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COMBATE AMERICAS: UNDEFEATED BANTAMWEIGHTS MARK DELAROSA AND IVAN HERNANDEZ FLORES FACE OFF IN MEXICO CITY ON THURSDAY, Siječanj 19

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FIGHT CARD COMPLETE WITH NINE BOUTS, INCLUDING PROMOTIONAL DEBUT OF UNDEFEATED COMBATE AMERICAS OPEN TRYOUT SIGNEE RAFA “GIFTED” GARCIA

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NEW YORK - Siječanj 6, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced the completion of a stellar, nine-bout Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Borba kartice, including a bantamweight (135 funti) showdown between two fast-rising, undefeated stars – Mark “The Bumblebee” Delarosa (7-0) a Ivan “El Brasil” Hernandez Flores (8-0-1) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on Četvrtak, Jan. 19, live on Azteca America (10 poslije podne. I/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 poslije podne. I/5 poslije podne. PT).

The “Combate10” event, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Petak, Jan. 20 na 11 poslije podne. 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.

The fight card is headlined by the previously announced, bantamweight battle between knockout artist Steve Swanson (14-2) and Xtreme Couture prodigy Gustavo Lopez (6-2).

One of the latest athletes to sign an exclusive, multi-fight agreement with Combate Americas, the 22-year-old Delarosa of Dallas, Texas will enter La Jaula, kavez Combate Amerike, for the first time in his young career.

Do danas, Delarosa has notched four of his six professional career wins by way of (T)KO ili podnesak. U svom posljednjem početku na Travanj 2, he earned a unanimous decision over Arthur Oliveira.

A multiple-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament champion, Delarosa holds a brown belt in the discipline and is a three-time MMA champion in regional competition.

Na 25 godina star, Hernandez Flores of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico is ranked as high as number one in Mexico and number two in all of Latin America in the sport’s flyweight (125 funti) podjela.

Five of Hernandez Flores’ victories, do sada, su došli putem (T)KO ili podnesak.

In other action on the card, neporažen, 22-year-old prospect Rafa "nadareni" Garcia (3-0) od Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico will make his promotional debut after being discovered at the Combate Americas open tryout in Pasadena, Kalif. prošlog kolovoza.

Garcia will take on submission expert Raul “The Cobra” Najera Ocampo (4-2) of Mexico City in a featherweight (145 funti) borba.

Neišiban, 18-year-old phenom Kevin Garcia (4-0) of Monterrey will face off with hard-hitting Enrique “Kike” Barragan (5-1) od Saltillo, Coahila, Mexico in a bantamweight battle.

Garcia and Barragan have each claimed all of their professional career victories, do sada, by way of (T)KO ili podnesak.

In one of two welterweight (170 funti) matchups, Heriberto Tovar (6-3-1) of Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico will square off with Christofer Ramirez (4-1) od Guadalajara, Jalisco, Meksiko.

In the other welterweight scrap, Alex Velasco (5-1) od Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico will meet Julio Cesar Cruz (9-9) Mexico City.

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“COMBATE AMERICAS: COMBATE10”

GLAVNI CARD (Live on Azteca America and UFC FIGHT PASS):

Bantamweight glavni događaj:
Steve Swanson vs. Gustavo Lopez

Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Lisbeth Lopez Silva

Bantamweight: Mark Delarosa vs. Ivan Hernandez Flores
Bantamweight: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet

PRELIMINARNI CARD (Live on UFC FIGHT PASS):

Bantamweight: Rafa Garcia vs. Raul Najera Ocampo
Lak: Rodrigo Vargas vs. Marco Antonio Elpidio
Bantamweight: Kevin Garcia vs. Enrique Barragan
Velter kategorija: Alex Velasco vs. Julio Cesar Cruz
Velter kategorija: Heriberto Tovar vs. Christofer Ramirez
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MAIN EVENT FOR MMA LEAGUE’S HISTORIC MEXICO DEBUT: STEVE SWANSON VS. GUSTAVO LOPEZ

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LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®
O Četvrtak, Siječanj 19

Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Lisbeth Lopez Silva

Više:
Lak: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio
Bantamweight: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet

NEW YORK - Siječanj 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) krajevi, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) a Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on Četvrtak, Jan. 19, live on Azteca America (10 poslije podne. I/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 poslije podne. I/5 poslije podne. PT).

