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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES NEW MAIN EVENT, LIVE UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK TELECAST OF ‘MEXICO VS USA’ MMA SHOWDOWN FROM SACRAMENTO, Calif. PA LACHISANU, MAY 11

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BRENDA ENRIQUEZ REPLACES INJURED KYRA BATARA
IN MAIN EVENT BATTLE WITH LISBETH LOPEZ SILVA

Moyo, 90-MINUTE TELECAST BEGINS AT 11 P.M. Opuma / 8 P.M. PT

UNDERCARD TO STREAM LIVE ON UNIVISIONDEPORTES.COM
BEGINNING AT 9:30 P.M. NDI / 6:30 P.M. PT

FIGHT CARD COMPLETE WITH EIGHT BOUTS

 

NEW YORK – May 8, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a new main event and live Univision Deportes Network (UDN) telecast for its ‘Mexico vs. USA’ Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event that will be highlighted by matchups between a collection of prolific, rising stars from Mexico against ferocious combatants from the U.S., in Sacramento, Calif. pa Lachisanu, Mulole 11.

 

The live UDN telecast of “Combate Americas: Mexico vs. USA” will begin at 11 p.m. Opuma / 8 p.m. PT from McClellan Conference Center, and will be headlined by a 110-pound catchweight contest between top 20 world-ranked star Lisbeth “Coneja” Lopez Silva (5-3) wa Mexico City, Mexico ndi Brenda Enriquez (1-1) of Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. via Chihuahua, Mexico.

 

The program will also be available on the Univision Deportes app and www.UnivisionDeportes.com.

 

The telecast will immediately follow a live stream of the five-bout undercard on www.UnivisionDeportes.com, kuyambira 9:30 p.m. NDI / 6:30 p.m. PT.

 

Enriquez will replace Kyra Batara wa Las Vegas, Nevada., U.S. mu waukulu chochitika. Batara was originally slated to face Silva at atomweight (105 mapaundi), but has withdrawn from the commitment due to a strain in her back and neck.

 

In the previously announced featherweight (145 mapaundi) co-waukulu chochitika, knockout waluso Horacio “The Punisher” Gutierrez (4-3) of Guadalajra, Jalisco, Mexico will collide with Nate Diaz kutetezedwa Chris Avila (5-6) wa Stockton, Calif., U.S.

 

Leading off the live telecast will be a newly announced, opepuka (155 mapaundi) matchup between aggressive-minded finisher Anthony “The Shark” Avila (15-5) of Sacramento and hard-hitting striker Jose Luis Verdugo (8-4) wa Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

 

In preliminary bout card action and a fourth matchup pitting fighters from the two neighboring countries against one another, Jose “Manos De Padre” Loera (0-0) of Aguascalientes, Mexico will battle Christian Giovannie (2-2) wa Stockton, Calif., U.S. pa bantamweight (135 mapaundi).

 

Elsewhere in preliminary bout action, unbeaten Kaleio “K.O.” Romero (1-0) of Sacramento will face off with Luis “Lightyear” Vargas (2-2) of San Jose, Calif., U.S. mu opepuka podwala.

 

A 140-pound catchweight contest will see undefeated Andrew “Bulldog” Coyne(2-0) of Sacramento go to war with Roger “Rare Breed” Severson (2-3) of Vallejo.

 

Combate Americas veteran Jose Aguayo (2-1) of San Ramon, Calif. U.S. will return to La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, to square off with unbeaten Jesse Strader (2-0) wa Lancaster, Calif., U.S. in a featherweight tilt.

 

In women’s strawweight (115 mapaundi) kuchitapo, Francis “Hitgirl” Hernandez (2-2) of Camuy, Puerto Rico will make her Combate Americas debut against Shyann Farmer (0-1) of Alamogordo, N.M., U.S.

 

Wogulira kuchokera $40, tickets for “Combate Americas: Mexico vs. USA” are on sale at Ticketon.com. Doors at McClellan Conference Center will open for the event at 6 p.m.

