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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES JOHN “SEXY MEXY” CASTANEDA FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN $100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT ON NOVEMBER 11

John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda (14-2) (haki) has been announced as the first entrant into Combate Americashistoric, moja usiku, eight-man bantamweight (135 paundi) “Copa Combatetournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 katika Cancun, Mexico on Jumamosi, Novemba. 11.
Historic event takes place in Cancun, Mexico
juu ya 24th maadhimisho ya
Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren’s UFC 1

NEW YORK – Septemba 28, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the entry of 25-year-old trailblazer and its all-time winningest fighter, John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (14-2), into “Copa Combate,” the historic, moja usiku, eight-man bantamweight (135 paundi) Mixed Sanaa ya Vita (MMA) tournament that will award its winner of three consecutive bouts a grand prize of $100,000 katika Cancun, Mexico on Jumamosi, Novemba. 11.

“Copa Combate” takes place on the 24th anniversary of UFC 1, which was executive produced by Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder, Campbell McLaren. The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

Castaneda of Mankato, Kutoka. will enter La Jaula, Combate Amerika ngome, riding a nine-fight win streak that dates back to May 2015, and that recently extended on Agosti 1 when he put on a dominant performance to earn a unanimous decision over Cheyden Leialoha in UFC President Dana White'SJumanne Night Contender Series.

“We are excited to welcome John Castaneda back to Combate Americas, where he has amassed the most wins of any fighter in our young, but fast-growing organization, and delivered some of the most memorable moments ever in La Jaula with his explosive style of fighting and vicious knockout power,"Alisema McLaren.

Following the recent victory, Castaneda signed a new, kipekee, multi-fight promotional agreement with Combate Americas, which was the first organization to place him on a national stage during its debut live event that aired on NBC Universo from Las Vegas, Nev. Septemba 17, 2015. Castaneda immediately shined, kuwashinda Justin Governale by way of unanimous decision.

In his last start in La Jaula on Mei 5, Castaneda scored a devastating, raundi ya pili (:42) WHO (kukwepa makonde) on five-time UFC veteran Chris “The Real Deal” Beal.

The remaining seven “Copa Combate” tournament competitors will be announced soon, and will hail from various parts of Latin America, as well as Spain and the U.S., marking the first time in history that fighters will represent their respective countries on a mission to achieve greatness.

Tournament fighters will be separated into four brackets, and the top four fighters will be assigned seeded positions based on their respective worldwide rankings. Quarterfinal stage opponents for the four seeded fighters will be determined based on a lottery ball drawing.

The host venue in Cancun for “Copa Combate,” as well as ticket on-sale information for the event, itatangazwa karibuni.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES NINE-BOUT LINEUP FOR CINCO DE MAYO MMA EVENT IN VENTURA, CALIFORNIA

LIVE FROM VENTURA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
KUHUSU Ijumaa, MAY 5

LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
JOSE “FROGGY” ESTRADA VS. EMILIO CHAVEZ

Nyepesi Co-Kuu Tukio:
Danny “The Realist” Ramirez vs. Chris “Taco” Padilla

Zaidi:
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda vs. Chris Beal
Alyssa Garcia vs. Sheila Padilla
Heinrich Wassmer vs. Freddie Arteaga

Tickets for “Combate 14” on sale now
NEW YORK – Aprili 25, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced a sensational, nine-bout Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight card that will take place at Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, Calif., in celebration of the “Cinco De Mayo” holiday, juu ya Ijumaa, Mei 5.

In the lightweight (155 paundi) main event of “Combate 14,” undefeated, heavy-handed rising star Jose “Froggy” Estrada (3-0) itakuwa mraba mbali na Emilio “The Ferocious Aztec” Chavez (11-9).

Bei kutoka $35, tickets for “Combate 14” are available online at Ticketon.com.

The 5-foot-6, 26-year-old Estrada from Fillmore, Calif. has been on a tear since he made his professional debut with Combate Americas last April, stopping all three of his opponents to date inside of one round.

Chavez of Fullerton, Calif. is a flashy, 5-foot-9, 30-year-old competitor who will make the second start of his career in La Jaula, Combate Amerika ngome. In his promotional debut on April 18, 2016, Chavez submitted Angel Cruz katika raundi ya pili (4:21) of action with a rear-naked choke.

