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Retired Women’s MMA Star Named Combate Americas Fight Director

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Retired, former Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) world champion Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc has been appointed Combate Americas Fight Director. Llun: Fred Siegel/Combate Americas, LLC

COMBATE AMERICAS NAMES
NICDALI RIVERA-CALANOC
FIGHT DIRECTOR

Former MMA world champion becomes the first Mexican American woman In history to lead matchmaking efforts for a combat sports franchise

NEW YORK – Gorffennaf 13, 2017 – Combate Americas has named retired, former women’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bencampwr byd Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, a Fight Director for the Hispanic sports and media franchise.

The appointment makes Rivera-Calanoc the first Mexican American woman in history to be charged with leading recruitment and matchmaking efforts for a combat sports organization.

Wedi'i leoli yn Las Vegas, Nev., Rivera-Calanoc, a training partner of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bencampwr byd Miesha Tate, will be responsible for managing the rapidly expanding field of women athletes that compete for the Combate Americas live television event series, both in the U.S., and internationally in Latin America.

She will also participate in the recruiting and matchmaking processes for the Combate Americas men’s division.

“We are thrilled to welcome Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc to our fast-growing and robust team of executives,” said Combate Americas CEO and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder Campbell McLaren.

“Throughout her involvement in the sport,"Parhaodd McLaren, “Nicdali has been the consummate professional both in and out of competition, and we are confident that her vast experience as a professional athlete, will be a conduit to success working with the new generation of the sport that Combate Americas is investing in.”

Rivera-Calanoc has made history with Combate Americas twice before, competing in both the franchise’s first-ever, live televised U.S. event in Las Vegas in 2015, as well as its first live televised event in Mexico last January with Tate in her corner.

A 10-year veteran of professional MMA competition, Rivera-Calanoc was ranked amongst the top 10 fighters in the world in three different weight classes – flyweight (125 bunnoedd), strawweight (115 bunnoedd) and atomweight (105 bunnoedd) – at three different points in her career.

Ar Awst 23, 2008, Rivera-Calanoc was crowned a world champion after defeating Shawn Tamaribuchi by way of unanimous decision in a flyweight contest in Shawnee, Okla.

Born in Chihuahua, Mecsico, Rivera-Calanoc immigrated to the U.S. yn yr oedran 5 with her family, and was raised in Tulsa, Okla. She returned to her roots in Chihuahua annually until her latter teenage years.
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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 Dydd Iau, Ionawr 19

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

Mwy:
Ysgafn: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio
Pwysau Bantam: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet

NEW YORK – Ionawr 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) yn dod i ben, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) ac Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on Dydd Iau, Jan. 19, live on Azteca America (10 p.m. A/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 p.m. A/5 p.m. PT).

Mae'r digwyddiad, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Dydd Gwener, Jan. 20 yn 11 p.m. 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 bunnoedd) cyd-prif ddigwyddiad, former world championship challenger Nicdali "The Night Queen" Rivera-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, y cawell Americas Combate, 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,"Meddai Prif Swyddog Gweithredol Combate Americas Campbell McLaren.

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

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

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 ar Hydref 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, Golchwch.

Lopez emerged unbeaten, gyda chofnod o 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 neu gyflwyno.

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, Gan gynnwys Jessica Penne.

Rivera-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on Mawrth 12, o 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 ar Rhagfyr 2 in Panama City, Panama.

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

Hyd yma, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)KO neu gyflwyno.

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 Mawrth 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, sgorio ail rownd (3:16) TKO ar Francisco Vargas with an onslaught of punches.

Mae'r 5-droed-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 Hydref 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, sgorio rownd gyntaf (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 ym mis Medi 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 Ebrill 25.

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

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NBC UNIVERSO i Nodwedd Combate Americas '
Mae'r rhan fwyaf Diffoddwyr drwg-Ass Latino MMA

Prif Ddigwyddiad: Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez vs. Max Ceniceros
Hefyd yn gweithredu: Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, Ozzie Alvarez,
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda a
sêr teledu realiti Ricky Palacios a JC Llamas

YORK NEWYDD - Awst 26, 2015 - Americas Combate, y U.S cyntaf erioed. Crefftau Ymladd Cymysg Sbaenaidd (MMA) fasnachfraint chwaraeon a sefydlwyd gan Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) cyd-grëwr Campbell McLaren, a NBC UNIVERSO, chwaraeon modern ac adloniant sianel cebl ar gyfer Latinos, Heddiw, cyhoeddodd y gic gyntaf o "Road To The Pencampwriaeth,"An-newydd i gyd, cyfres ymladd MMA aml-flwyddyn a fydd yn ei darlledu yn fyw ar NBC UNIVERSO. Bydd y digwyddiad byw cyntaf yn y gyfres Americas Combate aer ar Dydd Iau, Medi 17 yn 11 p.m. A/8 p.m. PT. o The D yn Las Vegas, Nev., dim ond mewn pryd ar gyfer dechrau Mis Treftadaeth Sbaenaidd.

Combate Americas is the groundbreaking, fyw cyfres ymladd MMA a grëwyd yn benodol ar gyfer yr Unol Daleithiau. Hispanics sydd yn frwd dros yr celfyddyd a chamau gweithredu y gamp. Fans Gall alaw i mewn i NBC UNIVERSO i wylio'r hyn gladiatoriaid modern mynd i mewn i'r cawell i gystadlu am gyfle mewn gogoniant.

