Tūtohu Archives: John Castaneda

Combate Amerika, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES JOHN “SEXY MEXY” CASTANEDA FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN $100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT ON NOVEMBER 11

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John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda (14-2) (matau) has been announced as the first entrant into Combate Americas’ historic, kotahi-po, eight-man bantamweight (135 pauna) “Copa Combate” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 i roto i te Cancun, Mexico on Rāhoroi, Nov. 11.
Historic event takes place in Cancun, Mexico
i runga i te 24th huritau o
Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren’s UFC 1

NEW YORK – Mahuru 28, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the entry of 25-year-old trailblazer and its all-time winningest fighter, Hoani "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (14-2), into “Copa Combate,” the historic, kotahi-po, eight-man bantamweight (135 pauna) Arts hōia Mixed (MMA) tournament that will award its winner of three consecutive bouts a grand prize of $100,000 i roto i te Cancun, Mexico on Rāhoroi, Nov. 11.

“Copa Combate” takes place on the 24th anniversary of UFC 1, which was executive produced by Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder, Campbell McLaren. The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

Castaneda of Mankato, Mai. will enter La Jaula, te whare herehere Combate Amerika, riding a nine-fight win streak that dates back to May 2015, and that recently extended on August 1 when he put on a dominant performance to earn a unanimous decision over Cheyden Leialoha in UFC President Dana White'SRātū Night Contender Series.

“We are excited to welcome John Castaneda back to Combate Americas, where he has amassed the most wins of any fighter in our young, but fast-growing organization, and delivered some of the most memorable moments ever in La Jaula with his explosive style of fighting and vicious knockout power,"Ka mea a McLaren.

Following the recent victory, Castaneda signed a new, motuhake, multi-fight promotional agreement with Combate Americas, which was the first organization to place him on a national stage during its debut live event that aired on NBC Universo from Las Vegas, Nev. i runga i Mahuru 17, 2015. Castaneda immediately shined, hinga Justin Governale by way of unanimous decision.

In his last start in La Jaula on Kia 5, Castaneda scored a devastating, tuarua a tawhio (:42) WHO (nifó) on five-time UFC veteran Chris “The Real Deal” Beal.

The remaining seven “Copa Combate” tournament competitors will be announced soon, and will hail from various parts of Latin America, as well as Spain and the U.S., marking the first time in history that fighters will represent their respective countries on a mission to achieve greatness.

Tournament fighters will be separated into four brackets, and the top four fighters will be assigned seeded positions based on their respective worldwide rankings. Quarterfinal stage opponents for the four seeded fighters will be determined based on a lottery ball drawing.

The host venue in Cancun for “Copa Combate,” as well as ticket on-sale information for the event, kia ka kauwhautia hohoro.
Amateur MMA, Combate Amerika, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES NINE-BOUT LINEUP FOR CINCO DE MAYO MMA EVENT IN VENTURA, California

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LIVE FROM VENTURA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
ON FRIDAY, MAY 5

LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
JOSE “FROGGY” ESTRADA VS. EMILIO CHAVEZ

-Main Co Takahanga Kōmāmā:
Danny “The Realist” Ramirez vs. Chris “Taco” Padilla

Ētahi atu:
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda vs. Chris Beal
Alyssa Garcia vs. Sheila Padilla
Heinrich Wassmer vs. Freddie Arteaga

Tickets for “Combate 14” on sale now
NEW YORK – April 25, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced a sensational, nine-bout Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight card that will take place at Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, Calif., in celebration of the “Cinco De Mayo” holiday, i runga i Rāmere, Kia 5.

In the lightweight (155 pauna) main event of “Combate 14,” undefeated, heavy-handed rising star Jose “Froggy” Estrada (3-0) Ka Square atu ki Emilio “The Ferocious Aztec” Chavez (11-9).

Utu i $35, tickets for “Combate 14” are available online at Ticketon.com.

The 5-foot-6, 26-year-old Estrada from Fillmore, Calif. has been on a tear since he made his professional debut with Combate Americas last April, stopping all three of his opponents to date inside of one round.