Katika tukio ushirikiano kuu, which will also be contested at lightweight, Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (6-2) will return to action on the heels of a “Fight of the Night” performance in La Jaula, to battle Combate Americas newcomer and fellow knockout artist Chris “Taco” Padilla (7-2).

5-mguu-9, 28-year-old Ramirez of North Hills, Calif. staged an incredible, relentless performance against Erick “Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez at “Combate 12” on Februari 16, earning a unanimous decision over Gonzalez in what was Ramirez’s second straight win.

Padilla of Gardena, Calif. has notched six of his seven professional career victories to date by way of (T)KO au kuwasilisha. Prior to making his professional debut in 2014, “Taco” amassed a perfect, 6-0 record under amateur status, with all of his wins coming by way of (T)KO au kuwasilisha.

In other action at “Combate 14,” bantamweight (135 paundi) star John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (11-2) will face off with Chris “The Real Deal” Beal (10-4).

Castaneda of Mankato, Kutoka. is riding a seven-fight win streak that dates back to May 16, 2015 when he secured a first-round submission (nyuma-uchi hulisonga) kushinda juu ya Pedro Velasco. 5-mguu-7, 25-year-old has been perfect in La Jaula, winning all five of his Combate Americas bouts.

5-mguu-7, 31-year-old Beal of Ventura is an eight-year, battle-tested veteran of the sport who has competed on three different continents. In his first start with Combate Americas, he will look to end a recent, four-fight skid.

Elsewhere on the card, Alyssa “Tiny Tim” Garcia (3-2) ya Whittier, Calif. atakabiliwa Sheila Padilla (2-1) ya Visalia, Calif. in an atomweight (105 paundi) matchup.

Submission ace Heinrich Wassmer (5-1) ya Los Angeles, Calif. will take on hard-nosed scrapper Freddie “Lil’ Man” Arteaga (8-5) of Boise, Idaho in a flyweight (125 paundi) mashindano.

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 14” Fight Card

Lightweight Main Event:
Jose Estrada vs. Emilio Chavez

Nyepesi Co-Kuu Tukio:
Danny Ramirez vs. Chris Padilla

Bantamweight: John Castaneda vs. Chris Beal
Middleweight: Joseph Vidales vs. Joseph Henle
Flyweight: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Freddie Arteaga
Flyweight: Michael Reyes vs. Benji Gomez
Atomweight: Alyssa Garcia vs. Sheila Padilla
Catchweight (140 paundi): Ryan Lilley vs. Ralph Acosta
Lightweight: Bruno Machado vs. Austin Wilson

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

Chini: PaulinaFirefoxGranados (pichani) will face off with Jenna Serio in a featured atomweight (105 paundi) contest at Combate Americas: Empire Rising, U.S. Hispanic league’s debut event in New York, juu ya Ijumaa, Oktoba. 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® KUHUSU Ijumaa, Oktoba. 14

Featherweight co-main event: Erick Sanchez vs. Victor Martinez
Bantamweight: Irwin Rivera vs. Cristobal Chavez
Women’s atomweight: Paulina Granados vs. Jenna Serio

Tiketi juu ya kuuza sasa

NEW YORK – Sept. 14, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced the addition of three bouts, including a featherweight (145 paundi) co-main event contest between streaking Uria Faber ulinzi 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.. juu ya Ijumaa, Oktoba. 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The matchup between Sanchez and Martinez will precede the much-anticipated bantamweight (135 paundi) championship showdown between red-hot stars John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (11-2) ya Mankato, Kutoka. na Gustavo Lopez (6-1) ya Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Wash.

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 paundi) hatua, Paulina “Firefox” Granados(3-2) watachukua Jenna Serio (3-1).

Erick Sanchez vs. Victor Martinez

The 5-foot-10, 25-year-old Sanchez of Sacramento, Calif. will look for his third straight victory in La Jaula, and his fourth consecutive win overall, after submitting (nyuma-uchi hulisonga) Mike Segura in just 50 seconds at the third event in the Combate Americas “Road To The Championship” series in Los Angeles, Calif. juu ya Aprili 18.

Prior to the victory, Sanchez, who has won five of his seven professional starts by way of (T)KO au kuwasilisha, scored a third round (1:22) WHO (kukwepa makonde) juu ya Ousmane Thomas Diagne katika Bellator 147 Desemba 4, 2015.

Pia 25 umri wa miaka, 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 Aprili 25.


