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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

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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 pauna) Arts hōia Mixed (MMA) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, Mexico on Rāhoroi, Whiringa 11 i 11:30 p.m. AND/10:30 p.m. CT.

Te hui, 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.

I 36 tau, 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 pauna) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on Ko te Ultimate Fighter: Latin America reality television series, Rojo has produced 10 o tona 12 toa mahi i te ara o te (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 "Te Gallero" Palacios (9-1) o te misioni, Texas, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) o 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 Salazar Roma i runga i April 20, me te whakatau loto ki runga Chris Avila i runga i Hōngongoi 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 o tona 10 mahi ngaio toa i te ara o te (T)KO tukunga ranei, 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) o Mankato, Mai. will battle national Muay Thai champion Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (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 i runga i 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, whakamatauria te whawhai-, 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.

I tika 25 tau o te ao, Gómez has already racked up 30 pāngia ngaio, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, o tona 20 umanga whakaora, an astonishing 17 Kua tae mai na roto i te ara o (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, ki 9 o tona 11 career conquests having come by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei. 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 pauna) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) o 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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MŌ COMBATE ONGO ◊AMELIKÁ
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 “te poto hokohoko i muri i te UFC” ko Yahoo! Kauwhautia Sports e ia “e mohio ana atu e pā ana ki te hākinakina i te tika e pā ana te tangata i roto i te reira i teie mahana.” 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.
Combate Amerika, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

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

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Pictured below: Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) will compete in a “COPA COMBATE” tournament alternate bout in Cancun, Mexico onRāhoroi, Nov. 11. Nama Photo: 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, kotahi-po, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) whā (135 pauna) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Mexico on Rāhoroi, Nov. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 p.m. AND/10:35 p.m. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 pauna) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) o Visalia, Calif. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) o Mexico City, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, timata i 9 p.m. AND/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) Ka Square atu ki 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.


Runga ake: Sheila Padilla (mahue) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (matau) in an atomweight (105 pauna) preliminary bout at “COPA COMBATE” i runga i Rāhoroi, Nov. 11. Nama Photo: 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 tukunga ranei.

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

Ko te tūturu, 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, Mate. 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, Chile.

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

  • John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (14-2) o Mankato, Mai.
  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, Argentina
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) o Mexico City, Mexico
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) o 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 "Te Gallero" Palacios (9-1) o te misioni, 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. I tua atu, 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 Amerika, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

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

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Telemundo and Combate Americas have announced a historic partnership for the broadcast television network’s first-ever live MMA event with “Copa Combate,” the one-night, waru-tangata, $100,000 grand prize tournament in Cancun, Mexico on Rāhoroi, Nov. 11.

(Pictured from left to right below): Tournament fighter Mikey Erosa of San Juan, Puerto Rico; 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, Mai; Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren; Telemundo Deportes President Ray Warren; tournament fighter Carlos Rivera of Mexico City, Mexico; tournament fighter Ricky Palacios of Mission, Texas; and tournament fighter Marc Gomez of Barcelona, Spain

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 – October 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, kotahi-po, eight-man tournament, the winner of which will have persevered through three bouts in one night to take home a $100,000 grand prize. Ka tango i te hui wahi i runga iWhiringa 11 i 11:30 p.m. AND/ 8:30 p.m. PT, live from Cancun, Mexico.

Ko te hītori, 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,"Ka mea 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 pauna) wehenga, hailing from the U.S., Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Colombia, 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 Hoani "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (14-2) o Mankato, Mai. 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) o Mexico City, Mexico
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) o 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

Filling the eighth spot in the tournament field will be wild card entry, Ricky "Te Gallero" Palacios (9-1) o te misioni, Texas.

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 Salazar Roma a Chris Avila, aua.

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. I tua atu, 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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Amateur MMA, Combate Amerika, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

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

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Combate Americas superstar Ricky “Ko te Gallero” Palacios (matau) returns to action at “Combate Clascio” at Mana Wynwood in Miami on Hōngongoi 27. Palacios will face his biggest test to date in Nate Diaz protege Chris Avila. Nama Photo: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas LLC

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

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

Ētahi atu:
Whā: Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo vs. Billy Molina
Mā whitu: Alberto Montes vs. Honatana Quiroz
Whā: Irvin “The Beast” Rivera vs. Chino Duran
Whā: Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet vs. Vinney “The Instigator” Pantaleon

NEW YORK - Hōngongoi 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, Fla., i runga i Rāpare, Hōngongoi 27.

