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

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

LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®

NEW YORK - Bulan Januari 6, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced the completion of a stellar, nine-bout Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) kartu pertarungan, including a bantamweight (135 pon) showdown between two fast-rising, undefeated stars – Mark “The Bumblebee” Delarosa (7-0) dan Ivan “El Brasil” Hernandez Flores (8-0-1) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on Hari Kamis, Jan. 19, live on Azteca America (10 p.m. DAN/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 p.m. DAN/5 p.m. 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, Hari Jumat, Jan. 20 di 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.

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, kandang Combate Americas, for the first time in his young career.

Hingga saat ini, Delarosa has notched four of his six professional career wins by way of (T)KO atau penyerahan. Dalam awal terakhirnya di Bulan April 2, dia mendapatkan keputusan bulat atas 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.

Di 25 tua tahun, 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 pon) divisi.

Five of Hernandez Flores’ victories, sejauh ini, telah datang dengan cara (T)KO atau penyerahan.

In other action on the card, terkalahkan, 22-year-old prospect Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (3-0) dari Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico will make his promotional debut after being discovered at the Combate Americas open tryout in Pasadena, Kalif. Agustus lalu.

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

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

Garcia and Barragan have each claimed all of their professional career victories, sejauh ini, melalui (T)KO atau penyerahan.

In one of two welterweight (170 pon) adalah konsep yang lahir sebagian dari kompetisi dan sangat cocok untuk fase berikutnya dari olahraga tarung, Heriberto Tovar (6-3-1) of Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico will square off with Christofer Ramirez (4-1) dari Guadalajara, Jalisco, Meksiko.

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

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“COMBATE AMERICAS: COMBATE10”

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

Bantamweight Main Event:
Steve Swanson vs. Gustavo Lopez

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

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

CARD AWAL (Live on UFC FIGHT PASS):

Bantam: Rafa Garcia vs. Raul Najera Ocampo
Ringan: Rodrigo Vargas vs. Marco Antonio Elpidio
Bantam: Kevin Garcia vs. Enrique Barragan
Kelas menengah: Alex Velasco vs. Julio Cesar Cruz
Kelas menengah: Heriberto Tovar vs. Christofer Ramirez

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MAIN EVENT FOR MMA LEAGUE’S HISTORIC MEXICO DEBUT: STEVE SWANSON VS. GUSTAVO LOPEZ

LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®
ON HARI KAMIS, BULAN JANUARI 19

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

Lebih Banyak:
Ringan: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio

Bantam: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet

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

Acara, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Hari Jumat, Jan. 20 di 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.

In the atomweight (105 pon) co-main event, former world championship challenger Nicdali "The Night Queen" Rivera-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, kandang Combate Americas, 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,”Kata Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

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

Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) dan 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 pada tanggal Bulan Oktober 22.

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

Lopez emerged unbeaten, dengan catatan 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 atau penyerahan.

Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nev. and native of Tulsa, Okla., as well as a battle-tested veteran of the sport who has faced a handful of top rivals in the women’s field, termasuk di dalamnya Jessica Penne.

Rivera-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on Bulan Maret 12, dari 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 pada tanggal Bulan Desember 2 in Panama City, Panama.

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

Hingga saat ini, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)KO atau penyerahan.

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 Bulan Maret 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, mencetak putaran kedua (3:16) TKO pada Francisco Vargas with an onslaught of punches.

5-kaki-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 Bulan Oktober 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, mencetak putaran pertama (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 pada bulan September 1995.

Ruquet of Las Vegas, Nev. via Venice, Fla. 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 Bulan April 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

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

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

NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY DF, Bulan Oktober 26 — Combate Americas, the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) waralaba olahraga, 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. dan Meksiko.

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 Hari Kamis, 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. dan Meksiko,"Kata 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,"Kata 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. dan Meksiko, 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 Jalan, will premiere on Thursday, Nov., 3 di 10 p.m. di luar AS. on Azteca America, dan Hari Jumat, November. 4 di 11 p.m. on TV Azteca’s Channel 7 di Meksiko, 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 akses ke perpustakaan pertarungan terbesar di dunia.
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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. Pasar Hispanik, and Azteca Web, an Internet company for North American Spanish speakers.

WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPION AND ICON ALBERTO “EL PATRỐN” JOINS COMBATE AMERICAS AS PRESIDENT

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

NEW YORK, Bulan Oktober 11 - Combate Americas, the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) waralaba olahraga, 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 Dunia Heavyweight Champion, Rodriguez, the son of Lucha Libre legend Dos Caras, Sr., also competed in 14 professional MMA bouts – 2 of them under the promotion of former Japanese juggernaut PRIDE Fighting Championships – antara 2001 dan 2010, as Alberto “Dos Caras, Jr.” Rodriguez. He compiled an overall record of 9-5 in the sport, dengan 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 Hari Jumat, Oktober. 14 at Turning Stone Resort Casino di Verona.

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

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

Di bawah: PaulinaFirefox” Granados (digambarkan) will face off with Jenna Serio in a featured atomweight (105 pon) contest at Combate Americas: Empire Rising, Amerika Serikat. Hispanic league’s debut event in New York, pada tanggal Hari Jumat, Oktober. 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® ON HARI JUMAT, Oktober. 14

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

Tiket dijual sekarang

NEW YORK – Sept. 14, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced the addition of three bouts, including a featherweight (145 pon) co-main event contest between streaking Uria Faber terlindung 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, N.Y.. pada tanggal Hari Jumat, Oktober. 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The matchup between Sanchez and Martinez will precede the much-anticipated bantamweight (135 pon) championship showdown between red-hot stars John "Sexy Mexy" Castaneda (11-2) dari Mankato, Dari. dan Gustavo Lopez (6-1) Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Mencuci.

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).

In women’s atomweight (105 pon) tindakan, Paulina “Firefox” Granados(3-2) akan mengambil Jenna Serio (3-1).

Erick Sanchez vs. Victor Martinez

5-kaki-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 (belakang telanjang tersedak) Mike Segura in just 50 seconds at the third event in the Combate Americas “Road To The Championship” series in Los Angeles, Kalif. pada tanggal Bulan April 18.

Prior to the victory, Sanchez, who has won five of his seven professional starts by way of (T)KO atau penyerahan, scored a third round (1:22) SIAPA (pukulan) pada tanggal Ousmane Thomas Diagne di Bellator 147 di Desember 4, 2015.

Juga 25 tahun, 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 Bulan April 25.


Atas: Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (digambarkan) will make his Combate Americas debut against undefeated Cristobal Chavez in a featured bantamweight (135 pon) akhir.

Irwin Rivera vs. Cristobal Chavez

Fighting out of Boca Raton, Fla., 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, N.Y.. after being born in Nezahualcoyotl, Meksiko. He jump started his professional career with a split decision victory over Andre Cuff November 7, 2014, and ran to three consecutive wins thereafter.

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

5-kaki-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 atau penyerahan.

Chavez is coming off a second round (4:14) pengajuan (armlock) dari Ronny Perrogon pada tanggal Bulan Juni 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 Mei 9, earning a split decision over longtime rival Stephanie Alba, whom Granados had defeated twice previously during their amateur days.

Serio of Brooklyn, N.Y.. 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 Bulan Juni 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, Oktober. 14

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

John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda faces Gustavo Lopez
for the world bantamweight championship
at Turning Stone Resort Casino di Verona, N.Y..

Tiket dijual sekarang

NEW YORK - Tujuh. 8, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that red-hot, streaking bantamweight (135 pon) bintang John "Sexy Mexy" Castaneda (11-2) dan Gustavo Lopez (6-1) will face off in the first world championship bout in league history at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y.. pada tanggal Hari Jumat, Bulan Oktober 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Dari. and the 27-year-old Lopez of Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Mencuci. 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,”Kata Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren, who also produced the last live televised professional MMA event in New York State with UFC® 7 September 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,"Lanjut 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, Nev. via Yakima, Mencuci. will look to continue his unbeaten run inLa Jaula,” kandang Combate Americas, when he fights for his first world title.

Castaneda, who has finished 8 nya 11 kemenangan karir profesional, is riding a six-fight win streak dating back to May 16, 2015 ketika ia menyerahkan Pedro Velasco with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:42) pertempuran.

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

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

Dalam awal terakhirnya, Castaneda stepped up for Combate Americas on just two weeks’ notice, replacing an injured Erick Sanchez, at the higher, featherweight limit of 145 pon, terhadap Angel Cruz Agustus 11, and scored a second round (2:25) SIAPA (pukulan) on Cruz.

Fighting out of the famed Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, Lopez, a protégé of former UFC® juara 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 atau penyerahan.