Juu: Irwin “Mnyama” Rivera (pichani) will make his Combate Americas debut against undefeated Cristobal Chavez in a featured bantamweight (135 paundi) mwisho.

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 Novemba 7, 2014, and ran to three consecutive wins thereafter.

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

5-mguu-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 au kuwasilisha.

Chavez is coming off a second round (4:14) kuwasilisha (armlock) ya Ronny Perrogon juu ya Juni 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, Calif.

Granados made her Combate Americas debut in her last start on Mei 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 Juni 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, zaidi ya 20 restaurants and dining options, two luxurious spas, a 125,000 mraba mguu Las Vegas style ya michezo ya kubahatisha sakafu, cabaret-style Chumba cha Maonyesho, a 5,000 kiti uwanja, five pristine golf courses, baa kadhaa, 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. Tiketi ni bei saa $75, for cageside, $65, $50 na $35, and may be subject to additional fees. Milango itafungua katika 5:30 p.m.kwa ajili ya tukio, na kwanza awali bout itaanza saa 6 p.m.

Vipindi vya ziada yatatangazwa hivi karibuni.

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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, Oktoba. 14

(Pictured below): Twenty-four year-old surging star John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda (11-2) ya Mankato, Kutoka. will bid to become the first 135 pound world champion in Combate Americas history onIjumaa, Oktoba. 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..

Tiketi juu ya kuuza sasa

NEW YORK – Saba. 8, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that red-hot, streaking bantamweight (135 paundi) nyota John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (11-2) na 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.. juu ya Ijumaa, Oktoba 14, live on beIN SPORTS En Español and UFC FIGHT PASS®.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Kutoka. and the 27-year-old Lopez of Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Wash. 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,"Alisema Combate Amerika Mkurugenzi Mtendaji Campbell McLaren, who also produced the last live televised professional MMA event in New York State with UFC® 7 Septemba 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,"Iliendelea 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) ya Las Vegas, Nev. via Yakima, Wash. will look to continue his unbeaten run inLa Jaula,” Combate Amerika ngome, when he fights for his first world title.

Castaneda, who has finished 8 yake 11 ushindi kazi kitaaluma, is riding a six-fight win streak dating back to May 16, 2015 wakati yeye kuwasilishwa Pedro Velasco with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:42) vita ya.

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

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

Katika mwanzo wake wa mwisho, Castaneda stepped up for Combate Americas on just two weeks’ notice, replacing an injured Erick Sanchez, at the higher, featherweight limit of 145 paundi, dhidi ya Angel Cruz Agosti 11, and scored a second round (2:25) WHO (kukwepa makonde) on Cruz.

Fighting out of the famed Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, Lopez, a protégé of former UFC® bingwa 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.

Similar to his opponent, Lopez is a determined finisher who has earned five of his six professional career wins by way of (T)KO au kuwasilisha.

Lopez began his Combate Americas journey in the “Road To The Championship” series, kuwashinda 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) wa utekelezaji, before sealing his fate in the title fight with Castaneda by scoring a devastating, raundi ya pili (4:07) TKO juu Sauli 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, zaidi ya 20 restaurants and dining options, two luxurious spas, a 125,000 mraba mguu Las Vegas style ya michezo ya kubahatisha sakafu, cabaret-style Chumba cha Maonyesho, a 5,000 kiti uwanja, five pristine golf courses, baa kadhaa, 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. Tiketi ni bei saa $75, for cageside, $65, $50 na $35, and may be subject to additional fees. Milango itafungua katika 5:30 p.m.kwa ajili ya tukio, na kwanza awali bout itaanza saa 6 p.m.

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“SEXY MEXY” AND UFC® VET DANNY MARTINEZ STEP IN FOR INJURED FIGHTERS IN MAIN AND CO-MAIN EVENT BOUTS AT COMBATE AMERICAS ON THURSDAY, Agosti. 11, LIVE ON UFC FIGHT PASS® FROM LOS ANGELES

New featherweight main event:
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda replaces injured Erick Sanchez against Angel Cruz

New flyweight co-main event:
Danny Martinez in for injured Jonathan Martinez against Benjamin Vinson

NEW YORK – Agosti 4, 2016 - Combate Amerika, kwanza kuwahi U.S. Mixed Martial Arts Rico (MMA) sports franchise, today announced new main event and co-main event matchups for its 10-bout fight card that will air live on UFC FIGHT PASS® from The Exchange in Los Angeles, Calif. juu yaAlhamisi, Agosti. 11 katika 9:30 p.m. NA/6:30 p.m. PT.