Making his return to the Combate Americas cage La Jaula is top-ranked bantamweight (135 pauna) star Ricky "Te Gallero" Palacios (8-1), who will move up to the featherweight (145 pauna) 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 tiakina, Chris Avila (5-4) o Stockton, Calif.

“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 mea.

Fresh off his triumphant victory over another former UFC star Roman “El Gallito” Salazar at Combate 13 i runga i April 20, the hard-hitting 30-year-old Palacios of Mission, Texas, 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, Mexico.

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 pauna) 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 Honatana Quiroz (2-2) o Long Beach, Calif.

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 Hōngongoi 26 as well as concerts, parties and other interactive events prior to El Clásico Miami on Hōngongoi 29.

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

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

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LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
ON THURSDAY, APERIRA 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 – April 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, Ariz. i runga i Rāpare, April 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. AND).

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

I roto i te whā (135 pauna) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Ariz. will collide with knockout artist Ricky "Te Gallero" Palacios (7-1) o te misioni, Texas.

“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,"Ka mea a Combate Americas Tumu Campbell McLaren.

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

Ko te 6-waewae-1, 29-Rodriguez tau-tawhito, 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 January 21, the Alhambra, Calif. resident scored a second round (3:55) WHO (nifó) i runga i Christian Gonzalez.

Also 6-foot-1 and 29 tau o te ao, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, piro ia he tawhio tuatahi (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 February 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 pauna), 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 Kia 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.

I roto i te tahi atu mahi, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) ka tutaki Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) i te Welterweight.

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 tukunga ranei, while Perez of Tucson, he 5-waewae-9, 28-tau-tau, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) tāpaetanga (kowaowaotia iho muri-tahanga) riro i runga i Anthony Wray i runga i Oketopa 1, 2016.

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

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 i runga i February 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, te whare herehere Combate Amerika.

Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (kowaowaotia iho muri-tahanga) o Josue Rodriguez i te 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (nifó) o Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on January 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, Texas, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, JR. (1-1) o Tempe, Ariz.

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, Rāmere, April 21, i 11 p.m. CT. It will be distributed by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand.

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 13” Fight Card

Bantamweight Main Event:
Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

Whā: Irwin Rivera vs. Kevin Natividad
Welterweight: Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Joel Champion
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Mā whitu: Erick Sanchez vs. Randy Steinke
Welterweight: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Mā: Justin Rascon vs. Jose, Palencia, JR.
Mā: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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COMBATE AMERICAS HITS CASINO DEL SOL IN TUCSON, ARIZONA ON THURSDAY, APERIRA 20

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LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

BANTAMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
ROMAN “EL GALLITO” SALAZAR VS. RICKY “EL GALLERO” PALACIOS
Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz vs. Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi
Ētahi atu:
Welterweight: Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer
Whā: Randy Steinke vs. Irwin Rivera

Tickets for “Combate13” on sale now

NEW YORK – April 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 p.m. AND) television event series to Tucson, Ariz. for the first-time ever on Rāpare, April 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 pauna) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) me te toi knockout Ricky "Te Gallero" Palacios (7-1).

Te hui, “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, Rāmere, April 21, i 11 p.m. CT.

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) a Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 pauna) whakataetae.

Utu i $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 "Ko e Tama" Madrid (9-3) Ka tangohia i runga i Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) i roto i te Welterweight (170 pauna) whawhai, me te tohunga tukunga Randy Steinke (17-10-1) will face off with aggressive-minded, Blackzilians camp member Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) in another bantamweight contest.

Additional matchups will be announced soon.

Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

Ko te 5-waewae-7, 29-year-old Salazar of Scottsdale, Ariz. 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 i runga i Noema 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar by way of unanimous decision.

Ano 29 tau o te ao, 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 i runga i Pipiri 12, 2015, and a stunning, tuatahi a tawhio noa (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) rite ki te kaipatu o ngaio, Palacios has earned 5 o tona 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)KO.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

Te 6-waewae, 35-year-old Ortiz is riding a two-fight win streak after producing back-to-back stoppages in his last two appearances – a third round (4:45) WHO (nifó) o Dano Moore i runga i Oketopa 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) WHO (nifó) o Brendan Tierney i runga i Maehe 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 o tona 15 toa mahi i te ara o te (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Arizmendi is an 11-year veteran of the sport, and winner of his last two matchups. I te Oketopa 3, 2015, he forced Brendan Tierney to retire after the second round (5:00) of action and, i runga i Maehe 5, 2016, he took a unanimous decision from Ingoa kaiwhakamahi Salantri.

Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer

Fighting out of Phoenix, Ariz., the 5-foot-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 o tona 9 professional career victories by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (kowaowaotia iho muri-tahanga) o 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. In his last start on March 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

Te 5-waewae-9, 31-year-old Steinke of Payson, Ariz. will enter La Jaula for the first time after scoring back-to-back, first round submissions over just a two-week span, i runga i Ray Robinson a Guillermo Pena i runga i Oketopa 1, 2016 ko Oketopa 15, 2016, aua.

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. Ki te rā, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei.
Combate Amerika, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

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

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THIRTY FIGHTS IN THIRTY DAYS!

NEW YORK – March 28, 2015 - Combate Amerika, te tuatahi-ake U.S. Pāniora toi hōia whakauru (MMA) pōti hākinakina whakaturia e Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tahi-kaihanga Campbell McLaren, today announced the return of its epic, action-packed “Road To the Championship” fight series to NBC UNIVERSO, te hou whakangahau me hākinakina hongere taura hoki Latinos, with a weekly, one-hour program, timata Rāhina, April 18, i 12 a.m. AND/9 p.m. PT, from Los Angeles, Calif.

A total of 30 bouts featuring the most fearsome, emerging Hispanic MMA fighters, including Imagen Award-winning Combate Amerika reality series contestant and professional boxer Ricky "Te Gallero" Palacios (5-1 MMA, 2-0-1 mekemeke), Uria Faber tiakina Erick Sanchez (6-2), Hoani "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,"Tonu 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”, mea Bilai Joa Silar, Senior Vice President of Programming and Production at NBC Universo. “It’s very exciting to have another season of Combate Americas on NBC Universo. We’re sure our audience will be thrilled with each fight scheduled since they will all feature top notch fighters.”

Additional participating fighters and matchups will be announced soon, as will the Los Angeles location for the kick-off event and host venues for subsequent events.

The first weekly show on April 18 will mark the third event in the “Road To The Championship” series. Following the sixth event in the series, which kicked off on September 17, 2015 i roto i te Las Vegas, Nev., the most successful competitors in each weight class will be placed in the first Combate Americas world championship bouts in history.
Combate Amerika, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

COMBATE ONGO ◊AMELIKÁ Taunga Hollywood!

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Tuatahi U.S. Pāniora karapu MMA hopoi mai ora teata
"Road Ki te Championship" raupapa whawhai ki Los Angeles i runga i Wednesday, Dec. 16

"Sexy Mexy" anga "Kiko" Lopez i roto i te whā hui matua
Ricky Palacios pakanga Anthony Paredes i roto i te hui tahi-matua whā

Kyra Batara tapawhā atu ki a Liz McCarthy i roto i te wahine mahi atomweight

Live, haamata NBC Universo telecast i-whawhai wha 11 p.m. AND/8 p.m. PT

Tīkiti runga i te hoko inaianei

NEW mua - Hakihea 1, 2015 - Combate Amerika, te tuatahi-ake U.S. Pāniora toi hōia whakauru (MMA) pōti hākinakina whakaturia e Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tahi-kaihanga Campbell McLaren, kauwhautia tenei ra e ka meinga e te reira i ona tuatahi i roto i Los Angeles, Calif. ki te oranga, kāri whawhai iwa-a'ee i Florentine Gardens, ora i runga i NBC Universo, te hou whakangahau me hākinakina hongere taura hoki Latinos, i runga i Wednesday, Dec. 16 i 11 p.m. AND/8 p.m. PT.

"Tenei hui tohu Combate Amerika haere mai o te matahiti, me te whakaatu i te lineup e rua ki te kahore ki te kohinga te kānapanapa whawhai Pāniora ake-a-haere mai i roto i te US o, "ka mea a McLaren.

Utu i $40, tīkiti mō "Pirimia Insurance Ratonga me Aspira Mas Present Combate Amerika: Road Ki te Championship Hollywood,"Kei runga i te hoko iwww.HollywoodFightNight.com.