Događaj, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Petak, Jan. 20 na 11 poslije podne. 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.

In the atomweight (105 funti) ko-glavni događaj, former world championship challenger Nicdali "Noć kraljica" Rivera-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, kavez Combate Amerike, and face red-hot Lisbeth Lopez Silva (3-3).

“We are excited to be assembling a phenomenal fight card, and to have the opportunity to be at the forefront of MMA’s growth in Mexico with our unique and fast-growing sports franchise,”Rekao Combate Amerika predsjednik Campbell McLaren.

In other main card action, two hard-hitting, Mexico City rivals, Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (9-5) a Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elpidio (4-1-1) will collide at lightweight (155 funti).

Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) a Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (3-1) will square off at bantamweight.

Additional bouts for the Combate Americas event will be announced soon.

The 5-foot-5, 36-year-old younger brother of UFC star Cub Swanson, Steve of Indio, Kalif. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, Meksiko.

Swanson is a winner of his last four fights, all by way of (T)KO. He is coming off an explosive, 38-second stoppage of Christian Rios na Listopad 22.

Fighting out MMA legend Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lopez is a 5-foot-5, 27-year-old finisher originally from Yakima, Pranje.

Lopez emerged unbeaten, s rekordnih 3-0, during the Combate Americas “Road To The Championship” fight series that spanned from September 2015 to May 2016. He has notched five of his six professional career victories via (T)KO ili podnesak.

Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. and native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, as well as a battle-tested veteran of the sport who has faced a handful of top rivals in the women’s field, uključujući jessica Penne.

Rivera-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on Ožujak 12, iz Ronni Nanney.

Lopez Silva of Mexico City is aiming for her fourth straight win on the heels of a unanimous decision over Marcel Yineris Nieto na Prosinac 2 in Panama City, Panama.

A former welterweight (170 funti), Vargas of Mexico City is a 5-foot-8, 31-year-old powerhouse who will put a three-fight win streak on the line.

Do danas, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)KO ili podnesak.

Elpidio, whose nickname translates to “The Rock,” is also a former welterweight standout who will look to secure his third consecutive win.

In his last effort on Ožujak 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, zabio drugi krug (3:16) TKO na Francisco Vargas with an onslaught of punches.

5-noga-7, 31-year-old Ceja of Port Arthur, Texas will make his second start under the promotion of Combate Americas.

In his debut for the league on Listopad 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, zabio prvi krug (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 u rujnu 1995.

Ruquet of Las Vegas, Nevada. via Venice, Florida. is a 5-foot-8, 24-year-old upstart and seasoned striker who will make his second appearance in La Jaula after submitting Luke Faultersack with an anaconda choke in the second round (4:28) of action on Travanj 25.

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TV AZTECA AND COMBATE AMERICAS SIGN EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT TO BROADCAST LIVE, WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MMA EVENTS IN SPANISH FROM U.S. AND MEXICO

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LIVE SERIES KICKS OFF
WITH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH
FROM MEXICO CITY ON Siječanj 19

Azteca’s first MMA programming deal in history also
includes weekly series showcasing
Combate Americas’ fastest rising stars

NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY DF, Listopad 26 — Combate Amerika, premijera latinoameričkih mješovitih borilačkih vještina (MMA) sportska franšiza, and 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, today announced an exclusive, year-long agreement to broadcast live world champion MMA events in the U.S. i Meksiku.

In addition to monthly live events, the partnership, which marks the first time in history Azteca will carry MMA programming in Mexico, also includes a weekly series that will showcase the most exciting Combate Americas fights to date as well as highlight the league’s prolific, young fighters and celebrity personalities.

The live events and weekly series will be featured on both TV Azteca’s Channel 7 in Mexico and Azteca America in the U.S. Broadcast from Mexico City, the first live event under the new partnership is scheduled for Četvrtak, Jan. 19.

“MMA has developed a worldwide audience and through Combate Americas, a passionate following among the fast-growing U.S. Hispanic, millennial audience, which is why we wanted this programming for both U.S. i Meksiku,", Rekao je Rodrigo Fernández, Director of Azteca 7. “Campbell McLaren understands MMA better than anyone, which is why Azteca wants to be part of what we believe will be phenomenal growth for Combate Americas.”