Streaking star John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (10-2) will step in for Erick Sanchez, who suffered a staph infection, and face off with Angel “Tito” Cruz(5-2) katika featherweight (145 paundi) main event at “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: CombateOCHO,” while four-time UFC® mkongwe Danny “The Gremlin” Martinez will replace a hurt (knee injury) Jonathan Martinez(19-7) in the flyweight (125 paundi) co-main event contest with Benjamin Vinson (8-3-1).

Aidha, the planned women’s atomweight (105 paundi) matchup kati ya Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) na Lisa Ellis (15-10) has been scrapped due to a hamstring injury sustained by Batara.

“We wish Erick, Jonathan and Kyra speedy and full recoveries, and have the utmost respect for John Castaneda and Danny Martinez, two ferocious warriors who did not hesitate to accept our offers to face super tough opponents in the top two fights on our card, katika taarifa fupi,"Alisema Combate Amerika Mkurugenzi Mtendaji Campbell McLaren.

The 24-year-old Castaneda of Mankato, Kutoka. is riding a five-fight win streak, the last three of which came inside the Combate Americas cage, or “La Jaula.”

Hadi sasa, the fast-rising star who normally competes at bantamweight (135 paundi), but who began his career as a featherweight, has notched 7 yake 10 kazi kitaaluma mafanikio kwa njia ya (T)KO au kuwasilisha.

Martinez of Chula Vista, Calif. will see action for the first time since his unanimous decision win over Richie Vaculik katika UFC 193 mwisho Novemba 14.

The 31-year-old finisher, originally hailing from Tempe, Ariz., ina chuma 14 yake 19 kazi ushindi kwa njia ya (T)KO au kuwasilisha.

Tickets for “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: CombateOCHO,” priced from $40, are on sale at ItsMySeat.com as well as at The Exchange box office. UFC FIGHT PASS is available on: personal computers, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Sony TVs with Android TV and Roku devices.

Doors at the Exchange LA open for the event at 5:30 p.m. PT, na kwanza awali kadi bout itaanza saa 6 p.m. The live UFC FIGHT PASS stream will commence at 6:30 p.m.

COMBATE AMERICAS: CombateOCHO

Featherweight Main Event:
John Castaneda vs. Angel Cruz

Flyweight Co-Main Event:
Danny Ramirez vs. Benjamin Vinson

Flyweight: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Benji Gomez
Featherweight: Izic Fernandez vs. Mark Bonilla
Flyweight: Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Albert Tapia
Featherweight: Jonathan Quiroz vs. Ryan Lilley
Lightweight: Jose Estrada vs. Christian Cardona
Lightweight: Erick Gonzalez vs. Yoandy Carrillo
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Hector Saldana
Welterweight: George Hernandez vs. Hakob Ter Petrosyan

COMBATE AMERICAS ACTION HEATS UP WITH WEEKLY MMA FIGHT SERIES ON NBC UNIVERSO, BEGINNING MONDAY, Aprili 18

THIRTY FIGHTS IN THIRTY DAYS!

NEW YORK – March 28, 2015 - Combate Amerika, kwanza kuwahi U.S. Mixed Martial Arts Rico (MMA) michezo franchise ilianzishwa na Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ushirikiano muumba Campbell McLaren, today announced the return of its epic, action-packed “Road To the Championship” fight series to NBC UNIVERSO, kisasa burudani na michezo cable channel kwa Latinos, with a weekly, one-hour program, mwanzo Jumatatu, Aprili 18, katika 12 a.m. NA/9 p.m. PT, from Los Angeles, Calif.

A total of 30 bouts featuring the most fearsome, emerging Hispanic MMA fighters, including Imagen Award-winning Combate Amerika reality series contestant and professional boxer Ricky "Gallero" Palacios (5-1 MMA, 2-0-1 ndondi), Uria Faber ulinzi Erick Sanchez (6-2), John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (9-2) and women’s atomweight standout and Eddie Bravo pupil Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (4-3), will unfold over the course of a 30-day period.

“We are thrilled to be featured in a new, weekly slot that will allow us to continuously showcase the best and most exciting young Hispanic fighters and future world champions” said McLaren.

