carlos Ricardo Diaz ka June 12, 2015, and a stunning, pele ho pota-pota (1:00) head kick knockout of Benji Gomez at “Combate2” on Sept. 17, 2015 – as well as a “Fight of the Month” nominated, unanimous decision conquest of Brandon Royval at “Combate7” on May 9, 2016.

Also unbeaten (2-0-1) e le litsebi Boxer, Palacios has earned 5 ea hae 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)KO.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

6-leoto, 35-year-old Ortiz is riding a two-fight win streak after producing back-to-back stoppages in his last two appearances – a third round (4:45) WHO (punches) ea Dano Moore ka October 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) WHO (punches) ea Brendan Tierney ka March 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 ea hae 15 mosebetsi wins ka tsela ea (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

Arizmendi is an 11-year veteran of the sport, and winner of his last two matchups. Ka October 3, 2015, he forced Brendan Tierney to retire after the second round (5:00) of action and, ka March 5, 2016, he took a unanimous decision from Username Salantri.

Benny Madrid vs.. Chad Dietmeyer

Fighting out of Phoenix, Ariz., the 5-foot-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 ea hae 9 professional career victories by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) ea Jeff Fletcher that came at the 1:26 mark of the opening round on September 18, 2015, and a knockout of Roberto Leon that occurred at the 1:10 mark of the first stanza of their matchup.

Dietmeyer is coming off a four-year layoff from competition. In his last start on March 30, 2012, he faced his toughest test to date in UFC and DREAM veteran Antonio McKee, taking McKee the distance of their fight before finding himself on the losing end of a unanimous decision.

Randy Steinke vs.. Irwin Rivera

The 5-mithara 9, 31-year-old Steinke of Payson, Ariz. will enter La Jaula for the first time after scoring back-to-back, first round submissions over just a two-week span, ka Ray Robinson le Guillermo Pena ka October 1, 2016 le October 15, 2016, ka ho latellana.

Rivera is a 5-foot-6, 28-year-old native of Windsor, New York who relocated to South Florida to join the famed Blackzilians camp. Ho fihla joale, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES COMPLETE LINEUP FOR TIJUANA, MEXICO ON THURSDAY, MARCH 30

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LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

Bantamweight Main event:
Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo vs. Iván “El Brasil” Flores

E boetse e:

José Alday replaces injured Joey Ruquet, will face Irving Hernández Cristi in a featherweight battle

Unbeaten Nate Diaz protégés Cristian Díaz and José Aguayo to make their respective debuts in La Jaula

NEW YORK – March 17, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced the completion of a stellar, 11-bout card for its debut in Tijuana, Mexico on Thursday, March 30, live on Azteca America in the U.S. ka 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m from the Auditorio Municipal.

TV Azteca will broadcast “Combate12” in Mexico on Friday at 11:00 p.m., and UFC Fight Pass® will distribute an English-language version of the event as a video on demand (VOD).

“Combate12” will be headlined by a bantamweight (135 boima ba) showdown between Argentinean Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (10-4) and Monterrey, Mexico native Iván “El Brasil” Lipalesa (8-1-1).

Rojo, a veteran of season three of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America, will look to make a statement in his first start in La Jaula, le Combate Amerika gorole, when he faces Flores, who will be on a mission to defend the honor of his house.

Rojo will fight for the first time in Mexico after an extensive career in South American arenas where he has become one of the most popular fighters in the region.
Lipalesa, meanwhile, will look to rebound from a second round (3:11) ho ikokobelletsa (letsoho-kgutlotharo bipetsa) defeat at the hands of Mark “The Bumblebee” Delarosa at “Combate10” in Mexico City, Mexico in January.

Another contestant from the third season of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America, Costa Rican Walter Zamora (9-2), will face Monterrey native Alex “Gallito” Lipalesa (8-1) in the “Combate12” co-main event; the Mexican fighter has one goal only, and that is to defend the honor of his country in the featherweight (145 lik'hilograma tse) qeta.

In one of the most anticipated Combate Americas battles of 2017, Erick “The Ghost Pepper” González (5-2) ea Los Angeles, California returns to action less than two months after his “Fight of the Night” performance against Danny “The Realist” Ramírez in the main event of “Combate11.”

Gonzalez will collide with Marco Antonio “La Roca” Elpidio (7-1) ea Mexico City. Elpidio was victorious by way of split decision over Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas at “Combate10.”

After sustaining a broken nose in training, Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet of Las Vegas, Nev. has been replaced by Jose “El Pochito” Alday (9-2) of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.