“As we’ve seen with our soccer programming, live sports events drive Hispanic millennial viewing. That’s why the opportunity to deliver MMA, with its proven track record, to our audience is so compelling,", Rekao je Manuel Abud, president and CEO, Azteca America. “Combate Americas understands the sport and our audience. It’s an unbeatable combination.”

“Our partnership with Azteca will take Combate Americas to the next level,” said Combate Americas founder and CEO Campbell McLaren. “I was there for the beginning of the UFC and saw how critical the correct television partner is to the growth of the franchise. Azteca has incredible reach in both the U.S. i Meksiku, which is why this is such an exciting time for us.”

The weekly series, Combate Americas Azteca, hosted by award-winning MMA journalist and Combate Americas color commentator Andrea Ulica, will premiere on Thursday, Nov., 3 na 10 poslije podne. u USP. on Azteca America, a na Petak, Studeni. 4 na 11 poslije podne. on TV Azteca’s Channel 7 U Meksiku, following the popular La Liga Mexicana football. The monthly live events air live in the U.S. and the following night in Mexico.

Founded by UFC co-creator McLaren and co-owned by Creative Artist Agency (CAA), Bunim/Murray Productions and Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM), Combate Americas is the first fight-themed show to win a major television award (“Best Variety or Reality Series” at the 29th annual Imagen Awards on August 1, 2014). The company has expanded its roster to include over 40 fighters and, after producing two live events in 2015, it rolled out a total of five live events in 2016.

Combate Americas live events will continue to air in English via UFC FIGHT PASS®, a digital subscription service which gives fans access to exclusive live UFC events and fights, exclusive live MMA and combat sports events from around the world, exclusive original and behind the scenes content and unprecedented 24-7 pristup najvećoj svjetskoj borbi knjižnici.
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ABOUT TV AZTECA
TV Azteca is one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world, operating two national television networks in Mexico, El trece and Azteca 7, through more than 300 owned and operated stations across the country. TV Azteca affiliates include Azteca US, a broadcast television network focused on the rapidly growing U.S. Latino tržište, and Azteca Web, an Internet company for North American Spanish speakers.
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WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPION AND ICON ALBERTO “EL PATRỐN” JOINS COMBATE AMERICAS AS PRESIDENT

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Former WWE heavyweight champion takes on new moniker
“El Presidente” as well as executive role with the
leading Hispanic MMA sports franchise

NEW YORK, Listopad 11 - Combate Amerika, premijera latinoameričkih mješovitih borilačkih vještina (MMA) sportska franšiza, today announced that it has named multiple-time professional world wrestling champion and former Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) star Alberto “El Presidente” Rodriguez, formerly known as Alberto Del Rio and Alberto El Patrόn, as its president.

A former WWE Svjetski prvak u teškoj kategoriji, Rodriguez, the son of Lucha Libre legend Dos Caras, Sestra, also competed in 14 professional MMA bouts – 2 of them under the promotion of former Japanese juggernaut PRIDE Fighting Championships – između 2001 a 2010, as Alberto “Dos Caras, Jr.” Rodriguez. He compiled an overall record of 9-5 in the sport, s 7 of his victories coming by way of submission.

In his new executive role with Combate Americas, “El Presidente” will be actively involved in all aspects of athlete relations and development, from recruitment to enhancing their showmanship skills.

“A storied fighter, with a following throughout Mexico and the U.S., Alberto brings a tremendous amount of knowledge of what it means to be in competition, coupled with an ability to communicate his passion for the sport, to his new role,” said Campbell McLaren, Combate Americas founder and CEO. “From working with Alberto in the past, we have gotten to know him very well, and are thrilled to have him on our team in an executive capacity.”

“I am excited to enter a new chapter in my career in combat sports, and to have the opportunity to spearhead the Combate Americas mission of delivering to fight fans everywhere, an authentic and first-rate Hispanic MMA product,” said Rodriguez.

Following in his father’s footsteps, Rodriguez made his professional wrestling debut in 2000, eventually signing with the WWE where he took on the “Del Rio” name and became the league’s only competitor in history to win both the “Royal Rumble” and the “Money in the Bank” ladder match in the same calendar year – 2011.

Over the course of two tenures with the WWE, Rodriguez faced and defeated a collection of top rival champions and other superstars in the sport, including fellow Mexican hero Rey Mysterio, John Cena, Dolph Ziggler and Randy Orton.

