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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) (kwesokudla) has been announced as the first entrant into Combate Americas’ historic, one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) “Copa Combate” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 e Cancun, Mexico on Saturday, Nov. 11.
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NEW YORK – September 28, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the entry of 25-year-old trailblazer and its all-time winningest fighter, John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (14-2), into “Copa Combate,” the historic, one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament that will award its winner of three consecutive bouts a grand prize of $100,000 e Cancun, Mexico on Saturday, 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, Ibhayisikobho. will enter La Jaula, yezinyoni COMBATE Americas, 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'STuesday 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,"Kusho McLaren.

Following the recent victory, Castaneda signed a new, okukhethekile, 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. ngoSepthemba 17, 2015. Castaneda immediately shined, ngowakho Justin Governale by way of unanimous decision.

In his last start in La Jaula on May 5, Castaneda scored a devastating, round yesibili (:42) WHO (punches) 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.

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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 ULWESIHLANU, MAY 5

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

UHlelo Co-Main Indawo:
Danny “The Realist” Ramirez vs. Chris “Taco” Padilla

Okuningi:
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, on Friday, May 5.

In the lightweight (155 amakhilogremu) main event of “Combate 14,” undefeated, heavy-handed rising star Jose “Froggy” Estrada (3-0) ngeke izikwele off with Emilio “The Ferocious Aztec” Chavez (11-9).

Ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe kusuka $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, yezinyoni COMBATE Americas. In his promotional debut on April 18, 2016, Chavez submitted Angel Cruz e emzuliswaneni wesibili (4:21) of action with a rear-naked choke.

In the umcimbi co-main, 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).

-5 foot-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 noma ukuzithoba. 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 noma ukuzithoba.

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

Castaneda of Mankato, Ibhayisikobho. is riding a seven-fight win streak that dates back to May 16, 2015 when he secured a first-round submission (okukhulisa-naked binda) ukuzuza Pedro Velasco. The 5-foot-7, 25-year-old has been perfect in La Jaula, winning all five of his Combate Americas bouts.

The 5-foot-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) of Whittier, Calif. abayobhekana Sheila Padilla (2-1) of Visalia, Calif. in an atomweight (105 amakhilogremu) matchup.

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

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 14” Fight Card

Lightweight Main Event:
Jose Estrada vs. Emilio Chavez

UHlelo Co-Main Indawo:
Danny Ramirez vs. Chris Padilla

Bantamweight: John Castaneda vs. Chris Beal
Middleweight: Joseph Vidales vs. Joseph Henle
Flyweight: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Freddie Arteaga
Flyweight: Michael Reyes vs. Benji Gomez
Atomweight: Alyssa Garcia vs. Sheila Padilla
Catchweight (140 amakhilogremu): Ryan Lilley vs. Ralph Acosta
Esilula: Bruno Machado vs. Austin Wilson

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

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Ngezansi: Paulina “Firefox” Granados (afanekiselwa) will face off with Jenna Serio in a featured atomweight (105 amakhilogremu) contest at Combate Americas: Empire Rising, the U.S. Hispanic league’s debut event in New York, on Friday, Oct. 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 ULWESIHLANU, OCT. 14

Featherweight co-main event: Erick Sanchez vs. Victor Martinez
Bantamweight: 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 amakhilogremu) co-main event contest between streaking Uriya Faber zivikelwe 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.. on Friday, Oct. 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The matchup between Sanchez and Martinez will precede the much-anticipated bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) championship showdown between red-hot stars John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (11-2) of Mankato, Ibhayisikobho. futhi Gustavo Lopez (6-1) of Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Geza.

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 amakhilogremu) action, Paulina “Firefox” Granados(3-2) kuzothatha on 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 (okukhulisa-naked binda) Mike Segura in just 50 seconds at the third event in the Combate Americas “Road To The Championship” series in Los Angeles, Calif. on April 18.

Prior to the victory, Sanchez, who has won five of his seven professional starts by way of (T)KO noma ukuzithoba, scored a third round (1:22) WHO (punches) on Ousmane Thomas Diagne at Bellator 147 ngoDisemba 4, 2015.