Chavez of Fullerton, Calif. is a flashy, 5-foot-9, 30-year-old competitor who will make the second start of his career in La Jaula, te whare herehere Combate Amerika. In his promotional debut on April 18, 2016, Chavez submitted Angel Cruz i roto i te rua o a tawhio noa (4:21) of action with a rear-naked choke.

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, which will also be contested at lightweight, Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (6-2) will return to action on the heels of a “Fight of the Night” performance in La Jaula, to battle Combate Americas newcomer and fellow knockout artist Chris “Taco” Padilla (7-2).

Te 5-waewae-9, 28-year-old Ramirez of North Hills, Calif. staged an incredible, relentless performance against Erick “Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez at “Combate 12” on February 16, earning a unanimous decision over Gonzalez in what was Ramirez’s second straight win.

Padilla of Gardena, Calif. has notched six of his seven professional career victories to date by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei. Prior to making his professional debut in 2014, “Taco” amassed a perfect, 6-0 record under amateur status, with all of his wins coming by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei.

In other action at “Combate 14,” bantamweight (135 pauna) star Hoani "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (11-2) will face off with Chris “The Real Deal” Beal (10-4).

Castaneda of Mankato, Mai. is riding a seven-fight win streak that dates back to May 16, 2015 when he secured a first-round submission (kowaowaotia iho muri-tahanga) riro i runga i Pedro Velasco. Ko te 5-waewae-7, 25-year-old has been perfect in La Jaula, winning all five of his Combate Americas bouts.

Ko te 5-waewae-7, 31-year-old Beal of Ventura is an eight-year, battle-tested veteran of the sport who has competed on three different continents. In his first start with Combate Americas, he will look to end a recent, four-fight skid.

Elsewhere on the card, Alyssa “Tiny Tim” Garcia (3-2) o Whittier, Calif. Ka fehangahangai Sheila Padilla (2-1) o Visalia, Calif. in an atomweight (105 pauna) matchup.

Submission ace Heinrich Wassmer (5-1) o Los Angeles, Calif. will take on hard-nosed scrapper Freddie “Lil’ Man” Arteaga (8-5) of Boise, Idaho in a flyweight (125 pauna) whakataetae.

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 14” Fight Card

Lightweight Main Event:
Jose Estrada vs. Emilio Chavez

-Main Co Takahanga Kōmāmā:
Danny Ramirez vs. Chris Padilla

Whā: John Castaneda vs. Chris Beal
Whitu: Joseph Vidales vs. Joseph Henle
Mā: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Freddie Arteaga
Mā: Michael Reyes vs. Benji Gomez
Atomweight: Alyssa Garcia vs. Sheila Padilla
Catchweight (140 pauna): Ryan Lilley vs. Ralph Acosta
Kōmāmā: Bruno Machado vs. Austin Wilson

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Combate Amerika, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

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

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Kei raro: Paulina “Firefox” Granados (whakaaturia) will face off with Jenna Serio in a featured atomweight (105 pauna) contest at Combate Americas: Empire Rising, te U.S. Hispanic league’s debut event in New York, i runga i Rāmere, Oketopa. 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 FRIDAY, Oct. 14

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

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NEW YORK – Sept. 14, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced the addition of three bouts, including a featherweight (145 pauna) co-main event contest between streaking Uria Faber tiakina 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.. i runga i Rāmere, Oketopa. 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The matchup between Sanchez and Martinez will precede the much-anticipated bantamweight (135 pauna) championship showdown between red-hot stars Hoani "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (11-2) o Mankato, Mai. a Gustavo Lopez (6-1) o Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Horoi.

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 pauna) mahi, Paulina “Firefox” Granados(3-2) Ka tangohia i runga i Jenna Serio (3-1).

Erick Sanchez vs. Victor Martinez

The 5-foot-10, 25-year-old Sanchez of Sacramento, Calif. will look for his third straight victory in La Jaula, and his fourth consecutive win overall, after submitting (kowaowaotia iho muri-tahanga) Mike Segura in just 50 seconds at the third event in the Combate Americas “Road To The Championship” series in Los Angeles, Calif. i runga i April 18.

