THIRTY FIGHTS IN THIRTY DAYS!

NEW YORK – marzo 28, 2015 - Combate Americas, la prima volta U.S. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) franchise sportivo fondata da Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-creatore Campbell McLaren, today announced the return of its epic, action-packed “Road To the Championship” fight series to NBC UNIVERSO, il moderno canale via cavo intrattenimento e sport per Latinos, with a weekly, one-hour program, inizio Lunedi, Aprile 18, a 12 a.m. E/9 p.m. PT, from Los Angeles, Calif.

Un totale di 30 bouts featuring the most fearsome, emerging Hispanic MMA fighters, including Imagen Award-winning Combate Americas reality series contestant and professional boxer Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (5-1 MMA, 2-0-1 boxe), Urijah Faber protetta Erick Sanchez (6-2), John "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,"Ha continuato 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”, suddetto 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 Aprile 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 a Las Vegas, Nev., the most successful competitors in each weight class will be placed in the first Combate Americas world championship bouts in history.