I roto i te whā (135 pauna) hui matua o te ora, e wha-whawhai telecast i runga i NBC Universo, Hoani "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda, hou atu tona wikitoria i te tuatahi "Combate Amerika: Road Ki te hui "Championship i roto i Las Vegas, Nev. i runga i Mahuru 17, Ka tapawha atu ki te hoa sensation patu Federico "Kiko" Lopez.

-Tau 23-tawhito te Castaneda (8-2), he patu taukei nei hails i Mankato, Mai., roaa te toru o tona wikitoria karapīpiti i roto i te puka o te whakatau loto mo Justin Governale i roto i te whare herehere Combate Amerika.

He mema-tau 31-tawhito o Team Quest, Lopez (10-5) o Murrieta, Calif. Kei te noho ana i te wini pūkenga e rima whawhai, ki e wha o te hunga whakaora i ka tae mai i te ara o rānei (T)KO tukunga ranei.

I roto i te kaupapa whā tahi-matua, Combate Amerika whetu raupapa mooni pouaka me te mana puncher Ricky "Te Gallero" Palacios Ka tapawha atu ki scrapper mōrearea Anthony Paredes o Murrieta.

Palacios (5-1), he noho-tau 28-tawhito o te misioni, Texas nei hoki whakamanamana he kohakore ngaio record mekemeke o 2-0-1, piro te patiri, tuatahi a tawhio noa (1:00) KO runga Benji Gomez ki te whana upoko i te "Combate Amerika: Road Ki te "hui Championship i runga i Mahuru 17, i te Paredes-tau 26-tawhito, te tahi atu melo o Team Quest, Kei te titiro ki te hoki ki te tīwae win i muri i te mamae i te mate i roto i te Hōngongoi i motumotuhia he wini pūkenga e rua-whawhai.

I roto i te atomweight o te wahine ngā (105 pauna) attraction i runga i te telecast ora,Kyra "Mogwai" Batara ka whawhai ki "Uira Liz McCarthy.

Whawhai i roto i Las Vegas, Te Atua (3-3) Ko te ahuahunga-tau 21-tawhito o Jiu-Jitsu Guru Eddie Bravo. During the “Combate Americas: Road Ki te hui "Championship i roto i Las Vegas, Batara unuhia atu te wini pouri auheke mā te whakatau loto mo Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, he kaiwero taitara ao o mua ki rima nga wa rite maha pāngia ngaio rite Batara.

29-tau-tawhito te McCarthy (2-3), whawhai hoki i roto i o Las Vegas, Ko te hōia-wa e wha o Invicta FC, the world’s premier all-women’s MMA league. Prior to her professional debut at Invicta FC 2 te wahi patua ia Jessica Piripi i te ara o te tuatahi a tawhio noa (5:00) WHO (tākuta Tuhinga) i runga i Hōngongoi 28, 2012, I amenea mai McCarthy he haohaoa, 6-0 record hei runaruna.

Ka whana te telecast NBC Universo ora atu ki te mā (145 pauna) matchup i waenganui i Uria Faber faaoti ahuahunga me āna Erick Sanchez (5-2) o Sacramento, Calif. me te hoa whetu maranga "Whakawakia" Rudy Morales (3-3) o Las Vegas.

Ko te oti, kāri tuatahi rima-a'ee mō "Combate Amerika: Road Ki te Championship Hollywood "Ka e kauwhautia hohoro.

Whakatuwhera nga tatau i Florentine Gardens i 5 p.m. PT mo te takahanga, a ka timata te a'ee tuatahi tuatahi i 6 p.m.
whakauru toi hōia

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

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NBC Universo ki whakaatu Combate Amerika '
Te nuinga o Toa kino-Ass Latin MMA

Takahanga Main: Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez vs. Max Ceniceros
Ano i roto i te mahi: Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, Ozzie Alvarez,
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda me
mooni whetu TV Ricky Palacios me JC Llamas

NEW mua - August 26, 2015 - Combate Amerika, te tuatahi-ake U.S. Pāniora toi hōia whakauru (MMA) pōti hākinakina whakaturia e Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tahi-kaihanga Campbell McLaren, ko NBC Universo, te hou hākinakina me te whakangahau taura hongere mō Latinos, i tenei ra kauwhautia te whana-atu o "Road Ki te Championship,"He katoa-hou, tau-maha raupapa whawhai MMA e ka AIR ora i runga i NBC Universo. Ko te hui ora tuatahi i roto i te raupapa Combate Amerika ka AIR i runga i Rāpare, Mahuru 17 i 11 p.m. AND/8 p.m. PT. i te D i roto i Las Vegas, Nev., tika i roto i te wa mo te timatanga o Hispanic Heritage Marama.

