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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, Studeni. 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," jednu noć, eight-man bantamweight (135 funti) Mixed 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 Subota, Studeni 11 na 11:30 poslije podne. I/10:30 poslije podne. CT.

Događaj, 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.

Na 36 godina star, 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 funti) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on Ultimate Fighter: Latinska Amerika reality televizijske serije, Rojo has produced 10 njegov 12 karijera pobjeda putem (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) Misije, Teksas, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) Mexico City, Meksiko.

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 Rimski Salazar na Travanj 20, i jednoglasna odluka tijekom Chris Avila na Srpanj 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 njegov 10 profesionalna karijera pobjeda putem (T)KO ili podnesak, 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) od Mankato, Iz. 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 na Kolovoz 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, Bitka na provjeri, 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.

U samo 25 godina, Gómez has already racked up 30 profesionalne borbe, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, njegov 20 Karijera pobjede, an astonishing 17 su došli putem (T)KO ili podnesak.

Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, s 9 njegov 11 career conquests having come by way of (T)KO ili podnesak. 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 funti) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) Mexico City, Meksiko, and submission expert and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of Santiago, Čile.

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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O COMBATE Americas
Combate Americas vodeća je latinoamerička mješovita borilačka vještina (MMA) sportska franšiza, brzo postajući sport broj dva, nakon nogometa, za ljubitelje sporta koji govore španjolski širom svijeta. Franšiza Combate Americas uključuje programe stvarnosti, događaji uživo i mobilno programiranje. Izvršni direktor tvrtke, Campbell McLaren, je univerzalno priznat kao suosnivač / sukreator Ultimate Fighting Championship-a (UFC). New York Magazine opisao je McLarena kao “marketing genij iza UFC” i Yahoo! Sport proglasio da je on “zna više o sportu nego samo o bilo tko u njemu danas.” S proizvodom bez presedana i modrim timom za vlasništvo i upravljanje, Combate Americas spreman je otvoriti novi teren i stvoriti novu eru u MMA natjecanju na razini svjetskog prvenstva.

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

Pictured below: Levy SaulEl NegroMarroquin (8-2) will compete in aCOPA COMBATEtournament alternate bout in Cancun, Mexico onSubota, Studeni. 11. Foto kreditne: 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 - Listopad 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, jednu noć, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bantamweight (135 funti) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Mexico on Subota, Studeni. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 poslije podne. I/10:35 poslije podne. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 funti) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) od Visalia, Kalif. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) Mexico City, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, s početkom u 9 poslije podne. I/8 poslije podne. 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) će otpočeti borbu s Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) a, 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.


Iznad: Sheila Padilla (left) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (pravo) in an atomweight (105 funti) preliminary bout atCOPA COMBATE” na Subota, Studeni. 11. Foto kreditne: Combate Amerika, LLC

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

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

Neporaženi, 23-year-old Vargas is a ferocious knockout artist who recently relocated from Spain to Miami, Florida. 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, Bolestan. 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 24th 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, Čile.

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

  • John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (14-2) od Mankato, Iz.
  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, Argentina
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) Mexico City, Meksiko
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) San Juan, Portoriko
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, Španija
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, Kolumbija
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Peru
  • Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (9-1) Misije, Teksas

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. Dodatno, 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.

COMBATE AMERICAS AND TELEMUNDO DEPORTES ANNOUNCE HISTORIC, LIVE MMA BROADCAST OF $100,000 GRAND PRIZE “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, Studeni. 11 FROM CANCUN, MEXICO

Telemundo and Combate Americas have announced a historic partnership for the broadcast television network’s first-ever live MMA event withCopa Combate,” the one-night, osam čovjek, $100,000 grand prize tournament in Cancun, Mexico on Subota, Studeni. 11.