Alday, whose last start on October 15 against Mahatma Chit-Bala Garcia Avalos resulted in a draw, will square off with Irving “Moreno” Hernandez (4-2) ea Tijuana. Hernandez is a winner of his last three bouts, two by (T)KO.

Holim'a moo, two of UFC star Nate Diaz’s Stockton, Calif.-based, undefeated protégés, José Aguayo (2-0) and Christian Giovannie (1-0), will make their respective promotional debuts.

Aguayo will face Gilbert Santos (1-2) Ensenada, Mexico in a featherweight matchup, while Giovannie will fight Angel Gonzalez (0-0), also of Ensenada, in a bantamweight tilt.

COMBATE12 FIGHT CARD
Main Event
Marcelo Rojo (10-4) vs.. Iván Hernández Flores (8-1-1)
Division: 135 liponto. (Bantamweight)

Co-Main Event
Walter Zamora (9-2) vs.. Alex “Gallito” Lipalesa (8-1)
Division: 145 liponto. (Featherweight)

Marco Antonio Elpidio (7-1) vs.. Erick González (5-2)
Division: 155 liponto. (Bobebe)

Christopher Ramírez (5-1) vs.. Alex Velasco (6-1)
Division: 170 liponto. (Welterweight)

Pablo Sabori (6-3) vs.. Levy Saúl Marroquín (7-1)
Division: 145 liponto. (Featherweight)

José Aguayo (2-0) vs.. Gilbert Santos (1-2)
Division: 145 liponto. (Featherweight)

Ramón Lopez (1-2) vs.. Mark Bonilla (4-3)
Division: 155 liponto. (Bobebe)

José Alday (9-2) vs.. Irving Hernández (4-2)
Division: 145 liponto. (Featherweight)

Pablo Olea (5-5) vs.. Eduardo Varela Soto (2-1)
Division: 135 liponto. (Bantamweight)

Christian Giovannie (1-0) vs.. Ángel González (0-0)
Division: 135 liponto. (Bantamweight)

Oscar Quintero (2-1) vs.. Oscar Chairez (1-0)
Division: 125 liponto. (Flyweight)

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COMBATE AMERICAS RETURNSTO MEXICO WITH HARD-HITTING DEBUT IN TIJUANA ON THURSDAY, MARCH 30

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LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®

BANTAMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT: MARCELO “PITBULL” ROJO VS. IVAN FLORES

Featherweight Co-Main Event:
Walter Zamora vs. Alex “Gallito” Flores

Hape:
Erick “Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez vs. Marco Antonio “La Roca” Elpidio
Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet vs. Jose Salasar

NEW YORK – March 10, 2017 – Combate Americas announced its second event of the year in a Mexican territory – a debut visit to the city of Tijuana – ka Labone, March 30, live on Azteca America (10 p.m. LE/PT) and UFC Fight Pass® (8 p.m. LE/5 p.m. PT), from Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno.

Ka bantamweight (135 lik'hilograma tse) ka sehloohong ketsahalo, Argentinian Marcelo “Hrithik” Rojo (10-4) will square off with fellow rising star and Monterrey, Mexico native Iván “El Brasil” Flores (8-1-1).

Rojo, a semifinalist on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America, will make his promotional debut in La Jaula, le Combate Amerika gorole, and set out to prove that he has the tools necessary to lead Combate Americas’ fast-growing, 135-boima ba arola.

“I’m not only here as a guest. I came here to become the most important fighter in my division,” said Rojo. “MMA has grown in Argentina, and it’s about time that we show that on this side of the continent. This fight will be a duel between the North against South.”

On the other side, Lipalesa, who suffered his first career defeat at the hands of unbeaten Mark “The Bumblebee” Delarosa at the Combate Americas event in Mexico City, Mexico on January 19, now wants to return to the win column immediately.

“When you face a Mexican fighter, you have to be prepared for the most difficult fight of your life. I hope (Rojo) is aware of that, if he wants to be victorious” said Flores.

Rojo will fight for the first time in Mexico after an extensive career in South American arenas where he has become one of the most popular fighters in the region.

In the featherweight (145 lik'hilograma tse) sebedisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, Walter Zamora (9-2) of Costa Rica will battle Alex “Gallito” Flores (8-1) of Monterrey.

Zamora’s debut in Combate Americas will once again personify the sports rivalry between Mexican and Central American fighters.

“Mexico is always the one to beat at any sport,” Zamora explained. “It won’t be any different against Flores. We are going to put on a good show. It will be a spectacular evening because the best fighters of the Americas will be present in Tijuana.”