Futhi 25 iminyaka yobudala, 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.


Ngenhla: Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (afanekiselwa) will make his Combate Americas debut against undefeated Cristobal Chavez in a featured bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) ekupheleni.

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 on November 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.

The 5-foot-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 noma ukuzithoba.

Chavez is coming off a second round (4:14) ukuzithoba (armlock) of Ronny Perrogon on June 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 May 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 June 3.

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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, or online at Ticketmaster.com. Amathikithi kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $75, for cageside, $65, $50 futhi $35, and may be subject to additional fees. Doors lizovula at 5:30 p.m.lomcimbi, kanye iziqubu lokuqala wokulungiselela uzoqala at 6 p.m.

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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, OCT. 14

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(Pictured below): Twenty-four year-old surging star John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda (11-2) of Mankato, Ibhayisikobho. will bid to become the first 135 pound world champion in Combate Americas history onFriday, Oct. 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 – Isikhombisa. 8, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that red-hot, streaking bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) izinkanyezi John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (11-2) futhi 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.. on Friday, October 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Ibhayisikobho. and the 27-year-old Lopez of Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Geza. 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,"Kusho COMBATE Americas CEO Campbell McLaren, who also produced the last live televised professional MMA event in New York State with UFC® 7 ngoSepthemba 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,"Waqhubeka 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) of Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Geza. will look to continue his unbeaten run in “La Jaula,” yezinyoni COMBATE Americas, when he fights for his first world title.

Castaneda, who has finished 8 of yakhe 11 kunqotshwa okubabazekayo umculi okhokhelwayo, is riding a six-fight win streak dating back to May 16, 2015 lapho ethobela Pedro Velasco with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:42) wokulwa.

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

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

In isiqalo sakhe sokugcina, Castaneda stepped up for Combate Americas on just two weeks’ notice, replacing an injured Erick Sanchez, at the higher, featherweight limit of 145 amakhilogremu, ngokumelene Angel Cruz on August 11, and scored a second round (2:25) WHO (punches) on Cruz.

Fighting out of the famed Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, Lopez, a protégé of former UFC® champion 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 noma ukuzithoba.

Lopez began his Combate Americas journey in the “Road To The Championship” series, ngowakho 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) of action, before sealing his fate in the title fight with Castaneda by scoring a devastating, round yesibili (4:07) TKO on USawule 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, ngaphezu kwe 20 restaurants and dining options, two luxurious spas, a 125,000 square foot Las Vegas style gaming floor, a cabaret-style Showroom, a 5,000 seat arena, five pristine golf courses, several bars, 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. Amathikithi kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $75, for cageside, $65, $50 futhi $35, and may be subject to additional fees. Doors lizovula at 5:30 p.m.lomcimbi, kanye iziqubu lokuqala wokulungiselela uzoqala at 6 p.m.

Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

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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, 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 Americas, the U.S yokuqala ngqa. LweSpanishi 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. onThursday, Aug. 11 at 9:30 p.m. KANYE/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) in the featherweight (145 amakhilogremu) 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 amakhilogremu) co-main event contest with Benjamin Vinson (8-3-1).

Ngaphezu kwalokho, the planned women’s atomweight (105 amakhilogremu) matchup phakathi Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) futhi 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, isaziso iDemo,"Kusho COMBATE Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

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

Kuze kube manje, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu), but who began his career as a featherweight, has notched 7 of yakhe 10 umculi okhokhelwayo iwina ngendlela (T)KO noma ukuzithoba.

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

The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Ariz., uzuze 14 of yakhe 19 career zokunqoba ngendlela (T)KO noma ukuzithoba.

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, owokuqala wokulungiselela ikhadi iziqubu uzoqala at 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
Esilula: Jose Estrada vs. Christian Cardona
Esilula: Erick Gonzalez vs. Yoandy Carrillo
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Hector Saldana
Welterweight: George Hernandez vs. Hakob Ter Petrosyan
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COMBATE AMERICAS ACTION HEATS UP WITH WEEKLY MMA FIGHT SERIES ON NBC UNIVERSO, BEGINNING MONDAY, APRIL 18

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THIRTY FIGHTS IN THIRTY DAYS!