(Pictured from left to right below): Tournament fighter Mikey Erosa of San Juan, Portoriko; multi-time WWE Heavyweight Champion and Combate Americas talent Alberto Del Rio; tournament fighter Marcelo Rojo of Cordoba, Argentina; tournament fighter John Castaneda of Mankato, Iz; Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren; Telemundo Deportes President Ray Warren; tournament fighter Carlos Rivera of Mexico City, Meksiko; tournament fighter Ricky Palacios of Mission, Teksas; and tournament fighter Marc Gomez of Barcelona, Španija

One night, eight-man tournament takes place on the 24th anniversary of UFC 1, pitting the most fearsome competitors from the
U.S., Latin America and Spain against each other in
high stakes showdown

All eight tournament fighters announced

MIAMI – Listopad 5, 2017 - Combate Americas and Telemundo Deportes announced, at a news conference in the Wynwood district of Miami, a landmark partnership to produce the first-ever Telemundo broadcast of a live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event with “COPA COMBATE,” the epic, jednu noć, eight-man tournament, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 glavna nagrada. Događaj će se održati uStudeni 11 na 11:30 poslije podne. I/ 8:30 poslije podne. PT, live from Cancun, Meksiko.

Povijesni, 90-minute live broadcast on Telemundo will coincide with the 24thanniversary of the now legendary UFC 1, which was executive produced by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder and Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren, and which was also headlined by a one-night, eight-man tournament.

“We are incredibly excited to partner with Telemundo Deportes and to bring back to life, live on Telemundo, the leading U.S. broadcast television network, the most thrilling format for competitive fighting that was responsible for changing the combat sports world forever when I introduced the UFC in 1993,” said McLaren.

“Telemundo Deportes is committed to continue expanding its portfolio of sports events, and we are thrilled to partner with Combate Americas to bring this unique MMA tournament to millions of Hispanic viewers,", Rekao je Ray Warren, President of Telemundo Deportes. “Copa Combate is a tournament created for our core audience featuring an exciting format and a diverse group of Hispanic competitors, and we look forward to an historic broadcast.”

“COPA COMBATE” will assemble a collection of the most fearsome stars in MMA’s bantamweight (135 funti) podjela, hailing from the U.S., Meksiko, Portoriko, Španija, Kolumbija, Argentina, and Peru, and will see them battle in La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, over the course of three tournament stages – quarterfinal, semifinal and championship – before the eventual winner is crowned.

The event marks the first time in history that fighters will represent their respective countries on a quest to win the inaugural ‘Copa.’

Joining the previously announced Ivan "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (14-2) od Mankato, Iz. in the tournament field, will be the highest ranked bantamweight fighters in their respective countries:

  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, Argentina
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) Mexico City, Meksiko
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) San Juan, Portoriko
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, Španija
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, Kolumbija
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Peru

Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (9-1) Misije, Teksas.

Palacios, a 30-year-old knockout artist, is riding a six-fight win streak, and is tied with Castaneda for the most wins – six – held under the Combate Americas promotional umbrella. In his last two starts, Palacios earned decisions over UFC veterans Rimski Salazar a Chris Avila, odnosno.

The eight competitors will be separated into four tournament brackets, with the top four fighters given seeded positions based on their worldwide rankings.

Quarterfinal stage opponents for the four fighters will be determined based on a lottery ball drawing that will take place on a date to be announced.

Telemundo’s live broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” will feature the tournament’s semifinal stage consisting of two bouts that pit the winners of the quarterfinal stage bouts in each tournament bracket against one another. The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com.

