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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MATCHUPS FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN, $100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT LIVE ON TELEMUNDO AND NBCSN ON SATURDAY, Nov. 11

HISTORIC EXTRAVAGANZA PITS WORLD-CLASS FIGHTERS FROM
THE U.S., LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN AGAINST EACH OTHER
IN CANCUN, MEXICO

CANCUN, MX – November 7, 2017 - Combate Américas announced earlier the official matchups for the quarterfinal, or opening stage, of the highly-anticipated “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 lik'hilograma tse) E tsoakiloeng Martial Arts (MMA) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, Mexico on Moqebelo, November 11 ka 11:30 p.m. LE/10:30 p.m. CT.

Ketsahalo ena e, which takes place at Grand Oasis Cancun, marks both the first NBCU simulcast in history of an MMA event, and the first-ever Telemundo broadcast of MMA programming.

“COPA COMBATE” also represents the first time that world-class fighters from the U.S., Latin America and Spain will represent their respective countries in an epic, one-night tournament showdown in which the winner will have persevered through three consecutive bouts.

In the first quarterfinal stage bout in tournament bracket “A,” vicious striker Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) from San Juan, Puerto Rico will take on red-hot Marcelo “The Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) from Cordoba, Argentina.

Ka 36 le lilemo li, Erosa is the oldest competitor in the tournament field. A combat sports tri-athlete who also boxes and kickboxes professionally, Erosa is the first recognized Puerto Rican world champion in the sport of MMA.

The 29-year-old Rojo is both the number one ranked bantamweight, as well as the top ranked featherweight (145 lik'hilograma tse) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on The Ultimate Fighter: Amerika boroa reality television series, Rojo has produced 10 ea hae 12 mosebetsi wins ka tsela ea (T)KO or submission and will enter the tournament riding a four-fight win streak, including two consecutive wins in his first two Combate Americas starts.

On the same side of the tournament draw, wildcard entrant and relentless brawler Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (9-1) ea Mission, Texas, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) ea Mexico City, Mexico.

The 30-year-old Palacios, the longest standing member of the Combate Americas fighter roster, has won all six of bouts in La Jaula, the Combate Americas circular cage.

In his last two starts, Palacios, also unbeaten as a professional boxer, earned victories over two different Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans – a split decision over Roma Salazar ka April 20, le phetho yeo se dumelelanago fetang Chris Avila ka July 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 ea hae 10 litsebi mosebetsi wins ka tsela ea (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa, and will enter La Jaula for the first time in his career, with three straight victories under his belt.

On the other side of the tournament draw, 25-year-old trailblazer John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (14-2) ea Mankato, Ho. will battle national Muay Thai champion Kevin “El FrioMoreyra (4-1) of Lima, Peru.

Tied with Palacios for the greatest number of wins – six – in La Jaula, Castaneda recently re-signed with Combate Americas where he has yet to be beaten, after emerging victorious by way of unanimous decision over Cheyden Leialoha in UFC President Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series ka August 1.

Moreyra is an aggressive-minded, 24-year-old who also boasts a 4-1 record as a professional Muay Thai combatant, and is regarded as Peru’s fastest rising MMA star.

In the second tournament bracket “B” bout, ntoa a lekoa, number one ranked Spanish bantamweight Marc “Lufo” Gómez (20-10) of Barcelona will collide with number one-ranked Colombian bantamweight Andres “Doble A Leal “ Ayala (14-4) of Bogota.

Ka feela 25 le lilemo li, Gómez has already racked up 30 setsebi bouts, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, ea hae 20 mosebetsi tlholo, an astonishing 17 ba ea tla ka (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, le 9 ea hae 11 career conquests having come by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa. In addition to his place as the top ranked 135-pound fighter in his country, Ayala also owns a top 10 ranking in Mexico.

The live simulcast of “COPA COMBATE” on Telemundo and NBCSN will feature the tournament’s complete semifinal stage consisting of two bouts that pit the winners of the quarterfinal stage matchups in each tournament bracket against one another, as well as the championship stage showdown.

In addition to the tournament action, Telemundo’s and NBCSN’s live television coverage of “COPA COMBATE” will feature the previously announced women’s strawweight (115 lik'hilograma tse) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) ea Mexico City, Mexico, and submission expert and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of Santiago, Chile.

The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament, as well as two tournament alternate bouts and a second women’s bout that will be announced soon, will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com. Coverage on NBCSN will be live streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

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ABOUT COMBATE Amerika
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 “go bapatsa le tsusumetso e ka mor'a UFC” le Yahoo! Sports bolela hore a “tseba ho eketsehileng ka papali feela ka mang kapa mang ea ho eona kajeno.” 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.