NEW YORK – March 28, 2015 - COMBATE Americas, the U.S yokuqala ngqa. LweSpanishi Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ezemidlalo franchise eyasungulwa 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, the yesimanje kwezokuzijabulisa nakwezemidlalo cable umzila latinos, with a weekly, one-hour program, isiqala Monday, April 18, at 12 a.m. KANYE/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 Americas reality series contestant and professional boxer Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (5-1 MMA, 2-0-1 boxing), Uriya Faber zivikelwe Erick Sanchez (6-2), John "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,"Waqhubeka 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”, wathi 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 in Las Vegas, Nev., the most successful competitors in each weight class will be placed in the first Combate Americas world championship bouts in history.
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COMBATE ASEMELIKA HITS Hollywood!

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Okokuqala U.S. LweSpanishi MMA franchise kuletha bukhoma isiqephu
"Road To The Championship" mpi uchungechunge ukuba Los Angeles on Wednesday, Dec. 16

"Sexy Mexy" ubhekene "Kiko" Lopez e bantamweight umcimbi main
Ricky Palacios alwe Anthony Paredes e umcimbi co-main bantamweight

Kyra Batara tikwele off kanye Liz McCarthy e atomweight isenzo yabesifazane

Live, ezine-mpi NBC Universo telecast uqala at 11 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m. PT

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NEW YORK - December 1, 2015 - COMBATE Americas, the U.S yokuqala ngqa. LweSpanishi Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ezemidlalo franchise eyasungulwa Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-creator Campbell McLaren, namuhla umemezele ukuthi uzokwenza DEBUT yayo in Los Angeles, Calif. nge lezinkanyezi, eziyisishiyagalolunye-iziqubu mpi ikhadi Florentine Gardens, hlala e NBC Universo, the yesimanje kwezokuzijabulisa nakwezemidlalo cable umzila latinos, on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 11 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m. PT.

"Lo mcimbi limele COMBATE Americas ukufika age, nekwetfula uhlelo okusho yesibili noyedwa iqoqo bhá up-no-iza fighters lweSpanishi e US, "kusho McLaren.

Ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe kusuka $40, amathikithi for "UNdunankulu Insurance Services and Aspira Mas Present COMBATE Americas: Road To The Championship Hollywood,"Ezisendalini atwww.HollywoodFightNight.com.

In the bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) umcimbi main of the bukhoma, ezine-mpi telecast on NBC Universo, John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda, fresh off at the taselwandle "COMBATE Americas ukunqoba kwakhe: Road To The Championship "umcimbi Las Vegas, Nev. on September 17, ngeke Square off nabanye abatelekile lokujabulela UFederico "Kiko" Lopez.

The Castaneda oneminyaka engu-23 ubudala (8-2), a Umgadli abangomakad 'ebona abangakhuthaza ekudumisa kusuka Mankato, From., efanelwe wakhe wesithathu ngesimo isinqumo ngazwilinye ukunqoba alandelanayo phezu Justin Governale yezinyoni COMBATE aseMelika.

Ilungu elineminyaka engu-31 ubudala Team Quest, Lopez (10-5) of Murrieta, Calif. ugibele emihlanu mpi win streak, abane labo kunqotshwa okubabazekayo abasenawo ngendlela noma (T)KO noma ukuzithoba.

Esimweni bantamweight co-main, COMBATE Americas engokoqobo ewuchungechunge yethelevishini star namandla puncher Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios ngeke Square off scrapper esiyingozi Anthony Paredes of Murrieta.

Palacios (5-1), umhlali engu-28 ubudala Mission, Texas naye inama yerekhodi elingenasici professional boxing of 2-0-1, amaphuzu kwahlokoma, emzuliswaneni wokuqala (1:00) KO on Benji Gomez nge kick ikhanda ngesikhathi "COMBATE aseMelika: Road To The Championship "umcimbi September 17, kanti Paredes oneminyaka engu-26 ubudala, elinye ilungu Team Quest, Ofuna ukuba abuyele kukholamu win hlupheka ekulahlekelweni July ukuthi ubuthaphuthaphu ezimbili-mpi win streak.