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. Dodatno, 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 ADDS FIVE NEW BOUTS TO STACKED “COMBATE CLÁSICO” LINE UP IN MIAMI ON THURSDAY, Srpnja 27

Combate Americas superstar Ricky “Gallero” Palacios (pravo) returns to action atCombate Clascioat Mana Wynwood in Miami on Srpanj 27. Palacios will face his biggest test to date in Nate Diaz protege Chris Avila. Foto kreditne: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas LLC

COMBATE AMERICAS ADDS FIVE NEW BOUTS TO STACKED “COMBATE CLÁSICO” LINE UP IN MIAMI ON Četvrtak, Srpnja 27

Ricky “El Gallero” Palacios returns for a featherweight showdown
opposite Chris Avila

Više:
Bantamweight: Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo vs. Billy Molina
Perolaka kategorija: Alberto Montes vs. Jonathan Quiroz
Bantamweight: Irvin “The Beast” Rivera vs. Chino Duran
Bantamweight: Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet vs. Vinney “The Instigator” Pantaleon

NEW YORK - Srpanj 11, 2017 – Combate Americas and Relevent Sports, a division of RSE Ventures, today announced five new marquee bouts to its upcoming “Combate Clásico” professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event in Miami, Florida, na Četvrtak, Srpanj 27.

Making his return to the Combate Americas cage La Jaula is top-ranked bantamweight (135 funti) zvijezda Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (8-1), who will move up to the featherweight (145 funti) division for the second time in his Combate Americas career to face his toughest test to date – two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veteran and Nate Diaz zaštićen, Chris Avila (5-4) od Stockton, Kalif.

“This is shaping up to be our most stellar fight card, from top to bottom, to date. With the matchup between Ricky Palacios and Chris Avila, we are destined for another memorable night of electrifying action in La Jaula,” Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren rekla.

Fresh off his triumphant victory over another former UFC star Roman “El Gallito” Salazar at Combate 13 na Travanj 20, the hard-hitting 30-year-old Palacios of Mission, Teksas, also an unbeaten professional boxer, looks to extend his five-fight winning streak.

The 24-year-old Avila of the famed Cesar Gracie Fight Team makes his debut in La Jaula following a pair of hard-fought decisions under the UFC.

In bantamweight action, the red-hot Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (11-4) aims for his fourth consecutive win and second straight inside La Jaula following his blistering, technical knockout win over Ivan Hernandez “Brasil” Flores at Combate 12 last March in Tijuana, Meksiko.

The 29-year-old Argentinian will be paired off against Puerto Rican sensation Billy Molina (5-3), 30, making his Combate Americas debut after last month’s return to action in Bayamon.

Joining the featherweight (145 funti) division for “Combate Clásico” is undefeated Venezuelan finisher Alberto Montes (3-0). Fighting out of the MMA Masters gym in Miami, the 23-year-old prospect locks horns with 30-year-old Combate Americas veteran Jonathan Quiroz (2-2) Long Beach, Kalif.

Grizzled veteran Irvin “The Beast” Rivera (5-3), best known for his thrilling, back-and-forth wars with Jose “Ghost” Ceja, looks to get back to his winning ways at the expense of prolific bantamweight wrestler Chino Duran (8-9), who makes his return to Combate Americas after a torrid run on the Florida MMA circuit.

Rounding out the newest additions to “Combate Clásico” is 24-year-old Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (4-1), coming off consecutive wins in La Jaula and ready to make a run at the top of the bantamweight division by tangling with Florida’s own Vinney “The Instigator” Pantaleon (1-1).

Tickets for “Combate Clásico” are on sale online at Ticketon.com. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming days.

The “Combate Clásico” live MMA event will join a nearly week-long extravaganza that begins with a match between marquee soccer clubs Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain at Hard Rock Stadium on Srpanj 26 as well as concerts, parties and other interactive events prior to El Clásico Miami on Srpanj 29.

For more information on El Clásico Miami fans can visit elclasicomiami.com a janternationalchampionscup.com.

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COMBATE AMERICAS COMPLETES STACKED, 10-BOUT FIGHT CARD FOR TUCSON, ARIZONA

LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
O Četvrtak, Travnja 20

Undefeated welterweights Daniel Rodriguez and Joel Champion face off

Unbeaten Alesha Zappitella faces Stephanie Alba
in women’s atomweight matchup

Tickets for “Combate 13” on sale now
NEW YORK - Travanj 6, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today the completion of a stacked, 10-fight lineup for its “Combate 13” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Arizona. na Četvrtak, Travanj 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 poslije podne. I).