Bellator 186: Bader vs. Vassell Results & Photos

 

Ryan Bader (24-5) hlōla Linton Vassell (18-6, 1 NC) ka TKO (punches) ka 3:58 ea ho pota-pota tse peli

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hx0r62nfbc8y2ql/AABxoV96f8xO-PA6cKykGLCxa?dl=0

Ilima-Lei MacFarlane (7-0) hlōla Emily Ducote (6-3) via verbal submission (arm bar) ka 3:42 ea pota tse hlano

 

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s7b7l5wfa27nvi8/AAA4YdcUjaoAJcMGyzNCb8jba?dl=0

 

Phil Davis (18-4, 1 NC) hlōla Leo Leite (10-1) ka tsela ntsoe-leng qeto (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

 

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/76ipvbxw3r1v660/AABQ-Tg_EQpxsW0F7FiGsoT1a?dl=0

 

Le Ruthe (4-0) hlōla Chris Dempsey (11-6) ka KO (ka litebele) ka :27 ea ho pota-pota tse peli

 

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/185k0c5hl9wh7m2/AACIEShWpmwRdgFOW8jAWqmOa?dl=0

 

U Awad (21-9) hlōla Zach Freeman (9-3) ka TKO (punches) ka 1:07 ea ho pota-pota e mong

 

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/h8r8f5gixl91luv/AACa8tdrvMVwwUHt2EFYd-8ra?dl=0

 

Selelekela Card Results:

Tywan Claxton (1-0) hlōla Johnny Bonilla-Bowman (1-1) ka knockout (flying-knee) ka 1:29 ea ho pota-pota e mong

 

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wbn0zv5dxry7n8q/AACBqdJ3F7GdInsklCwGrFLta?dl=0

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VirSoFoCUYE

Logan Storley (7-0) hlōla Matt Secor (9-5) ka tsela ntsoe-leng qeto (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

 

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6y7cftw9kn32g1v/AAD1sI8H4qzSkzGGwFr9DbYsa?dl=0

 

Mike Wilkins (8-4) hlōla Brett Martinez (6-5) ka tsela ho ikokobelletsa (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) ka 1:09 ea ho pota-pota tse peli

Frank Buenafuente (8-4) hlōla Francis Healy (7-5) ka tsela ntsoe-leng qeto (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Dominic Mazzotta (13-2) hlōla Matt Lozano (8-6) ka TKO (ngaka stoppage) ka 2:37 ea ho pota-pota e mong

Michael Trizano (5-0) hlōla Mike Otwell (3-2) ka tsela ho ikokobelletsa (D’arce Choke) ka 2:07 ea ho pota-pota tse peli

Scott Clymer (1-0) hlōla Mike Putnam (1-2) ka TKO (punches) ka

Andrew Salas (4-1) hlōla Ethan Goss (3-4) ka e petsoha ka qeto ea (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Josh Fremd (2-0) hlōla Ryan Parker (0-1) ka tsela ho ikokobelletsa (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) ka 1:25 ea ho pota-pota tse peli

NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED, MAIN EVENT THRILLS AS NEF 31 SELLS OUT AURA FOR PORTLAND DEBUT

BAKENG SA haufi Release: Portland, Maine (November 3, 2017) - New England ho loana ka (NEF) made its long-awaited debut in Portland, Maine ka moqebelo night before a sold-out crowd at Aura.

E kholo ea ho ketsahalo ea lijo tsa mantsiboea, hometown favorite Paul Gorman (11-9) took on James Blair (5-2) in a 130-pound catchweight contest. The crowd was on the edge of its collective seat for a thrilling three-round war that will be a definite “ntoa ea selemo” candidate for 2017. Gorman pulled off the unanimous decision on the judges’ scorecards.

The ever-popular John “Pele Class” Ray (3-8) returned to the NEF cage after a three-year retirement. Raio faced a game Zenon Herrera (0-6) and came out with the win in the third round when Herrera tapped out to a guillotine choke.

Ka tsenwe lehlakoreng la karete, three new champions were crowned. Terrance Jean-Jacques (3-0) became the new NEF Amateur Heavyweight Champion with a unanimous decision victory over defending champion Nick Gulliver (4-1). Justin Witham (4-4) is the new flyweight titleholder after defeating Nate Boucher (2-1) ka e petsoha ka qeto. Hilarie Rose (5-3) made history as the first women’s champion in promotion history by capturing the strawweight title against Alex Walker (4-2).

Two milestones were set early in the night as Jayda Bailey (1-0) became the youngest fighter to ever emerge victorious in the NEF cage, while Garry Carr (1-0) took the honor of the oldest fighter to ever win in the NEF cage. Bailey turned 18 just eight days prior to the event. Carr is 56 years young.

In addition to an evening of fights, fans were able to meet special guest RonaldoJacareSouza (24-5). Souza is currently the number-four ranked middleweight in the UFC.