In a iyavela atomweight yabesifazane (105 amakhilogremu) ukukhangwa on the telecast bukhoma,Kyra "Mogwai" Batara zishayisane "Lightning Liz McCarthy.

Ukulwa out of Las Vegas, UNkulunkulu (3-3) kuyinto Protege engu-21 ubudala Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu guru Eddie Bravo. During the “Combate Americas: Road To The Championship "umcimbi Las Vegas, Batara ahlusuliwe a win babeyonqoba ecasukile nge isinqumo abavumelene phezu Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, a zangaphambili ubuqhawe umhlaba inselele izikhathi ezinhlanu iziqubu eziningi professional njengoba Batara.

The McCarthy oneminyaka engu-29 ubudala (2-3), futhi ukulwa out of Las Vegas, kuyinto isosha ezine-time of Invicta FC, the world’s premier all-women’s MMA league. Prior to her professional debut at Invicta FC 2 lapho yena wanqoba Jessica Philip ngendlela emzuliswaneni wokuqala (5:00) WHO (Udokotela stoppage) on July 28, 2012, McCarthy waqongelela esiphelele, 6-0 irekhodi njengenhlangano amateur.

The bukhoma NBC Universo telecast ngeke ukuqalisa nge featherweight (145 amakhilogremu) matchup phakathi Uriya Faber nomphelelisi Protege futhi kwande Erick Sanchez (5-2) of Sacramento, Calif. futhi esikanye ekuphumeni star "Abanonya" Rudy Morales (3-3) of Las Vegas.

The ephelele, ezinhlanu-iziqubu ikhadi zokukwazi "COMBATE Americas: Road To The Championship Hollywood "uzobe umemezele maduze.

Doors at Florentine Gardens ukuvula at 5 p.m. PT lomcimbi, kanye iziqubu lokuqala wokulungiselela uzoqala at 6 p.m.
ubuciko bokulwa exubile

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

Shiya amazwana

NBC Universo ukuba Khulumela COMBATE Americas '
Iningi Bad-Ass Latino MMA Fighters

Indawo Main: URamiro "Junior" Hernandez vs. Max Ceniceros
Futhi in action: Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, Ozzie Alvarez,
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda futhi
engokoqobo TV izinkanyezi Ricky Palacios futhi JC Llamas

NEW YORK - August 26, 2015 - COMBATE Americas, the U.S yokuqala ngqa. LweSpanishi Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ezemidlalo franchise eyasungulwa Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-creator Campbell McLaren, futhi NBC Universo, the sports zanamuhla nokuzijabulisa cable umzila latinos, namuhla wamemezela kick-off To The Championship of "Road,"An-new yonke, woku-MMA mpi uchungechunge ukuthi kuyobe baveze bukhoma NBC Universo. Isenzakalo sokuqala bukhoma e chungechunge COMBATE aseMelika kuyobe baveze on Thursday, September 17 at 11 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m. PT. The D e Las Vegas, Nev., e nje isikhathi ekuqaleni lweSpanishi Heritage Month.

Combate Americas is the groundbreaking, siphilele MMA mpi uchungechunge badalelwa for US. Abakhuluma iSpanishi abanothando the nobuciko nezenzo sport. Abalandeli kungaba tune zibe NBC Universo ukubuka lezi usuku izilwi zanamuhla ukungena yezinyoni ukuba balwela ukuthola ithuba at inkazimulo.

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

  • Thurs., Isikhombisa. 17, 2015 at 11p ET / 8p PT
  • Thurs., Nov. 19, 2015 at 11p ET / 8p PT
  • In 2016, izinsuku ezine ezengeziwe TBD

"Sijabula ukwandisa ubuhlobo bethu NBC Universo, futhi sibheke phambili wokwethula ezimatasa mpi amakhadi enesihloko ezinye the best fighters Latino kule planethi,"Kusho McLaren, who created Combate Americas two years ago to serve the fastest-growing U.S. lokubala ubuningi babantu - millennials lweSpanishi.