Among the matchups added to finalize the card are a welterweight (170 funti) showdown between a pair of undefeated, rising stars in Daniel Rodriguez (3-0) a Joel prvak (4-0), neither of whom have been taken the distance of a fight yet, as well as a women’s atomweight (105 funti) contest between unbeaten sensation Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella (2-0) and hard-nosed battler Stephanie “The Cyclone” Alba (3-1).

U bantamweight (135 funti) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Arizona. will collide with knockout artist Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1) Misije, Teksas.

“We have a fantastic lineup of fights assembled, and we are excited about bringing the Combate Americas live television series to Arizona for the first time ever,”Rekao Combate Amerika predsjednik Campbell McLaren.

Po cijeni od $20, tickets for “Combate 13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).

6-noga-1, 29-godišnji Rodriguez, who recently signed an exclusive, multi-fight contract with Combate Americas, has notched all three of his professional wins to date inside of two rounds. In his last effort on Siječanj 21, the Alhambra, Kalif. resident scored a second round (3:55) TKO (punches) na Christian Gonzalez.

Also 6-foot-1 and 29 godina, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, on je postigao prvi krug (4:13) knockout on Chris Collins.

Zappitella is a 4-foot-11, 22-year-old resident of Brighton, Michigan and decorated amateur wrestler, who is coming off an extraordinary victory in Sanya, China on Veljača 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 funti), two weight classes above Zappitella’s natural fighting weight.

The 4-foot-11, 34-year-old Alba of Houston, Texas will look to return to the win column after suffering a split decision defeat at the hands of old rival Paulina “Firefox” Granados at “Combate 5” last Svibanj 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.

U drugoj akciji, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) će zadovoljiti Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) u velter.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (T)KO ili podnesak, while Perez of Tucson, 5-noga-9, 28-godišnjak, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) podnošenje (stražnji goli gušiti) zadobiti Anthony Wray listopada 1, 2016.

Originally slated to face Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) of Palm Beach, Florida, Randy Steinke (17-10) of Payson, Arizona. will now square off with Urijah Faber-protégé Erick Sanchez (7-3) Sacramento, Kalifornija, while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) Phoenix, Arizona.

The 5-foot-10, 26-year-old Sanchez is looking to bounce back quickly from a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Andres “The Bullet” Quintana at Combate 11 na Veljača 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, kavez Combate Amerike.

Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (stražnji goli gušiti) od Josue Rodriguez na 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (punches) od Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on Siječanj 28.

Natividad turned professional after amassing a perfect amateur record of 6-0. Five of his amateur victories came by way of TKO or submission.

The “Combate 13” preliminary bout card will also feature two flyweight matchups – the first between Arturo Guzman (0-1) of Tucson and Robert Caspar (0-0) of Copperas Grove, Teksas, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, Jr. (1-1) od Tempe, Arizona.

To location what station Azteca America airs on in your market, you can log onto the network’s channel finder.

In addition to Azteca America and ESPN Latin America, “Combate13” will air on TV Azteca in Mexico the following night, Petak, Travanj 21, na 11 poslije podne. CT. It will be distributed by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand.

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 13” Fight Card

Bantamweight glavni događaj:
Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

Srednja kategorija Co-Main Event:
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

Bantamweight: Irwin Rivera vs. Kevin Natividad
Velter kategorija: Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer
Velter kategorija: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Joel prvak
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Perolaka kategorija: Erick Sanchez vs. Randy Steinke
Velter kategorija: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Flyweight: Justin Rascon vs. Jose, Palencia, Jr.
Flyweight: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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COMBATE AMERICAS HITS CASINO DEL SOL IN TUCSON, ARIZONA ON THURSDAY, Travnja 20

LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

BANTAMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
ROMAN “EL GALLITO” SALAZAR VS. RICKY “EL GALLERO” PALACIOS
Srednja kategorija Co-Main Event:
Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz vs. Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi
Više:
Velter kategorija: Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer

Bantamweight: Randy Steinke vs. Irwin Rivera

Tickets for “Combate13” on sale now

NEW YORK - Travanj 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 poslije podne. I) television event series to Tucson, Arizona. for the first-time ever on Četvrtak, Travanj 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 funti) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) i nokaut umjetnik Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1).

