COMBATE GLOBAL ANNOUNCES LINEUP OF SIX MMA FIGHTS FOR JULY 23

PARAMOUNT+ LIVE COVERAGE BEGINS
WITH A COMBATE GLOBAL PRE-SHOW AT 10:30 PM ET;
FIRST BOUT BEGINS AT 11 PM ET

FEATURED MAIN CARD BOUTS:
JESUS SANTOS AGUILAR VS. CRISTIAN “SCORPIO” BARRAZA
ANA “LA GUERRERA” PALACIOS VS. GLORIA “GLORIOSA” BRAVO
HUGO “HOOLIGAN” FLORES VS. ALEXANDER “ROLO” TORRES
NEW YORK – July 19, 2021 – Combate International at present introduced a whole, six-bout Blended Martial Arts (MMA) combat lineup, reside on Paramount+ on Friday, July 23.

Paramount+ reside protection will start with a Combate International pre-show at 10:30 p.m. ET/9:30 p.m. CT, and can proceed with the reside combat motion, starting at 11:00 p.m. ET/10:00 p.m. CT.

As well as, this week’s Combate protection is complemented on CBS Sports activities Community with the one-hour recap present on Thursday July 22 (9:00 p.m. ET) highlighting final week’s motion.

In the principle occasion introduced at present, two submission aces – Jesus Santos Aguilar (6-1) and Cristian “Scorpio” Barraza (6-1) – will face off towards one another at a catchweight of 130 kilos.

Santos Aguilar, a 25-year-old native of Ensenada, B.C., Mexico, has been on fireplace, profitable six consecutive bouts since struggling his lone profession loss in his skilled debut in 2015.

All however considered one of Santos Aguilar’s profession victories have come by way of submission, together with every of his final three by the use of guillotine choke.

Equally, the 27-year-old Barraza of Santiago, Chile is driving a five-fight win streak, with all 5 victories being produced by the use of submission.  4 of the 5 wins got here inside the primary spherical of motion.

Within the co-main occasion and one other Mexico vs. Chile showdown, Ana “La Guerrera” Palacios (5-1-1) of Mexico Metropolis, Mexico will tackle Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (5-4) of Santiago in an atomweight (105 kilos) bout.

The 23-year-old Palacios’ return to motion comes two months after her unanimous resolution victory over Yajaira Cunningham.  The win was Palacios’ third straight and third general below the promotion of Combate International, the place she has but to be defeated.

Bravo, who hails from Santiago, is a 35-year-old, two-time veteran of Combate International motion.  Her return to La Jaula, the Combate International competitors cage, will mark her first begin since she earned a unanimous resolution over Paulina Granados on April 26, 2019.

A featured light-weight (155 kilos) contest will see Hugo “Hooligan” Flores (8-3) of Guadalajara, J.L., Mexico tackle Alexander “Rolo” Torres (6-5) of Bogota, Colombia.

The four-bout undercard will probably be highlighted by a bantamweight (135 kilos) affair pitting unbeaten upstarts Hector Ferral Perez (3-0) of Ciudad de Juarez, Chih., Mexico towards David “The Silent Killer” Solorzano (2-0) of San Francisco, Calif.

At welterweight (170 kilos), Omoyele “Killswitch” Gonzalez (1-0) of Chicago, Ailing. will battle Gerardo Bazaldua (1-0) of Monterrey, N.L., Mexico.

Chris Ocon (4-2) of Miami will meet Trevor Wells (4-2) of Murrieta, Calif. at flyweight (125 kilos).
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About Combate International
Combate International, beforehand “Combate Americas,” is the premier Hispanic Blended Martial Arts (MMA) sports activities franchise, quickly turning into the quantity two sport after soccer for Spanish talking followers worldwide. It’s the solely MMA property often airing on broadcast tv in each the U.S. (Univision) and Mexico (Televisa).  In 2021, Combate International partnered with CBS Sports activities to distribute its reside exhibits in English within the U.S.

Nielsen analysis signifies that an astounding 91 p.c of Combate International viewers are usually not common viewers of different MMA content material, demonstrating that Combate International has garnered a brand new MMA viewers with its World Cup-style, nation vs. country-style competitors.  Every year of Combate International motion culminates with “COPA COMBATE,” the hardest occasion in sports activities, and probably the most coveted vacation spot for representing one’s nation.

Combate International CEO Campbell McLaren, additionally the co-founder and creator of the Final Preventing Championship (UFC), has been described by New York Journal as “the advertising genius behind the UFC,” whereas Yahoo Sports activities has stated he “is aware of extra in regards to the sport than simply about anybody in it at present.”  Below his path, the expansion of Combate Americas’ tv footprint and worldwide viewers triggered a re-branding in 2021 to Combate International.