Prior to the victory, Sanchez, who has won five of his seven professional starts by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei, scored a third round (1:22) WHO (nifó) i runga i Ousmane Thomas Diagne i Bellator 147 i runga i Hakihea 4, 2015.

Ano 25 tau o te ao, 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 April 25.


Runga ake: Irwin “Te kararehe” Rivera (whakaaturia) will make his Combate Americas debut against undefeated Cristobal Chavez in a featured bantamweight (135 pauna) mutunga.

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, Mexico. He jump started his professional career with a split decision victory over Andre Cuff i runga i Noema 7, 2014, and ran to three consecutive wins thereafter.

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

Ko te 5-waewae-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 tukunga ranei.

Chavez is coming off a second round (4:14) tāpaetanga (armlock) o Ronny Perrogon i runga i Pipiri 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, Calif.

Granados made her Combate Americas debut in her last start on Kia 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 Pipiri 3.

A nationally recognized venue for legendary, fight-of-the-year-level boxing events, Turning Stone Resort Casino will now become one of the very first venues in New York to host professional MMA fights. With a legacy of hosting some of the best events in the country, rivaling many venues in major cities such as Las Vegas, Atlantic City and New York City, Turning Stone has established Upstate New York as a premier destination for live sporting events. Turning Stone is an award-winning destination resort, offering world-class amenities including four hotels, neke atu i te 20 restaurants and dining options, two luxurious spas, te 125,000 waewae tapawha papa Las Vegas kāhua petipeti, he Showroom Cabaret-kāhua, te 5,000 ao nohoanga, five pristine golf courses, e rave rahi tutaki, cocktail lounges and nightlife venues.

Tickets for “Combate Americas: Empire Rising” are on sale and can be purchased at the Turning Stone Box Office, by calling 877.833.SHOW, or online at Ticketmaster.com. Utu Tickets e i $75, for cageside, $65, $50 a $35, and may be subject to additional fees. Doors ka whakatuwhera i 5:30 p.m.mo te takahanga, a ka timata te a'ee tuatahi tuatahi i 6 p.m.

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Combate Amerika, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

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

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(Pictured below): Twenty-four year-old surging star John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda (11-2) o Mankato, Mai. will bid to become the first 135 pound world champion in Combate Americas history onRāmere, Oketopa. 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 in Verona, N.Y..

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NEW YORK – E whitu. 8, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that red-hot, streaking bantamweight (135 pauna) whetu Hoani "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, N.Y.. i runga i Rāmere, October 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Mai. and the 27-year-old Lopez of Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Horoi. 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,"Ka mea a Combate Americas Tumu Campbell McLaren, who also produced the last live televised professional MMA event in New York State with UFC® 7 i runga i Mahuru 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,"Tonu 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) o Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Horoi. will look to continue his unbeaten run in “La Jaula,” te whare herehere Combate Amerika, when he fights for his first world title.

Castaneda, who has finished 8 o tona 11 whakaora mahi ngaio, is riding a six-fight win streak dating back to May 16, 2015 ka tuku ia Pedro Velasco with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:42) o te whawhai.

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

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

I roto i tona timatanga whakamutunga, Castaneda stepped up for Combate Americas on just two weeks’ notice, replacing an injured Erick Sanchez, at the higher, featherweight limit of 145 pauna, ki Angel Cruz i runga i August 11, and scored a second round (2:25) WHO (nifó) on Cruz.

Fighting out of the famed Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, Lopez, a protégé of former UFC® toa 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 tukunga ranei.

Lopez began his Combate Americas journey in the “Road To The Championship” series, hinga 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) o te mahi, before sealing his fate in the title fight with Castaneda by scoring a devastating, tuarua a tawhio (4:07) TKO i runga i Haora Elizondo with a barrage of punches on the ground.