Događaj, “Combate13,” will also be distributed live on ESPN Latin America and by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand. It will air on TV Azteca in Mexico, the following night, Petak, Travanj 21, na 11 poslije podne. CT.

U suradnji-glavni događaj, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) a Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 funti) borba.

Po cijeni od $20, tickets for “Combate13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).

“We are excited to be bringing our live television series to a new market that has a reputation for being a great fight town filled with passionate fans and decorated combat sports athletes,” said Combate Americas President Alberto Rodriguez.

Also slated for action, Benny "Sin" u Madridu (9-3) održat će se na Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) u velter (170 funti) Bitka, i podnošenje stručnjak Randy Steinke (17-10-1) will face off with aggressive-minded, Blackzilians camp member Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) in another bantamweight contest.

Dodatne Matchups će uskoro biti najavljen.

Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

5-noga-7, 29-year-old Salazar of Scottsdale, Arizona. is a three-time Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC) veteran who will make his first start of 2017, and his first-ever in La Jaula.

In his last effort at WFF 32 studenog 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar by way of unanimous decision.

Također 29 godina, the 5-foot-6 Palacios of Mission, Texas will put on the line a four-fight win streak that includes back-to-back finishes – a second round (3:14), one-punch knockout of Carlos Ricardo Diaz lipnja 12, 2015, and a stunning, Prvi krug (1:00) head kick knockout of Benji Gomez at “Combate2” on Sept. 17, 2015 – as well as a “Fight of the Month” nominated, unanimous decision conquest of Brandon Royval at “Combate7” on May 9, 2016.

Also unbeaten (2-0-1) kao profesionalni boksač, Palacios has earned 5 njegov 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)KO.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

6-noga, 35-year-old Ortiz is riding a two-fight win streak after producing back-to-back stoppages in his last two appearancesa third round (4:45) TKO (punches) od Dano Moore listopada 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) TKO (punches) od Brendan Tierney ožujka 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 njegov 15 karijera pobjeda putem (T)KO ili podnesak.

Arizmendi is an 11-year veteran of the sport, and winner of his last two matchups. Listopada 3, 2015, he forced Brendan Tierney to retire after the second round (5:00) of action and, ožujka 5, 2016, he took a unanimous decision from Korisničko ime Salantri.

Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer

Fighting out of Phoenix, Arizona, 5-metar-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 njegov 9 professional career victories by way of (T)KO ili podnesak.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (stražnji goli gušiti) od Jeff Fletcher that came at the 1:26 mark of the opening round on September 18, 2015, and a knockout of Roberto Leon that occurred at the 1:10 mark of the first stanza of their matchup.

Dietmeyer is coming off a four-year layoff from competition. U svom posljednjem startu u ožujku 30, 2012, he faced his toughest test to date in UFC and DREAM veteran Antonio McKee, taking McKee the distance of their fight before finding himself on the losing end of a unanimous decision.

Randy Steinke vs. Irwin Rivera

5-noga-9, 31-year-old Steinke of Payson, Arizona. will enter La Jaula for the first time after scoring back-to-back, first round submissions over just a two-week span, na Ray Robinson a Guillermo Pena listopada 1, 2016 i listopad 15, 2016, odnosno.

Rivera is a 5-foot-6, 28-year-old native of Windsor, New York who relocated to South Florida to join the famed Blackzilians camp. Do danas, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)KO ili podnesak.

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

THIRTY FIGHTS IN THIRTY DAYS!

