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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, Friday, Xya. 14, live on DAZN, Univision and Univision Deportes Network.

LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION, & UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK
FROM PHOENIX, Ariz. Hmo no, Friday, Cuaj hlis ntuj. 14

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

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

Tickets for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Alday” on sale now

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 (MMA) sports franchise’s bantamweight (135 phaus) world championship main event in Phoenix tomorrow, Friday, Xya. 14.

Alday’s original world championship opponent, Levy Marroquin (11-2) of Monterrey, Mexico, was forced to withdraw from the commitment due to symptoms of influenza detected by the Arizona Boxing Commission physician, Dr. 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 a.m. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT)

Lub tiav, nine-bout fight card airs in its entirety on DAZN, the live and on-demand sports streaming platform, in English in the U.S. thiab Canada, beginning with the first preliminary card bout, ntawm 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.

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

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, lub Combate Americas tawb, by way of (T)KO los yog cuav.

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) LEEJ TWG (punches) 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, Ariz., coming off his career-best victory to date, a split decision win over Castaneda in the main event of the historic, thawj, live Univision and UDN simulcast of MMA action with “Combate Estrellas I” in Los Angeles, California. on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 13.

Luv nqi los ntawm $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Marroquin vs. Lopez” are on sale at CelebrityTheatre.com and Ticketon.com.

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

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

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

LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®

New York - Lub ib hlis ntuj 6, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced the completion of a stellar, nine-bout Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sib ntaus card, including a bantamweight (135 phaus) showdown between two fast-rising, undefeated stars – Mark “The Bumblebee” Delarosa (7-0) thiab Ivan “El Brasil” Hernandez Flores (8-0-1) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on Thursday, Jan. 19, live on Azteca America (10 p.m. THIAB/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 p.m. THIAB/5 p.m. 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, Friday, Jan. 20 ntawm 11 p.m. I., 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, lub Combate Americas tawb, for the first time in his young career.

Rau hnub tim, Delarosa has notched four of his six professional career wins by way of (T)KO los yog cuav. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag pib rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 2, nws khwv tau ib qho kev txiav txim siab tsis muaj kev pom zoo 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.

Ntawm 25 xyoo, 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 phaus) division.

Five of Hernandez Flores’ victories, deb deb li no, tau tuaj los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav.

In other action on the card, undefeated, 22-year-old prospect Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (3-0) ntawm Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico will make his promotional debut after being discovered at the Combate Americas open tryout in Pasadena, California. kawg Lub yim hli ntuj.

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

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

Garcia and Barragan have each claimed all of their professional career victories, deb deb li no, by way of (T)KO los yog cuav.

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

In the other welterweight scrap, Alex Velasco (5-1) of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico will meet Julio Cesar Cruz (9-9) ntawm Mexico City.

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“COMBATE AMERICAS: COMBATE10”

MAIN CARD (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

Nteg CARD (Live on UFC FIGHT PASS):

Bantamweight: Rafa Garcia vs. Raul Najera Ocampo
Sib: 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®
RAU Thursday, IB HLIS NTUJ TIM 19

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

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

New York - Lub ib hlis ntuj 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) xaus, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) thiab Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on Thursday, Jan. 19, live on Azteca America (10 p.m. THIAB/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 p.m. THIAB/5 p.m. PT).

Cov kev tshwm sim, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Friday, Jan. 20 ntawm 11 p.m. I., 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 phaus) co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, former world championship challenger Nicdali "Lub Hmo ntuj poj huab tais" Rivera-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, lub Combate Americas tawb, 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,"Hais tias Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

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

Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) thiab 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, California. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, Mexico.

Swanson is a winner of his last four fights, all by way of (T)KO. He is coming off an explosive, 38-second stoppage of Christian Rios rau Lub kaum hli ntuj 22.

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

Lopez emerged unbeaten, nrog ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 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 (T)KO los yog cuav.

Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nev. and native of Tulsa, Okla., as well as a battle-tested veteran of the sport who has faced a handful of top rivals in the women’s field, kuj muaj Jessica Penne.

Rivera-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on Lub peb hlis ntuj 12, los ntawm 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 rau Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 2 in Panama City, Panama.

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

Rau hnub tim, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)KO los yog cuav.

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 Lub peb hlis ntuj 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, tua nkag ib tug thib ob puag ncig (3:16) TKO rau Francisco Vargas with an onslaught of punches.

Lub 5-taw-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 Lub kaum hli ntuj 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, xeem ib tug thawj puag ncig (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 1995.

Ruquet of Las Vegas, Nev. 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 Plaub Hlis Ntuj 25.

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

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Hauv qab no: Paulina “Firefox” Granados (pictured) will face off with Jenna Serio in a featured atomweight (105 phaus) contest at Combate Americas: Empire Rising, lub U.S. Hispanic league’s debut event in New York, rau Friday, Oct. 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® RAU Friday, 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 phaus) co-main event contest between streaking Urijah Faber kev tiv thaiv 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.. rau Friday, 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 phaus) championship showdown between red-hot stars John "tau ntxim hlub tau ntxim hlub" Castaneda (11-2) ntawm Mankato, Los ntawm. thiab Gustavo Lopez (6-1) ntawm Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Ntxuav.

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 phaus) txiav txim, Paulina “Firefox” Granados(3-2) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Jenna Serio (3-1).

