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GUSTAVO LOPEZ REPLACES LEVY MARROQUIN IN COMBATE AMERICAS WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN EVENT AGAINST JOSE ALDAY

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Former world championship challenger Gustavo Lopez (Pictured below) will replace Levy Marroquin in the Combate Americas bantamweight world championship main event bout tomorrow, Παρασκευή, Επτά. 14, live on DAZN, Univision and Univision Deportes Network.

LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION, & UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK
FROM PHOENIX, Αριζόνα. ΑΠΟΨΕ, Παρασκευή, Σεπτέμβριος. 14

FLYWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT:
TRACY CORTEZ VS. KAREN CEDILLO

FEATURED LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT:
RAFA “GIFTED” GARCIA VS. LARUE “THE CANNIBAL” BURLEY

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PHOENIX – September 13, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced that former world championship challenger Gustavo Lopez (8-3) will challenge Jose “Pochito” Alday (11-3-1) in the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (ΜΜΑ) sports franchise’s bantamweight (135 λίρες) world championship main event in Phoenix tomorrow, Παρασκευή, Επτά. 14.

Alday’s original world championship opponent, Levy Marroquin (11-2) του Μοντερέι, Μεξικό, was forced to withdraw from the commitment due to symptoms of influenza detected by the Arizona Boxing Commission physician, Ο Δρ. Ken Ota.

The much-anticipated, world championship event’s three-fight main card airs live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 π.μ.. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 π.μ.. ΚΑΙ / 9 p.m. PT)

Η πλήρης, nine-bout fight card airs in its entirety on DAZN, the live and on-demand sports streaming platform, in English in the U.S. και τον Καναδά, beginning with the first preliminary card bout, στο 10 μ.μ. ET / 7 μ.μ.. PT.

The 29-year-old Lopez of Las Vegas, Νεβάδα. via Yakima, Πλύσιμο. is a five-time Combate Americas veteran who, in his last start under the promotional banner, notched an impressive, first-round (2:34) υποβολή (γκιλοτίνα τσοκ) of Steve Swanson, the brother of MMA superstar Cub Swanson, in the main event of Combate Americas’ debut event in Mexico City, Μεξικό.

A member of MMA legend Randy Couture’s Xtreme Couture fight camp in Las Vegas, Lopez has produced all of his victories in La Jaula, ο κλωβός Combate Americas, by way of (Τ)KO ή την υποβολή.

Lopez previously challenged fellow star John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda for the vacant Combate Americas world bantamweight championship on October 14, 2016, but was stopped via fourth round (2:24) ΠΟΥ (γροθιές) by Castaneda in an epic, see-saw battle. Because Castaneda failed to make weight for the fight, he was not awarded the title.

Alday, who will celebrate his 27th birthday tomorrow, is a native of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico and resident of Tucson, Αριζόνα., coming off his career-best victory to date, a split decision win over Castaneda in the main event of the historic, πρώτα, live Univision and UDN simulcast of MMA action with “Combate Estrellas I” in Los Angeles, Καλιφόρνια. τον Απρίλιο 13.

Τιμές από $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Lopez” are on sale at CelebrityTheatre.com and Ticketon.com.

Doors at Celebrity Theatre open at 5 μ.μ. PT, with the first preliminary bout will beginning at 7 μ.μ.

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COMBATE AMERICAS: UNDEFEATED BANTAMWEIGHTS MARK DELAROSA AND IVAN HERNANDEZ FLORES FACE OFF IN MEXICO CITY ON THURSDAY, Ιανουάριος 19

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FIGHT CARD COMPLETE WITH NINE BOUTS, INCLUDING PROMOTIONAL DEBUT OF UNDEFEATED COMBATE AMERICAS OPEN TRYOUT SIGNEE RAFA “GIFTED” GARCIA

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AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®

NEW YORK – Ιανουάριος 6, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced the completion of a stellar, nine-bout Mixed Martial Arts (ΜΜΑ) κάρτα πάλης, including a bantamweight (135 λίρες) showdown between two fast-rising, undefeated stars – Mark “The Bumblebee” Delarosa (7-0) και Ivan “El Brasil” Hernandez Flores (8-0-1) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on Πέμπτη, Ιαν. 19, live on Azteca America (10 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ/5 μ.μ. PT).