A nationally recognized venue for legendary, fight-of-the-year-level boxing events, Turning Stone Resort Casino will now become one of the very first venues in New York to host professional MMA fights. With a legacy of hosting some of the best events in the country, rivaling many venues in major cities such as Las Vegas, Atlantic City and New York City, Turning Stone has established Upstate New York as a premier destination for live sporting events. Turning Stone is an award-winning destination resort, offering world-class amenities including four hotels, neke atu i te 20 restaurants and dining options, two luxurious spas, te 125,000 waewae tapawha papa Las Vegas kāhua petipeti, he Showroom Cabaret-kāhua, te 5,000 ao nohoanga, five pristine golf courses, e rave rahi tutaki, cocktail lounges and nightlife venues.

Tickets for “Combate Americas: Empire Rising” are on sale and can be purchased at the Turning Stone Box Office, by calling 877.833.SHOW, or online at Ticketmaster.com. Utu Tickets e i $75, for cageside, $65, $50 a $35, and may be subject to additional fees. Doors ka whakatuwhera i 5:30 p.m.mo te takahanga, a ka timata te a'ee tuatahi tuatahi i 6 p.m.

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Combate Amerika, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

“SEXY MEXY” AND UFC® VET DANNY MARTINEZ STEP IN FOR INJURED FIGHTERS IN MAIN AND CO-MAIN EVENT BOUTS AT COMBATE AMERICAS ON THURSDAY, Aug. 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 – August 4, 2016 - Combate Amerika, te tuatahi-ake U.S. Pāniora toi hōia whakauru (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. i runga iRāpare, Aug. 11 i 9:30 p.m. AND/6:30 p.m. PT.

Streaking star Hoani "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) i roto i te tekau mā (145 pauna) main event at “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: CombateOCHO,” while four-time UFC® hōia Danny “The Gremlin” Martinez will replace a hurt (knee injury) Jonathan Martinez(19-7) in the flyweight (125 pauna) co-main event contest with Benjamin Vinson (8-3-1).

I tua atu, the planned women’s atomweight (105 pauna) matchup i waenganui i 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, i runga i te pānui poto,"Ka mea a Combate Americas Tumu Campbell McLaren.

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

Ki te rā, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 pauna), but who began his career as a featherweight, has notched 7 o tona 10 mahi ngaio toa i te ara o te (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Martinez of Chula Vista, Calif. will see action for the first time since his unanimous decision win over Richie Vaculik i UFC 193 whakamutunga Whiringa 14.

The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Ariz., Kua roaa 14 o tona 19 whakaora umanga i te ara o te (T)KO tukunga ranei.

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, a ka timata te a'ee kāri tuatahi tuatahi i 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

Mā: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Benji Gomez
Mā whitu: Izic Fernandez vs. Mark Bonilla
Mā: Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Albert Tapia
Mā whitu: Jonathan Quiroz vs. Ryan Lilley
Kōmāmā: Jose Estrada vs. Christian Cardona
Kōmāmā: Erick Gonzalez vs. Yoandy Carrillo
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Hector Saldana
Welterweight: George Hernandez vs. Hakob Ter Petrosyan
Combate Amerika, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

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

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THIRTY FIGHTS IN THIRTY DAYS!

NEW YORK – March 28, 2015 - Combate Amerika, te tuatahi-ake U.S. Pāniora toi hōia whakauru (MMA) pōti hākinakina whakaturia e Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tahi-kaihanga Campbell McLaren, today announced the return of its epic, action-packed “Road To the Championship” fight series to NBC UNIVERSO, te hou whakangahau me hākinakina hongere taura hoki Latinos, with a weekly, one-hour program, timata Rāhina, April 18, i 12 a.m. AND/9 p.m. PT, from Los Angeles, Calif.

A total of 30 bouts featuring the most fearsome, emerging Hispanic MMA fighters, including Imagen Award-winning Combate Amerika reality series contestant and professional boxer Ricky "Te Gallero" Palacios (5-1 MMA, 2-0-1 mekemeke), Uria Faber tiakina Erick Sanchez (6-2), Hoani "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,"Tonu 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”, mea 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 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 i roto i te Las Vegas, Nev., the most successful competitors in each weight class will be placed in the first Combate Americas world championship bouts in history.
Combate Amerika, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

COMBATE ONGO ◊AMELIKÁ Taunga Hollywood!

