Tag Achiv: Nicdali Rivera-calanoc

Combate Amerik, melanje Arts masyal, Mma

Retired Women’s MMA Star Named Combate Americas Fight Director

Kite yon kòmantè
Retired, former Mixed Martial Arts (Mma) world champion Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc has been appointed Combate Americas Fight Director. Photo kredi: 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 – Jiyè 13, 2017 – Combate Americas has named retired, former women’s Mixed Martial Arts (Mma) chanpyon nan lemonn 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.

Baze nan Las Vegas, Nev., Rivera-Calanoc, a training partner of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (Ch) chanpyon nan lemonn 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 (Ch) co-founder Campbell McLaren.

“Throughout her involvement in the sport,"Kontinye 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 liv), strawweight (115 liv) and atomweight (105 liv) – at three different points in her career.

Sou Out 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, Meksik, Rivera-Calanoc immigrated to the U.S. nan laj 5 with her family, and was raised in Tulsa, Okla. She returned to her roots in Chihuahua annually until her latter teenage years.
Amateur mma, Combate Amerik, melanje Arts masyal, Mma

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MAIN EVENT FOR MMA LEAGUE’S HISTORIC MEXICO DEBUT: STEVE SWANSON VS. GUSTAVO LOPEZ

Kite yon kòmantè

LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®
SOU JEDI, JANVYE 19

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

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

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

Evènman an, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Vandredi, Jan. 20 nan 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 liv) ko-prensipal evènman, former world championship challenger Nicdali "Rèn nan lannwit" Rivera-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, kalòj la Combate Amerik, 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,"Te di Combate Amerik CEO Campbell McLaren.

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

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

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 sou Oktòb 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, Lave.

Lopez emerged unbeaten, ak yon dosye sou 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 oswa soumèt.

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, Ki gen ladan Jessica Penne.

Rivera-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on Mas 12, soti nan 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 sou Desanm 2 in Panama City, Panama.

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

Pou dat, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)KO oswa soumèt.

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 Mas 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, bay nòt yon dezyèm tou (3:16) TKO sou Francisco Vargas with an onslaught of punches.

5-an pye-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 Oktòb 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, ki fè nòt yon premye tou (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 nan mwa septanm nan 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 Avril 25.

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.

Download the UFC App now.
melanje Arts masyal

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

Kite yon kòmantè

NBC Universo prezante Combate Amerik '
Pifò konbatan Move-manman bourik Latino mma

Main Evènman: Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez vs. Max Ceniceros
Epitou nan aksyon: Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, Ozzie Alvarez,
Jan “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda ak
televizyon reyalite zetwal Ricky Palacios ak JC lama

NEW YORK - Out 26, 2015 - Combate Amerik, premye-tout tan nan U.S. Panyòl Melanj Arts masyal (Mma) espò franchiz fonde pa Ultim Goumen Championship (Ch) ko-kreyatè Campbell McLaren, ak NBC Universo, espò yo modèn ak amizman chanèl kab pou Latino, anonse jodi a choute-off la nan "Road nan chanpyona an,"Yon tout-nouvo, milti-ane seri batay mma ki pral nan lè viv sou NBC Universo. Premye evènman an ap viv nan seri a Combate Amerik pral nan lè sou Jedi, Septanm 17 nan 11 p.m. AK/8 p.m. PT. soti nan D a nan Las Vegas, Nev., jis nan tan pou nan konmansman an nan Mwa Eritaj Panyòl.

Combate Americas is the groundbreaking, viv mma seri batay kreye espesyalman pou US. Panyòl ki pasyone sou atistik nan ak aksyon nan espò a. Fanatik ka melodi nan NBC Universo yo gade sa yo gladyateur jou modèn antre nan kalòj la fè konpetisyon pou yon chans nan tout bèl pouvwa.

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

  • Jedi, Sèt. 17, 2015 a 11p ET / 8p PT
  • Jedi, Nov. 19, 2015 a 11p ET / 8p PT
  • Nan 2016, kat dat plis TBD

"Nou ap eksite yo elaji relasyon nou ak NBC Universo, epi gade pou pi devan pou fournir aksyon-chaje kat batay prezante kèk nan pi bon konbatan yo ki sou planèt la Latino,"Te di McLaren, who created Combate Americas two years ago to serve the fastest-growing U.S. demografik - Millennials Panyòl.

