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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. Kredit foto: 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 – Julai 13, 2017 – Combate Americas has named retired, former women’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) juara dunia 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.

Berdasarkan di Las Vegas, Nev., Rivera-Calanoc, a training partner of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) juara dunia 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,"Sambung 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 pound), strawweight (115 pound) and atomweight (105 pound) – at three different points in her career.

Pada Ogos 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, Mexico, Rivera-Calanoc immigrated to the U.S. pada usia 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 Khamis, Januari 19

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

Lebih banyak:
Ringan: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio
Bantamweight: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet

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

Acara ini, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Jumaat, Jan. 20 di 11 petang. 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 pound) bersama-utama acara, former world championship challenger Nicdali "Ratu Malam" Rivera-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, sangkar 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,"Kata Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

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

Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) dan 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, 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 pada Oktober 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, Cuci.

Lopez emerged unbeaten, dengan rekod 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 atau penyerahan.

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, Termasuk Jessica Penne.

Rivera-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on Mac 12, daripada 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 pada Disember 2 in Panama City, Panama.

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

Sehingga kini, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)KO atau penyerahan.

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 Mac 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, menjaringkan pusingan kedua (3:16) TKO pada Francisco Vargas with an onslaught of punches.

5-kaki-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 Oktober 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, menjaringkan pusingan pertama (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 pada bulan September 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 April 25.

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

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NBC UNIVERSO untuk Ciri Combate Americas '
Kebanyakan pejuang Bad-Ass Latino MMA

Acara Utama: Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez vs. Dagangan Ceniceros
Turut beraksi: Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc, Ozzie Alvarez,
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda dan
realiti TV bintang Ricky Palacios dan JC Llamas

NEW YORK - Ogos 26, 2015 - Combate Americas, yang A.S. pertama kali. Hispanik Campuran Seni Mempertahankan Diri (MMA) francais sukan yang diasaskan oleh Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) pencipta bersama Campbell McLaren, dan NBC UNIVERSO, sukan moden dan saluran kabel hiburan untuk Latin, hari ini mengumumkan sepak mula dari "Road To The Championship,"Semua-baru, pelbagai tahun MMA siri perjuangan yang akan disiarkan secara langsung di NBC UNIVERSO. Acara pertama secara langsung dalam siri Combate Americas akan ke udara pada Khamis, September 17 di 11 petang. DAN/8 petang. PT. daripada D di Las Vegas, Nev., tepat pada masanya untuk awal Bulan Warisan Hispanik.

Combate Americas is the groundbreaking, hidup MMA siri perjuangan dicipta khusus untuk AS. Hispanik yang ghairah tentang kesenian dan tindakan sukan itu. Peminat boleh menala ke NBC UNIVERSO untuk menonton gladiators moden masukkan sangkar untuk bersaing untuk peluang mendapatkan kemuliaan.

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

  • Kha, Tujuh. 17, 2015 di 11p ET / 8p PT
  • Kha, November. 19, 2015 di 11p ET / 8p PT
  • Dalam 2016, empat tarikh tambahan TBD

"Kami teruja untuk memperluaskan hubungan kita dengan NBC UNIVERSO, dan mengalu-alukan menyampaikan yang penuh aksi perjuangan kad yang memaparkan beberapa pejuang Latino terbaik di planet ini,"Kata McLaren, who created Combate Americas two years ago to serve the fastest-growing U.S. demografi - Millennials Hispanik.

"Perkongsian NBC UNIVERSO dengan Combate Americas'delivers janji kami untuk menyediakan penonton Latino kami meriah dan hiburan Edgy dan peristiwa-peristiwa yang paling besar,"Kata Ruben Mendiola, Presiden, NBC UNIVERSO.

The Combate Americas fight series comes one-year after Combate Americas - Siri realiti pertandingan, mencipta sejarah dengan menjadi program perjuangan bertemakan pertama yang pernah memenangi anugerah utama televisyen - "Pelbagai Best atau Siri Realiti,"Pada Anugerah Imagen Tahunan ke-29 tahun lepas. Yang Combate Americas rancangan realiti yang disiarkan di NBC UNIVERSO (dahulunya mun2) dan merupakan kegemaran peminat di kalangan A.S.. Penonton Hispanik.

In the main event of the live NBC Universo telecast of the Combate Americas kick-off event on Thur., Tujuh. 17, two-time UFC veteran and Miletich Fighting Systems prodigy Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez (17-7) Muscatine, Iowa akan mengambil ancang-off dengan keras memukul KO artis Dagangan Ceniceros (7-2) La Mirada, Calif. dalam kelas bulu yang (145 lbs.) pertarungan acara utama. Ceniceros memohon kemenangan ketujuh berturut-turut, selepas tamat empat daripada enam lawan dengan cara (T)KO atau penyerahan.

Juga pada kad perjuangan malam itu akan menjadi Combate Americas reality series stars J.C. Llamas (5-5) dan Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (3-1), who will make their respective second starts in the Combate Americas cage.

Naib juara dalam pertandingan siri realiti, Llamas Bakersfield, Calif., akan mengambil ancang ditolak sehingga finisher agresif yang berfikiran Ozzie "The Outlaw" Alvarez (6-2) daripada Brea, Calif. dalam kelas menengah yang (170 pound) pertandingan. Palacios Perwakilan, TX will face Benji "The penengkar" Gomez (4-4) Ventura, Calif. dalam bantamweight yang (135 pound) matchup.

Dalam dipaparkan strawweight wanita (115 pound) akhir, Invicta FC veteran Nicdali "Ratu Malam" Rivera-Calanoc (8-8) Tulsa, Okla. akan bertembung dengan kuasa puncher Katy "Red Dragon" Collins (2-1) Branson, Anda.

Pergaduhan tambahan, termasuk yang awal kad pertarungan lengkap akan diumumkan tidak lama lagi.
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MENGENAI Combate AMERICAS
Combate Americas, LLC. is the first U.S. Hispanik Campuran Seni Mempertahankan Diri (MMA) francais sukan dalam sejarah, 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 “genius pemasaran di sebalik UFC” dan Yahoo! Sukan mengisytiharkan bahawa dia “mengetahui lebih lanjut mengenai sukan ini daripada hanya kira-kira sesiapa sahaja di hari ini.” 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.

Mengenai NBC UNIVERSO:
NBC UNIVERSO (www.nbcuniverso.com) merupakan sukan moden dan hiburan saluran kabel bagi Latin, membawa francais sukan yang terbaik di dunia dan pengaturcaraan Edgy kepada lebih daripada 40 juta isi rumah di A.S.. Sebagai salah satu daripada saluran kabel boleh didapati paling banyak moden untuk Amerika Syarikat. Punggung, NBC UNIVERSO delivers a thrilling mix of exclusive sports action – including FIFA World Cup™, Liga MX, Liga Perdana Inggeris, NASCAR Mexico Siri, NFL and The 2016 Rio Olympics – along with signature series, Filem blockbuster, muzik, must-see live events and strategic acquisitions, pada TV, peranti talian dan mudah alih. NBC UNIVERSO adalah sebahagian daripada Hispanik Enterprises dan Kandungan, satu bahagian dalam NBCUniversal (www.nbcuniversal.com), salah satu syarikat media dan hiburan yang terkemuka di dunia. NBCUniversal adalah anak syarikat Comcast Corporation (www.comcastcorporation.com). Untuk mencari nombor saluran NBC UNIVERSO di kawasan anda, sila layari www.nbcuniverso.com/Mencari dia.