NEW YORK - ožujak 28, 2015 - Combate Amerika, prvi ikada USP. Latino Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sportske franšize osnovao Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) sukreator Campbell McLaren, today announced the return of its epic, action-packed “Road To the Championship” fight series to NBC UNIVERSO, moderan zabavni i sportski kabel kanal za Latinosi, with a weekly, one-hour program, početak Ponedjeljak, Travanj 18, na 12 a.m. I/9 poslije podne. PT, from Los Angeles, Kalif.

Ukupno 30 bouts featuring the most fearsome, emerging Hispanic MMA fighters, including Imagen Award-winning Combate Amerika reality series contestant and professional boxer Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (5-1 MMA, 2-0-1 boks), Urija Faber zaštićen Erick Sanchez (6-2), Ivan "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,"Nastavio 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”, rekla 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 Travanj 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 U Las Vegasu, Nevada, the most successful competitors in each weight class will be placed in the first Combate Americas world championship bouts in history.

COMBATE AMERIKA Hits Hollywoodu!

Prvo USP. Latino MMA franšize donosi uživo na televiziji
"Road To The prvenstvo" Borba serija u Los Angelesu Srijeda, Prosinca. 16

"Sexy Mexy" suočava "Kiko" Lopez u bantamweight glavni događaj
Ricky Palacios bori Anthony Paredes u bantamweight ko-glavni događaj

Kyra Batara trgovi off s Liz McCarthy u ženskom atomweight akciji

Uživo, četiri borba NBC Universo TV prijenos počinje u 11 poslije podne. I/8 poslije podne. PT

Ulaznice u prodaji

NEW YORK - prosinac 1, 2015 - Combate Amerika, prvi ikada USP. Latino Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sportske franšize osnovao Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) sukreator Campbell McLaren, danas je objavila da će svoj debi u Los Angelesu, Kalif. s zvjezdani, devet bout borba kartice na firentinskih Gardens, živjeti NBC Universo, moderan zabavni i sportski kabel kanal za Latinosi, na Srijeda, Prosinca. 16 na 11 poslije podne. I/8 poslije podne. PT.

"Ovaj događaj predstavlja Combate Amerika punoljetnosti, i predstavljanje sastav koji je da nitko drugi sa zbirkom najsjajnijih gore-i-dolaze Hispanjolci boraca u SAD-u ", rekao je McLaren.

Po cijeni od $40, ulaznice za "Premier usluge osiguranja i Aspira Mas sadašnjosti Combate Americi: Cestovni prvenstvu Hollywoodu,"Su na prodaju nawww.HollywoodFightNight.com.

U bantamweight (135 funti) Glavni događaj uživo, četiri borba TV prijenos na NBC Universo, Ivan "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda, svježe off pobjedi na nastupne "Combate Americi: Cesta na događaj prvenstvo "u Las Vegasu, Nevada. na Rujan 17, će trg off s kolegama markantnim senzacija Federico "Kiko" Lopez.

23-godišnjak je Castaneda (8-2), iskusan napadač, koji potječe iz Mankato, Od., zaradio svoj treći uzastopnu pobjedu u obliku jednoglasnom odlukom tijekom Justin Governale u Combate Americas kavez.

A 31-godišnji član tima Quest, Lopez (10-5) od MURRIETA, Kalif. je jahanje pet borbi pobijediti žičica, sa četiri od tih pobjeda je došla putem bilo (T)KO ili podnesak.

U bantamweight ko-glavni događaj, Combate Amerika reality zvijezda televizijske serije i moć bušač Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios će trg off s opasnim Scrapper Anthony Paredes od MURRIETA.

Palacios (5-1), 28-godišnji stanovnik Misije, Texas, koji također ima jedan besprijekornu profesionalni boksački rekord 2-0-1, zabio gromovit, Prvi krug (1:00) KO se na Benji Gomez s glavom udarac na "Combate Americi: Cesta na događaj prvenstvo "na Rujan 17, dok je 26-godišnji Paredes, još jedan član tima Quest, traži povratak na win kolonu nakon što je pretrpjela gubitak u srpnju da je snimio dva borba pobjeda crtica.

