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Retired Women’s MMA Star Named Combate Americas Fight Director

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Retired, former Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) world champion Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc has been appointed Combate Americas Fight Director. Photo inneign: Fred Siegel/Combate Americas, LLC

COMBATE AMERICAS NAMES
NICDALI RIVERA-CALANOC
FIGHT DIRECTOR

Former MMA world champion becomes the first Mexican American woman In history to lead matchmaking efforts for a combat sports franchise

NEW YORK – Júlí 13, 2017 – Combate Americas has named retired, former women’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) heimsmeistari Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, a Fight Director for the Hispanic sports and media franchise.

The appointment makes Rivera-Calanoc the first Mexican American woman in history to be charged with leading recruitment and matchmaking efforts for a combat sports organization.

Staðsett í Las Vegas, Nev., Rivera-Calanoc, a training partner of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heimsmeistari Miesha Tate, will be responsible for managing the rapidly expanding field of women athletes that compete for the Combate Americas live television event series, both in the U.S., and internationally in Latin America.

She will also participate in the recruiting and matchmaking processes for the Combate Americas men’s division.

“We are thrilled to welcome Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc to our fast-growing and robust team of executives,” said Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder Campbell McLaren.

“Throughout her involvement in the sport,"Áfram McLaren, “Nicdali has been the consummate professional both in and out of competition, and we are confident that her vast experience as a professional athlete, will be a conduit to success working with the new generation of the sport that Combate Americas is investing in.”

Rivera-Calanoc has made history with Combate Americas twice before, competing in both the franchise’s first-ever, live televised U.S. event in Las Vegas in 2015, as well as its first live televised event in Mexico last January with Tate in her corner.

A 10-year veteran of professional MMA competition, Rivera-Calanoc was ranked amongst the top 10 fighters in the world in three different weight classes – flyweight (125 £), strawweight (115 £) and atomweight (105 £) – at three different points in her career.

Ágúst 23, 2008, Rivera-Calanoc was crowned a world champion after defeating Shawn Tamaribuchi by way of unanimous decision in a flyweight contest in Shawnee, Okla.

Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Rivera-Calanoc immigrated to the U.S. á aldrinum 5 with her family, and was raised in Tulsa, Okla. She returned to her roots in Chihuahua annually until her latter teenage years.
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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 Fimmtudagur, Janúar 19

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

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

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

The atburður, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Föstudagur, Jan. 20 á 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 £) co-main atburður, former world championship challenger Nicdali "The Night Queen" Rivera-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, sem Combate Americas búr, 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,"Sagði Combate Americas forstjóri Campbell McLaren.

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

Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) og 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 á Október 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, Þvoið.

Lopez emerged unbeaten, með skrá yfir 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 eða uppgjöf.

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, Ásamt Jessica Penne.

Rivera-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on Mars 12, frá 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 á Desember 2 in Panama City, Panama.

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

Hingað, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)KO eða uppgjöf.

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 Mars 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, skoraði aðra umferð (3:16) TKO á Francisco Vargas with an onslaught of punches.

The 5-fótur-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 Október 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, skora fyrstu umferð (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 í 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 Apríl 25.

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

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NBC universo að lögun Combate Americas '
Flest Bad-Ass Latino MMA bardagamenn

Main Event: Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez vs. Max Ceniceros
Einnig í aðgerð: Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, Ozzie Alvarez,
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda og
Reality TV stjörnur Ricky Palacios og JC lamadýr

NEW YORK - ágúst 26, 2015 - Combate Americas, fyrstur-alltaf bandarískt. Rómönsku Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) íþróttir kosningaréttur stofnað af Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-skapari Campbell McLaren, og NBC universo, nútíma íþróttir og afþreying kaðall sund fyrir Fólk af Mið, tilkynnti í dag að sparka-burt af "Road til úrslita,"Allur-nýr, multi-ára MMA bardagi röð sem vilja loft í beinni á NBC universo. Fyrsti viðburður í beinni í Combate Americas röð vilja loft á Fimmtudagur, September 17 á 11 p.m. OG/8 p.m. PT. frá D í Las Vegas, Nev., bara í tíma fyrir byrjun Rómönsku Heritage Mánuður.