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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES “MEXICO VS USA” MMA SHOWDOWN IN SACRAMENTO, Calif. PA LACHISANU, MAY 11

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M'munsimu: Kyra Batara (anasiya) will face off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (pomwe) in the atomweight main event of “Combate America: Mexico vs. USA” in Sacramento, Calif. pa Lachisanu, Mulole 11.

ZIKULUZIKULU CHOCHITIKA:
LISBETH LOPEZ SILVA (MEXICO) VS. KYRA BATARA (USA)

NKHA-ZIKULUZIKULU CHOCHITIKA:
HORACIO GUTIERREZ (MEXICO) VS. CHRIS AVILA (USA)

TICKETS ON SALE AT TICKETON.COM

 

 

NEW YORK – April 23, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced an epic, moyo obwerawa masewera a karati (MMA) event that will feature fighters representing Mexico against combatants representing the U.S., beginning with a much-anticipated women’s atomweight (105 mapaundi) matchup pitting world ranked stars Lisbeth “Coneja” Lopez Silva (5-3) ndipo Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (7-4) against one another, at McClellan Conference Center in Sacramento, Calif. pa Lachisanu, Mulole 11.
 

Also announced today for “Combate Americas: Mexico vs. USA” was a featherweight (145 mapaundi) co-main event between Horacio “The Punisher” Gutierrez (4-3) ndipo Nate Diaz kutetezedwa Chris Avila (5-6).

 

Wogulira kuchokera $40, tickets for “Combate Americas: Mexico vs. USA” are on sale atTicketon.com.

 

“’Mexico vs. USA is the best of Combate Americas, with ‘soccer style,’ country vs. country competition,"Anati Combate America CEO Campbell McLaren. “Lisbeth and Kyra are the top two atomweights in the world, and there is going to be an atomic explosion when these atoms collide.”

 

Ranked as high as 20 in the world in the women’s atomweight division, Lopez Silva, a 21-year-old native of Mexico City, Mexico is aiming for her sixth straight victory after defeating Sheila Padilla of the U.S. by way of TKO (nkhonya) mu kwachiwiri (3:24) of their bout at the inaugural “COPA COMBATE” extravaganza in Cancun last November 11.

 

Lopez Silva recently joined forces with the Guadalajara, Mexico-based Team Grasso, the home of MMA superstars Alexa Grasso ndipo Irene Aldana.

 

The 23-year-old Batara, who fights out of Las Vegas, Nev. and is ranked as high as 19 mdziko lapansi, is coming off her second consecutive win, a unanimous decision over long-standing rival Paulina “Firefox” Granados in the main event of “Combate Americas: Queen Warriors” last December 1.

 

Isanafike, Mulungu, a grappling expert schooled by famed Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Eddie Bravo, defeated 12-time national Judo champion Vanesa Rico of Spain via second round (3:46) kugonjera (armbar).

 

Gutierrez is an aggressive-minded, 27-chaka chimodzi, rising star out of Guadalajara, aiming to make noise in what will be his Combate Americas promotional debut.

 

In his last effort on May 12, 2017, Gutierrez scored a first round (2:37) gwetsa (kukhomerera) pa Antonio Suarez.

 

Representing the U.S., the 25-year-old Avila fights out of Lodi, Calif. is looking to return to his past form that saw him notch victories in five of his first seven professional starts, four of which came by way of (T)KO or submission inside of two rounds.

 

Live television programming details, as well as additional bouts for “Combate Americas; Mexico vs. USA” will be announced soon.

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Combate 19 Weigh-In Results, Photos and Video

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Kyra Batara (anasiya) and Paulina Granados (pomwe) faced off on stage after each weighed in one day before their much-anticipated main event showdown at “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19 (Queen Warriors)” live on Telemundo from Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas on Friday, Dec. 1.

OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN RESULTS FOR
“TS-1 PROMOTIONS PRESENTS: COMBATE 19 (QUEEN WARRIORS)”

San Antonio, TX – November 30, 2017 –The fighters stepped on the scale and faced off with each other on Thursday, Nov. 30, one day before the “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19 (Queen Warriors)" Obwerawa masewera a karati (MMA) extravaganza, headlined by the much-anticipated women’s atomweight (105 mapaundi) showdown between rivals Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) ndipo Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2), live on Telemundo at 12 a.m. AND/11 p.m. CT on Friday, Dec. 1 from Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas.

After Batara of Las Vegas, Nev. missed weight by one pound (107.4 mapaundi) after the contracted, one-pound allowance was considered, an agreement was made between her and Granados (4-2), who weighed in at 105.5 mapaundi, to proceed with the bout as planned.

Co-main event fighters Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (12-2) wa Albuquerque, N.M. ndipo Rey "The Wankhondo" Trujillo (21-19) wa Houston, Texas tipped the scales at 145 mapaundi ndi 145.9 mapaundi, respectively for their featherweight (145 mapaundi) matchup.

Undefeated Daniel Rodriguez (4-0) wa Los Angeles, Calif. and fellow knockout artistVictor “Kelevra” Reyna (9-3) wa Dallas, Texas clocked in at 171.1 mapaundi ndi 170 pounds for their welterweight (170 mapaundi) scrap that will serve as the opening bout on the live Telemundo broadcast.

Prior to the live Telemundo broadcast, the seven-bout preliminary card will stream live on TelemundoDeportes.com, the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo App and Facebook LIVE, kuyambira (9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT).

Wogulira kuchokera $30, tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19 (Queen Warriors)"Ali pa malonda pa Ticketmaster.com.

Doors at Freeman Coliseum open at 7 p.m. CT. The first preliminary bout begins at 8 p.m.


(Pictured above): Rey “The Warrior” Trujillo (anasiya) and Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (pomwe) will square off in the ‘Combate 19’ co-waukulu chochitika, live on Telemundo mawa, Friday, Dec. 1.

COMPLETE WEIGH-IN RESULTS FOR
“TS-1 PROMOTIONS PRESENTS: COMBATE 19 (QUEEN WARRIORS)"

MAIN FIGHT CARD (LIVE ON TELEMUNDO AT 12 A.M. AND/11 P.M. CT):

Atomweight (105 mapaundi) Main Kadamsanayu: Kyra Batara (107.4 mapaundi) vs Paulina Granados (105.5 mapaundi)

Featherweight (145 mapaundi) Co-Main Chosaiwalika: Andres Quintana (146 mapaundi) vs Rey Trujillo (146.4 mapaundi)

Welterweight (170 mapaundi) Featured Bout: Daniel Rodriguez (171.1 mapaundi) vs Victor Reyna (170 mapaundi)

PRELIMINARY FIGHT CARD
(LIVE ON TELEMUNDODEPORTES.COM, TELEMUNDO DEPORTES EN VIVO APP AND FACEBOOK LIVE):

Catchweight (140 mapaundi): Ray Rodriguez (139.1 mapaundi) vs Michael Rodriguez (143.7 mapaundi)

Atomweight (105 mapaundi): Vanesa Rico (105.1 mapaundi) vs Brenda Enriquez (106.1 mapaundi)

Bantamweight (135 mapaundi): David Jesus Fuentes (135 mapaundi) vs Joel Scott (135.1 mapaundi)

Flyweight (125 mapaundi): Heinrich Wassmer (125.4 mapaundi) vs Juan Deantes (123.8 mapaundi)

Catchweight (140 mapaundi): Javier Obregon (139.5 mapaundi) vs Jose Ceja (138.9 mapaundi)

Flyweight (125 mapaundi): David Miramontes (125.6 mapaundi) vs Federico David Olivera (123.8 mapaundi)