The “Combate10” event, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Παρασκευή, Ιαν. 20 στο 11 μ.μ. CT., on TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AZTECA; Latibex: XTZA), one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world.

The fight card is headlined by the previously announced, bantamweight battle between knockout artist Steve Swanson (14-2) and Xtreme Couture prodigy Gustavo Lopez (6-2).

One of the latest athletes to sign an exclusive, multi-fight agreement with Combate Americas, the 22-year-old Delarosa of Dallas, Texas will enter La Jaula, ο κλωβός Combate Americas, for the first time in his young career.

Μέχρι σήμερα, Delarosa has notched four of his six professional career wins by way of (Τ)KO ή την υποβολή. Στην τελευταία έναρξή του στις Απρίλιος 2, he earned a unanimous decision over Arthur Oliveira.

A multiple-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament champion, Delarosa holds a brown belt in the discipline and is a three-time MMA champion in regional competition.

Στο 25 ετών, Hernandez Flores of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico is ranked as high as number one in Mexico and number two in all of Latin America in the sport’s flyweight (125 λίρες) διαίρεση.

Five of Hernandez Flores’ victories, ως εδώ, έχουν έρθει μέσω της (Τ)KO ή την υποβολή.

In other action on the card, αήττητο, 22-χρονιά προοπτική Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (3-0) του Mexicali, Μπάχα Καλιφόρνια, Mexico will make his promotional debut after being discovered at the Combate Americas open tryout in Pasadena, Καλιφόρνια. τον περασμένο Αύγουστο.

Garcia will take on submission expert Raul “The Cobra” Najera Ocampo (4-2) of Mexico City in a featherweight (145 λίρες) διαγωνισμός.

Ανίκητος, 18-year-old phenom Kevin Γκαρσία (4-0) of Monterrey will face off with hard-hitting Enrique “Kike” Barragan (5-1) του Saltillo, Coahila, Mexico in a bantamweight battle.

Garcia and Barragan have each claimed all of their professional career victories, ως εδώ, by way of (Τ)KO ή την υποβολή.

In one of two welterweight (170 λίρες) matchups, Heriberto Tovar (6-3-1) of Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico will square off with Christofer Ramirez (4-1) της Γκουανταλαχάρα, Jalisco, Μεξικό.

In the other welterweight scrap, Alex Velasco (5-1) της Ensenada, Μπάχα Καλιφόρνια, Mexico will meet Julio Cesar Cruz (9-9) της Πόλης του Μεξικού.

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ΚΥΡΙΑ ΚΑΡΤΑ (Live on Azteca America and UFC FIGHT PASS):

Bantamweight Main Event:
Steve Swanson vs. Gustavo Lopez

Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Lisbeth Lopez Silva

Bantamweight: Mark Delarosa vs. Ivan Hernandez Flores
Bantamweight: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet

ΠΡΟΚΑΤΑΡΚΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΡΤΑ (Live on UFC FIGHT PASS):

Bantamweight: Rafa Garcia vs. Raul Najera Ocampo
Ελαφρύ: Rodrigo Vargas vs. Marco Antonio Elpidio
Bantamweight: Kevin Garcia vs. Enrique Barragan
Welterweight: Alex Velasco vs. Julio Cesar Cruz
Welterweight: Heriberto Tovar vs. Christofer Ramirez
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MAIN EVENT FOR MMA LEAGUE’S HISTORIC MEXICO DEBUT: STEVE SWANSON VS. GUSTAVO LOPEZ

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LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®
ON Πέμπτη, Ιανουάριος 19

Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Lisbeth Lopez Silva

Περισσότερο:
Ελαφρύ: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio
Bantamweight: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet

NEW YORK – Ιανουάριος 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (ΜΜΑ) άκρα, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) και Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on Πέμπτη, Ιαν. 19, live on Azteca America (10 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ/5 μ.μ. PT).

Το γεγονός, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Παρασκευή, Ιαν. 20 στο 11 μ.μ. CT., on TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AZTECA; Latibex: XTZA), one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world.

In the atomweight (105 λίρες) συν-κύριο γεγονός, former world championship challenger Nicdali "The Night Queen" Rivera-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, ο κλωβός Combate Americas, and face red-hot Lisbeth Lopez Silva (3-3).

“We are excited to be assembling a phenomenal fight card, and to have the opportunity to be at the forefront of MMA’s growth in Mexico with our unique and fast-growing sports franchise,»Δήλωσε ο Combate Αμερική CEO Campbell McLaren.