“Since we launched our franchise,"Iliendelea McLaren, “NBC Universo has played an instrumental part in helping Combate Americas engage a national Hispanic audience, so we look forward to returning to their incredible platform, and entertaining and inspiring new and existing MMA fans throughout the U.S.

Combate Americas is a great place for fighters of Latin backgrounds to shine in front of martial arts fans”, alisema Bilai Joa Silar, Senior Vice President of Programming and Production at NBC Universo. “It’s very exciting to have another season of Combate Americas on NBC Universo. We’re sure our audience will be thrilled with each fight scheduled since they will all feature top notch fighters.”

Additional participating fighters and matchups will be announced soon, as will the Los Angeles location for the kick-off event and host venues for subsequent events.

The first weekly show on Aprili 18 will mark the third event in the “Road To The Championship” series. Following the sixth event in the series, which kicked off on September 17, 2015 katika Las Vegas, Nev., the most successful competitors in each weight class will be placed in the first Combate Americas world championship bouts in history.

Combate AMERICAS HITS HOLLYWOOD!

Kwanza U.S. Rico MMA franchise huleta kuishi televisheni
"Road To michuano" mapambano mfululizo kwa Los Angeles juu ya Jumatano, Desemba. 16

"Sexy Mexy" nyuso "Kiko 'Lopez katika bantamweight tukio kuu
Ricky Palacios vita Anthony Paredes katika bantamweight ushirikiano kuu tukio

Viwanja Kyra Batara mbali na Liz McCarthy katika wanawake atomweight hatua

Live, nne mapambano NBC Universo matangazo huanza saa 11 p.m. NA/8 p.m. PT

Tiketi juu ya kuuza sasa

NEW YORK - Desemba 1, 2015 - Combate Amerika, kwanza kuwahi U.S. Mixed Martial Arts Rico (MMA) michezo franchise ilianzishwa na Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ushirikiano muumba Campbell McLaren, leo ilitangaza kuwa nitafanya kwanza yake katika Los Angeles, Calif. na stellar, tisa bout kadi vita katika Florentine Bustani, kuishi juu ya NBC Universo, kisasa burudani na michezo cable channel kwa Latinos, juu ya Jumatano, Desemba. 16 katika 11 p.m. NA/8 p.m. PT.

"Tukio hili inawakilisha Combate Amerika ujio wa umri, na kuwasilisha lineup kwamba ni ya pili na hakuna na ukusanyaji wa brightest up-na-kuja Rico wapiganaji nchini Marekani, "alisema McLaren.

Bei kutoka $40, tiketi kwa ajili ya "Waziri Mkuu Bima Huduma na ASPIRA Mas Sasa Combate Amerika: Road To michuano Mkono,"Ni juu ya kuuzwa katikawww.HollywoodFightNight.com.

Katika bantamweight (135 paundi) tukio kuu ya kuishi, nne mapambano matangazo ya NBC Universo, John "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda, safi mbali ushindi wake katika uzinduzi "Combate Amerika: Road To michuano "tukio katika Las Vegas, Nev. juu ya Septemba 17, itakuwa mraba mbali na wenzake hisia fora Federico "Kiko" Lopez.

23 mwenye umri wa miaka Castaneda (8-2), Mshambuliaji wa majira anayetoka Mankato, Kutoka., chuma ushindi wake wa tatu mfululizo katika mfumo wa uamuzi wa pamoja juu ya Justin Governale katika ngome Combate Amerika.

Mwanachama 31 mwenye umri wa miaka ya Timu jitihada, Lopez (10-5) ya Murrieta, Calif. ni wanaoendesha tano mapambano kushinda streak, na nne za ushindi wale baada ya kuja kwa njia ya ama (T)KO au kuwasilisha.

Katika tukio bantamweight ushirikiano kuu, Combate Amerika nyota ukweli televisheni mfululizo na nguvu puncher Ricky "Gallero" Palacios itakuwa mraba mbali na hatari scrapper Anthony Paredes ya Murrieta.

Palacios (5-1), 28 mwenye umri wa miaka mkazi wa Mission, Texas ambaye pia inajivunia kasoro mtaalamu ndondi rekodi ya 2-0-1, alifunga thunderous, raundi ya kwanza (1:00) KO juu Benji Gomez pamoja na kichwa kick katika "Combate Amerika: Road To michuano "tukio juu ya Septemba 17, wakati 26 mwenye umri wa miaka Paredes, mwanachama mwingine wa timu jitihada, ni kutafuta kurudi ushindi safu baada ya kuugua hasara mwezi Julai kwamba snapped mbili mapambano kushinda streak.