The results from Portland, Maine:

Professional

Paul Gorman def. James Blair via unanimous decision

John Raio def. Zenon Herrera via guillotine, pota 3

Hardcore

Hilarie Rose def. Alex Walker via TKO, pota 1

Justin Witham def. Nate Boucher via split decision

Terrance Jean-Jacques def. Nick Gulliver via unanimous decision

Carl Langston def. Henry Clark via unanimous decision

Mohammed al Kinani def. Phil Pearson via KO, pota 1

Isaac Therrien def. Chad Weymouth via TKO, pota 1

Francesca Morabito def. Carol Linn Powell via unanimous decision

Emmett Huber def. Will McCall via guillotine, pota 1

Bill Cole def. Nathan Pete via rear-naked choke, pota 2

Garry Carr def. David Hart via rear-naked choke, pota 1

Mark Gardner def. Carlton Charles via TKO, pota 2

Sarah Matulis def. Chelsea Elizabeth via TKO, pota 1

Jayda Bailey def. Danae Dostie via TKO, pota 1

NEF a latelang tsoakiloeng-sesole-bonono ketsahalo, “NEF 32: Super Moqebelo,” tla bona khamphani etsa khutla lona ho Androscoggin Banka Colisee ka Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 3, 2018. Tickets are on-sale now online atwww.TheColisee.com.

Damir Ismagulov vs. Rogerio Karranca M-1 Challenge 85 Super Ntoa

Giga Kukhalashvili vs. Stephan Puetz in co-feature
Nov. 10 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia
Damir Ismagulov (R) is the M-1 Challenge 85 headliner
Saint Petersburg, Russia (November 2, 2017) – The stars will be out November 10ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 85, featuring M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Damir Ismagulov, at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia.
M-1 ba-Bothata ba 85 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Bashebelli tla ba khona ho shebella selelekela lintoa le ka sehloohong karete ya ka logging pele ho ngodisa ka www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, hammoho le ka Android le Apple Smart phone le matlapa a.
M-1 ba-Bothata ba 85 is a true international event with representatives of 10 different countries: Russia, USA, Brazil, Duitsland, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Georgia, Switzerland, Ukraine and Spain.
Ismagulov (12-2-0, M-1 ba-: 7-1-0), fighting out of Kazakhstan, captured his title this past May at M-1 ba-Bothata ba 78, emisa Maxim Divnich (12-2-0) via punches in round four. Ismagulov is riding a seven-fight win streak into this non-title, main event fight against Brazilian challenger Rogerio Karranca (13-2-0), who will be making his M-1 Global debut.
Se-geogia leseli heavyweight Giga Kukhalashvili (8-3-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0) steps up in class to take on former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-3-0, M-1 ba-: 6-2-0, ea Jeremane.
Stephan Puetz (R) will try to position himself for another title shot
Other main card matches are American featherweight NateThe TrainLandwehr(9-2-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0) vs.. Russia Viktor Kolesnik (11-2-1, (M-1 ba-: 2-0-1), Abubakar Mestoev vs.. Alexey “Mosebetsi” Makhno (16-5-0, M-1 ba-: 4-2-0) in battle of Russian lightweights, and Kazakhstan bantamweight Arman Ashimov (6-2-1, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0) vs..Rodrigo “Bad Boy” Melonio (16-2-0, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0), ea Brazil.
The loaded preliminary card has seven fights: Russian lightweight and former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Divnich (13-2-0, M-1 ba-: 7-3-0) vs.. Russia Ruslan Rakhmonkulov (10-1-1, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0), Russia middleweight Vitaliy Slipenko (8-1-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0) vs.. Croatian Kristijan Silver (9-3-2, M-1 ba-: 0-2-2), Segeorgia middleweightVazha Tsiptauri (2-1-0, M-1 ba- 0-0-0) vs.. Frederico Gutzwiller (3-2-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0), of Switzerland, American bantamweight The Finisher” Josh Rectification House (15-4-0, M-1 ba-: 3-0-0) vs.. Ukrainian Alexander Lunga (21-10-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0), Ukrainian featherweightZhenya “Tšepe” Lezhnev (16-7-0, M-1 ba-: 4-3-0) vs.. Russia Ilfat Amirov (9-2-0, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0), Spanish bantamweight Oscar Suarez (3-0-0, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0) vs.. Russia Sergey Klyuev (4-0-0, M-1 ba-: 2-0-0), and Russian heavyweight VictorTatraTrushnov (2-0-0, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0) vs.. fellow countryman Maxim Yakobyuk (1-0-0, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0).
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M-1 ba-Bothata ba 85: November 10, 2017 Moscow, Russia

M-1 ba-BOTHATA 84 RESULTS & Litšoantšo tse

Alexey Kunchenko stops Sergey Romanov in
1st, round to retain title and remain undefeated
Artiom Frolov defeats Caio Magalhaes
Captures vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title