In other action in La Jaula, Erick “Ghost Pepper” González (5-2) ea Los Angeles, Dorella. will return to action just six weeks after his heroic, “Fight of the Night” performance against Danny “The Realist” Ramírez at Combate11 on February 16.

Gonzalez will battle Marco Antonio “La Roca” Elpidio (7-1) of Mexico City in a lightweight (155 lik'hilograma tse) taba. Elpidio was victorious by way of split decision over Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas at the Combate Americas event in Mexico City.

Gonzalez’s three-fight win streak was snapped when he gave up a unanimous decision to Ramirez.

In another bantamweight scrap, Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (4-1) ea Las Vegas, Nev. tla collide le Jose Salasar (4-2) ea Tijuana.

Ruquet notched a spectacular victory by submission (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) ea bobeli ho pota-pota (1:47) of action against Jose “The Ghost” Ceja at the Combate Americas event in Mexico City.

Additional Combate12 bouts will be announced soon.

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COMBATE AMERICAS HITS BURBANK, CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16; LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®

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ATOMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
KYRA BATARA VS VANESA RICO FERNANDEZ

Featherweight Co-Main Event:
Erick Sanchez vs. Andres “The Bullet” Quintana

Hape:
Erick “Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez vs. Danny “The Realist” Ramirez
Jose “Froggy” Estrada vs. George Hernandez

Tickets for “Combate11” on sale now
NEW YORK – January 25, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced the main event – a women’s atomweight (105 lik'hilograma tse) makhaola-khang pakeng tsa Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-4) and eight-time Spanish national Judo champion Vanesa Rico Fernandez (2-2) – as well as three additional bouts for the league’s 11go th phela Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ketsahalo, which takes place at Burbank Events Center in Burbank, Dorella. ka Labone, Feb. 16, and airs live on Azteca America (10 p.m. LE/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 p.m. LE/5 p.m. PT).

The event will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Labohlano, Jan. 20 ka 11 p.m. CT., on TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AZTECA; Latibex: XTZA), one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world.

Turu ho $45, tickets for the event – “Combate11” – can be purchased online at ItsMySeat.com.

In the featherweight (145 lik'hilograma tse) co-main event between two of the sport’s fastest rising stars, Uria Faber-a sireletsa Erick Sanchez (7-2) will collide with Combate Americas newcomer Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (9-2).

Elsewhere on the live telecast, fellow knockout artists Erick “The Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez (5-1) le Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (5-2) will face off in a lightweight (155 lik'hilograma tse) khahloa, while unbeaten, heavy-handed Jose “Froggy” Estrada (2-0) will take on submission artist George “Furious” Hernandez (4-3), also at lightweight.

Additional bouts for “Combate11”, including a flyweight (125 lik'hilograma tse) matchup featuring Heinrich “Ricky Scraps” Wassmer (4-1) ea Los Angeles, Dorella., tla o ile a phatlalatsa haufinyane.

Kyra Batara vs. Vanesa Rico Fernandez

The 4-foot-11, 22-year-old Batara of Las Vegas, Nev. has been unstoppable in La Jaula, le Combate Amerika gorole, winning all three of her matchups, including a second round (4:13) TKO of Jenny “The Phoenix” Silverio that Batara produced in an unprecedented manner – a ground and pound assault with Silverio locked in a “twister,” the patented submission move created by Batara’s famed mentor, Eddie Bravo.

Making her U.S. qalo, Rico Fernandez (2-2) of Alicante, Spain holds a second-degree black belt in Judo and is a 13-year member of the Spanish national Judo team and former national freestyle wrestling champion. Her two professional MMA career victories to date both came by way of submission.

Erick Sanchez vs. Andres Quintana

The 5-foot-10, 26-year-old Sanchez of Sacramento, Dorella. is an explosive finisher who will enter La Jaula for the third time in his career, on a three-fight winning streak.

The Team Alpha Male member has put away all three of his last opponents by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa, including his last adversary – Mike Segura – whom Sanchez forced to tap out from a rear-naked choke just 50 seconds into their meeting at Combate Americas last April 18.

Fighting out of Roswell, N.M., the 6-foot-, 25-year-old Quintana is another devastating force who has earned all but one of his nine professional career wins by way of (T)KO.

Quintana will attempt to bounce back from his only loss in nearly five years – a first round (2:10) WHO (body kick and punches) at the hands of Adrian Diaz, ka Ka 19.