Opepuka (155 mapaundi): Fernando Rodriguez (153.1 mapaundi) vs Jesse Almaraz (154.2 mapaundi)
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Combate Americas is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, rapidly becoming the number two sport, after soccer, for Spanish speaking sports fans worldwide. 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 “malonda mwapang'ono kuseri kwa UFC” ndipo Yahoo! Sports analengeza kuti “amadziwa zambiri zokhudza masewera kuposa wina aliyense mu izo lero.” 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.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES SEVEN-BOUT PRELIMINARY CARD FOR STACKED MMA EVENT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1ST IN SAN ANTONIO, Texas

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All preliminary bouts stream live on the
Telemundo Deportes En Vivo App and TelemundoDeportes.com,
kuyambira 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT

Main card airs live on Telemundo at 12 a.m. AND/11 p.m. CT

San Antonio, TX – November 29, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced a complete, seven-fight preliminary bout card lineup for it’s first-ever live television event in Texas State – “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19 (Queen Warriors)" – taking place at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio – paFriday, December 1, live on Telemundo (12 a.m. AND/11 p.m. CT).

The preliminary fight card will stream live in its entirety on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app, TelemundoDeports.com and Facebook Live, kuyambira9 p.m. AND/8 koloko, CT, immediately prior to the live Telemundo broadcast of the three-fight main card headlined by the much-anticipated women’s atomweight (105 mapaundi) showdown between rivals Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) wa Las Vegas, Nev. ndipo Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2) wa Corpus Christi, Texas.

At the top of the undercard lineup, rising star and former Fort Hood U.S. Marine Corps Combatives Instructor Ray “The Judge” Rodriguez (12-4) of San Antonio will battle submission ace Michael “Mayhem” Rodriguez (9-5) of Donna, Texas in a bantamweight (135 mapaundi) mpikisanowo.

On the heels of her professional debut win in September, Brenda “Little Hands of Stone” Enriquez (1-0) of Salt Lake City, Utah will face off with 12-time Spanish National Judo Champion Vanesa Rico (2-3) of Alicante, Spain in a second women’s atomweight tilt.

Aggressive-minded finisher Heinrich “Ricky Scraps” Wassmer (6-1) wa Los Angeles, Calif. will return to La Jaula, ndi Combate America khola, to lock horns with undefeated Juan Deantes (3-0) of Harlingen, Texas in a flyweight (125 mapaundi) zidutswa.

In a lightweight (155 mapaundi) meeting between two San Antonio residents, unbeaten Fernando Rodriguez (2-0) ndipo Jesse Almaraz (1-2) – will face off against each other.

Wogulira kuchokera $30, tickets for TS-1 Promotions Presents: “Combate 19 (Queen Warriors),"Ali pa malonda pa Ticketmaster.com.

Calling the action live will be multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion and retired, former MMA star Alberto Del Rio, Telemundo Deportes’ Edgar Lopez, Combate Americas superstar Erik “Goyito” Perez, play-by-play man Andres Bermudez ndipo Andrea Street.

Complete Preliminary Fight Card

  • Catchweight (140 mapaundi):
    • Ray Rodriguez (12-4), San Antonio, TX vs. Michael Rodriguez (8-5), Donna, TX
  • Atomweight (105 mapaundi):
    • Vanesa Rico (2-3), Alicante, Spain vs. Brenda Enriquez (1-0), Salt Lake City, UT
  • Bantamweight (135 mapaundi):
    • David Jesus Fuentes (12-10), McAllen, TX vs. Joel Scott (6-6), Port Arthur, TX
  • Flyweight (125 mapaundi):
    • Heinrich Wassmer (6-1), Los Angeles, CA vs. Juan Deantes(3-0), Harlingen, TX
  • Catchweight (140 mapaundi):
    • Javier Obregon (11-14), Ft. Worth, TX vs. Jose Ceja (4-4), Port Arthur, TX
  • Flyweight (125 mapaundi):
    • David Miramontes (3-2), San Antonio, TX vs. Federico David Olivera (2-4), Irving, TX
  • Opepuka (155 mapaundi):
    • Fernando Rodriguez (2-0), San Antonio, TX vs. Jesse Almaraz (1-2), San Antonio, TX