(L-R) — M-1 Global promoter Vadim Finkelchtein &
M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko
ST. Petersburg, Russia (October 27, 2017) – M-1 Challenge welterweight championAlexey Kunchenko bolokoa hae tlotla, improving hid professional mixed-martial-arts record to 19-0-0, in last night’s M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84 main event in St. Petersburg Russia.
Krrish Artiom Frolov (10-0-0), ea Russia, captured the vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title, taking a five-round decision from CauiHellboyMalgahaes (10-34-0).
Kunchenko pounds Romanov
Kunchenko, loana tsoa Russia, stopped his challenger and fellow countryman,Sergey Romanov (11-2-0), via punches in the opening round, highlighting the 20go thanniversary of promotional company M-1 Global. Kunchenko and Romanov both started the action unbeaten in M-1 Global competition, Kunchenko at 8-0-0, 5-0-0 for Romanov.
Frolov landsmoney punchon Malgahaes
Frolov won a tough five-round decision from Brazilian veteran Malgahaes in the co-featured event.
American middleweight Joe “DieselRiggs registered his 46go th career MMA victory, punching tsoa Oleg Olenichev (9-5-0) a tikologong ya boraro jaanong, while Spanish middleweightEnoc Solves Torres (21-10-1) ile a etsa ka potlako mosebetsi oa Andrey Seledtzov (7-5-0), using an armbar for a win by way of first-round submission.
Russia bantamweight Bair Shtepin (5-2-0) upset employed a triangle choke to forces his Finnish opponent, JanneJambaElonen-Kulmala (15-6-1) by way of a third-round submission, and Russian lightweight prospect Roman Bogatov (3-0-0) won a three-round decision over German invader Sascha Sharma (13-4-0)..
Loantša ka selelekela karete, Russian heavyweight PhilipF-11De Freis (13-6-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0) won a majority decision over fellow countryman Anton Vyzigin (7-2-0), while Russian featherweight Zalimbek Omarov (9-2-1) won a unanimous decision against Sascha Sharma (13-4-0), ea Jeremane. Ilya Bochkov (2-1-0) ile a khaotsa ho Arkady Lisin (5-2-0) le Dmitry Tebekin (7-3-0) won a unanimous decision over Vasily Volodko (2-1-0) in a pair of fights between Russian light heavyweights,
In three welterweight matches featuring six Russian fighters, Maksim Grabovich (6-3-0) used a rear naked choke to defeat Temirlan Sharipov (3-1-0) a tikologong ya boraro jaanong, le Danila Prikaza (8-2-1) took a decision from Akhmadkhan Ozdoev (4-1-1).
Complete results and more pictures below:
SEHLOOHO KARETE
SEHLOOHO Event – M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0, M-1 ba-: 9-0-0), Mampoli, Russia
WKO / TKO1 (Punches – 2:44)
Sergey Romanov (11-2-0, M-1 ba-: 5-1-0), Challenger, Russia
(Kunchenko M-1 Challenge welterweight title)
CO-FEATUREVACANT M-1 CHALLENGE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Artem Frolov (10-0-0, M-1 ba-: 8-0-0), Russia
WDEC5
Caio Magalhaes (10-4-0, M-1 ba-: 1-1-0), Brazil
(Frolov won vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title)
Joe Riggs (46-17-0, M-1 ba-: 2-0-0), USA
WKO/TKO (punches – 3:22)
Oleg Olenichev (9-5-0, M-1 ba-: 1-1-0), Russia
Enoc Solves Torres (21-10-1, M-1 ba-: 6-7-1), Spain
WSUB1 (Armbar – 0:44)
Andrey Seledtsov (7-5-0, M-1 ba-: 0-4-0), Russia
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Roman Bogatov (3-0-0, M-1 ba-: 3-0-0), Russia
WDEC3
Jani Salmi (9-4-0, M-1 ba-: 0-1-0), Finland
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Bair Shtepin (5-2-0, M-1 ba-: 2-2-0), Russia
WSUB3 (Triangle a bipetsa – 4:44)
Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1 ba-: 1-0-1), Finland
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Arkadiy Lisin (5-0-0, M-1 ba-:0-0-0), Russia
Ilya Bochkov (3-1-0, M-1 ba-:1-1-0), Russia
HEAVYWEIGHTS
Philip DeFreis (13-6-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0), Engelane
WDEC3
Anton Vyazigin (7-2-0, M-1 ba-: 3-1-0), Russia
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Dmitry Tebekin (7-3-0, M-1 ba-: 2-1-0), Russia
WDEC3
Vasily Volodko (2-1-0, M-1 ba-: 0-1-0), Russia
Ilya Bochkov (4-1-0, M-1 ba-: 2-1-0), Russia
WKO / TKO2 (Punches – 4:24)
Arkady Lisin (5-2-0, M-1 ba-: 0-1-0)
WELTERWEIGHTS
Maksim Grabovich (6-3-0, M-1 ba-: 5-3-0), Russia
WSUB3 (Ka morao Naked bipetsa (1:47)
Temirlan Sharipov (3-1-0, M-1 ba-: 1-1-0), Russia
Danila Prikaza (8-2-1, M-1 ba-: 5-2-0), Russia
WDEC3
Akhmadkhan Ozdoev (4-1-0, M-1 ba-: 4-1-0), Russia
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Zalimbek Omarov (9-2-1, M-1 ba-: 6-1-1), Russia
WDEC3
Sascha Sharma (13-4-0, M-1 ba-: 3-2-0), Duitsland

