| COMBATE GLOBAL ANNOUNCES COMPLETE FIGHT CARD FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 12 IN BURBANK, CALIFORNIA, LIVE ON ESTRELLATV, SAMSUNG TV PLUS AND YOUTUBE IN THE U.S. THE FIVE-FIGHT COMBATE GLOBAL SHOW ALSO AIRS LIGHTWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT: PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MAIN EVENT: BURBANK, CALIF. – March 9, 2025 – COMBATE GLOBAL today announced the complete fight card for its live television Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event in Burbank on Thursday, March 12. The five-bout card will air live in the U.S. at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT in Spanish on EstrellaTV, Samsung TV Plus and the COMBATE GLOBAL channel on YouTube, and live in the U.S. in English on Samsung TV Plus (COMBATE GLOBAL English channel on Samsung TV Plus). The event will also air live in Mexico on Samsung TV Plus at 9 p.m. CT. Priced from $30, tickets for the COMBATE GLOBAL event on March 12 are on sale at Ticketon.com. In the previously announced women’s strawweight (115 pounds) main event, three-time world boxing champion and unbeaten Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Kenia “Mexican Queen” Enriquez (28-1, 11 KO’s, Boxing; 2-0, MMA) will square off with Japanese Jiu-Jitsu black belt CaySea McBride (0-3).
Above: Tony Cortez (right) will return to Combate Global MMA action just two weeks after his first fight of 2026. Photo credit: Scott Hirano/Combate Global Among the four new fights announced today was a lightweight (155 pounds) co-main event attraction between Tony “The Conqueror” Cortez (6-0) and Leonardo “Chimmy” Morales (15-11). The 24-year-old Cortez of Corona, Calif. re-enters La Jaula, the COMBATE GLOBAL competition cage, just two weeks after stopping previously undefeated Mexican star Cruz Garcia in the second round (3:11) of action with a series of punches. To date, Cortez, a former multiple-time amateur champion, has notched all his professional career victories by way of (T)KO or submission. Morales is a 33-year-old native of Managua, Nicaragua and was a runner-up on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter – Latin America competition reality series. Like his opponent, Morales has a track record of finishing fights, having earned 11 of his 15 victories by way of (T)KO or submission. In a featured bantamweight (135 pounds) matchup announced today, Ismael “Kraken” Zamora (9-4) will collide with Chris “Chapo” Quiroz (5-1) The 25-year-old Zamora of Mexico City, Mexico is looking for his second straight victory, while Quiroz of Tucson, Ariz. Is a 31-year-old is seeking his fourth consecutive victory. In a welterweight (170 pounds) contest announced today, Johan “El Samurai” Rodriguez (3-1) of Colombia via Phoenix, Ariz. will face off with American Joshua Sierra (3-2) of Miami, Fla. The opening bout of the night will see unbeaten Luis Melendez (0-0; MMA; 4-0 Karate Combat) of San Juan, Puerto Rico via Danbury, Conn. take on Jairo Villasenor (0-3) of Moses Lake, Wash. in a 180-pound catchweight fight. Additional information about COMBATE GLOBAL and its athletes can be found on www.CombateGlobal.com as well as on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. COMBATE GLOBAL FIGHT CARD – MARCH 12, 2026: STRAWWEIGHT MAIN EVENT: LIGHTWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT: BANTAMWEIGHT: WELTERWEIGHT: CATCHWEIGHT (180 LBS.): |
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