Erick Sanchez vs. Victor Martinez

5-ko taw-10, 25-year-old Sanchez of Sacramento, California. will look for his third straight victory in La Jaula, and his fourth consecutive win overall, after submitting (rear-liab qab caj pas) Mike Segura in just 50 seconds at the third event in the Combate Americas “Road To The Championship” series in Los Angeles, California. rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 18.

Prior to the victory, Sanchez, who has won five of his seven professional starts by way of (T)KO los yog cuav, scored a third round (1:22) LEEJ TWG (punches) rau Ousmane Thomas Diagne ntawm Bellator 147 rau hlis ntuj nqeg 4, 2015.

Tsis tas li ntawd 25 xyoo ntawm hnub nyoog, 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 Plaub Hlis Ntuj 25.


Saum toj no: Irwin “Lub Beast” Rivera (pictured) will make his Combate Americas debut against undefeated Cristobal Chavez in a featured bantamweight (135 phaus) kawg.

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, Mexico. He jump started his professional career with a split decision victory over Andre Cuff nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis 7, 2014, and ran to three consecutive wins thereafter.

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

Lub 5-taw-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 los yog cuav.

Chavez is coming off a second round (4:14) cuav (armlock) ntawm Ronny Perrogon rau Lub rau hli ntuj 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, California.

Granados made her Combate Americas debut in her last start on Tej zaum 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 Lub rau hli ntuj 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. Tig pob zeb yog ib qho khoom plig uas yeej, Kev muab cov amenities nrog rau plaub lub tsev so, ntau tshaj 20 Cov khw noj mov thiab cov kev xaiv noj mov, Ob qho khoom kim heev, ib tug 125,000 square taw Las Vegas style gaming pem teb, ib tug cabaret-style Showroom, ib tug 5,000 lub rooj arena, five pristine golf courses, ob peb tuav, Dej cawv Llopes thiab Hmo ntuj.

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. Daim pib no yog luv nqi ntawm $75, for cageside, $65, $50 thiab $35, and may be subject to additional fees. Qhov rooj yuav qhib thaum 5:30 p.m.rau cov kev tshwm sim, thiab cov thawj ua ntej bout yuav pib thaum 6 p.m.

Ntxiv bouts yuav muab tshaj tawm sai.

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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, Oct. 14

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(Pictured below): Twenty-four year-old surging star John “Tau ntxim hlub Mexy” Castaneda (11-2) ntawm Mankato, Los ntawm. will bid to become the first 135 pound world champion in Combate Americas history onFriday, Oct. 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, N.Y..

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New York - Xya. 8, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that red-hot, streaking bantamweight (135 phaus) hnub qub John "tau ntxim hlub tau ntxim hlub" Castaneda (11-2) thiab 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.. rau Friday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

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

“We are thrilled to be producing our first world title fight in Combate Americas history at our debut event in the Empire State,"Hais tias Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren, who also produced the last live televised professional MMA event in New York State with UFC® 7 nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 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,"Txuas ntxiv 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) ntawm Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Ntxuav. will look to continue his unbeaten run in “La Jaula,” lub Combate Americas tawb, when he fights for his first world title.

Castaneda, who has finished 8 ntawm nws 11 kev ua hauj lwm yeej, is riding a six-fight win streak dating back to May 16, 2015 thaum nws xa Pedro Velasco with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:42) sib ntaus sib tua.

Castaneda’s run in the “Road To The Championship” series began with a unanimous decision win over Justin Governale nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 17, 2015, and continued with a spectacular, arm-triangle choke submission of Federico Lopez in the closing moments of the third round (4:49) ntawm cov kev txiav txim.

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

Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag pib, Castaneda stepped up for Combate Americas on just two weeks’ notice, replacing an injured Erick Sanchez, at the higher, featherweight limit of 145 phaus, tiv thaiv Angel Cruz on Lub yim hli ntuj 11, and scored a second round (2:25) LEEJ TWG (punches) on Cruz.

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

Zoo ib yam li nws tus nrog sib ntaus, Lopez is a determined finisher who has earned five of his six professional career wins by way of (T)KO los yog cuav.

Lopez began his Combate Americas journey in the “Road To The Championship” series, defeating 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) ntawm cov kev txiav txim, before sealing his fate in the title fight with Castaneda by scoring a devastating, ob puag ncig (4:07) TKO rau Xa-u 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. Tig pob zeb yog ib qho khoom plig uas yeej, Kev muab cov amenities nrog rau plaub lub tsev so, ntau tshaj 20 Cov khw noj mov thiab cov kev xaiv noj mov, Ob qho khoom kim heev, ib tug 125,000 square taw Las Vegas style gaming pem teb, ib tug cabaret-style Showroom, ib tug 5,000 lub rooj arena, five pristine golf courses, ob peb tuav, Dej cawv Llopes thiab Hmo ntuj.

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. Daim pib no yog luv nqi ntawm $75, for cageside, $65, $50 thiab $35, and may be subject to additional fees. Qhov rooj yuav qhib thaum 5:30 p.m.rau cov kev tshwm sim, thiab cov thawj ua ntej bout yuav pib thaum 6 p.m.

Ntxiv bouts yuav muab tshaj tawm sai.

UFC FIGHT PASS is a digital subscription service which gives fans access to exclusive live UFC events and fights, exclusive live MMA and combat sports events from around the world, exclusive original and behind the scenes content and unprecedented 24-7 access to the world’s largest fight library.

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