(L-R) — Kunchenko was too much for Romanov to handle

Frolov drops Magalhaes on his head
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New England’s Future 4” Official ho bekha

Worcester, Boima. (October 27, 2017) – The officialNew England’s Future 4weight in was held today at Pepe’s Pizza & Restaurant in Worcester (MA) bakeng sa hosasanenight’s the final installment of the popular “Future New England e” series show in 2017, hlahiswa ke Rivera phahamiswa Boithabiso (RPE), at DCU Center, Exhibition Hall, ka Worcester.
Official ho bekha
Main Event – Light Heavyweights (6)
Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera (3-0, 2 Kos), Hartford, CT 177.6 liponto.
Hansen Castillo (0-2), Orlando, FL 176 liponto.
Co-Feature – Heavyweights (4)
Ana gabriel “NapaoGonzaga (bakeng sa qalo), Worcester, MA 280 liponto.
Alejandro Esquilin Santiago (bakeng sa qalo), Tampa, FL 235.8 liponto.
Super Middleweights (4)
Elvis Figueroa (2-0, 1 KO), New Haven, CT 167 liponto.
Rene Nazare (bakeng sa qalo), Brazil 167 liponto.
Junior Middleweights (6)
Edwin Soto (10-2-2, 4 Kos), New Haven, CT 140 liponto.
Anthony Everett (1-6), Lawrence, MA 153.6 liponto.
Welterweights (6)
AdrianTonka” Sosa (5-0, 4 Kos), Lawrence, MA 139 liponto.
Shakha Moore (12-23-2 (2 Kos), Norwalk, CT 146 liponto.
Welterweights (4)
Wilfredo “le Sucaro” tsa bohetene (2-0), Southbridge, MA 146.6 liponto.
Patrick Leal (0-3), Woburn, MA 148.6 liponto.
Junior Welterweights (4)
Omar Bordoy, Refresh. (2-0), Danbury, CT 139.8 liponto.
Bryan “The Brick” Abrahama (6-30, 6 Kos), Schenectady, NY 141 liponto.
(All fights & fighters subject to change)
NENG: Moqebelo, October 28, 2017
HOKAE: DCU Center, Exhibition Hall, Worcester, MA
PROMOTER: Rivera Promotions Entertainment
Tickets: Tickets, turu ka $75.00 (ringside) le $45.00 (general
admission), are sale and available to purchase at the DCU
Center box office, www.dcu.centerworcester.com, by contacting
bahlabani.
DOORS OPEN: 6:30 P.M. LE
FIRST BOUT: 7:00 p.m. LE
RING ANNOUNCER: John Vena
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TS-1 PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCES LIVE COMBATE AMERICAS MMA TELEVISION EVENT ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 HO San Antonio, Texas

Tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” at
Freeman Coliseum on sale now at Ticketmaster.com

Main Event: Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados

Co-Main Event: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana vs. Rey "The Warrior" Trujillo
Hape: “Froggy” Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

 

NEW YORK – October 27, 2017 – TS-1 Promotions announced today that it will bring the Combate Americas live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) television series to the state of Texas for the first time ever with a stacked, 12-bout event at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio on Labohlano, Aug. 1.

Tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” are on sale atTicketmaster.com.

“TS-1 Promotions is thrilled to debut the incredibly fast-growing Combate Americas live television event series in the great state of Texas,” said TS-1 Promotions CEO Greg Bloom. “We are going to deliver to fans a memorable night of MMA action featuring some of the fastest rising stars in the sport, including several of San Antonio’s hottest, young prospects.”

In the women’s atomweight (105 lik'hilograma tse) main event and long-awaited grudge match, Eddie Bravo protégé Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) tla Square tloha le Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2).

In a featherweight (145 lik'hilograma tse) sebedisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, Andres “The Bullet” Quintana(12-2) will face off with fellow, hard-hitting knockout artist Rey "The Warrior" Trujillo (21-19).

Elsewhere on the fight card, Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1) tla Square tloha le Jesse Vasquez (2-3) in another featherweight contest.

Additional bouts for the “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” event will be announced soon.

Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados
The 23-year-old Batara of Las Vegas, Nev., a former high school cheerleader turned grappling expert, is coming off a stellar, bobeli pota (3:46) submission of 12-time Spanish national judo champion Vanesa Rico at “Combate Clasico” in Miami, Fla. ka July 27.

Ho fihla joale, Batara is unbeaten in Combate Americas television action, winning all four of her bouts – three by way of submission.

Granados is a 29-year-old native of Corpus Christi, Texas, now fighting out of San Diego, Dorella. where she trains with a handful of the world’s top fighters.

