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 Global today announced a complete, six-bout Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight lineup, live on Paramount+ on Friday, July 23.

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 the one-hour recap show on Thursday July 22 (9:00 p.m. ET) highlighting last week’s action.

In the main event announced today, two submission aces – Jesus Santos Aguilar (6-1) and Cristian “Scorpio” Barraza (6-1) – will face off against each other at a catchweight of 130 pounds.

Santos Aguilar, a 25-year-old native of Ensenada, B.C., Mexico, has been on fire, winning six consecutive bouts since suffering his lone career loss in his professional debut in 2015.

All but one of Santos Aguilar’s career victories have come via submission, including each of his last three by way of guillotine choke.

Similarly, the 27-year-old Barraza of Santiago, Chile is riding a five-fight win streak, with all five victories being produced by way of submission.  Four of the five wins came inside the first round of action.

In the co-main event and another Mexico vs. Chile showdown, Ana “La Guerrera” Palacios (5-1-1) of Mexico City, Mexico will take on Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (5-4) of Santiago in an atomweight (105 pounds) bout.

The 23-year-old Palacios’ return to action comes two months after her unanimous decision victory over Yajaira Cunningham.  The win was Palacios’ third straight and third overall under the promotion of Combate Global, where she has yet to be defeated.

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

A featured lightweight (155 pounds) contest will see Hugo “Hooligan” Flores (8-3) of Guadalajara, J.L., Mexico take on Alexander “Rolo” Torres (6-5) of Bogota, Colombia.

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

At welterweight (170 pounds), Omoyele “Killswitch” Gonzalez (1-0) of Chicago, Ill. 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 pounds).
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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.

Nielsen research indicates that an astounding 91 percent of Combate Global viewers 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.