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Tuatahi U.S. Pāniora karapu MMA hopoi mai ora teata
"Road Ki te Championship" raupapa whawhai ki Los Angeles i runga i Wednesday, Dec. 16

"Sexy Mexy" anga "Kiko" Lopez i roto i te whā hui matua
Ricky Palacios pakanga Anthony Paredes i roto i te hui tahi-matua whā

Kyra Batara tapawhā atu ki a Liz McCarthy i roto i te wahine mahi atomweight

Live, haamata NBC Universo telecast i-whawhai wha 11 p.m. AND/8 p.m. PT

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NEW mua - Hakihea 1, 2015 - Combate Amerika, te tuatahi-ake U.S. Pāniora toi hōia whakauru (MMA) pōti hākinakina whakaturia e Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tahi-kaihanga Campbell McLaren, kauwhautia tenei ra e ka meinga e te reira i ona tuatahi i roto i Los Angeles, Calif. ki te oranga, kāri whawhai iwa-a'ee i Florentine Gardens, ora i runga i NBC Universo, te hou whakangahau me hākinakina hongere taura hoki Latinos, i runga i Wednesday, Dec. 16 i 11 p.m. AND/8 p.m. PT.

"Tenei hui tohu Combate Amerika haere mai o te matahiti, me te whakaatu i te lineup e rua ki te kahore ki te kohinga te kānapanapa whawhai Pāniora ake-a-haere mai i roto i te US o, "ka mea a McLaren.

Utu i $40, tīkiti mō "Pirimia Insurance Ratonga me Aspira Mas Present Combate Amerika: Road Ki te Championship Hollywood,"Kei runga i te hoko iwww.HollywoodFightNight.com.

I roto i te whā (135 pauna) hui matua o te ora, e wha-whawhai telecast i runga i NBC Universo, Hoani "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda, hou atu tona wikitoria i te tuatahi "Combate Amerika: Road Ki te hui "Championship i roto i Las Vegas, Nev. i runga i Mahuru 17, Ka tapawha atu ki te hoa sensation patu Federico "Kiko" Lopez.

-Tau 23-tawhito te Castaneda (8-2), he patu taukei nei hails i Mankato, Mai., roaa te toru o tona wikitoria karapīpiti i roto i te puka o te whakatau loto mo Justin Governale i roto i te whare herehere Combate Amerika.

He mema-tau 31-tawhito o Team Quest, Lopez (10-5) o Murrieta, Calif. Kei te noho ana i te wini pūkenga e rima whawhai, ki e wha o te hunga whakaora i ka tae mai i te ara o rānei (T)KO tukunga ranei.

I roto i te kaupapa whā tahi-matua, Combate Amerika whetu raupapa mooni pouaka me te mana puncher Ricky "Te Gallero" Palacios Ka tapawha atu ki scrapper mōrearea Anthony Paredes o Murrieta.

Palacios (5-1), he noho-tau 28-tawhito o te misioni, Texas nei hoki whakamanamana he kohakore ngaio record mekemeke o 2-0-1, piro te patiri, tuatahi a tawhio noa (1:00) KO runga Benji Gomez ki te whana upoko i te "Combate Amerika: Road Ki te "hui Championship i runga i Mahuru 17, i te Paredes-tau 26-tawhito, te tahi atu melo o Team Quest, Kei te titiro ki te hoki ki te tīwae win i muri i te mamae i te mate i roto i te Hōngongoi i motumotuhia he wini pūkenga e rua-whawhai.

I roto i te atomweight o te wahine ngā (105 pauna) attraction i runga i te telecast ora,Kyra "Mogwai" Batara ka whawhai ki "Uira Liz McCarthy.

Whawhai i roto i Las Vegas, Te Atua (3-3) Ko te ahuahunga-tau 21-tawhito o Jiu-Jitsu Guru Eddie Bravo. During the “Combate Americas: Road Ki te hui "Championship i roto i Las Vegas, Batara unuhia atu te wini pouri auheke mā te whakatau loto mo Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, he kaiwero taitara ao o mua ki rima nga wa rite maha pāngia ngaio rite Batara.