Katika featured atomweight wanawake (105 paundi) kivutio juu ya matangazo ya kuishi,Kyra "Mogwai" Batara itakuwa collide na "Umeme Liz McCarthy.

Kupambana na nje ya Las Vegas, Mungu (3-3) ni 21 mwenye umri wa miaka mfuasi wa Brazil Jiu Jitsu guru- Eddie Bravo. During the “Combate Americas: Road To michuano "tukio katika Las Vegas, Batara vunjwa mbali stunning upset ushindi kupitia usiojulikana uamuzi juu ya Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, zamani michuano ya dunia mpinzani kwa mara tano kama wengi mno kitaaluma kama Batara.

29 mwenye umri wa miaka McCarthy (2-3), pia kupambana na nje ya Las Vegas, ni mara nne mkongwe wa Invicta FC, the world’s premier all-women’s MMA league. Prior to her professional debut at Invicta FC 2 ambapo yeye alimshinda Jessica Philip kwa njia ya raundi ya kwanza (5:00) WHO (daktari majeruhi) Julai 28, 2012, McCarthy amassed kamili, 6-0 rekodi kama Amateur.

Kuishi NBC Universo matangazo utaanza na featherweight (145 paundi) matchup kati ya Uria Faber mfuasi na prolific mwenye kutimiza Erick Sanchez (5-2) ya Sacramento, Calif. na wenzake nyota kupanda "Ruthless" Rudy Morales (3-3) ya Las Vegas.

Kamili, tano bout kadi ya awali kwa ajili ya "Combate Amerika: Road To michuano Mkono "yatatangazwa hivi karibuni.

Milango katika Florentine Bustani wazi katika 5 p.m. PT kwa ajili ya tukio, na kwanza awali bout itaanza saa 6 p.m.

COMBATE AMERICAS AND NBC UNIVERSO KICK OFF ALL-NEW MMA FIGHT SERIES “ROAD TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP” LIVE ON THUR., Septemba. 17 FROM LAS VEGAS

NBC Universo kwa Kipengele Combate Amerika '
Wengi Bad Ass-Latino MMA wapiganaji

Kuu Tukio: Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez vs. Max Ceniceros
Pia katika hatua: Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, Ozzie Alvarez,
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda na
ukweli TV nyota Ricky Palacios na JC Llamas

NEW YORK - Agosti 26, 2015 - Combate Amerika, kwanza kuwahi U.S. Mixed Martial Arts Rico (MMA) michezo franchise ilianzishwa na Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ushirikiano muumba Campbell McLaren, na NBC Universo, michezo ya kisasa na burudani cable channel kwa Latinos, leo ilitangaza kick-off ya "Road To michuano,"Kila mwezi-, vingi mwaka MMA mapambano mfululizo kwamba itakuwa hewa kuishi juu ya NBC Universo. Kwanza tukio kuishi katika Combate Amerika mfululizo itakuwa hewa juu ya Alhamisi, Septemba 17 katika 11 p.m. NA/8 p.m. PT. kutoka D katika Las Vegas, Nev., muda tu kwa ajili ya mwanzo wa Rico Heritage Mwezi.

Combate Americas is the groundbreaking, kuishi MMA mapambano mfululizo umba mahsusi kwa ajili Marekani. Hispanics ambao ni shauku ya ufundi na hatua ya michezo. Mashabiki wanaweza tune ndani NBC Universo kuangalia siku hizi za kisasa gladiators kuingia ngome kushindana kwa nafasi katika utukufu.

The Combate Americas live fight series schedule on NBC UNIVERSO includes:

  • Alh, Saba. 17, 2015 katika 11p NA / 8p PT
  • Alh, Novemba. 19, 2015 katika 11p NA / 8p PT
  • Katika 2016, tarehe nne za ziada TBD

"Sisi ni msisimko kupanua uhusiano wetu na NBC Universo, na kuangalia mbele kwa kutoa action-packed kupambana kadi akishirikiana na baadhi ya bora Latino wapiganaji katika dunia,"Alisema McLaren, who created Combate Americas two years ago to serve the fastest-growing U.S. idadi ya watu - Rico Millennials.