As a member of the Mexican National Greco-Roman wrestling team in the late ‘90s, Rodriguez won the Central American and Caribbean Games in his weight division three times.

Rodriguez will make his public debut as “El Presidente” this week, during the first-ever Combate Americas live event in New York on Petak, Listopada. 14 na Turning Stone Resort Casino u Veroni.

The seven-bout, “Combate Americas: Empire Rising” card will be headlined by the league’s first world championship showdown in history – a bantamweight (135 funti) title fight between ferocious rising stars John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda (11-2) od Mankato, Iz. and Gustavo Lopez (6-1) Las Vegas, Nevada. via Yakima, Pranje.

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Combate Amerika: Three New Bouts Announced For New York on October 14

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Ispod: Paulina “Firefox” Granados (Zamislio) will face off with Jenna Serio in a featured atomweight (105 funti) contest at Combate Americas: Empire Rising, sad. Hispanic league’s debut event in New York, na Petak, Listopada. 14, live on beIN Sports en Español as well as UFC FIGHT PASS®.

COMBATE AMERICAS
ANNOUNCES THREE MORE BOUTS
FOR FIRST-EVER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT IN NY,
LIVE ON BEIN SPORTS EN ESPAÑOL
AND UFC FIGHT PASS® O Petak, Listopada. 14

Featherweight co-main event: Erick Sanchez vs. Victor Martinez
Bantamweight: Irwin Rivera vs. Cristobal Chavez
Women’s atomweight: Paulina Granados vs. Jenna Serio

Ulaznice u prodaji

NEW YORK – Sept. 14, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced the addition of three bouts, including a featherweight (145 funti) co-main event contest between streaking Urija Faber zaštićen Erick Sanchez (7-2) and hard-hitting knockout artist Victor Martinez (6-4) to the league’s first world championship fight card in history at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, NY. na Petak, Listopada. 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The matchup between Sanchez and Martinez will precede the much-anticipated bantamweight (135 funti) championship showdown between red-hot stars Ivan "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (11-2) od Mankato, Iz. a Gustavo Lopez (6-1) Las Vegas, Nevada. via Yakima, Pranje.

In another bantamweight contest, Blackzilians team member and rising starIrwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-1) will collide with undefeated submission expert Cristobal “El Mosquito” Chavez (4-0).

U atomskoj težini žena (105 funti) radnja, Paulina “Firefox” Granados(3-2) održat će se na Jenna Serio (3-1).

Erick Sanchez vs. Victor Martinez

The 5-foot-10, 25-year-old Sanchez of Sacramento, Kalif. will look for his third straight victory in La Jaula, and his fourth consecutive win overall, after submitting (stražnji goli gušiti) Mike Segura in just 50 seconds at the third event in the Combate Americas “Road To The Championship” series in Los Angeles, Kalif. na Travanj 18.

Prior to the victory, Sanchez, who has won five of his seven professional starts by way of (T)KO ili podnesak, scored a third round (1:22) TKO (punches) na Ousmane Thomas Diagne u Bellator 147 prosinca 4, 2015.

Također 25 godina, the 25-year-old Martinez of Pharr, Texas has notched five of his six professional wins by way of (T)KO, with all five of the conquests having come with his hands.

Martinez is looking to rebound from a close, split decision defeat at the hands of Erick Gonzalez at the fourth Combate Americas “Road To The Championship” event on Travanj 25.


Iznad: Irwin “Zvijer” Rivera (Zamislio) will make his Combate Americas debut against undefeated Cristobal Chavez in a featured bantamweight (135 funti) kraj.

Irwin Rivera vs. Cristobal Chavez

Fighting out of Boca Raton, Florida, the home of the Blackzilians fight squad, the 5-foot-6, 27-year-old Rivera, who will make his debut under the promotion of Combate Americas, was raised in New Windsor, NY. after being born in Nezahualcoyotl, Meksiko. He jump started his professional career with a split decision victory over Andre Cuff studenog 7, 2014, and ran to three consecutive wins thereafter.

In his last outing on Ožujak 25, Rivera submitted Jose Ceja in third round (4:45) of battle with a rear-naked choke.

5-noga-7, 26-year-old Chavez of El Paso, Texas has yet to be beaten in a combined eight professional and amateur bouts. Three of his four professional wins have come via (T)KO ili podnesak.