Combate Americas is the groundbreaking, lifandi MMA bardagi röð búin til sérstaklega fyrir bandaríska. Hispanics sem eru ástríðufullur um list og aðgerð af the íþrótt. Fans geta stillt á NBC universo að horfa þessir nútíma Gladiators dag inn í búr til að keppa fyrir möguleika á dýrð.

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

  • Fim, Seven. 17, 2015 á 11P ET / 8bls PT
  • Fim, Nóvember. 19, 2015 á 11P ET / 8bls PT
  • Í 2016, fjögur önnur dagsetningar TBD

"Við erum spennt að auka tengsl okkar við NBC universo, og hlakka til að skila aðgerð-pakkað Baráttan spil lögun sumir af the bestur Latino bardagamenn á jörðinni,"Sagði McLaren, who created Combate Americas two years ago to serve the fastest-growing U.S. lýðfræðilegar - Rómönsku Millennials.

"Samstarf NBC universo er með Combate Americas'delivers á loforð okkar til að veita Latino áhorfendur okkar hvetjandi og Viðkvæmt skemmtun og stærsta viðburði,"Sagði Ruben Mendiola, President, NBC universo.

The Combate Americas fight series comes one-year after Combate Americas - Samkeppni veruleika röð, gerði sögu með því að verða fyrsta berjast-þema forrit alltaf að vinna stórt sjónvarp verðlaun - "Best fjölbreytni eða raunveruleiki Series,"Á 29. Annual imagen Awards á síðasta ári. The Combate Americas raunveruleiki sýning frumsýnd NBC universo (áður mun2) og var aðdáandi uppáhalds meðal bandarískt. Rómönsku áhorfendur.

In the main event of the live NBC Universo telecast of the Combate Americas kick-off event on Fim, Seven. 17, two-time UFC veteran and Miletich Fighting Systems prodigy Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez (17-7) af Muscatine, Iowa mun ferningur-burt með harður-hitting KO listamaður Max Ceniceros (7-2) La Mirada, Calif. í featherweight (145 lbs.) helstu atburði lokauppgjör. Ceniceros er að reyna sjöunda árið í röð sigur hans, eftir að klára fjögur hans síðustu sex andstæðinga með því að (T)KO eða uppgjöf.

Einnig á baráttunni kortið sem kvöld verður Combate Americas reality series stars J.C. Lamadýr (5-5) og Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (3-1), who will make their respective second starts in the Combate Americas cage.

Hlaupari-upp í veruleika röð samkeppni, Lamadýr af Bakersfield, Calif., mun ferningur-burt gegn árásargjarn hugarfar fullkomnari Ozzie "The Outlaw" Alvarez (6-2) af Brea, Calif. í veltivigtar (170 £) keppni. Palacios á Mission, TX will face Benji "The Brawler" Gomez (4-4) Ventura, Calif. í Bantamweight (135 £) matchup.

Í lögun strawweight kvenna (115 £) enda, Invicta FC öldungur Nicdali "The Night Queen" Rivera-Calanoc (8-8) í Tulsa, Okla. mun rekast með völd puncher Katy "Red Dragon" Collins (2-1) af Branson, Þú.

Á berst, þ.mt heill forkeppni lota kortið verður kynnt síðar.
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UM Combate AMERICAS
Combate Americas, LLC. is the first U.S. Rómönsku Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) íþróttir kosningaréttur í sögu, 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 “markaðssetningu snillingur á bak við UFC” og Yahoo! Íþróttir boðaði að hann “veit meira um íþrótt en bara um einhver í þeim málum í dag.” 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.

Um NBC universo:
NBC universo (www.nbcuniverso.com) er nútíma íþróttir og afþreying snúru rás fyrir Fólk af Mið, uppeldi efst íþróttalið heims og Viðkvæmt forritun til meira en 40 milljón heimila í bandarískt. Eins og einn af the víða í boði nútíma kapalrásum fyrir okkur. Fólk af Mið, 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, risasprengja bíó, tónlist, must-see live events and strategic acquisitions, á TV, online og farsíma. NBC universo er hluti af Hispanic fyrirtækja og efni, deild NBCUniversal (www.nbcuniversal.com), einn af leiðandi fjölmiðla og afþreying fyrirtækjum heims. NBCUniversal er dótturfélag Comcast Corporation (www.comcastcorporation.com). Til að finna NBC universo rásarnúmer á þínu svæði, skaltu fara www.nbcuniverso.com/Finndu hann.