"Patenarya NBC Universo a ak Combate Americas'delivers sou pwomès nou an bay telespektatè nou an Latino vibran ak abitan nan zòn amizman, ak pi gwo evènman yo,"Te di Woubenn Mendiola, Prezidan, NBC Universo.

The Combate Americas fight series comes one-year after Combate Amerik - Seri a reyalite konpetisyon, te fè istwa pa vin premye pwogram nan batay-la oryante tout tan pou pou genyen yon pi gwo prim televizyon - "Pi bon Varyete oswa Seri Reyalite,"Nan 29th rekonpans Anyèl Imagen ane pase a. Nan Combate Amerik reyalite montre devwale sou NBC Universo (Anvan mun2) e li te yon pi renmen fanatik nan mitan U.S. Telespektatè Panyòl.

In the main event of the live NBC Universo telecast of the Combate Americas kick-off event on Jedi., Sèt. 17, two-time UFC veteran and Miletich Fighting Systems prodigy Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez (17-7) a Muscatine, Iowa pral kare-koupe ak difisil-frape KO atis Max Ceniceros (7-2) nan LA MIRADA, Kalifòni. nan yon plum (145 lbs.) prensipal konfwontasyon evènman. Ceniceros ap chèche setyèm viktwa youn apre lòt li, apre fini kat nan dènye sis opozan l 'yo pa fason pou (T)KO oswa soumèt.

Epitou sou kat la batay pase tout nwit lan yo pral Combate Amerik reality series stars J.C. Lama (5-5) ak Ricky "Gallero nan" Palacios (3-1), who will make their respective second starts in the Combate Americas cage.

Moun kap kouri-up nan nan konpetisyon an seri reyalite, Lama a Bakersfield, Kalifòni., pral kare-off kont eFinisyon agresif-èspri Ozzie "Outlaw a" Alvarez (6-2) a Brea, Kalifòni. nan yon wèltèr (170 liv) Konkou. Palacios nan misyon, TX will face Benji "Brawler nan" Gomez (4-4) a Ventura, Kalifòni. nan yon bantamweight (135 liv) matchup.

Nan yon tap strawweight fanm (115 liv) fen, Invicta FC veteran Nicdali "Rèn nan lannwit" Rivera-Calanoc (8-8) a Tulsa, Okla. pral fè kolizyon avèk pouvwa pèrswa Katy "Wouj dragon" Collins (2-1) a Branson, Ou.

Batay Lòt, ki gen ladan y ap fè yon nèt sou tout pwen kat bout preliminè pral anonse byento.
# # #

SOU COMBATE AMERICAS
Combate Amerik, LLC. is the first U.S. Panyòl Melanj Arts masyal (Mma) espò franchiz nan istwa, 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 (Ch). New York Magazine described McLaren as “jeni nan maketing dèyè ch la” ak Yahoo! Espò pwoklame ke li “konnen plis sou espò a pase jis sou nenpòt moun ki nan li jodi a.” 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.

Sou NBC Universo:
NBC Universo (www.nbcuniverso.com) se yon espò modèn ak amizman chanèl kab pou Latino, pote espò franchises tèt nan mond lan ak pwogramasyon abitan nan zòn nan plis pase 40 milyon fwaye nan U.S lan. Kòm youn nan pi lajman disponib chanèl yo kab modèn pou US. Latino, NBC UNIVERSO delivers a thrilling mix of exclusive sports action – including FIFA World Cup™, Liga MX, Premye minis Lig, Mashkar Meksik Seri, NFL and The 2016 Rio Olympics – along with signature series, sinema sukse, mizik, must-see live events and strategic acquisitions, sou televizyon, sou entènèt ak mobil aparèy. NBC Universo se yon pati nan Panyòl Enterprises ak Content, yon divizyon NBCUniversal (www.nbcuniversal.com), youn nan dirijan medya ak amizman konpayi nan mond lan. NBCUniversal se yon sipòtè de Comcast Corporation (www.comcastcorporation.com). Pou jwenn nimewo a chanèl NBC Universo nan zòn ou, tanpri vizite www.nbcuniverso.com/Jwenn li.