U sadržanu ženske atomweight (105 funti) atrakcija na live TV,Kyra "Mogwai" Batara će se sudaraju s "Munja Liz McCarthy.

Borba iz Las Vegasa, Bog (3-3) je 21-godišnji štićenik Brazilski Jiu-Jitsu gurua Eddie Bravo. During the “Combate Americas: Cesta na događaj prvenstvo "u Las Vegasu, Batara skine zapanjujući uzrujan pobjedu preko jednoglasnom odlukom nad Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, bivši Svjetsko prvenstvo izazivač s pet puta više stručnih djeluje kao Batara.

29-year-old McCarthy (2-3), Također borbe iz Las Vegasa, je četiri puta veteran Invicta FC, the world’s premier all-women’s MMA league. Prior to her professional debut at Invicta FC 2 gdje je poražen Jessica Filip putem prvom krugu (5:00) TKO (Liječnik zastoj) srpnja 28, 2012, McCarthy skupio savršen, 6-0 Evidencija kao amater.

Live NBC Universo TV prijenos će započeti s perolaka (145 funti) matchup između Urija Faber štićenik i plodan finišer Erick Sanchez (5-2) Sacramento, Kalif. i kolega zvijezda u usponu "Nemilosrdna" Rudy Morales (3-3) Las Vegas.

Kompletna, pet meč preliminarni karton "Combate Americi: Cestovni prvenstvu Hollywood "će uskoro biti najavljen.

Vrata na firentinskih Gardens otvoriti na 5 poslije podne. PT za događaj, a prvi preliminarni borba će početi u 6 poslije podne.

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

NBC Universo značajka Combate Amerike '
Većina Bad-Ass Latino MMA borci

Main Event: Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez vs. Maks Ceniceros
Također u akciji: Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, Ozzie Alvarez,
Jovan “Seksi Mexy” Castaneda i
Reality TV zvijezda Ricky Palacios i PP Llamas

NEW YORK - kolovoz 26, 2015 - Combate Amerika, prvi ikada USP. Latino Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sportske franšize osnovao Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) sukreator Campbell McLaren, i NBC Universo, moderni sportski i zabavni kabelski kanal za Latinosi, danas je najavio kick-off "Road prvenstvu,"Sve-novi, višegodišnji MMA borba serija koja će emitirati uživo na NBC Universo. Prvi događaj uživo u seriji Combate Amerika će zraka na Četvrtak, Rujan 17 na 11 poslije podne. I/8 poslije podne. PT. iz D u Las Vegasu, Nevada, samo u vrijeme za početak Hispanjolci baštine Mjesec.

Combate Americas is the groundbreaking, žive MMA borba serija kreirana posebno za SAD. Hispanics koji su strastveni o umjetnosti i djelovanja u sportu. Obožavatelji mogu podesiti u NBC Universo gledati ove moderne dan gladijatora unesite kavez da se natječu za priliku na slavu.

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

  • ÄŤetvrtka, Sedam. 17, 2015 na 11P ET / 8p PT
  • ÄŤetvrtka, Studeni. 19, 2015 na 11P ET / 8p PT
  • U 2016, Četiri dodatna datume TBD

"Mi smo uzbuđeni proširiti naš odnos s NBC Universo, i radujemo se isporukom prepuna akcije borba kartice sa nekim od najboljih latino boraca na planeti,"Rekao je McLaren, who created Combate Americas two years ago to serve the fastest-growing U.S. demografske - latino Millennials.

"NBC Universo je partnerstvo s Combate Americas'delivers na naše obećanje da našim gledateljima latino uzbuđivanje i nervozan zabavne i najvećih događaja,", Rekao je Ruben Mendiola, Predsjednik, NBC Universo.