Complete Main Fight Card

  • Atomweight (105 mapaundi) Main Kadamsanayu:
    • Kyra Batara (4-2), Las Vegas, NV vs. Paulina Granados (4-2), Corpus Christi, TX
  • Featherweight (145 mapaundi) Co-Main Chosaiwalika:
    • Andres Quintana (12-2), Albuquerque, NM vs. Rey Trujillo(21-19), Houston, TX
  • Welterweight (170 mapaundi) Featured Bout:
    • Daniel Rodriguez (4-0), Los Angeles, CA vs. Victor Reyna (9-3), Dallas, TX

 
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Women’s Main Event Features Long-Awaited Showdown Between Fierce Rivals Kyra Batara and Paulina Granados

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Winner of Batara-Granados matchup to represent the U.S.
in first-ever Pan-Regional championship

Multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio to call the action alongside Telemundo Deportes’ Edgar Lopez live on Telemundo at 12 a.m. AND/11 p.m. CTCOMBATE AMERICAS AND TELEMUNDO DEPORTES
ANNOUNCE LIVE BROADCAST OF STAR-STUDDED MMA EVENT
Ku San ANTONIO, TEXAS ON LACHISANU, Des. 1

MIAMI – November 21, 2017 - On the heels of a historic, first partnership together, Combate Americas and Telemundo Deportes announced today, the live broadcast on Telemundo, (12 a.m. AND/11 p.m. CT) of the worldwide premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise’s much-anticipated next event, headlined by a women’s showdown between fierce atomweight (105 mapaundi) rivals Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) ndipo Paulina “Firefox” Granados(4-2), from the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas pa Friday, Dec. 1.

The victor of the matchup between the 23-year-old Batara of Las Vegas, Nev. and the 29-year-old Granados of Corpus Christi, Texas – both unbeaten to date in La Jaula – will represent the U.S. against ferocious finisher Lisbeth “Coneja” Lopez Silva (5-3) in the first-ever Combate Americas Pan-Regional championship bout in February 2018.

“We are thrilled to continue this tremendous partnership with Telemundo Deportes as Combate Americas closes out a banner year filled with incredible milestones, and presents a fight card on December 1 that is highlighted by one of the most competitive rivalries in our sport today, the culmination of which will see it’s winner represent the U.S. in a high-stakes championship fight,"Anati Combate America CEO Campbell McLaren.

Calling the action live on Telemundo will be famed, multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion and retired MMA star Alberto Del Rio, Telemundo Deportes’ Edgar Lopez, Combate Americas superstar Erik “Goyito” Perez, play-by-play man Andres Bermudez ndipo Andrea Street.

In a previously announced, featherweight (145 mapaundi) co-waukulu chochitika, olimbika Kuphwanya, mofulumira kukwera nyenyezi Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (12-2) wa Albuquerque, N.M. will face his most formidable opponent to date, nkhondo anayesedwa Rey "The Wankhondo" Trujillo (21-19) wa Houston, Texas.

Opening the live Telemundo Deportes broadcast will be a welterweight (170 mapaundi) contest between two heavy-handed knockout artists, undefeated Daniel Rodriguez (4-0) ndipo Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (9-3).

The 30-year-old Rodriguez of Los Angeles, Calif. has yet to be pushed the distance of a fight, finishing all of his opponents to date by way of (T)KO kapena kugonjera.

In his last start for Combate Americas on April 20, Rodriguez scored a thunderous, woyamba wozungulira (1:55) gwetsa (nkhonya) pa Joel Ngwazi.

Like Rodriguez, the 31-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas is a devastating striker who has notched eight of his nine professional career wins by (T)KO kapena kugonjera.

Reyna also last saw action for Combate Americas on April 20, punishing Andrew Perez with a flurry of punches to score a first round (1:53) victory by way of (T)KO.

Wogulira kuchokera $30, tickets for TS-1 Promotions Presents: “Combate 19: Batara vs. Granados,"Ali pa malonda pa Ticketmaster.com.