"Ngokubambisana NBC Universo ngayo COMBATE Americas'delivers ngesithembiso yethu ukuhlinzeka ababukeli bethu Latino UKUVUSA nokuzijabulisa ezazibhekwa kanye izenzakalo ezinkulu,"Kusho Ruben Mendiola, President, NBC Universo.

The Combate Americas fight series comes one-year after COMBATE Americas - Mncintiswano engokoqobo uchungechunge, owaqopha umlando ngokuba uhlelo lokuqala mpi-themed phakade ukunqoba indondo oluqavile lwethelevishini - "Best Ukuhlukahluka noma Reality Series,"Umnyaka ophelileko 29 Annual Imagen Awards. The COMBATE Americas engokoqobo show senza NBC Universo (phambilini obuwaziwa mun2) futhi kwaba intandokazi fan phakathi U.S. Ababukeli lweSpanishi.

In the main event of the live NBC Universo telecast of the Combate Americas kick-off event on Thur., Isikhombisa. 17, two-time UFC veteran and Miletich Fighting Systems prodigy URamiro "Junior" Hernandez (17-7) of Muscatine, Iowa ngeke Square-off with Okungishaya KO umculi Max Ceniceros (7-2) La Mirada, Calif. in a featherweight (145 lbs.) main umcimbi Yimpi. Ceniceros ufuna lwesikhombisa ukunqoba kwakhe alandelanayo, ngemuva kokuphothula ezine wakhe wokugcina eziyisithupha baphikisi ngendlela (T)KO noma ukuzithoba.

Futhi ekhadini empini Ubusuku ngeke COMBATE Americas reality series stars J.C. Llamas (5-5) futhi Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (3-1), who will make their respective second starts in the Combate Americas cage.

Umgijimi-up in emncintiswaneni engokoqobo uchungechunge, Llamas of Bakersfield, Calif., ngeke Square-off ngokumelene nomphelelisi nolaka-minded Ozzie "The Outlaw" Alvarez (6-2) of Brea, Calif. in a welterweight (170 amakhilogremu) umncintiswano. Palacios of Mission, TX will face Benji "The Brawler" Gomez (4-4) of Ventura, Calif. in a bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) matchup.

In a iyavela strawweight yabesifazane (115 amakhilogremu) ekupheleni, Invicta FC veteran Nicdali "The Night Queen" Rivera-Calanoc (8-8) of Tulsa, Okla. zishayisane ngamandla puncher Katy "Red Dragon" Collins (2-1) of Branson, You.

Ukulwa engeziwe, kuhlanganise ephelele zokukwazi iziqubu ikhadi uzobe umemezele maduze.
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MAYELANA COMBATE ASEMELIKA
COMBATE Americas, LLC. is the first U.S. LweSpanishi Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ezemidlalo franchise emlandweni, 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 “the genius marketing ngemuva UFC” futhi Yahoo! Ezemidlalo wamemezela ukuthi “uyazi okwengeziwe sport kuka nje ngomuntu kuwo namuhla.” 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.

Mayelana NBC Universo:
NBC Universo (www.nbcuniverso.com) iwuhlelo lwemidlalo yesimanje nokuzijabulisa cable umzila latinos, ngokuletha phezulu franchises emhlabeni ezemidlalo kanye izinhlelo ezazibhekwa ukuba ngaphezu 40 imindeni million in the U.S. Njengoba omunye sezitholakala kakhulu iziteshi zanamuhla ikhebula for US. Latinos, NBC UNIVERSO delivers a thrilling mix of exclusive sports action – including FIFA World Cup™, Liga MX, Premier League, Nascar Mexico Series, NFL and The 2016 Rio Olympics – along with signature series, movie blockbuster, music, must-see live events and strategic acquisitions, on TV, Amadivayisi online futhi mobile. NBC Universo kuyingxenye lweSpanishi Enterprises and Content, a division of NBCUniversal (www.nbcuniversal.com), omunye ehola abezindaba nokuzijabulisa izinkampani emhlabeni. NBCUniversal kuyinto osizayo of Comcast Corporation (www.comcastcorporation.com). Ukuze uthole inombolo channel NBC Universo endaweni yakho, sicela uvakashele www.nbcuniverso.com/Thola kuye.