29-tau-tawhito te McCarthy (2-3), whawhai hoki i roto i o Las Vegas, Ko te hōia-wa e wha o Invicta FC, the world’s premier all-women’s MMA league. Prior to her professional debut at Invicta FC 2 te wahi patua ia Jessica Piripi i te ara o te tuatahi a tawhio noa (5:00) WHO (tākuta Tuhinga) i runga i Hōngongoi 28, 2012, I amenea mai McCarthy he haohaoa, 6-0 record hei runaruna.

Ka whana te telecast NBC Universo ora atu ki te mā (145 pauna) matchup i waenganui i Uria Faber faaoti ahuahunga me āna Erick Sanchez (5-2) o Sacramento, Calif. me te hoa whetu maranga "Whakawakia" Rudy Morales (3-3) o Las Vegas.

Ko te oti, kāri tuatahi rima-a'ee mō "Combate Amerika: Road Ki te Championship Hollywood "Ka e kauwhautia hohoro.

Whakatuwhera nga tatau i Florentine Gardens i 5 p.m. PT mo te takahanga, a ka timata te a'ee tuatahi tuatahi i 6 p.m.
whakauru toi hōia

COMBATE AMERICAS AND NBC UNIVERSO KICK OFF ALL-NEW MMA FIGHT SERIES “ROAD TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP” LIVE ON THUR., Mahuru. 17 FROM LAS VEGAS

Waiho he tākupu

NBC Universo ki whakaatu Combate Amerika '
Te nuinga o Toa kino-Ass Latin MMA

Takahanga Main: Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez vs. Max Ceniceros
Ano i roto i te mahi: Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, Ozzie Alvarez,
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda me
mooni whetu TV Ricky Palacios me JC Llamas

NEW mua - August 26, 2015 - Combate Amerika, te tuatahi-ake U.S. Pāniora toi hōia whakauru (MMA) pōti hākinakina whakaturia e Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tahi-kaihanga Campbell McLaren, ko NBC Universo, te hou hākinakina me te whakangahau taura hongere mō Latinos, i tenei ra kauwhautia te whana-atu o "Road Ki te Championship,"He katoa-hou, tau-maha raupapa whawhai MMA e ka AIR ora i runga i NBC Universo. Ko te hui ora tuatahi i roto i te raupapa Combate Amerika ka AIR i runga i Rāpare, Mahuru 17 i 11 p.m. AND/8 p.m. PT. i te D i roto i Las Vegas, Nev., tika i roto i te wa mo te timatanga o Hispanic Heritage Marama.

Combate Americas is the groundbreaking, ora hanga MMA raupapa whawhai āta hoki US. Hispanics e ngakaunui ana ki te toi me te mahi o te hākinakina. Ka taea e rangi ki NBC Universo Fans ki te whanga ki enei ra gladiators hou tomo te whare herehere ki te whakataetae mo te tupono noa i te kororia.

The Combate Americas live fight series schedule on NBC UNIVERSO includes:

  • Thurs., E whitu. 17, 2015 i 11p ET / 8p PT
  • Thurs., Nov. 19, 2015 i 11p ET / 8p PT
  • I roto i te 2016, rā atu e wha TBD

"E hiamo matou ki te whakawhānui i to tatou auraa e te NBC Universo, ka titiro atu ki te tuku kāri whawhai mahi-Kikī ngā etahi te pai whawhai Latin o runga i te ao,"Ka mea a McLaren, who created Combate Americas two years ago to serve the fastest-growing U.S. tatauranga - Millennials Pāniora.

"Ki te mahi ngātahi NBC Universo o ki Combate Americas'delivers i runga i to tatou kupu whakaari te whakarato i to tatou kaimätakitaki Latin puhaehae, me te whakangahau edgy me nga ngā nui,"Ka mea Ruben Mendiola, Peresideni, NBC Universo.

