John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda faces Gustavo Lopez
for the world bantamweight championship
در کازینو Turning Stone Resort در ورونا, N.Y..
بلیط در حال حاضر فروش
نیویورک - هفت. 8, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that red-hot, streaking bantamweight (135 پوند) ستاره جان "سکسی سکسی" کاستاندا (11-2) و Gustavo Lopez (6-1) will face off in the first world championship bout in league history at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y.. بر جمعه, اکتبر 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.
The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, از. and the 27-year-old Lopez of Las Vegas, NEV. via Yakima, شستشو. will collide in the main event of the 10-bout “Combate Americas: Empire Rising” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza.
“We are thrilled to be producing our first world title fight in Combate Americas history at our debut event in the Empire State,گفت: "Combate آمریکا مدیر عامل شرکت کمپبل مک لارن, who also produced the last live televised professional MMA event in New York State with UFC® 7 در سپتامبر 8, 1995.
“John Castaneda and Gustavo Lopez put on some incredibly memorable and heroic performances during our ‘Road To The Championship’ fight series this year and last year,ادامه داد: "مک لارن, “so we are looking forward to have these two budding, young stars square off and to crowning our first champion.”
Each fighter earned his way to the title fight in “La Jaula,” or the Combate Americas cage, by going undefeated in three consecutive bouts during the “Road To The Championship” series that kicked off in September 2015 and concluded on May 9, 2016.
Pictured Above (Far): Bantamweight star Gustavo Lopez (6-1) از لاس وگاس, NEV. via Yakima, شستشو. will look to continue his unbeaten run in “La Jaula,” قفس Combate آمریکا, when he fights for his first world title.
کاستاندا, who has finished 8 از خود 11 پیروزی کار حرفه ای, is riding a six-fight win streak dating back to May 16, 2015 وقتی او را مشاهده کنید پدرو ولاسکو with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:42) نبرد.
Castaneda’s run in the “Road To The Championship” series began with a unanimous decision win over جاستین Governale در سپتامبر 17, 2015, and continued with a spectacular, arm-triangle choke submission of فدریکو لوپز in the closing moments of the third round (4:49) عمل.
The aggressive-minded Castaneda cemented his spot in the world title fight by edging out a split decision over Gabriel Solorio بر آوریل 25.
در آخرین شروع خود, Castaneda stepped up for Combate Americas on just two weeks’ notice, replacing an injured اریک سانچز, at the higher, featherweight limit of 145 پوند, در برابر آنجل کروز در آگوست 11, and scored a second round (2:25) WHO (مشت) on Cruz.
Fighting out of the famed Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, لوپز, a protégé of former UFC® قهرمان Miesha تیت and UFC bantamweightBryan Caraway, will look for his sixth consecutive win in the cage, and his fourth under the Combate Americas promotional umbrella.
مشابه حریف خود, Lopez is a determined finisher who has earned five of his six professional career wins by way of (T)KO یا تسلیم.
Lopez began his Combate Americas journey in the “Road To The Championship” series, شکست Mauricio Diaz by way of unanimous decision on September 17, 2015.
In his second Combate Americas appearance, Lopez submitted Joey Ruquetwith an arm-triangle choke in the second round (4:06) عمل, before sealing his fate in the title fight with Castaneda by scoring a devastating, دور دوم (4:07) TKO در سائول Elizondo with a barrage of punches on the ground.
A nationally recognized venue for legendary, fight-of-the-year-level boxing events, Turning Stone Resort Casino will now become one of the very first venues in New York to host professional MMA fights. With a legacy of hosting some of the best events in the country, rivaling many venues in major cities such as Las Vegas, Atlantic City and New York City, Turning Stone has established Upstate New York as a premier destination for live sporting events. Turning Stone is an award-winning destination resort, offering world-class amenities including four hotels, بیشتر از 20 restaurants and dining options, two luxurious spas, a 125,000 فوت مربع طبقه لاس وگاس سبک بازی, یک نمایشگاه کاباره سبک, a 5,000 عرصه صندلی, five pristine golf courses, چند میله, cocktail lounges and nightlife venues.
بلیط برای "Combate آمریکا: Empire Rising” are on sale and can be purchased at the Turning Stone Box Office, by calling 877.833.SHOW, و یا آنلاین در Ticketmaster.com. بلیط ها در قیمت $75, for cageside, $65, $50 و $35, and may be subject to additional fees. درب در باز 5:30 p.m.برای این رویداد, و اولین جلسه مقدماتی در آغاز 6 p.m.
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