In other main card action, two hard-hitting, Mexico City rivals, Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (9-5) και Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elpidio (4-1-1) will collide at lightweight (155 λίρες).

Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) και Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (3-1) will square off at bantamweight.

Additional bouts for the Combate Americas event will be announced soon.

The 5-foot-5, 36-year-old younger brother of UFC star Cub Swanson, Steve of Indio, Καλιφόρνια. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, Μεξικό.

Swanson is a winner of his last four fights, all by way of (Τ)KO. He is coming off an explosive, 38-second stoppage of Christian Rios επί Οκτώβριος 22.

Fighting out MMA legend Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, Νεβάδα. Lopez is a 5-foot-5, 27-year-old finisher originally from Yakima, Πλύσιμο.

Lopez emerged unbeaten, με ένα αρχείο 3-0, during the Combate Americas “Road To The Championship” fight series that spanned from September 2015 to May 2016. He has notched five of his six professional career victories via (Τ)KO ή την υποβολή.

Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Νεβάδα. and native of Tulsa, Οκλαχόμα., as well as a battle-tested veteran of the sport who has faced a handful of top rivals in the women’s field, συμπεριλαμβανομένου Τζέσικα Πέννε.

Rivera-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on Μάρτιος 12, από Ronni Nanney.

Lopez Silva of Mexico City is aiming for her fourth straight win on the heels of a unanimous decision over Marcel Yineris Nieto επί Δεκέμβριος 2 in Panama City, Παναμάς.

A former welterweight (170 λίρες), Vargas of Mexico City is a 5-foot-8, 31-year-old powerhouse who will put a three-fight win streak on the line.

Μέχρι σήμερα, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (Τ)KO ή την υποβολή.

Elpidio, whose nickname translates to “The Rock,” is also a former welterweight standout who will look to secure his third consecutive win.

In his last effort on Μάρτιος 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, σκόραρε ένα δεύτερο γύρο (3:16) TKO στις Francisco Vargas with an onslaught of punches.

Η 5-πόδι-7, 31-year-old Ceja of Port Arthur, Texas will make his second start under the promotion of Combate Americas.

In his debut for the league on Οκτώβριος 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, σκοράροντας ένα πρώτο γύρο (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 τον Σεπτέμβριο 1995.

Ruquet of Las Vegas, Νεβάδα. via Venice, Fla. is a 5-foot-8, 24-year-old upstart and seasoned striker who will make his second appearance in La Jaula after submitting Luke Faultersack with an anaconda choke in the second round (4:28) of action on Απρίλιος 25.

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Combate Αμερική: Three New Bouts Announced For New York on October 14

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Παρακάτω: Paulina “Firefox” Granados (απεικονίζεται) will face off with Jenna Serio in a featured atomweight (105 λίρες) contest at Combate Americas: Empire Rising, οι ΗΠΑ. Hispanic league’s debut event in New York, επί Παρασκευή, Οκτώβριο. 14, live on beIN Sports en Español as well as UFC FIGHT PASS®.

COMBATE AMERICAS
ANNOUNCES THREE MORE BOUTS
FOR FIRST-EVER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT IN NY,
LIVE ON BEIN SPORTS EN ESPAÑOL
AND UFC FIGHT PASS® ON Παρασκευή, Οκτώβριο. 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 λίρες) co-main event contest between streaking Urijah Faber προστατεύονται Erick Σάντσες (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, Ν.Υ.. επί Παρασκευή, Οκτώβριο. 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The matchup between Sanchez and Martinez will precede the much-anticipated bantamweight (135 λίρες) championship showdown between red-hot stars John "Sexy Sexy" Καστανέντα (11-2) του Mankato, Από. και Gustavo Lopez (6-1) του Λας Βέγκας, Νεβάδα. via Yakima, Πλύσιμο.

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 λίρες) δράση, Paulina «Firefox» Γρανάδος(3-2) θα αναλάβει Jenna Serio (3-1).

Erick Sanchez vs. Victor Martinez

The 5-foot-10, 25-year-old Sanchez of Sacramento, Καλιφόρνια. will look for his third straight victory in La Jaula, and his fourth consecutive win overall, after submitting (πίσω γυμνή έμφραξη) Mike Segura in just 50 seconds at the third event in the Combate Americas “Road To The Championship” series in Los Angeles, Καλιφόρνια. επί Απρίλιος 18.

