Detached retina forces Marc Gomez out,
John Castaneda now faces Jose Alday
in new “Combate Estrellas I” bantamweight main event
Five-division world boxing champion Amanda Serrano battles Corina Herrera in new flyweight co-main event
“Froggy” Estrada collides with new opponent Rudy Morales
in first live televised, main card bout
Los Angeles (Afrilu 11, 2018) – Combate nahiyar Amirka, the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, today announced a trio of lineup changes, including a new bantamweight (135 fam) main taron tsakanin John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (16-3) of the U.S. da kuma Jose “El Pochito” Alday (10-3) na Mexico, for “Combate Estrellas I,” live on Univision and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) from Los Angeles on Jumma'a, Afrilu 13.
The 90-minute, live Univision (12 a.m. DA/12 a.m. Santa) and UDN (12 a.m. DA/9 p.m. Santa) broadcast of “Combate Estrellas I” from The Shrine marks Univision Deportes’ first-ever live MMA program.
Originally slated to face off with rival Castaneda in the headlining bout, Marc “Lufo” Gomez was declared medically unfit to compete due to a detached retina that was discovered during the pre-fight physical exam required by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC).
In the women’s flyweight (125 fam) co-main taron, five-division world boxing champion Amanda "The Real Deal" Serrano (0-0), representing Puerto Rico, will battle a new opponent in veteran Corina Herrera (3-4) of the U.S., after Serrano’s original opponent, Erendira “Aketzaly” Ordonez of Mexico was unable to secure a work visa for the commitment.
Bugu da žari, knockout artist Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1) of the U.S. za square kashe tare da "M" Rudy Morales (5-5), representing Guatemala, in the first, live televised main card bout, after Estrada’s original opponent, Pablo Sabori na Mexico, was forced to withdraw from the commitment due to a shin injury.
The three-bout, live televised “Combate Estrellas I” main card will be preceded by a five-fight preliminary bout card.
Saka farashi daga $30, tickets for “Combate Estrellas I” are on sale at Ticketon.com.
“Combate Estrellas I” marks Combate Americas’ first live television event of 2018, and the first event of a two-part series featuring a collection of the organization’s top estrellas, or “stars.”
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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. A Combate nahiyar Amirka ikon amfani da sunan kamfani ya hada da gaskiya TV shirye-shirye, live abubuwan da hannu shirye-shirye. Da kamfanin ya Shugaba, Campbell McLaren, An duniya gane matsayin co-kafa / co-mahaliccin da Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine bayyana McLaren a matsayin “da sayar da baiwa a baya da UFC” da Yahoo! Wasanni sanar da cewa ya “ya san game da wasanni fiye da kawai game kowa da shi a yau.” Da wani unprecedented samfurin da wani blue-guntu ikon mallakar da kuma gudanar da tawagar, Combate nahiyar Amirka ana saran zai karya sabon ƙasa kuma Ya zo game da sabon zamanin a duniya gasar matakin MMA gasar.