Chavez is coming off a second round (4:14) podnošenje (armlock) od Ronny Perrogon na Lipanj 11.

Paulina Granados vs. Jenna Serio

A native of Corpus Christi, Texas where she excelled in power lifting as a high school student, the 5-foot-2, 28-year-old Granados fights out of the famed Alliance MMA team in San Diego, Kalif.

Granados made her Combate Americas debut in her last start on Svibanj 9, earning a split decision over longtime rival Stephanie Alba, whom Granados had defeated twice previously during their amateur days.

Serio of Brooklyn, NY. is a 5-foot-2, 24-year-old upstart who will enter the Combate Americas cage for the first time, riding a two-fight win streak.

In her last effort, Serio handily submitted Sadee Monserrate with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:50) of their matchup on Lipanj 3.

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COMBATE AMERICAS HITS NEW YORK WITH FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT IN HISTORY, LIVE ON BEIN SPORTS EN ESPAÑOL AND UFC FIGHT PASS® ON FRIDAY, Listopada. 14

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(Pictured below): Twenty-four year-old surging star John “Seksi Mexy” Castaneda (11-2) od Mankato, Iz. will bid to become the first 135 pound world champion in Combate Americas history onPetak, Listopada. 14, live on beIN Sports en Español and UFC FIGHT PASS.

John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda faces Gustavo Lopez
for the world bantamweight championship
na Turning Stone Resort Casino u Veroni, NY.

Ulaznice u prodaji

NEW YORK - Sedam. 8, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that red-hot, streaking bantamweight (135 funti) zvjezdica Ivan "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (11-2) a Gustavo Lopez (6-1) will face off in the first world championship bout in league history at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, NY. na Petak, Listopad 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Iz. and the 27-year-old Lopez of Las Vegas, Nevada. via Yakima, Pranje. will collide in the main event of the 10-bout “Combate Americas: Empire Rising” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza.

“We are thrilled to be producing our first world title fight in Combate Americas history at our debut event in the Empire State,”Rekao Combate Amerika predsjednik Campbell McLaren, who also produced the last live televised professional MMA event in New York State with UFC® 7 rujna 8, 1995.

“John Castaneda and Gustavo Lopez put on some incredibly memorable and heroic performances during our ‘Road To The Championship’ fight series this year and last year,"Nastavio McLaren, “so we are looking forward to have these two budding, young stars square off and to crowning our first champion.”

Each fighter earned his way to the title fight in “La Jaula,” or the Combate Americas cage, by going undefeated in three consecutive bouts during the “Road To The Championship” series that kicked off in September 2015 and concluded on May 9, 2016.


Pictured Above (Far): Bantamweight star Gustavo Lopez (6-1) Las Vegas, Nevada. via Yakima, Pranje. will look to continue his unbeaten run in “La Jaula,” kavez Combate Amerike, when he fights for his first world title.

Castaneda, who has finished 8 njegov 11 profesionalna karijera pobjeda, is riding a six-fight win streak dating back to May 16, 2015 kada je podnio Pedro Velasco with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:42) bitke.

Castaneda’s run in the “Road To The Championship” series began with a unanimous decision win over Justin Governale rujna 17, 2015, and continued with a spectacular, arm-triangle choke submission of Federico Lopez in the closing moments of the third round (4:49) djelovanja.

The aggressive-minded Castaneda cemented his spot in the world title fight by edging out a split decision over Gabriel Solorio na Travanj 25.

U svom posljednjem početka, Castaneda stepped up for Combate Americas on just two weeks’ notice, replacing an injured Erick Sanchez, at the higher, featherweight limit of 145 funti, protiv Angel Cruz kolovoza 11, and scored a second round (2:25) TKO (punches) on Cruz.

Fighting out of the famed Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, Lopez, a protégé of former UFC® prvak Miesha Tate and UFC bantamweightBryan Caraway, will look for his sixth consecutive win in the cage, and his fourth under the Combate Americas promotional umbrella.

Similar to his opponent, Lopez is a determined finisher who has earned five of his six professional career wins by way of (T)KO ili podnesak.

Lopez began his Combate Americas journey in the “Road To The Championship” series, pobijedivši Mauricio Diaz by way of unanimous decision on September 17, 2015.