Lopez began his Combate Americas journey in the “Road To The Championship” series, mengalahkan 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) tindakan, before sealing his fate in the title fight with Castaneda by scoring a devastating, putaran kedua (4:07) TKO pada Saul Elizondo with a barrage of punches on the ground.

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Tickets for “Combate Americas: Empire Rising” are on sale and can be purchased at the Turning Stone Box Office, by calling 877.833.SHOW, atau online di Ticketmaster.com. Tiket harga $75, for cageside, $65, $50 dan $35, and may be subject to additional fees. Pintu akan terbuka di 5:30 p.m.untuk acara, dan pertarungan awal pertama akan dimulai pada 6 p.m.

Serangan tambahan akan diumumkan segera.

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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, Agustus. 11, LIVE ON UFC FIGHT PASS® FROM LOS ANGELES

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 - Bulan Agustus 4, 2016 - Combate Americas, pertama kalinya di luar AS. Hispanik Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) waralaba olahraga, 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. pada tanggalHari Kamis, Agustus. 11 di 9:30 p.m. DAN/6:30 p.m. PT.

Streaking star John "Sexy Mexy" Castaneda (10-2) will step in for Erick Sanchez, who suffered a staph infection, and face off with Angel “Tito” Cruz(5-2) di kelas bulu (145 pon) 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 pon) co-main event contest with Benjamin Vinson (8-3-1).

Tambahan lagi, the planned women’s atomweight (105 pon) pertarungan antara Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) dan 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, dalam waktu singkat,”Kata Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Dari. sedang mengendarai lima kemenangan beruntun, the last three of which came inside the Combate Americas cage, or “La Jaula.”

Hingga saat ini, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 pon), but who began his career as a featherweight, has notched 7 nya 10 karir profesional menang dengan cara (T)KO atau penyerahan.

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

The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Ariz., telah menerima 14 nya 19 karir kemenangan dengan cara (T)KO atau penyerahan.

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 satu, Amazon Api 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 p.m. PT, dan yang pertama pertarungan kartu awal akan dimulai pada 6 p.m. The live UFC FIGHT PASS stream will commence at 6:30 p.m.

COMBATE AMERICAS: CombateOCHO

Featherweight Main Event:
John Castaneda vs. Angel Cruz

Acara Utama Kelas Terbang:
Danny Ramirez vs. Benjamin Vinson

Kelas terbang: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Benji Gomez
Kelas bulu: Izic Fernandez vs. Mark Bonilla
Kelas terbang: Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Albert Tapia
Kelas bulu: Jonathan Quiroz vs. Ryan Lilley
Ringan: Jose Estrada vs. Christian Cardona
Ringan: Erick Gonzalez vs. Yoandy Carrillo
Kelas menengah: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Hector Saldana
Kelas menengah: George Hernandez vs. Hakob Ter Petrosyan

UFC SUPERSTAR JULIANNA PEÑA, DANNY CASTILLO TO HOST FIRST-EVER COMBATE AMERICAS OPEN FIGHTER TRYOUT IN LOS ANGELES ON SATURDAY, Agustus 13

PRE-REGISTRATION PROCESS UNDERWAY
ON COMBATEAMERICAS.COM

TRYOUT TAKES PLACE TWO DAYS FOLLOWING
COMBATE AMERICAS LIVE EVENT ON UFC FIGHT PASS®

NEW YORK - Bulan Agustus 2, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC) women’s bantamweight (135 pon) 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) waralaba olahraga, di Los Angeles, Kalif. pada tanggal Hari Sabtu, Agustus. 13.

All men and women, usia 18 dan lebih, 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 p.m. and will put candidates through a variety of drills testing speed, daya tahan dan kekuatan.

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

Harga dari $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 satu, Amazon Api TV, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV and Roku devices.

