New York, NY (PRWEB) April 18, 2016
Campbell McLaren, founder of Combate Americas, today announced the signing of a multi-year deal to show Combate Americas mixed martial arts events in English live on UFC FIGHT PASS. The first Combate Americas card to be shown on UFC FIGHT PASS will be Monday, April 18 starting at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
“I am pleased to announce we’ve signed a deal to present Combate Americas events live on UFC FIGHT PASS,” said McLaren. “This is an exciting day for our young, talented Hispanic athletes, and a historic day for the Combate Americas organization. For me, this is a most special day, and I am grateful to Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta and Marshall Zelaznik for working with me to make this deal happen. It is an honor to have the world’s largest digital combat sports channel as the new English-language home for Combate Americas.”
"We are thrilled to add Combate Americas to UFC FIGHT PASS' ever-growing list of live-event and on-demand offerings," said Marshall Zelaznik, Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer Marshall Zelaznik. "MMA fans can expect tremendous fights featuring up-and-coming Hispanic talent."
McLaren, one of the original creators of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, founded Combate Americas in 2012. For the past four years, he has been building Combate Americas into a respected, successful promotion devoted to the Hispanic community in the United States.
Combate Americas features the most fearsome, emerging Hispanic MMA fighters, including Imagen Award-winning Combate Americas reality series contestant and professional boxer Ricky “El Gallero” Palacios (5-1 MMA, 2-0-1 boxing), Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sanchez (6-2), John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda (9-2) and women’s atomweight standout and Eddie Bravo pupil Kyra “Mogwai” Batara (4-3).
Tonight’s card will mark the third event in the “Road To The Championship” series, which kicked off September 17, 2015 in Las Vegas. The series pits competitors in each weight class in a tournament format to see who will be crowned the first-ever Combate Americas Champion.
The Combate Americas English language commentators for the April 18 card will be veteran analyst Ray Flores, along with the professional MMA athletes Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc and Gustavo Lopez.
UFC FIGHT PASS is available right now, with a free trial, by logging on to UFCFightPass.com. Available in 178 countries and territories across the globe, UFC FIGHT PASS features live fights, original programming and unlimited access to the world’s biggest mixed martial arts fight library.
Jen Wenk, APR, founder and president of the combat sports agency, STAR PR, served as the exclusive broker for the Combate Americas and UFC FIGHT PASS media deal.
Following is the entire line-up of bouts to be shown live on UFC FIGHT PASS:
Featherweight Bout – MAIN EVENT
Erick Sanchez (6-2) vs. Mike Segura (4-2)
Flyweight Bout
Jesse Cruz (8-5) vs. Jonathan Martinez (6-2)
Featherweight Bout
Angel Cruz (5-1) vs. Emilio Chavez (10-7)
Flyweight Bout
Jonathan Santa Maria (3-2) vs. Kyle Estrada (2-2)
Featherweight Bout
Kevin Vasquez (3-0) vs. Adam Calderon (5-2)
Catchweight Bout – 180 lbs.
George Burton (4-1) vs. Marcos Gonzalez (5-4)
Flyweight Bout
Michael Reyes (1-1) vs. Richard Bowen (2-1)
Lightweight Bout
Jose Estrada (Pro Debut) vs. Jonathan Quiroz (Pro Debut)
ABOUT COMBATE AMERICAS
Combate Americas, LLC. Is the first U.S. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise in history, 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 "the marketing genius behind the UFC" and Yahoo! Sports proclaimed that he "knows more about the sport than just about anyone in it today." 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.
About UFC®
UFC® is a premium global sports brand and the largest pay-per-view event provider in the world. Headquartered in Las Vegas with offices in London, Toronto, Sao Paulo and Singapore, UFC produces more than 40 live events annually that consistently sell-out some of the most prestigious arenas around the globe. UFC programming is broadcast in over 150 countries and territories to more than one billion TV households worldwide in 21 different languages. UFC FIGHT PASS®, a digital subscription service, delivers exclusive live events, thousands of fights on-demand and original content to fans around the world. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC, Twitter and Instagram: @UFC.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Combate Americas
Jen Wenk, APR
Jen(at)starprlasvegas.com
702.635.0995
UFC FIGHT PASS
Neil Springer
nspringer@ufc.com
416-278-1605