In his second Combate Americas appearance, Lopez submitted Joey Ruquetwith an arm-triangle choke in the second round (4:06) djelovanja, before sealing his fate in the title fight with Castaneda by scoring a devastating, Drugi krug (4:07) TKO na Šaul Elizondo with a barrage of punches on the ground.

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“SEXY MEXY” AND UFC® VET DANNY MARTINEZ STEP IN FOR INJURED FIGHTERS IN MAIN AND CO-MAIN EVENT BOUTS AT COMBATE AMERICAS ON THURSDAY, Kolovoz. 11, LIVE ON UFC FIGHT PASS® FROM LOS ANGELES

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New featherweight main event:
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda replaces injured Erick Sanchez against Angel Cruz

New flyweight co-main event:
Danny Martinez in for injured Jonathan Martinez against Benjamin Vinson

NEW YORK - Kolovoz 4, 2016 - Combate Amerika, prvi ikada USP. Latino Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sportska franšiza, today announced new main event and co-main event matchups for its 10-bout fight card that will air live on UFC FIGHT PASS® from The Exchange in Los Angeles, Kalif. naČetvrtak, Kolovoz. 11 na 9:30 poslije podne. I/6:30 poslije podne. PT.

Streaking star Ivan "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (10-2) will step in for Erick Sanchez, who suffered a staph infection, and face off with Angel “Tito” Cruz(5-2) u perolaka (145 funti) main event at “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: CombateOCHO,” while four-time UFC® veteran Danny “The Gremlin” Martinez will replace a hurt (knee injury) Jonathan Martinez(19-7) in the flyweight (125 funti) co-main event contest with Benjamin Vinson (8-3-1).

Dodatno, the planned women’s atomweight (105 funti) matchup između Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) a Lisa Ellis (15-10) has been scrapped due to a hamstring injury sustained by Batara.

“We wish Erick, Jonathan and Kyra speedy and full recoveries, and have the utmost respect for John Castaneda and Danny Martinez, two ferocious warriors who did not hesitate to accept our offers to face super tough opponents in the top two fights on our card, u kratkom roku,”Rekao Combate Amerika predsjednik Campbell McLaren.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Iz. is riding a five-fight win streak, the last three of which came inside the Combate Americas cage, or “La Jaula.”

Do danas, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 funti), but who began his career as a featherweight, je zarezao 7 njegov 10 profesionalna karijera pobjeda putem (T)KO ili podnesak.

Martinez of Chula Vista, Kalif. will see action for the first time since his unanimous decision win over Richie Vaculik na UFC 193 posljednji Studeni 14.

The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Arizona, zaradio 14 njegov 19 karijera pobjede po načinu (T)KO ili podnesak.

Tickets for “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: CombateOCHO,” priced from $40, are on sale at ItsMySeat.com as well as at The Exchange box office. UFC FIGHT PASS is available on: personal computers, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Sony TVs with Android TV and Roku devices.

Doors at the Exchange LA open for the event at 5:30 poslije podne. PT, a prvi preliminarni kartice nastup će započeti u 6 poslije podne. The live UFC FIGHT PASS stream will commence at 6:30 poslije podne.

COMBATE AMERICAS: CombateOCHO

Featherweight Main Event:
John Castaneda vs. Angel Cruz

Flyweight Co-Main Event:
Danny Ramirez vs. Benjamin Vinson

Flyweight: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Benji Gomez
Perolaka kategorija: Izic Fernandez vs. Mark Bonilla
Flyweight: Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Albert Tapia
Perolaka kategorija: Jonathan Quiroz vs. Ryan Lilley
Lak: Jose Estrada vs. Christian Cardona
Lak: Erick Gonzalez vs. Yoandy Carrillo
Velter kategorija: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Hector Saldana
Velter kategorija: George Hernandez vs. Hakob Ter Petrosyan
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UFC SUPERSTAR JULIANNA PEÑA, DANNY CASTILLO TO HOST FIRST-EVER COMBATE AMERICAS OPEN FIGHTER TRYOUT IN LOS ANGELES ON SATURDAY, Kolovoz 13

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PRE-REGISTRATION PROCESS UNDERWAY
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TRYOUT TAKES PLACE TWO DAYS FOLLOWING
COMBATE AMERICAS LIVE EVENT ON UFC FIGHT PASS®

NEW YORK - Kolovoz 2, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC) women’s bantamweight (135 funti) superstar Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña, along with 14-time UFC veteran and Team Alpha Male standout Danny “Last Call” Castillo and journalist Andrea Calle, will host the first-ever open tryout for the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sportska franšiza, U Los Angelesu, Kalif. na Subota, Kolovoz. 13.