The event takes place just three weeks after Combate Americas made its live debut on Telemundo Deportes on Saturday, Nov. 11 with “COPA COMBATE,” an epic affair headlined by a one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 mapaundi) tournament that awarded its winner – Levy Saul Marroquin (11-2) of Monterrey, Mexico – a grand prize of $100,000.

“COPA COMBATE,” which took place in Cancun, Mexico, marked the first live Telemundo broadcast in history of MMA programming, and saw Marroquin defeat three top-ranked, world-class opponents in one night to emerge the tournament victor.

Telemundo Deportes, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. It is also the home of the FIFA Club World Cup until at least 2018. Kuphatikiza apo, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches and the Premier League. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MAIN EVENT FOR MMA LEAGUE’S HISTORIC MEXICO DEBUT: STEVE SWANSON VS. GUSTAVO LOPEZ

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LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®
ON Lachinayi, JANUARY 19

Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Lisbeth Lopez Silva

Zambiri:
Opepuka: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio
Bantamweight: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet

NEW YORK – January 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) kumalekezero, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) ndipo Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on Thursday, Jan. 19, live on Azteca America (10 p.m. AND/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 p.m. AND/5 p.m. PT).

Chochitikacho, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Friday, Jan. 20 pa 11 p.m. CT., on TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AZTECA; Latibex: XTZA), one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world.

In the atomweight (105 mapaundi) co-waukulu chochitika, former world championship challenger Nicdali "The Night Mfumukazi" Rivera-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, ndi Combate America khola, and face red-hot Lisbeth Lopez Silva (3-3).

“We are excited to be assembling a phenomenal fight card, and to have the opportunity to be at the forefront of MMA’s growth in Mexico with our unique and fast-growing sports franchise,"Anati Combate America CEO Campbell McLaren.

In other main card action, two hard-hitting, Mexico City rivals, Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (9-5) ndipo Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elpidio (4-1-1) will collide at lightweight (155 mapaundi).

Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) ndipo Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (3-1) will square off at bantamweight.

Additional bouts for the Combate Americas event will be announced soon.

The 5-foot-5, 36-year-old younger brother of UFC star Cub Swanson, Steve of Indio, Calif. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, Mexico.

Swanson is a winner of his last four fights, all by way of (T)KO. He is coming off an explosive, 38-second stoppage of Christian Rios pa October 22.

Fighting out MMA legend Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, Nev. Lopez is a 5-foot-5, 27-year-old finisher originally from Yakima, Sambani.

Lopez emerged unbeaten, nkhani za 3-0, during the Combate Americas “Road To The Championship” fight series that spanned from September 2015 to May 2016. He has notched five of his six professional career victories via (T)KO kapena kugonjera.

Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nev. and native of Tulsa, Okla., as well as a battle-tested veteran of the sport who has faced a handful of top rivals in the women’s field, kuphatikizapo Jessica Penne.

Rivera-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on March 12, kuchokera Ronni Nanney.

Lopez Silva of Mexico City is aiming for her fourth straight win on the heels of a unanimous decision over Marcel Yineris Nieto pa December 2 in Panama City, Panama.

A former welterweight (170 mapaundi), Vargas of Mexico City is a 5-foot-8, 31-year-old powerhouse who will put a three-fight win streak on the line.

Mpaka pano, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)KO kapena kugonjera.

Elpidio, whose nickname translates to “The Rock,” is also a former welterweight standout who will look to secure his third consecutive win.

In his last effort on March 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, yagoletsa ndi kwachiwiri (3:16) TKO pa Francisco Vargas with an onslaught of punches.

The 5 mapazi-7, 31-year-old Ceja of Port Arthur, Texas will make his second start under the promotion of Combate Americas.

In his debut for the league on October 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, kugoletsa ndi woyamba wozungulira (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 mu September 1995.

Ruquet of Las Vegas, Nev. via Venice, Fla. is a 5-foot-8, 24-year-old upstart and seasoned striker who will make his second appearance in La Jaula after submitting Luke Faultersack with an anaconda choke in the second round (4:28) of action on April 25.

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