The Combate Americas fight series comes one-year after Combate Amerika - Stvarnost serije Natjecanje, ušao u povijest postavši prvi borbe-tematske programa ikada osvojiti glavnu nagradu - televizor "Best sorte ili stvarnosti serije,"Na prošlogodišnjem 29. Godišnje nagrade Imagen. The Combate Amerika reality show emitiran na NBC Universo (nekad mun2) i bio navijač ljubimac među USP. Latino gledatelji.

In the main event of the live NBC Universo telecast of the Combate Americas kick-off event on Čet, Sedam. 17, two-time UFC veteran and Miletich Fighting Systems prodigy Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez (17-7) od MUSCATINE, Iowa će trg-off s hard-udaranje KO umjetnika Maks Ceniceros (7-2) La Mirada, Kalif. u pero (145 lbs.) glavni događaj obračun. Ceniceros traži svoju sedmu uzastopnu pobjedu, nakon završetka četiri od njegovih posljednjih šest protivnika putem (T)KO ili podnesak.

Također, na borbi karticu te večeri biti će Combate Amerika reality series stars J.C. Llamas (5-5) a Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (3-1), who will make their respective second starts in the Combate Americas cage.

Drugoplasirani u stvarnosti serije natjecanja, Llamas od Bakersfield, Kalifornija, će trg-off protiv agresivnog-istomišljenika završnu obradu Ozzie "The Outlaw" Alvarez (6-2) od Brea, Kalif. u velter (170 funti) borba. Palacios Misije, TX will face Benji "The svađalica" Gomez (4-4) od Ventura, Kalif. u bantamweight (135 funti) podudaraju.

U sadržanu ženske strawweight (115 funti) kraj, Invicta FC veterana Nicdali "Noć kraljica" Rivera-Calanoc (8-8) od Tulsa, Oklahoma. će se sudaraju sa snagom sprava za perforiranje Katy "Crveni zmaj" Collins (2-1) od Branson, Vi.

Dodatne borbe, uključujući kompletan preliminarni meč kartica će uskoro biti najavljen.
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O COMBATE Americas
Combate Amerika, LLC. is the first U.S. Latino Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sportska franšiza u povijesti, designed to build Latino fighting champions and serve Hispanic fans, one of the world’s most avid groups of prize fighting enthusiasts. Franšiza Combate Americas uključuje programe stvarnosti, događaji uživo i mobilno programiranje. Izvršni direktor tvrtke, Campbell McLaren, je univerzalno priznat kao suosnivač / sukreator Ultimate Fighting Championship-a (UFC). New York Magazine opisao je McLarena kao “marketing genij iza UFC” i Yahoo! Sport proglasio da je on “zna više o sportu nego samo o bilo tko u njemu danas.” S proizvodom bez presedana i modrim timom za vlasništvo i upravljanje, Combate Americas spreman je otvoriti novi teren i stvoriti novu eru u MMA natjecanju na razini svjetskog prvenstva.

O NBC Universo:
NBC Universo (www.nbcuniverso.com) je moderni sportski i zabavni kabelski kanal za Latinosi, donoseći najboljih svjetskih sportskih franšiza i nervozan programiranje na više od 40 milijuna kućanstava u USP. Kao jedan od najčešće dostupnih suvremenih kabelskih kanala za SAD. Latinosi, NBC UNIVERSO delivers a thrilling mix of exclusive sports action – including FIFA World Cup™, Liga MX, Premier liga, Nascar Meksiko serije, NFL and The 2016 Rio Olympics – along with signature series, blockbuster filmova, glazba, must-see live events and strategic acquisitions, na TV-u, online i mobilne uređaje. NBC Universo je dio Hispanjolci poduzeća i sadržaj, podjela NBCUniversal (www.nbcuniversal.com), jedan od vodećih svjetskih medijskih i zabavnih tvrtki. NBCUniversal je podružnica Comcast Corporation (www.comcastcorporation.com). Da biste pronašli broj NBC Universo kanala u vašem području, posjetite www.nbcuniverso.com/Pronađite ga.