The Combate Americas fight series comes one-year after Combate Amerika - Te raupapa mau whakataetae, hanga hītori na roto i te riroraa i te hōtaka whawhai-waiata tuatahi ake ki te riro i te tohu matua pouaka whakaata - "Variety Best ranei Series Reality,"I 29 Annual imagen Tohu o te whakamutunga tau. Te Combate Amerika whakaatu mooni Whakapāho i runga i NBC Universo (i mua mun2) a ko te tino tahi i roto i U.S. Kaimätakitaki Pāniora.

In the main event of the live NBC Universo telecast of the Combate Americas kick-off event on Rāpa., E whitu. 17, two-time UFC veteran and Miletich Fighting Systems prodigy Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez (17-7) o Muscatine, Iowa ka tapawha-atu ki te pakeke-patu artist KO Max Ceniceros (7-2) o La Mirada, Calif. i roto i te mā (145 lbs.) matua pupūtanga takahanga. Kei te rapu Ceniceros karapīpiti tona wikitoria whitu, muri i te mutunga e wha o tona ono hoariri whakamutunga i te ara o (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Ano i runga i te kāri whawhai ka waiho taua po Combate Amerika reality series stars J.C. Llamas (5-5) a Ricky "Te Gallero" Palacios (3-1), who will make their respective second starts in the Combate Americas cage.

Ko te kaikawe-ake i roto i te whakataetae raupapa mooni, Llamas o Bakersfield, Calif., Ka tapawha-atu ki te faaoti kaitaua-whakaaro Ozzie "Ko te tahae" Alvarez (6-2) o Brea, Calif. i roto i te Welterweight (170 pauna) whakataetae. Palacios o Mission, TX will face Benji "Te ngangau" Gomez (4-4) o Ventura, Calif. i roto i te whā (135 pauna) matchup.

I roto i te strawweight o te wahine ngā (115 pauna) mutunga, Invicta FC hōia Nicdali "Ko te Kuini Night" Rivera-Calanoc (8-8) o Tulsa, Okla. ka tūtuki ki te kaha puncher Katy "Dragon Whero" Collins (2-1) o Branson, Koe.

Tahi atu whawhai, tae e kauwhautia he tino kāri a'ee tuatahi hohoro.
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MŌ COMBATE ONGO ◊AMELIKÁ
Combate Amerika, LLC. is the first U.S. Pāniora toi hōia whakauru (MMA) karapu hākinakina i roto i te aamu, designed to build Latino fighting champions and serve Hispanic fans, one of the world’s most avid groups of prize fighting enthusiasts. The Combate Americas franchise includes reality TV programming, live events and mobile programming. The company’s CEO, Campbell McLaren, is universally recognized as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine described McLaren as “te poto hokohoko i muri i te UFC” ko Yahoo! Kauwhautia Sports e ia “e mohio ana atu e pā ana ki te hākinakina i te tika e pā ana te tangata i roto i te reira i teie mahana.” With an unprecedented product and a blue-chip ownership and management team, Combate Americas is poised to break new ground and bring about a new era in world championship level MMA competition.

Mō NBC Universo:
NBC Universo (www.nbcuniverso.com) Ko te hou hākinakina me te whakangahau taura hongere mō Latinos, mau mai i runga franchises hākinakina o te ao, me te hōtaka edgy ki neke atu i te 40 miriona whare i roto i te U.S. Ka rite ki tetahi o nga awa taura hou tino whānui te wātea hoki US. Latinos, NBC UNIVERSO delivers a thrilling mix of exclusive sports action – including FIFA World Cup™, Liga MX, Pirimia League, NASCAR Mexico Rangatū, NFL and The 2016 Rio Olympics – along with signature series, kiriata angitū, music, must-see live events and strategic acquisitions, i runga i TV, pūrere ipurangi me te pūkoro. NBC Universo he wāhanga o Pāniora Enterprises me Ihirangi, he wehenga o NBCUniversal (www.nbcuniversal.com), tetahi o ārahi kamupene pāpāho, me te whakangahau o te ao. NBCUniversal Ko te āpiti o Comcast Corporation (www.comcastcorporation.com). Ki te kitea te tau hongere NBC Universo i roto i to koutou rohe, tirohia www.nbcuniverso.com/Kimihia ia.