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UNDEFEATED CRISTIAN “PUAS” PEREZ HEADLINES COMBATE GLOBAL SEVEN-BOUT MMA EVENT LIVE ON PARAMOUNT+ ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

By Mike Johnson on 9/9/2021 7:02 AM

UNDEFEATED CRISTIAN “PUAS” PEREZ
HEADLINES COMBATE GLOBAL SEVEN-BOUT MMA EVENT
LIVE ON PARAMOUNT+ ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

MEXICO’S PEREZ TAKES ON DUMAR “CORAZON DE LEON” ROA
OF COLOMBIA IN 150-POUND CATCHWEIGHT MAIN EVENT
 
FEATURED MATCHUPS:
ISAAC RUELAS VS. PATRICK LEHANE
JAZMIN “LA PANTERA” NAVARRETE VS. MARIEL CELIMEN
  
PARAMOUNT+ LIVE COVERAGE BEGINS
WITH A COMBATE GLOBAL PRE-SHOW AT 10:30 PM ET;
FIRST BOUT BEGINS AT 11:00 PM ET

NEW YORK – September 8, 2021 – Combate Global today announced a complete, seven-bout Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight card, headlined by a 150-pound catchweight matchup between undefeated Cristian “Puas” Perez (5-0) and battle-tested veteran Dumar “Corazon de Leon” Roa (15-9), live on Paramount+ on Friday, Sept. 10 from Miami, Fla.
 
Paramount+ live coverage will begin with a Combate Global pre-show at 10:30 p.m. ET/9:30 p.m. CT, and will continue with the live fight action, beginning at 11:00 p.m. ET/10:00 p.m. CT.
 
In addition, this week’s Combate coverage is complemented on CBS Sports Network with a one-hour recap show from the September 3 event, tomorrow, Thursday, September 9 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.
 
The 26-year-old Perez of Ensenada, B.C., Mexico will enter La Jaula, the Combate Global competition cage, for the third time in 2021, after reeling off back-to-back, first round submission victories, the first of which he produced in just 29 seconds via heel hook in April.
 
Fighting out of Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico, Roa is a 30-year-old native of Guateque, Boyaca, Colombia, and an aggressive finisher who has earned 10 of his 15 career wins via (T)KO or submission.
 
Also featured at the top of the card will be another 150-pound catchweight contest between aggressive strikers Isaac Ruelas (4-2) of Mexico City, Mexico and recent Combate Global one-night, four-man European tournament winner, Patrick Lehane (2-) of Cork, Ireland.
 
In a featured women’s flyweight (125 pounds) matchup between unbeaten prospects, Jazmin “La Pantera” Navarrete (1-0) of Santiago, Chile via Tijuana, B.C., Mexico will take on Mariel Celimen (1-0) of Miami.
 
Topping the preliminary bout card is a featherweight (145 pounds) battle between Fabricio Franco (8-3) of Rio Pardo, RGS, Brazil via Miami and Miguel “Destroyer” Villegas (7-2) of Tijuana.
 
In bantamweight (135 pounds) action, Cristian “Scorpio” Barraza (6-2) of Santiago, Chile will collide with Alex “Coyote” Gonzalez (3-3) of Mexico City.
 
Alana McLaughlin (0-0) of Portland, Ore. will make her professional MMA debut in a featherweight scrap with Celine Provost (0-0) of Paris, France.
 
The preliminary bout card will begin with a featherweight tilt between Carlos “The Assassin” Tenorio (2-1) of Torreón, Coah., Mexico via Phoenix, Ariz. and Roberto Romero Hernandez (3-2) of Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico via Irvine, Calif.
 

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About Combate Global
Combate Global, previously “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. It is the only MMA property regularly airing on broadcast television in both the U.S. (Univision) and Mexico (Televisa).  In 2021, Combate Global partnered with CBS Sports to distribute its live shows in English in the U.S. on Paramount+.  The company’s programming is available in over 70 countries in Europe, Africa and elsewhere globally.
 
Nielsen research indicates that an astounding 91 percent of Combate Global viewers in the U.S. are not regular viewers of other MMA content, demonstrating that Combate Global has garnered a new MMA audience with its World Cup-style, country vs. country-style competition.  Each year of Combate Global action culminates with “COPA COMBATE,” the toughest event in sports, and the most coveted destination for representing one’s country.
 
Combate Global CEO Campbell McLaren, also the co-founder and 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."  Under his direction, the growth of Combate Americas’ television footprint and worldwide audience triggered a re-branding in 2021 to Combate Global.
 
 
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