Granados will look to notch her third straight victory on December 1.

Andres Quintana vs. Morena Trujillo

Quintana is a heavy-handed, 26-year-old rising star fighting out of Roswell, N.M. He is aiming for his third consecutive victory after earning back-to-back unanimous decisions over Uria Faber a sireletsa Erick Sanchez and Mexican contender Levy Saul Marroquin ka February 16 and June 30, ka ho latellana.

Nine of Quintana’s twelve career wins, ho fihlela hona joale, ba ea tla ka (T)KO.

The 35-year-old Trujillo of Houston, Texas is a battle-tested, eight-year veteran of professional MMA.

A known finisher, Trujillo has earned 16 ea hae 21 career wins via (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

Jose Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

The 26-year-old Estrada’s return to action comes on the heels of a successful debut at featherweight on September 15 when the Fillmore, Dorella. resident stopped Izic Fernandez with a series of vicious strikes on the ground in the first round (3:59) la ntoa.

One of the sport’s top, young prospects, Estrada has already produced memorable, highlight reel-worthy moments, defeating his first three professional adversaries inside of one round.

Fighting out of Dallas, Texas, the 28-year-old Vasquez will look to rebound from two straight defeats.

Vasquez was victorious in his first two professional starts, hlōtse Josh Nealyka tsela ea pele ho pota-pota (3:57) ho ikokobelletsa (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) ka October 2, 2015, and finishing Joshua Hunter via third round (2:01) WHO (punches) ka February 27, 2016.

PHELA ka Ntoa Network – UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Brunson vs. Machida PRELIMS, FAME 47 Lyon & M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84

TORONTO – Fight Network, ea lefatse Tonakgolo 24/7 kanale ea li-platform tse ngata e ikemiselitseng ho fana ka litaba tse felletseng tsa lipapali tsa ntoa, presents a busy weekend in combat sports, highlighted by a live broadcast of the UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Brunson vs. Machida PRELIMS ka moqebelo, Oct. 28 ka 8:00 p.m. LE. On the same day, live coverage kicks off at 1:00 p.m. LE le FAME 47 SuperFight Series followed immediately by the FAME 47 Lyon main card at 3:30 p.m. LE. Empa pele, one day earlier, Kgetho ya M-1 16 airs live on Friday, Oct. 27 ka 12:00 p.m. ET followed immediately by M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84 ka 12:30 p.m. LE.

The two-hour UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS begin on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. ET with four exciting bouts, as welterweights Vicente Luque (11-6-1) le Niko Price (10-0, 1NC) collide, Antonio Carlos Junior (9-2, 1NC) lifahleho Jack Marshman (22-6) ka middleweight gia, lightweights Hacran Dias (23-5-1) le Jared Gordon (13-1) ntoeng, ha a ntse a Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (17-5) le Max Griffin (13-3) open the telecast with an exciting welterweight matchup.

Ahead of the live PRELIMS, Fight Network will live broadcast the UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW, featuring coverage from the industry’s premier mixed martial arts analysts, as former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans joins fellow analyst Kenny Florian with host Karyn Bryant and reporter Heidi Androl conducting on-site fighter interviews. At the conclusion of Saturday’s live main card on TSN2, e phelang UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW airs at approximately 1:00 a.m. LE, recapping all the exciting action.

On Saturday afternoon, FAME, the world’s premier kickboxing league, travels to Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France. Airing phela nakong 1:00 p.m. LE, ea FAME 47 SuperFight Series features undefeated Florent Kaouachi (11-0, 3KO) making his GLORY debut against experienced veteran Abdarhmane Coulibaly (50-21, 23KO) in a light heavyweight affair, 23-year-old featherweight Massaro “The Project” Glunder (30-10-4, 20KO) draws Lyon’s Dylan Salvador (49-13-1, 21KO) for a tough test in enemy territory, Se Ke Oa. 3-ranked super bantamweight contender Anissa Meksen (92-3, 29KO) goes toe-to-toe with No. 8-Thailand Ranked Funda “Findik” Alkayis (29-2, 12KO), Ahaggan “Boom Boom” Yassine (27-6, 19KO) and Estonia’s Maxim Vorovski (30-3-1, 14KO) meet at middleweight, plus top welterweight prospects Alim “Professor” Nabiyev (45-6, 21KO) le Jimmy Vienot (56-12, 27KO) kick off the action.

The FAME 47 Lyon main card at 3:30 p.m. ET is headlined by reigning GLORY light heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov (18-5, 5KO) defending his belt against No. 2-ranked challenger Ariel Machado(45-8, 34KO). Tse ling bohato, former GLORY welterweight champion “The Best” Cedric Doumbe (67-5-1, 39KO) begins his campaign back to title contention against heavy-handed veteran Yohan “Le Bucheron” Lidon (93-36-1, 56KO), garena le ea mong-bosiu, single-elimination featherweight contender tournament, as multiple-time French kickboxing champion Abdellah Ezbiri (43-12-1, 13KO) meets fellow French-Moroccan Azize “The Magician” Hliali (17-14-1, 2KO), while local favorite Fabio Pinca (102-25-3, 42KO) goes up against Uzbekistan’s Anwar Boynazarov (79-20-2, 45KO) on the other side of the bracket.