Prior to the victory, Σάντσες, who has won five of his seven professional starts by way of (Τ)KO ή την υποβολή, scored a third round (1:22) ΠΟΥ (γροθιές) επί Ousmane Thomas Diagne στο Bellator 147 τον Δεκέμβριο 4, 2015.

Επίσης 25 ετών, the 25-year-old Martinez of Pharr, Texas has notched five of his six professional wins by way of (Τ)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 Απρίλιος 25.


Πάνω από: Irwin “Το Θηρίο” Ριβέρα (απεικονίζεται) will make his Combate Americas debut against undefeated Cristobal Chavez in a featured bantamweight (135 λίρες) τέλος.

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, Ν.Υ.. after being born in Nezahualcoyotl, Μεξικό. He jump started his professional career with a split decision victory over Andre Cuff Νοεμβρίου 7, 2014, and ran to three consecutive wins thereafter.

In his last outing on Μάρτιος 25, Rivera submitted Jose Ceja in third round (4:45) of battle with a rear-naked choke.

Η 5-πόδι-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 (Τ)KO ή την υποβολή.

Chavez is coming off a second round (4:14) υποβολή (armlock) του Ronny Perrogon επί Ιούνιος 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, Καλιφόρνια.

Granados made her Combate Americas debut in her last start on Μάιος 9, earning a split decision over longtime rival Stephanie Alba, whom Granados had defeated twice previously during their amateur days.

Serio of Brooklyn, Ν.Υ.. 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 Ιούνιος 3.

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COMBATE AMERICAS HITS NEW YORK WITH FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT IN HISTORY, LIVE ON BEIN SPORTS EN ESPAÑOL AND UFC FIGHT PASS® ON FRIDAY, Οκτώβριο. 14

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(Pictured below): Twenty-four year-old surging star John “Σέξι Mexy” Καστανέντα (11-2) του Mankato, Από. will bid to become the first 135 pound world champion in Combate Americas history onΠαρασκευή, Οκτώβριο. 14, live on beIN Sports en Español and UFC FIGHT PASS.

John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda faces Gustavo Lopez
for the world bantamweight championship
at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, Ν.Υ..

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NEW YORK – Επτά. 8, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that red-hot, streaking bantamweight (135 λίρες) αστέρια John "Sexy Sexy" Καστανέντα (11-2) και Gustavo Lopez (6-1) will face off in the first world championship bout in league history at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, Ν.Υ.. επί Παρασκευή, Οκτώβριος 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Από. and the 27-year-old Lopez of Las Vegas, Νεβάδα. via Yakima, Πλύσιμο. will collide in the main event of the 10-bout “Combate Americas: Empire Rising” Mixed Martial Arts (ΜΜΑ) αλλόκοτο θεατρικό έργο.

“We are thrilled to be producing our first world title fight in Combate Americas history at our debut event in the Empire State,»Δήλωσε ο Combate Αμερική CEO Campbell McLaren, who also produced the last live televised professional MMA event in New York State with UFC® 7 τον Σεπτέμβριο 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,"Συνέχισε η McLaren, “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) του Λας Βέγκας, Νεβάδα. via Yakima, Πλύσιμο. will look to continue his unbeaten run in “La Jaula,” ο κλωβός Combate Americas, when he fights for his first world title.

Καστανέντα, who has finished 8 από του 11 επαγγελματική σταδιοδρομία νίκες, is riding a six-fight win streak dating back to May 16, 2015 όταν υπέβαλε Pedro Velasco with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:42) της μάχης.

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

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

Στην τελευταία έναρξή του, Castaneda stepped up for Combate Americas on just two weeks’ notice, replacing an injured Erick Σάντσες, at the higher, featherweight limit of 145 λίρες, κατά Angel Cruz τον Αύγουστο 11, and scored a second round (2:25) ΠΟΥ (γροθιές) on Cruz.

Fighting out of the famed Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, Lopez, a protégé of former UFC® πρωταθλητής Μίσα Τέιτ 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 (Τ)KO ή την υποβολή.

Lopez began his Combate Americas journey in the “Road To The Championship” series, νικώντας 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) της δράσης, before sealing his fate in the title fight with Castaneda by scoring a devastating, δεύτερο γύρο (4:07) TKO στις Σαούλ Elizondo with a barrage of punches on the ground.

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