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New 140-pound main event:
Eduardo “El Pube” Alvarado Osuna vs. Andre Barquero
Two new welterweight preliminary bouts announced today:
Jose “Know Name” Caceres vs. Major Jason “Righteous” Norwood
Fernando Gonzalez Treviño vs. Cesar Arzamendia
Previously Announced:
Professional wrestling sensation Melissa “Thunder Rosa” Cervantes makes her
MMA debut against Nadine “Too Much” Mandiau at strawweight
U.S. Airforce Staff Sergeant and MMA upstart Chris “Dirty Texas” Cortez
to face Spain’s Oscar “Jacare” Suarez in a 130-pound catchweight contest
Tickets on sale now
MIAMI – November 4, 2019 – TS-1 Promotions today announced a new main event and two new preliminary fight card matchups for the Combate Americas Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event presented by Cricket Wireless, that will air live on television in the U.S. on Univision (12 a.m. ET/11 p.m. CT) and TUDN (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT), and in Mexico on Televisa Canal 5 (11 p.m. CDT) and TUDN Mexico (11 p.m. CDT) from Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas on Friday, Nov. 8.
Priced from $20, tickets for the TS-1 Promotions-hosted Combate Americas live television event presented by Cricket Wireless are on sale at CombateAmericas.com/SanAntonio.
In the new main event announced today, Eduardo “El Pube” Alvarado Osuna (8-5) will square off with fellow rising star Andre Barquero (6-2) at a catchweight of 140 pounds.
The 24-year-old Barquero of San Pedro, Costa Rica will replace John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (17-4) of Mankato, Minn. after Castaneda withdrew from the commitment, citing an elbow infection as the cause.
Barquero will look to bounce back from a unanimous decision loss to Sean Santella on June 14. Prior to the result, Barquero had reeled off six straight wins, five of them via (T)KO or submission.
Osuna, a 27-year-old speedster and stellar striker who hails from Tijuana, B.C., Mexico, will look to collect his third consecutive victory in what has been a stellar year for his career, thus far.
Osuna is coming off a well-fought, split decision victory over Jose Luis Calvo on June 7.
In one of two new welterweight (170 pound) contests announced today for the event’s preliminary bout card, submission expert Jose “Know Way” Caceres (14-9) of Miami, Fla. will square off with wrestling stylist Major Jason “Righteous” Norwood (18-6) of Killeen, Texas via Lawton, Okla.
The second welterweight preliminary card fight announced today will see Fernando Gonzalez Treviño (3-2) of San Jose, Calif. via Monterrey, N.L., Mexico collide with Cesar “Goku” Arzamendia (8-4) of El Paso, Texas.
A previously announced, featured women’s strawweight (115 pounds) matchup will showcase the much-anticipated MMA debut of former Lucha Underground television series competitor and professional wrestling star Melissa “Thunder Rosa” Cervantes (0-0) of San Antonio against Nadine “Too Much” Mandiau (0-1) of San Diego, Calif.
In another previously announced featured bout, Lackland AFB Staff Sergeant and MMA prospect Chris “Dirty Texas” Cortez (2-1) of San Antonio will battle two-time kickboxing champion Oscar “Jacare” Souza (4-3) of Tenerife, Spain in a 130-pound catchweight meeting.
COMBATE AMERICAS LIVE TELEVISION FIGHT CARD
PRESENTED BY CRICKET WIREESS:
CATCHWEIGHT (140 LBS.) MAIN EVENT:
Eduardo Alvarado Osuna vs. Andre Barquero
STRAWWEIGHT FEATURED BOUT:
Melissa Cervantes vs. Nadine Mandiau
CATCHWEIGHT (130 LBS.) FEATURED BOUT:
Chris Cortez vs. Oscar Suarez
PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD:
Welterweight: Jose Caceres vs. Jason Norwood
Welterweight: Fernando Gonzalez Treviño vs. Cesar Arzamendia
Catchweight (140 lbs.): Ray Rodriguez vs. Andy Perez
Bantamweight: Justin Governale vs. Peter Caballero
Featherweight: Roy Sarabia vs. Carlos Melara
ABOUT COMBATE AMERICAS
Combate Americas is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, rapidly becoming the number two sport after soccer, for Spanish speaking fans worldwide. The Combate Americas franchise includes live event and original shoulder programming on some of the biggest television, OTT and digital platforms in Spanish and English, including Univision and Univision Deportes Network (UDN), DAZN, ESPN, GOL, Pluto TV and Facebook Watch worldwide. The company also owns and operates a multi-platform media studio, La Jaula Studios.
Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren, also the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has been described by New York Magazine as "the marketing genius behind the UFC,” while Yahoo Sports has said he "knows more about the sport than just about anyone in it today." With an unprecedented and cutting edge 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 Cricket Wireless
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About TUDN
TUDN is the multimedia sports division of Univision Communications Inc., the leading Hispanic media company in the U.S. Built around the flagship TUDN cable network, the nation’s No. 1 Spanish-language sports channel, TUDN reaches audiences across Univision’s television portfolio, as well as through the TUDN Radio Network, the TUDN mobile app and TUDN.com. TUDN possesses an industry-leading portfolio of live soccer rights through partnerships with 14 Liga MX clubs, the Mexican Football Federation, US Soccer, UEFA, Concacaf, Major League Soccer, Bundesliga and many more. Visit TUDN.TV for more information.
ABOUT TS-1 PROMOTIONS
TS-1 Promotions is a promoter of live sports entertainment events, including Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and boxing. The Miami, Florida-based company is headed by Gregory Bloom, a sports and media rights attorney and promoter with over a decade of experience in combat sports. During his career, Bloom has promoted over 35 live fights, and represented a number of high-profile athletes.