M-1 Global returns to Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, Oct. 27, beginning with Kgetho ya M-1 16 phela nakong 12:00 p.m. LE, featuring Spain’s Enoc Solves Torres (20-10-1) against Russian Andrey Seledtsov (7-4) ka middleweight gia, British heavyweight Phil De Fries (12-6) battling Russia’s Anton Vyazigin (8-1), India’s Sascha Sharma (14-3) tobane le Zalimbeg Omarov (8-2-1) in a featherweight tilt,Akhmadian Ozdoev (4-0) risking his perfect record against Daniil Prikaza (7-2-1) in a clash of Russian welterweights, hape Maxim Grabovich (5-5) nka ka Timerlan Sharipov (4-1) in an all-Russian welterweight duel.

The M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84 main card airs live at 2:30 p.m. LE, headlined by an M-1 welterweight championship fight between Russian standouts Alexey Kunchenko (16-0) le Sergey Romanov (12-1). A ho sebdisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, Brazil’s Caio Magalhaes (10-3) throws down with undefeated Russian Artem Frolov (9-0) for the M-1 middleweight crown. Rounding out the stacked line-up, battle-tested American veteran Joe Riggs (46-17) enters hostile territory against Russian middleweight Oleg Olenichev (9-4), Finland’s Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1) meets Russia’s Bair Shtepin (4-2) in a bantamweight bout and Finnish lightweight prospect Jani Salmi (9-3) o ho nehelana Russia ea Roman Bogatov (3-0) his first blemish.

The UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS, PREFIGHT SHOW and POSTFIGHT SHOW, plus GLORY 47 SuperFight Series, FAME 47 Lyon and the M-1 Challenge 84 ka sehloohong karete, will all be televised live exclusively in Canada, while M-1 Selection 16 airs live in Canada, le U.S. 'me ba fetang 30 bikolo Europe, Afrika le Bochabela bo Hare.

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M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84 Alexey Kunchenko vs. Sergey Romanov OFFICIAL WEIGHTS & Litšoantšo tse

Ena Labohlano in Saint Petersburg, Russia
ST. Petersburg, Russia (October 26, 2017) – The official weigh in was held today forhosasane M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84 a St. Petersburg Russia. See weights and pictures below.
M-1 ba-Bothata ba 83 will be streamed live from Saint Petersburgh in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Bashebelli tla ba khona ho shebella selelekela lintoa le ka sehloohong karete ya ka logging pele ho ngodisa ka www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, hammoho le ka Android le Apple Smart phone le matlapa a.
SEHLOOHO KARETE
SEHLOOHO Event – M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
(R) Alexey Kunchenko(16-0-0, M-1 ba-: 8-0-0), Mampoli, Russia,76,7 kg. (169,1 liponto.)
(L) Sergey Romanov (11-1-0, M-1 ba-: 5-0-0), Challenger, Russia, 77,1 kg. (169,9 liponto.)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS — 3 X 5
(L) CaioHellboy” Magalhaes (10-3-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0), Brazil, 83,9 kg. (184,9 liponto.)
(R) Artem Frolov (9-0-0, M-1 ba-: 7-0-0), Russia, 83,9 kg. (184,9 liponto.)
(L) Joe “DieselRiggs (45-17-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0), USA, 83,5 kg. (184,1 liponto.)
(R) Oleg Olenichev (9-4-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0), Russia, 83,3 kg. (183,6 liponto.)
(L) Enoc Solves Torres (20-10-1, M-1 ba-: 5-7-1), Spain, 83,8 kg. (184,7 liponto.)
(R) Andrey Seledtsov (7-4-0, M-1 ba-: 0-3-0), Russia, 83,2 kg. (183,4 liponto.)
BANTAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
(L) Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1 ba-: 1-0-1), Finland, 61 kg. (134,5 liponto.)
(R) Bair Shtepin (4-2-0, M-1 ba-: 1-2-0), Russia, 61 kg. (134,5 liponto.)
PRELIMINARY KARETE
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Arkadiy Lisin (5-0-0, M-1 ba-:0-0-0), Russia, 93,4 kg. (205,9 liponto.)
Ilya Bochkov (3-1-0, M-1 ba-:1-1-0), Russia, 93,5 kg. (206,1 liponto.)
HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
PhilipF-11DeFreis (12-6-0, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0), Engelane, 120 kg. (264,5 liponto.)
Anton Vyazigin (7-1-0, M-1 ba-: 3-0-0), Russia, 115,1 kg. (253,7 liponto.)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Vasily Volodko (2-0-0, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0), Russia, 93 kg. (205 liponto.)
Dmitry Tebekin (6-3-0, M-1 ba-: 1-1-0), Russia, 93 kg. (205 liponto.)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Temirlan Sharipov (3-0-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0), Russia, 77,1 kg. (169,9 liponto.)
Maksim Grabovich (5-3-0, M-1 ba-: 4-3-0), Russia, 76,9 kg. (169,5 liponto.)
Akhmadkhan Ozdoev (4-0-0, M-1 ba-: 4-0-0), Russia, 77,0 kg. (169,7 liponto.)
Danila Prikaza (7-2-1, M-1 ba-: 4-2-0), Russia, 77,0 kg. (169,7 liponto.)
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Jani Salmi (9-3-0, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0), Finland, 72,0 kg. (158,7 liponto.)
Roman Bogatov (2-0-0, M-1 ba-: 2-0-0), Russia, 71,3 kg. (157,2 liponto.)
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Sascha Sharma (13-3-0, M-1 ba-: 3-1-0), Duitsland, 65,8 kg. (145,1 liponto.)
Zalimbek Omarov (8-2-1, M-1 ba-: 5-1-1), Russia, 65,8 kg. (145,1 liponto.)
(All fights & fighters subject to change)
NENG: Labohlano, October 27, 2017
HOKAE: St. Petersburg, Russia
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M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84: October 27, 2017 a St. Petersburg, Russia
M-1 ba-Bothata ba 85: November 10, 2017 Moscow, Russia

