NEW YORK – سات. 8, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that red-hot, streaking bantamweight (135 پاؤنڈ) ستاروں جان "شہوانی، شہوت انگیز شہوانی، شہوت انگیز" Castaneda (11-2) اور 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.. پر جمعہ, اکتوبر 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, سے. and the 27-year-old Lopez of Las Vegas, Nev کی. via Yakima, واش. will collide in the main event of the 10-bout “Combate Americas: Empire Rising” Mixed Martial Arts (ایم ایم اے) extravaganza.

“We are thrilled to be producing our first world title fight in Combate Americas history at our debut event in the Empire State,"Combate امریکہ کے سی ای او نے کہا کہ کیمبل میکلیرن, who also produced the last live televised professional MMA event in New York State with UFC^® 7 ستمبر 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,"میکلیرن جاری, “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) لاس ویگاس کے, Nev کی. via Yakima, واش. will look to continue his unbeaten run in “La Jaula,” Combate امریکین پنجرا, when he fights for his first world title.

Castaneda, who has finished 8 کی اس کی 11 پیشہ ورانہ کیریئر فتوحات, is riding a six-fight win streak dating back to May 16, 2015 وہ جمع کراتے وقت پیڈرو Velasco کی with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:42) جنگ کے.

Castaneda’s run in the “Road To The Championship” series began with a unanimous decision win over جسٹن Governale ستمبر 17, 2015, and continued with a spectacular, arm-triangle choke submission of Federico Lopez in the closing moments of the third round (4:49) کارروائی کے.

The aggressive-minded Castaneda cemented his spot in the world title fight by edging out a split decision over Gabriel Solorio پر اپریل 25.

ان کی آخری آغاز میں, Castaneda stepped up for Combate Americas on just two weeks’ notice, replacing an injured Erick کی سانچیز, at the higher, featherweight limit of 145 پاؤنڈ, کے خلاف Angel Cruz اگست 11, and scored a second round (2:25) ڈبلیو ایچ او (punches کے) on Cruz.

Fighting out of the famed Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, لوپیز, a protégé of former UFC^® چیمپئن Miesha ٹیٹ and UFC bantamweightBryan Caraway, will look for his sixth consecutive win in the cage, and his fourth under the Combate Americas promotional umbrella.

Similar to his opponent, Lopez is a determined finisher who has earned five of his six professional career wins by way of (ٹی)KO یا جمع کرانے.

Lopez began his Combate Americas journey in the “Road To The Championship” series, شکست دے 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) کارروائی کے, before sealing his fate in the title fight with Castaneda by scoring a devastating, دوسرے راؤنڈ (4:07) TKO پر ساؤل 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, سے زیادہ 20 restaurants and dining options, two luxurious spas, ایک 125,000 مربع فٹ لاس ویگاس سٹائل گیمنگ کے فرش, ایک کیبری طرز شوروم, ایک 5,000 نشست میدان, five pristine golf courses, کئی سلاخوں, 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. ٹکٹ کی قیمت رہے ہیں $75, for cageside, $65, $50 اور $35, and may be subject to additional fees. میں کھل جائے گا دروازوں 5:30 بجے.ایونٹ کے لئے, اور سب سے پہلے ابتدائی مککیبازی میں شروع ہو گی 6 بجے.

اضافی bouts کے جلد ہی اعلان کیا جائے گا.

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