NEW YORK – Agost 4, 2016 - Combat Amèriques, la primera vegada U.S. Hispans Arts Marcials Mixtes (MMA) sports franchise, 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, Califòrnia. aDijous, Agost. 11 a 9:30 p.m. I/6:30 p.m. PT.

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

Addicionalment, the planned women’s atomweight (105 lliura) enfrontament entre Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) i 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, a curt termini,"Va dir el CEO de Combat Amèriques Campbell McLaren.

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

Fins a la data, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 lliura), but who began his career as a featherweight, has notched 7 de la seva 10 carrera professional guanya per mitjà de (T)KO o submissió.

Martinez of Chula Vista, Califòrnia. will see action for the first time since his unanimous decision win over Richie Vaculik en UFC 193 últim Novembre 14.

The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Ariz., ha guanyat 14 de la seva 19 victòries en la seva carrera per mitjà de (T)KO o submissió.

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 p.m. PT, i la primera baralla de la cartellera preliminar començarà a les 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

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

Pes mosca: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Benji Gómez
Pes ploma: Izic Fernandez vs. Marc Bonilla
Pes mosca: Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Albert Tapia
Pes ploma: Jonathan Quiroz vs. Ryan Lilley
Lleuger: Jose Estrada vs. Christian Cardona
Lleuger: Erick Gonzalez vs. Yoandy Carrillo
Welter: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Hector Saldana
Welter: George Hernandez vs. Hakob Ter Petrosyan