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

  • Dydd Iau, Saith. 17, 2015 yn 11c ET / 8p PT
  • Dydd Iau, Tachwedd. 19, 2015 yn 11c ET / 8p PT
  • Yn 2016, pedwar dyddiad ychwanegol TBD

"Rydym yn gyffrous i ehangu ein perthynas gyda NBC UNIVERSO, ac yn edrych ymlaen at gyflwyno cardiau ymladd llawn gweithgareddau yn cynnwys rhai o'r diffoddwyr Latino gorau ar y blaned,"Meddai McLaren, who created Combate Americas two years ago to serve the fastest-growing U.S. demograffig - Sbaenaidd millennials.

"Partneriaeth NBC UNIVERSO gyda Combate Americas'delivers ar ein haddewid i ddarparu ein gwylwyr Latino ddeffro'r ac adloniant edgy a digwyddiadau mwyaf,"Meddai Ruben Mendiola, Llywydd, NBC UNIVERSO.

The Combate Americas fight series comes one-year after Americas Combate - Y gyfres realiti gystadleuaeth, creu hanes drwy ddod â'r rhaglen frwydr ar thema gyntaf erioed i ennill gwobr fawr teledu - "Variety Gorau neu Series Realiti,"Yng Ngwobrau Blynyddol y Imagen 29 y llynedd. Y Americas Combate sioe realiti darlledu ar NBC UNIVERSO (gynt mun2) ac roedd yn ffefryn ffan ymhlith U.S. Gwylwyr Sbaenaidd.

In the main event of the live NBC Universo telecast of the Combate Americas kick-off event on Dydd Iau, Saith. 17, two-time UFC veteran and Miletich Fighting Systems prodigy Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez (17-7) o Muscatine, Bydd Iowa sgwâr-off gyda caled-taro KO artist Max Ceniceros (7-2) La Mirada, Calif. mewn pwysau plu (145 pwys.) prif ornest ddigwyddiad. Ceniceros yn chwilio am ei fuddugoliaeth yn olynol seithfed, ar ôl gorffen pedwar o'i chwe wrthwynebwyr olaf ar ffurf (T)KO neu gyflwyno.

Hefyd ar y cerdyn frwydr fydd y noson honno yn Americas Combate reality series stars J.C. Lamas (5-5) ac Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (3-1), who will make their respective second starts in the Combate Americas cage.

Mae'r ail yn y gystadleuaeth gyfres realiti, Lamas o Bakersfield, Calif., Bydd sgwâr-off erbyn finisher ymosodol eu meddwl Ozzie "The Outlaw" Alvarez (6-2) o Brea, Calif. mewn pwysau welter (170 bunnoedd) gystadleuaeth. Palacios Cenhadaeth, TX will face Benji "The brawler" Gomez (4-4) o Ventura, Calif. mewn Pwysau Bantam (135 bunnoedd) matchup.

Mewn strawweight merched cynnwys (115 bunnoedd) diwedd, Cyn-filwr Invicta FC Nicdali "The Night Queen" Rivera-Calanoc (8-8) o Tulsa, Okla. Bydd yn gwrthdaro gyda Puncher phŵer Katy "Y Ddraig Goch" Collins (2-1) o Branson, Chi.

Ymladd Ychwanegol, gan gynnwys bydd cerdyn bout rhagarweiniol cyflawn yn cael eu cyhoeddi cyn bo hir.
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Americas Combate, LLC. is the first U.S. Crefftau Ymladd Cymysg Sbaenaidd (MMA) fasnachfraint chwaraeon mewn hanes, designed to build Latino fighting champions and serve Hispanic fans, one of the world’s most avid groups of prize fighting enthusiasts. Mae masnachfraint Combate Americas yn cynnwys rhaglenni teledu realiti, digwyddiadau byw a rhaglennu symudol. Prif Swyddog Gweithredol y cwmni, Campbell McLaren, yn cael ei gydnabod yn gyffredinol fel cyd-sylfaenydd / cyd-grewr y Bencampwriaeth Ymladd Ultimate (UFC). Disgrifiodd New York Magazine McLaren fel “athrylith marchnata y tu ôl i'r UFC” a Yahoo! Cyhoeddodd Chwaraeon ei fod yn “yn gwybod mwy am y gamp na dim ond am unrhyw un yn ei heddiw.” Gyda chynnyrch digynsail a thîm perchnogaeth a rheoli sglodion glas, Mae Combate Americas ar fin torri tir newydd a sicrhau cyfnod newydd yng nghystadleuaeth MMA lefel pencampwriaeth y byd.

Amdanom NBC UNIVERSO:
NBC UNIVERSO (www.nbcuniverso.com) yn sianel gebl chwaraeon ac adloniant modern ar gyfer Latinos, gan ddod â rhyddfreintiau chwaraeon gorau'r byd a rhaglenni edgy i fwy na 40 miliwn o gartrefi yn y U.S. Fel un o'r sianeli cebl modern ar gael yn y rhan fwyaf eang ar gyfer Unol Daleithiau. Latinos, NBC UNIVERSO delivers a thrilling mix of exclusive sports action – including FIFA World Cup™, Liga MX, Uwch Gynghrair, NASCAR Cyfres Mexico, NFL and The 2016 Rio Olympics – along with signature series, ffilmiau mawr, cerddoriaeth, must-see live events and strategic acquisitions, ar y teledu, dyfeisiau ar-lein a symudol. NBC UNIVERSO yn rhan o Fentrau a Chynnwys Sbaenaidd, is-adran o NBCUniversal (www.nbcuniversal.com), un o gwmnïau cyfryngau ac adloniant mwyaf blaenllaw y byd. NBCUniversal yn is-gwmni o Comcast Corporation (www.comcastcorporation.com). I ddod o hyd i'r rhif sianel NBC UNIVERSO yn eich ardal chi, ewch i www.nbcuniverso.com/Dod o hyd iddo.