Combate Americas is the groundbreaking, ora hanga MMA raupapa whawhai āta hoki US. Hispanics e ngakaunui ana ki te toi me te mahi o te hākinakina. Ka taea e rangi ki NBC Universo Fans ki te whanga ki enei ra gladiators hou tomo te whare herehere ki te whakataetae mo te tupono noa i te kororia.

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

  • Thurs., E whitu. 17, 2015 i 11p ET / 8p PT
  • Thurs., Nov. 19, 2015 i 11p ET / 8p PT
  • I roto i te 2016, rā atu e wha TBD

"E hiamo matou ki te whakawhānui i to tatou auraa e te NBC Universo, ka titiro atu ki te tuku kāri whawhai mahi-Kikī ngā etahi te pai whawhai Latin o runga i te ao,"Ka mea a McLaren, who created Combate Americas two years ago to serve the fastest-growing U.S. tatauranga - Millennials Pāniora.

"Ki te mahi ngātahi NBC Universo o ki Combate Americas'delivers i runga i to tatou kupu whakaari te whakarato i to tatou kaimätakitaki Latin puhaehae, me te whakangahau edgy me nga ngā nui,"Ka mea Ruben Mendiola, Peresideni, NBC Universo.

The Combate Americas fight series comes one-year after Combate Amerika - Te raupapa mau whakataetae, hanga hītori na roto i te riroraa i te hōtaka whawhai-waiata tuatahi ake ki te riro i te tohu matua pouaka whakaata - "Variety Best ranei Series Reality,"I 29 Annual imagen Tohu o te whakamutunga tau. Te Combate Amerika whakaatu mooni Whakapāho i runga i NBC Universo (i mua mun2) a ko te tino tahi i roto i U.S. Kaimätakitaki Pāniora.

In the main event of the live NBC Universo telecast of the Combate Americas kick-off event on Rāpa., E whitu. 17, two-time UFC veteran and Miletich Fighting Systems prodigy Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez (17-7) o Muscatine, Iowa ka tapawha-atu ki te pakeke-patu artist KO Max Ceniceros (7-2) o La Mirada, Calif. i roto i te mā (145 lbs.) matua pupūtanga takahanga. Kei te rapu Ceniceros karapīpiti tona wikitoria whitu, muri i te mutunga e wha o tona ono hoariri whakamutunga i te ara o (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Ano i runga i te kāri whawhai ka waiho taua po Combate Amerika reality series stars J.C. Llamas (5-5) a Ricky "Te Gallero" Palacios (3-1), who will make their respective second starts in the Combate Americas cage.

Ko te kaikawe-ake i roto i te whakataetae raupapa mooni, Llamas o Bakersfield, Calif., Ka tapawha-atu ki te faaoti kaitaua-whakaaro Ozzie "Ko te tahae" Alvarez (6-2) o Brea, Calif. i roto i te Welterweight (170 pauna) whakataetae. Palacios o Mission, TX will face Benji "Te ngangau" Gomez (4-4) o Ventura, Calif. i roto i te whā (135 pauna) matchup.

I roto i te strawweight o te wahine ngā (115 pauna) mutunga, Invicta FC hōia Nicdali "Ko te Kuini Night" Rivera-Calanoc (8-8) o Tulsa, Okla. ka tūtuki ki te kaha puncher Katy "Dragon Whero" Collins (2-1) o Branson, Koe.

Tahi atu whawhai, tae e kauwhautia he tino kāri a'ee tuatahi hohoro.
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MŌ COMBATE ONGO ◊AMELIKÁ
Combate Amerika, LLC. is the first U.S. Pāniora toi hōia whakauru (MMA) karapu hākinakina i roto i te aamu, 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 “te poto hokohoko i muri i te UFC” ko Yahoo! Kauwhautia Sports e ia “e mohio ana atu e pā ana ki te hākinakina i te tika e pā ana te tangata i roto i te reira i teie mahana.” With an unprecedented product and a blue-chip ownership and management team, Combate Americas is poised to break new ground and bring about a new era in world championship level MMA competition.

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