"Ushirikiano NBC Universo pamoja na Combate Americas'delivers juu ya ahadi yetu ya kutoa watazamaji wetu Latino rousing na burudani edgy na matukio makubwa,"Alisema Ruben Mendiola, Rais, NBC Universo.

The Combate Americas fight series comes one-year after Combate Amerika - Ushindani ukweli mfululizo, alifanya historia kwa kuwa kwanza mpango mapambano-themed milele kushinda kuu televisheni tuzo - "Best Aina au Mfululizo Ukweli,"Katika 29 Mwaka Imagen tuzo za mwaka jana. The Combate Amerika ukweli show kurushwa hewani juu ya NBC Universo (zamani mun2) na alikuwa shabiki favorite kati U.S. Rico watazamaji.

In the main event of the live NBC Universo telecast of the Combate Americas kick-off event on Alh, Saba. 17, two-time UFC veteran and Miletich Fighting Systems prodigy Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez (17-7) ya Muscatine, Iowa itakuwa mraba-off na ngumu kupiga KO msanii Max Ceniceros (7-2) ya La Mirada, Calif. katika featherweight (145 lbs.) kuu tukio showdown. Ceniceros ni kutafuta ushindi wake saba mfululizo, baada ya kumaliza nne za wapinzani wake wa mwisho sita kwa njia ya (T)KO au kuwasilisha.

Pia kwenye kadi usiku kupambana na kwamba itakuwa Combate Amerika reality series stars J.C. Llamas (5-5) na Ricky "Gallero" Palacios (3-1), who will make their respective second starts in the Combate Americas cage.

Mkimbiaji-up katika mashindano ukweli mfululizo, Llamas ya Bakersfield, Calif., itakuwa mraba-off dhidi ya fujo wenye nia mwenye kutimiza Ozzie "Outlaw" Alvarez (6-2) Brea ya, Calif. katika welterweight (170 paundi) mashindano. Palacios ya Mission, TX will face Benji "huleta ugomvi" Gomez (4-4) Ventura wa, Calif. katika bantamweight (135 paundi) matchup.

Katika featured strawweight wanawake (115 paundi) mwisho, Invicta FC mkongwe Nicdali "Malkia Night" Rivera-Calanoc (8-8) Tulsa ya, Okla. itakuwa collide na nguvu puncher Katy "Red Dragon" Collins (2-1) Branson ya, You.

Mapambano ya ziada, ikiwa ni pamoja na kamili ya awali bout kadi yatatangazwa hivi karibuni.
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KUHUSU Combate AMERICAS
Combate Amerika, LLC. is the first U.S. Mixed Martial Arts Rico (MMA) michezo franchise katika historia, designed to build Latino fighting champions and serve Hispanic fans, one of the world’s most avid groups of prize fighting enthusiasts. The Combate Americas franchise includes reality TV programming, live events and mobile programming. The company’s CEO, Campbell McLaren, is universally recognized as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine described McLaren as “masoko fikra nyuma UFC” na Yahoo! Michezo alitangaza kwamba yeye “anajua zaidi kuhusu michezo kuliko tu juu ya mtu yeyote ndani yake leo.” With an unprecedented product and a blue-chip ownership and management team, Combate Americas is poised to break new ground and bring about a new era in world championship level MMA competition.

Kuhusu NBC Universo:
NBC Universo (www.nbcuniverso.com) ni michezo ya kisasa na burudani cable channel kwa Latinos, kuleta duniani juu ya michezo franchise na programu edgy kwa zaidi ya 40 milioni kaya katika U.S. Kama moja ya wengi sana inapatikana kisasa njia cable kwa Marekani. Latinos, NBC UNIVERSO delivers a thrilling mix of exclusive sports action – including FIFA World Cup™, Liga MX, Ligi Kuu, NASCAR Mexico Mfululizo, NFL and The 2016 Rio Olympics – along with signature series, sinema blockbuster, muziki, must-see live events and strategic acquisitions, juu ya TV, vifaa online na mkononi. NBC Universo ni sehemu ya Puerto Rico Enterprises na maudhui, mgawanyo wa NBCUniversal (www.nbcuniversal.com), mmoja wa viongozi wa vyombo vya habari na burudani makampuni duniani. NBCUniversal ni kampuni tanzu ya Comcast Corporation (www.comcastcorporation.com). Kupata NBC Universo Channel idadi katika eneo lako, tafadhali tembelea www.nbcuniverso.com/Kumpata.