In the featherweight (145 pon) acara utama, Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sanchez (7-2) dari Sacramento, Kalif. will look for his third win in the Combate Americas cage, atau "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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TENTANG Combate AMERIKA
Combate Americas, LLC. adalah yang pertama di luar AS. Hispanik Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) waralaba olahraga dalam sejarah, dirancang untuk membangun juara pertempuran Latino dan melayani penggemar Hispanik, salah satu kelompok yang paling avid di dunia penggemar hadiah pertempuran. The Combate Americas waralaba termasuk pemrograman reality TV, acara live dan pemrograman mobile. CEO perusahaan, Campbell McLaren, secara universal diakui sebagai co-founder / co-creator dari Kejuaraan Ultimate Fighting (UFC). New York Magazine menggambarkan McLaren sebagai “jenius pemasaran belakang UFC” dan Yahoo! Olahraga menyatakan bahwa ia “tahu lebih banyak tentang olahraga daripada hanya tentang siapa pun di hari ini.” Dengan produk belum pernah terjadi sebelumnya dan kepemilikan dan manajemen tim blue-chip, Combate Amerika siap untuk merintis jalan baru dan membawa era baru di tingkat kejuaraan dunia kompetisi MMA.

COMBATE AMERICAS RETURNS TO UFC FIGHT PASS® WITH HARD-HITTING, HISPANIC MMA ACTION LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES ON THURSDAY, Agustus 11

NEW YORK - Bulan Juli 14, 2016 - Combate Americas, pertama kalinya di luar AS. Hispanik Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) waralaba olahraga, 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. pada tanggal Hari Kamis, Agustus. 11 di 9 p.m. DAN/6 p.m. 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 satu, Amazon Api TV, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV and Roku devices.

In the featherweight (145 pon) acara utama, Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sanchez (7-2) dari Sacramento, Kalif. will look for his third win in the Combate Americas cage, atau "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 pon) co-main event, emerging star Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) Las Vegas, Nev. will collide with battle-tested veteran Lisa Ellis (15-10) of Olympia, Mencuci.

“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,"Kata 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) dari Portland, Ore. in a flyweight (125 pon) kontes.

Another flyweight matchup will see undefeated, pengajuan ace Heinrich “Ricky Scraps” Wassmer (4-0) of Los Angeles put his perfect record on the line against dangerous puncher Benji "The petarung" Gomez (5-5) of Oxnard, Kalif.

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

Dalam aksi kartu awal, Yoandy Carrillo (1-0) of Naples, Fla. akan pertempuranErick Gonzalez (4-1) Los Angeles.

Carrillo, the cousin of former World Boxing Association (WBA) world lightweight champion Richar April, datang dari kehancuran, putaran kedua (:19) pukulan knockout (pukulan) dari George Hernandez at Combate Americas onBulan April 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 Bulan April 25, earning a split decision over Victor Martinez.

In another lightweight preliminary bout, Jose “Froggy” Estrada (1-0) of Oxnard, Kalif. will return to action after his explosive debut in La Jaula, in which the 25-year-old scored a highlight reel, babak pertama (1:44) pukulan knockout (pons) pada tanggal Jonathan Quiroz pada tanggal Bulan April 18, and collide with Christian Cardona(0-1) Las Vegas, Nev.

Elsewhere on the preliminary bout card, Jonathan Santa Maria (3-3) dari Whittier, Kalif. akan menghadapi Albert Tapia (3-5) dari Huntington Beach, Kalif. dalam urusan kelas terbang.

Terkalahkan Daniel Rodriguez (1-0) of Alhambra, Kalif. akan bertemu Hector Saldana (1-2) dari Murrieta, Kalif.

The final undercard bout will be announced soon.

COMBATE AMERICAS ACTION HEATS UP WITH WEEKLY MMA FIGHT SERIES ON NBC UNIVERSO, BEGINNING MONDAY, BULAN APRIL 18

THIRTY FIGHTS IN THIRTY DAYS!

NEW YORK – March 28, 2015 - Combate Americas, pertama kalinya di luar AS. Hispanik Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) waralaba olahraga yang didirikan oleh Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-creator Campbell McLaren, today announced the return of its epic, action-packed “Road To the Championship” fight series to NBC UNIVERSO, saluran kabel hiburan dan olahraga modern untuk Latinos, with a weekly, one-hour program, awal Hari Senin, Bulan April 18, di 12 a.m. DAN/9 p.m. PT, from Los Angeles, Kalif.

A total of 30 bouts featuring the most fearsome, emerging Hispanic MMA fighters, including Imagen Award-winning Combate Americas reality series contestant and professional boxer Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (5-1 MMA, 2-0-1 tinju), Uria Faber terlindung Erick Sanchez (6-2), John "Sexy Mexy" 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,"Lanjut 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”, tersebut 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 Bulan April 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 di Las Vegas, Nev., the most successful competitors in each weight class will be placed in the first Combate Americas world championship bouts in history.