All men and women, dobi 18 i više, who are interested in participating in the tryout with the opportunity to earn a multi-fight promotional agreement with Combate Americas, can pre-register online at www.CombateAmericas.com.

Castillo and Calle will preside over the event, while Peña, along with Combate Americas referee Mike Beltran and Combate Americas Fight Director Mel Valenzuela, will comprise the panel of judges for the tryout that will take place two days after the much-anticipated, 10-bout “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: Combate OCHO” event, live on UFC FIGHT PASS® from Exchange LA.

“We are on an aggressive hunt to give undiscovered, hungry talent the opportunity to shine on our big stage, and hosting an open tryout in one of the major cities of the U.S. that is also a hotbed for combat sports is one of the best ways to achieve this,” said Combate Americas CEO and UFC co-founder Campbell McLaren.

The tryout process will begin at 12 poslije podne. and will put candidates through a variety of drills testing speed, izdržljivost i snaga.

Basic boxing, kickboxing and grappling skills will also be examined.

Po cijeni od $40, tickets for the “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: Combate Ocho,” 10-bout event are on sale at ItsMySeat.com as well as at The Exchange box office. UFC FIGHT PASS is available on personal computers, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV and Roku devices.

In the featherweight (145 funti) glavni događaj, Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sanchez (7-2) Sacramento, Kalif. will look for his third win in the Combate Americas cage, ili "La Cage,” and fourth consecutive victory overall when he squares off with dangerous finisher Angel “Tito” Cruz (5-2) of Rio Piedras, P.R.

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Combate Amerika, LLC. is the first U.S. Latino Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sportska franšiza u povijesti, designed to build Latino fighting champions and serve Hispanic fans, one of the world’s most avid groups of prize fighting enthusiasts. Franšiza Combate Americas uključuje programe stvarnosti, događaji uživo i mobilno programiranje. Izvršni direktor tvrtke, Campbell McLaren, je univerzalno priznat kao suosnivač / sukreator Ultimate Fighting Championship-a (UFC). New York Magazine opisao je McLarena kao “marketing genij iza UFC” i Yahoo! Sport proglasio da je on “zna više o sportu nego samo o bilo tko u njemu danas.” S proizvodom bez presedana i modrim timom za vlasništvo i upravljanje, Combate Americas spreman je otvoriti novi teren i stvoriti novu eru u MMA natjecanju na razini svjetskog prvenstva.
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COMBATE AMERICAS RETURNS TO UFC FIGHT PASS® WITH HARD-HITTING, HISPANIC MMA ACTION LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES ON THURSDAY, Kolovoz 11

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NEW YORK - Srpanj 14, 2016 - Combate Amerika, prvi ikada USP. Latino Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sportska franšiza, today announced its return to UFC FIGHT PASS® with a stacked, 10-bout fight card that will air live from The Exchange in Los Angeles, Kalif. na Četvrtak, Kolovoz. 11 na 9 poslije podne. I/6 poslije podne. PT.

Tickets for “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: Combate Ocho,” priced from $40, are on sale at ItsMySeat.com as well as at The Exchange box office. UFC FIGHT PASS is available on personal computers, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV and Roku devices.

In the featherweight (145 funti) glavni događaj, Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sanchez (7-2) Sacramento, Kalif. will look for his third win in the Combate Americas cage, ili "La Cage,” and fourth consecutive victory overall when he squares off with dangerous finisher Angel “Tito” Cruz (5-2) of Rio Piedras, P.R.

In the women’s atomweight (105 funti) ko-glavni događaj, emerging star Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) Las Vegas, Nevada. will collide with battle-tested veteran Lisa Ellis (15-10) of Olympia, Pranje.

“We are excited to be back in action on UFC FIGHT PASS with a tremendous fight card featuring the best, up-and-coming Hispanic fighters in the U.S., some of whom have been climbing the ranks with explosive performances under our promotion since last year and others whom we recently recruited because of their outstanding results elsewhere,"Rekao je McLaren.

