COMBATE GLOBAL AND UNIVISION KICK OFF NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH FIRST-EVER CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT ON FRIDAY, APRIL 9 FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA

COMBATE GLOBAL AND UNIVISION KICK OFF NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH
FIRST-EVER CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT ON FRIDAY, APRIL 9 FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA

LIVE ON UNIVISION AND TUDN USA IN THE U.S. AND ON TELEVISA CANAL 5 IN MEXICO
 
First of 30 live events in 2021 headlined by North American Flyweight Championship: Edgar “Pitbull” Chairez vs. Mefi “Lil’ Monsta” Monterroso

Bantamweight Co-Main Event: Undefeated David “The Black Spartan” Martinez returns to face rival Mexico City native Gianni “Kryptonia” Vasquez
 
Featured Women’s Strawweight Bout: Jessica Vargas vs. Laura “La Jefa” Gallardo

NEW YORK and MIAMI - April 6, 2021 –Combate Global and Univision Communications, Inc. today announced that they will kick off their recently announced new partnership with a North American championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event, live on television in the U.S. on Univision (12:30 am ET/PT) and TUDN USA (12:30 a.m. ET/9:30 p.m. PT), and in Mexico on Televisa Canal 5 (11:30 p.m. local time) on Friday, April 9 from Univision’s studios in Miami, Fla.
 
Today’s news comes on the heels of the recent announcement about the new, 5-year media deal between Combate Global and Univision that calls for 30 Combate Global live events annually, for a total of 150 events.
 
“We are coming out swinging in 2021, and are going to start the year off with a historic night that crowns our first North American champion,” said Combate Global CEO Campbell McLaren.
 
In the Combate Global North American championship main event and inaugural flyweight (125 pounds) title bout that also pits Mexico opposite the U.S., Edgar “Pitbull” Chairez (6-3) will collide with Mefi “Lil Monsta’” Monterroso (5-2).
 
The 25-year-old Chairez of Tijuana, B.C. has produced some of the most thrilling moments in La Jaula, the Combate Global competition cage, earning all five of his wins in the promotion by way of (T)KO or submission, including a stunning, 18-second armbar submission of Erick Villaluz on June 30, 2017. 
 
Fighting out of San Jose, Calif., the 31-year-old Monterroso is a former California State high school wrestling champion who has also competed in professional boxing. 

Monterroso trains at famed MMA camp, American Kickboxing Academy (AKA).  He notched his fastest victory with a TKO (punches) of Isaiah Wright in just 15 seconds on November 5, 2016.
 
In Friday’s co-main event unbeaten David “The Black Spartan” Martinez (3-0) of Mexico City, Mexico will return to Combate Global action and take on Gianni “Kryptonia” Vasquez (5-4) of Irvine, Calif. via Mexico City in a bantamweight (135 pounds) contest. 
 
A featured women’s catchweight (122 pounds) matchup will see Jessica Vargas (2-1) of La Paz, Bolivia  will battle Laura “La Jefa” Gallardo (2-1) of La Habra Heights, Calif.
 
In preliminary bout action, Jomal Rodriguez (3-2) of Plant City, Fla. will meet Sergio Sosa (1-1) of Miami at lightweight (155 pounds).
 
 
Adam “The American Bully” Martinez (6-2) of Colorado Springs, Colo. will battle Pierre “The French Hawaiian” Daguzan (5-4) of Honolulu, Hawaii via Versailles, Yvelines, France at featherweight (145 pounds).
 
Steven Martinez (0-0) of San Antonio, Texas will make his professional debut opposite Amir Naser Kazemi (1-1) in a 140-pound catchweight bout.
 

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ABOUT UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.
As the leading Spanish-language content and media company in the U.S., Univision Communications Inc. entertains, informs and empowers U.S. Hispanics with news, sports and entertainment content across broadcast and cable television, audio and digital platforms. The company’s top-rated media portfolio includes the Univision and UniMás broadcast networks, as well as 10 cable networks including Galavisión and TUDN, the No. 1 Spanish-language sports network in the country. Locally, Univision owns or operates 61 television stations in major Hispanic markets across the United States. Additionally, Uforia, the Home of Latin Music, encompasses 58 owned or operated radio stations, a live event series and a robust digital audio footprint. The company’s prominent digital assets include Univision.com, free AVOD streaming service PrendeTV, Univision Now, the largest Hispanic influencer network and several top-rated apps. For more information, visit corporate.univision.com.
 
 
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. The company is dedicated to developing the best, new MMA athletes from different countries while matching them against one another in country vs. country-style competition.  Each year of Combate Global action culminates with “COPA COMBATE,” the toughest one-night tournament in sports that has established itself as the World Cup of MMA and the most coveted destination for representing one’s country.
 
The Combate Global franchise includes live event and original shoulder programming, and is the only MMA property regularly airing on broadcast television in both the U.S. (Univision) and Mexico (Televisa).  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.
 
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.