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 – Ágúst 4, 2016 - Combate Americas, fyrstur-alltaf bandarískt. Rómönsku Mixed Martial Arts (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, Calif. áFimmtudagur, Ágúst. 11 á 9:30 p.m. OG/6:30 p.m. PT.
Streaking star John "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) í featherweight (145 £) main event at “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: CombateOCHO,” while four-time UFC® öldungur Danny “The Gremlin” Martinez will replace a hurt (knee injury) Jonathan Martinez(19-7) in the flyweight (125 £) co-main event contest with Benjamin Vinson (8-3-1).
Að auki, the planned women’s atomweight (105 £) matchup milli Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) og 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, með stuttum fyrirvara,"Sagði Combate Americas forstjóri Campbell McLaren.
The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Frá. is riding a five-fight win streak, the last three of which came inside the Combate Americas cage, or “La Jaula.”
Hingað, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 £), but who began his career as a featherweight, has notched 7 hans 10 starfsævinni vinnur með því að (T)KO eða uppgjöf.
Martinez of Chula Vista, Calif. will see action for the first time since his unanimous decision win over Richie Vaculik í UFC 193 síðasta Nóvember 14.
The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Arizona., hefur unnið 14 hans 19 feril sigra með því að (T)KO eða uppgjöf.
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, og fyrsta forkeppni kortið lota hefst kl 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
Flyweight: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Benji Gomez
Featherweight: Izic Fernandez vs. Mark Bonilla
Flyweight: Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Albert Tapia
Featherweight: Jonathan Quiroz vs. Ryan Lilley
Léttur: Jose Estrada vs. Christian Cardona
Léttur: Erick Gonzalez vs. Yoandy Carrillo
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Hector Saldana
Welterweight: George Hernandez vs. Hakob Ter Petrosyan |