In other action on the five-fight main card, ferocious knockout artist Jonathan “Dragon” Martinez (8-1) of Plainview, Texas will battle fellow finisherBenjamin Vinson (8-3-1) Portland, Ore. in a flyweight (125 funti) borba.

Another flyweight matchup will see undefeated, slanje as Heinrich "Ricky Scraps" Wassmer (4-0) of Los Angeles put his perfect record on the line against dangerous puncher Benji "The svađalica" Gomez (5-5) od Oxnarda, Kalif.

Izic Fernandez (2-1) of Santa Ana, Kalif. a Mark Bonilla (3-2) of Los Angeles will face off in a featherweight scrap.

U pripremnom kartice akciji, Yoandy Carrillo (1-0) of Naples, Florida. će borbaErick Gonzalez (4-1) Los Angeles.

Carrillo, the cousin of former World Boxing Association (WBA) world lightweight champion Richar travnja, is coming off a devastating, Drugi krug (:19) nokaut (punches) od George Hernandez at Combate Americas onTravanj 25.

Gonzalez, who has notched three of his four professional career wins by way of (T)KO, was also victorious at the Combate Americas event on Travanj 25, earning a split decision over Victor Martinez.

In another lightweight preliminary bout, Jose “Froggy” Estrada (1-0) od Oxnarda, Kalif. will return to action after his explosive debut in La Jaula, in which the 25-year-old scored a highlight reel, Prvi krug (1:44) nokaut (bušiti) na Jonathan Quiroz na Travanj 18, and collide with Christian Cardona(0-1) Las Vegas, Nevada.

Elsewhere on the preliminary bout card, Jonathan Santa Maria (3-3) od Whittier, Kalif. će se suočiti Albert Tapia (3-5) Huntington Beach, Kalif. u aferi muha.

Neišiban Daniel Rodriguez (1-0) of Alhambra, Kalif. će zadovoljiti Hector Saldana (1-2) od MURRIETA, Kalif.

The final undercard bout will be announced soon.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ACTION HEATS UP WITH WEEKLY MMA FIGHT SERIES ON NBC UNIVERSO, BEGINNING MONDAY, Travnja 18

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THIRTY FIGHTS IN THIRTY DAYS!

NEW YORK - ožujak 28, 2015 - Combate Amerika, prvi ikada USP. Latino Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sportske franšize osnovao Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) sukreator Campbell McLaren, today announced the return of its epic, action-packed “Road To the Championship” fight series to NBC UNIVERSO, moderan zabavni i sportski kabel kanal za Latinosi, with a weekly, one-hour program, početak Ponedjeljak, Travanj 18, na 12 a.m. I/9 poslije podne. PT, from Los Angeles, Kalif.

Ukupno 30 bouts featuring the most fearsome, emerging Hispanic MMA fighters, including Imagen Award-winning Combate Amerika reality series contestant and professional boxer Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (5-1 MMA, 2-0-1 boks), Urija Faber zaštićen Erick Sanchez (6-2), Ivan "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (9-2) and women’s atomweight standout and Eddie Bravo pupil Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (4-3), will unfold over the course of a 30-day period.

“We are thrilled to be featured in a new, weekly slot that will allow us to continuously showcase the best and most exciting young Hispanic fighters and future world champions” said McLaren.

“Since we launched our franchise,"Nastavio McLaren, “NBC Universo has played an instrumental part in helping Combate Americas engage a national Hispanic audience, so we look forward to returning to their incredible platform, and entertaining and inspiring new and existing MMA fans throughout the U.S.

“Combate Americas is a great place for fighters of Latin backgrounds to shine in front of martial arts fans”, rekla Bilai Joa Silar, Senior Vice President of Programming and Production at NBC Universo. “It’s very exciting to have another season of Combate Americas on NBC Universo. We’re sure our audience will be thrilled with each fight scheduled since they will all feature top notch fighters.”

Additional participating fighters and matchups will be announced soon, as will the Los Angeles location for the kick-off event and host venues for subsequent events.

The first weekly show on Travanj 18 will mark the third event in the “Road To The Championship” series. Following the sixth event in the series, which kicked off on September 17, 2015 U Las Vegasu, Nevada, the most successful competitors in each weight class will be placed in the first Combate Americas world championship bouts in history.