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES TWO TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS, WOMEN’S PRELIMINARY BOUT FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 IN CANCUN, MEXICO

Pictured below: Levy SaulEl NegroMarroquin (8-2) will compete in aCOPA COMBATEtournament alternate bout in Cancun, Mexico onMoqebelo, Nov. 11. Photo photo photo photo mokitlane: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, LLC

HISTORIC EVENT’S ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN,
$100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT BROADCASTS LIVE
ON TELEMUNDO DEPORTES FROM GRAND OASIS CANCUN

ALTERNATE BOUTS AND PRELIMINARY BOUT
STREAM LIVE BEFORE LIVE TELEMUNDO BROADCAST

NEW YORK – October 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, a le mong-bosiu, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bantamweight (135 lik'hilograma tse) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Mexico on Moqebelo, Nov. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 p.m. LE/10:35 p.m. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 lik'hilograma tse) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) ea Visalia, Dorella. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) ea Mexico City, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, qala ka 9 p.m. LE/8 p.m. CT, preceding the live Telemundo Deportes broadcast of the event that picks up with the tournament’s first semifinal stage matchup.

In one tournament alternate bout, Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) tla Square tloha le Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) le, in the other tournament alternate bout, Felipe “Pipe” Vargas (4-0) will face off with Jose “Pupi” Calvo (3-1).

In the event a winner of one of the tournament’s quarterfinal stage bouts is unable to advance to the semifinal stage due to injury, one of the two alternate bout winners will take the injured quarterfinal bout winner’s place in the semifinal stage.


Ka holimo: Sheila Padilla (tloha) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (tokelo ya) in an atomweight (105 lik'hilograma tse) preliminary bout atCOPA COMBATE” ka Moqebelo, Nov. 11. Photo photo photo photo mokitlane: Combate Amerika, LLC

Marroquin’s start will mark a drop from the featherweight division. The 22-year-old, who hails from Monterrey, Mexico, has produced seven of his eight career victories to date, by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

Abohomor of Barranquilla, Colombia is a 23-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu national champion and Capoeira expert.

The Krrish, 23-year-old Vargas is a ferocious knockout artist who recently relocated from Spain to Miami, Fla. where he has been training with famed fight squad American Top Team.

Similar to Vargas, the 24-year-old Calvo of San Jose, Costa Rica moved to Chicago, A kula. where he trains with renowned coach Mike Valle.

Tickets for “COPA COMBATE” at Grand Oasis Cancun are on sale at SmarTicket.

“COPA COMBATE” takes place on the 24go th anniversary of McLaren’s now legendary UFC 1 event that he executive produced as the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

The live Telemundo broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” marks the first time in history that NBCU’s leading Spanish language television network will air MMA fight programming, and will cover the tournament’s two semifinal stage bouts and championship stage showdown as well as a previously women’s strawweight (115 pounds0 co-main event between Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) of Mexico City and Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of Santiago, Chile.

A lottery ball drawing to determine the “COPA COMBATE” tournament quarterfinal stage matchups will be held onLabone, Nov. 2. The eight tournament competitors are as follows:

  • John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (14-2) ea Mankato, Ho.
  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, Argentina
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) ea Mexico City, Mexico
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) ea San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, Spain
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, Colombia
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Peru
  • Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (9-1) ea Mission, Texas

The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, along with the tournament alternate bouts and the women’s preliminary bout.

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. Holim'a moo, 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.