NEW YORK - Avgust 4, 2016 - Combate Amerike, prva doslej U.S. Hispanic 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, Kalifornija. naČetrtek, Avgust. 11 pri 9:30 p.m. IN/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) v peresno (145 funtov) 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 funtov) co-main event contest with Benjamin Vinson (8-3-1).

Poleg tega, the planned women’s atomweight (105 funtov) matchup med Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) in 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, v kratkem roku,"Je dejal Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

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

Doslej, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 funtov), but who began his career as a featherweight, has notched 7 njegovega 10 poklicna kariera zmaga s pomočjo (T)KO ali predložitev.

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

The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Arizoni., je pridobil 14 njegovega 19 karierne zmage po poti (T)KO ali predložitev.

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, Chromecasta, 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, in prva predhodna bout kartica se bo začel ob 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

Optimizacija učinkovitosti: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Benji Gomez
Peresno: Izic Fernandez vs. Mark Bonilla
Optimizacija učinkovitosti: Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Albert Tapia
Peresno: Jonathan Quiroz vs. Ryan Lilley
Lahka: Jose Estrada vs. Christian Cardona
Lahka: Erick Gonzalez vs. Yoandy Carrillo
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Hector Saldana
Welterweight: George Hernandez vs. Hakob Ter Petrosyan