Erick Gonzalez vs. Danny Ramirez

The 5-foot-10, 25-year-old Gonzalez of Torrance, Dorella. will risk a three-fight win streak, including two consecutive victories under the promotion of Combate Americas.

Gonzalez has notched four of his five professional wins to date via (T)KO. Hae ea ho qetela qala, he handed Cuban upstart Yoandy Carrillo his first career defeat by way of TKO (punches) ea bobeli ho pota-pota (3:13) la ntoa.

A native of Los Angeles and former U.S. Marine, ea 5-mithara 9, 27-year-old Ramirez fights out of Sacramento and, like his opponent, has claimed victory in all but one of his five conquests, dessyecik (T)KO.

The hard-hitting Ramirez scored a third round (1:02) WHO (punches) ka Chuck Seang in his last appearance on August 27.

Jose Estrada vs. George Hernandez

In less than one year as a professional, the 5-foot-6, 26-year-old Estrada, known best to his fans as “Froggy,” has already earned the reputation of a brutal puncher, scoring first-round knockout wins in each of his two starts, both of which took place in La Jaula.

The Fillmore, Dorella. resident made a mark in his professional debut, putting Jonathan Quiroz flat on his back with a single punch in just under two minutes.

The 5-foot-10, 35-year-old Hernandez of Santa Rosa, Dorella. will seek his first win under the Combate Americas banner, and attempt to stop a three-fight skid.

After turning professional just two years ago at age 33, Hernandez cruised to victory in his first four bouts, defeating three of his opponents by way of submission and the fourth by way of TKO.

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COMBATE AMERICAS APPOINTS FINANCE AND SPORTS INDUSTRY LEADER JOE PLUMERI BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIRMAN

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First Data Vice Chairman, former Willis Group Holdings Chairman and CEO, and N.Y. Yankees minor league affiliate team owner sets his sights on the surging Hispanic millennial demographic and world’s fastest growing sport

NEW YORK, January 11 — Combate Amerika, the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports and media franchise, today announced the appointment of its lead investor, longtime financial services and sports industry entrepreneur and philanthropist Joe Plumeri, as its non-executive, board of directors chairman.

Plumeri, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for payment processing technology giant First Data, former chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings, former CEO of Citibank, North America and former President and Managing Partner of Shearson Lehman Brothers, as well as the owner of the New York Yankees minor league affiliate team, The Trenton Thunder, will sit on the board alongside Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder and Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren, and three of Plumeri’s fellow strategic investors.

Plumeri’s appointment comes on the heels of Combate Americas closing its series B round of financing.

“We are honored and excited to name such an esteemed and accomplished member of the business community like Joe Plumeri as the chairman of our board of directors and to have him play such a pivotal role in this movement we have created to serve the Hispanic millennial audience,"O ile a re McLaren, who launched Combate Americas in 2013 as a first-to-market venture that essentially combined his UFC pioneer experience with his storied background in television production.

“I am looking forward to this next chapter in my career that will allow me to focus on one of the last centers of growth in the U.S. economy – the emerging and exploding Hispanic demographic – through an incredible, first-to-market sports entertainment and media property that Campbell and his team have built with Combate Americas,” said Plumeri.

Prior to his role with First Data, Plumeri guided Willis Group Holdings for nearly 13 years to enormous value creation. He also served as President of Smith Barney, Vice Chairman of Travelers and Chairman and CEO of Primerica during his tenure with Citigroup.

As a philanthropist, Plumeri was named Humanitarian of the Year in 2006 after contributing the largest gift in history to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, to fund the construction of the New Jersey headquarters of the non-profit organization dedicated to fulfilling the wishes of children with life-threatening diseases.

Plumeri is also responsible for funding the creation of business scholarships, athletic scholarships and annual faculty excellence awards at his alma mater, The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va., where the baseball stadium, Plumeri Park, is named after his father. He also donated money to New York Law School to help create the Joe Plumeri Center for Social Justice and Economic Opportunity.

Combate Americas also recently announced a new company president in Alberto “El Presidente” Rodriguez, formerly Alberto Del Rio of the WWE, and a new television partnership that has its fight programming airing in over 135 million homes weekly on Azteca America in the U.S. and Mexico’s TV Azteca S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AZTECA; Latibex: XTZA), one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world.

For the first time in history, Combate Americas will head outside of the U.S. – to Mexico City, Mexico – with its live event series on Labone, Jan. 19 when it will present a 10-bout fight card live on Azteca America and UFC FIGHT PASS®. The event will air the following evening, Labohlano, Jan. 20 on TV Azteca.