COMBATE AMERICAS
ANNOUNCES THREE MORE BOUTS
FOR FIRST-EVER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT IN NY,
LIVE ON BEIN SPORTS EN ESPAÑOL
AND UFC FIGHT PASS® SOU VANDREDI, Oct. 14
Featherweight co-main event: Erick Sanchez vs. Victor Martinez
Bantamweight: Irwin Rivera vs. Cristobal Chavez
Women’s atomweight: Paulina Granados vs. Jenna Serio
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NEW YORK – Sept. 14, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced the addition of three bouts, including a featherweight (145 liv) co-main event contest between streaking Ouri Faber pwoteje Erick Sanchez (7-2) and hard-hitting knockout artist Victor Martinez (6-4) to the league’s first world championship fight card in history at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y.. sou Vandredi, Oct. 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.
The matchup between Sanchez and Martinez will precede the much-anticipated bantamweight (135 liv) championship showdown between red-hot stars Jan "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (11-2) a Mankato, Soti nan. ak Gustavo Lopez (6-1) nan Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Lave.
In another bantamweight contest, Blackzilians team member and rising starIrwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-1) will collide with undefeated submission expert Cristobal “El Mosquito” Chavez (4-0).
In women’s atomweight (105 liv) aksyon, Paulina “Firefox” Granados(3-2) ap pran sou Jenna Serio (3-1).
Erick Sanchez vs. Victor Martinez
The 5-foot-10, 25-year-old Sanchez of Sacramento, Kalifòni. will look for his third straight victory in La Jaula, and his fourth consecutive win overall, after submitting (dèyè-toutouni toufe) Mike Segura in just 50 seconds at the third event in the Combate Americas “Road To The Championship” series in Los Angeles, Kalifòni. sou Avril 18.
Prior to the victory, Sanchez, who has won five of his seven professional starts by way of (T)KO oswa soumèt, scored a third round (1:22) KI MOUN KI (pwenson) sou Ousmane Thomas Diagne nan la ap 147 sou Desanm 4, 2015.
Epitou 25 ane ki gen laj, the 25-year-old Martinez of Pharr, Texas has notched five of his six professional wins by way of (T)KO, with all five of the conquests having come with his hands.
Martinez is looking to rebound from a close, split decision defeat at the hands of Erick Gonzalez at the fourth Combate Americas “Road To The Championship” event on Avril 25.
Pi wo pase: Irwin “Bèt la” Rivera (foto) will make his Combate Americas debut against undefeated Cristobal Chavez in a featured bantamweight (135 liv) fen.
Irwin Rivera vs. Cristobal Chavez
Fighting out of Boca Raton, Fla., the home of the Blackzilians fight squad, the 5-foot-6, 27-year-old Rivera, who will make his debut under the promotion of Combate Americas, was raised in New Windsor, N.Y.. after being born in Nezahualcoyotl, Meksik. He jump started his professional career with a split decision victory over Andre Cuff sou Novanm 7, 2014, and ran to three consecutive wins thereafter.
In his last outing on Mas 25, Rivera submitted Jose Ceja in third round (4:45) of battle with a rear-naked choke.
5-an pye-7, 26-year-old Chavez of El Paso, Texas has yet to be beaten in a combined eight professional and amateur bouts. Three of his four professional wins have come via (T)KO oswa soumèt.
Chavez is coming off a second round (4:14) soumèt (armlock) nan Ronny Perrogon sou Jen 11.
Paulina Granados vs. Jenna Serio
A native of Corpus Christi, Texas where she excelled in power lifting as a high school student, the 5-foot-2, 28-year-old Granados fights out of the famed Alliance MMA team in San Diego, Kalifòni.
Granados made her Combate Americas debut in her last start on Me 9, earning a split decision over longtime rival Stephanie Alba, whom Granados had defeated twice previously during their amateur days.
Serio of Brooklyn, N.Y.. is a 5-foot-2, 24-year-old upstart who will enter the Combate Americas cage for the first time, riding a two-fight win streak.
In her last effort, Serio handily submitted Sadee Monserrate with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:50) of their matchup on Jen 3.
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, plis pase 20 restaurants and dining options, two luxurious spas, yon 125,000 pye kare etaj Las Vegas style Gaming, yon choroum Cabaret-style, yon 5,000 tèren chèz, five pristine golf courses, plizyè ba, cocktail lounges and nightlife venues.
Tickets for “Combate Americas: Empire Rising” are on sale and can be purchased at the Turning Stone Box Office, by calling 877.833.SHOW, or online at Ticketmaster.com. Biyè yo pwi a $75, for cageside, $65, $50 ak $35, and may be subject to additional fees. Pòt yo ap louvri nan 5:30 p.m.pou evènman an, ak premye bout la preliminè pral kòmanse nan 6 p.m.
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