COMBATE GLOBAL ANNOUNCES<\/p>\n
COMPLETE FIGHT CARD FOR \u2018MEXICO VS. USA PART II\u2019
\nON SATURDAY, MAY 9 IN BURBANK, CALIFORNIA,<\/p>\n
LIVE ON ESTRELLATV, SAMSUNG TV PLUS AND YOUTUBE IN THE U.S.<\/p>\n
THE FIVE-FIGHT COMBATE GLOBAL SHOW
\nALSO AIRS LIVE IN MEXICO ON SAMSUNG TV PLUS<\/p>\n
BANTAMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:<\/p>\n
GIANNI \u201cKRIPTONITA\u201d VAZQUEZ (MEXICO) VS. KAMRON ORTIKOV (USA)<\/p>\n
BURBANK, CALIF. \u2013 April 28, 2025 \u2013 COMBATE GLOBAL today announced a complete fight card
\nfor its \u2018Mexico vs. USA Part II\u2019 live televised Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event in Burbank, Calif.
\non Saturday, May 9
\nThe COMBATE GLOBAL card will air live in the U.S. at 10 p.m. ET\/9 p.m. CT in Spanish on
\nEstrellaTV and Samsung TV Plus; live in the U.S. in English on Samsung TV Plus (COMBATE
\nGLOBAL English channel on Samsung TV Plus); and live worldwide in English on the COMBATE
\nGLOBAL channel on YouTube.
\nThe event will also air live in Mexico on Samsung TV Plus at 9 p.m. CT.
\nPriced from $30, tickets for the COMBATE GLOBAL event on May 9 are on sale at Ticketon.com.
\n\u201cWith The World Cup approaching, we present this early matchup of Mexico vs. the U.S. \u2013
\nalways among our highest rated shows,\u201d said COMBATE GLOBAL CEO Campbell McLaren.
\n\u201cUnlike soccer, though, we allow punches and kicks. This is always a battle!\u201d
\nIn a 130-pound catchweight main event, Gianni \u201cKriptonita\u201d Vazquez (13-5-1) will represent his
\nnative Mexico against Kamron Ortikov (7-2).
\nThe 31-year-old Vazquez, born and raised in Mexico City, fights out of the Irvine, Calif.-based
\ncamp of famed MMA trainer, Colin Oyama.
\nVazquez had been scheduled to headline the first 2026 installment of \u2018Mexico vs. USA\u2019 on April
\n11, but his matchup with Alvin Welch was scratched 48 hours prior to fight time due to a
\nmedical issue associated with Welch.
\nVazquez is the lone fighter in history to have defeated world-ranked contender, David Martinez,
\nan achievement that came on April 2021, when Vazquez earned a split decision over Martinez
\nat COMBATE GLOBAL.
\nFighting out of Sacramento, Calif. where he trains with retired, former superstar Urijah Faber\u2019s
\nTeam Alpha Male, the 25-year-old Ortikov is a native of Uzbekistan with experience fighting in
\nhis home country as well as elsewhere internationally, including Thailand and Abu Dhabi.
\nBoth Vazquez and Ortikov have earned more than half of their career wins by way of (T)KO or
\nsubmission.
\nAlso announced today was a welterweight (170 pounds) matchup between undefeated
\nphenom Jaden Ortega (6-0) and Alan \u201cEl Tibur\u00f3n Blanco\u201d Dominguez (11-8).<\/p>\n
Since making his COMBATE GLOBAL debut two years ago, the 23-year-old Ortega of Spokane,
\nWash. has been an unstoppable force, toppling multiple opponents with far more professional
\nfight experience than him.
\nIn his first start of the year on February 26, Ortega crumbled Ricardo \u201cWoody\u201d Chavez, who
\nentered the bout with over 50 professional fights under his belt, in the second round (:26) of
\ntheir matchup with a kick followed by a barrage of punches.
\nFighting out of Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico, the 29-year-old Dominguez represents yet another
\nhighly experienced opponent for Ortega.
\nDominguez holds a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
\nAlso returning to action for the second time in 2026 will be undefeated atomweight (105
\npounds) sensation Janet Garcia (6-0) of San Jose, Calif.
\nArguably the best atomweight in the world, Garcia will be the lone American fighter on the card
\nto face a non-Mexican opponent in Melissa Gomez (6-1) of Santiago, Chile in a 110-pound
\ncatchweight fight.
\nElsewhere on the card, a lightweight (155 pounds) contest will see battle-tested veteran Ivan
\n\u201cChoko\u201d Castillo (25-18) of Ensenada, B.C., Mexico collide with Ashton Charlton (9-3) of
\nSpokane.
\nLeading off the card will be a 150-pound catchweight affair between Jose \u201cOchito\u201d Ochoa (3-1)
\nof Mexicali, B.C., Mexico and unbeaten Adrian Segovia (2-0) of Los Angeles.
\nAdditional information about COMBATE GLOBAL and its athletes can be found on
\nwww.CombateGlobal.com as well as on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\u201cCOMBATE GLOBAL: MEXICO VS. USA PART II\u201d FIGHT CARD \u2013 May 9, 2026:<\/p>\n
CATCHWEIGHT (130 LBS.) MAIN EVENT:
\nGianni Vazquez (13-5-1) vs. Kamron Ortikov (7-2)<\/p>\n
WELTERWEIGHT:
\nJaden Ortega (6-0) vs. Alan Dominguez (11-8)<\/p>\n
CATCHWEIGHT (110 LBS.):
\nJanet Garcia (5-0) vs. Melissa Gomez (6-1)<\/p>\n
LIGHTWEIGHT:
\nIvan Castillo (25-18) vs. Ashton Charlton (9-3)<\/p>\n
CATCHWEIGHT (150 LBS.):
\nJose Ochoa (3-1) vs. Adrian Segovia (2-0)
\n###<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
About Combate Global
\nCombate Global is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise that is rapidly becoming the
\nnumber two sport after soccer for Spanish speaking fans worldwide, and that consistently garners television ratings
\nthat are superior to those of other major, longer established sports television properties.
\nNielsen research indicates that an astounding 91 percent of Combate Global viewers in the U.S. are not regular
\nviewers of other MMA content, demonstrating that Combate Global has garnered a new MMA audience with its
\nWorld Cup-style, country vs. country-style competition.
\nCombate Global CEO Campbell McLaren, also the co-founder and creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship
\n(UFC), has been described by New York Magazine as "the marketing genius behind the UFC,\u201d while Yahoo Sports
\nhas said he "knows more about the sport than just about anyone in it today." Under his direction, the growth of
\nCombate Americas\u2019 television footprint and worldwide audience triggered a re-branding in 2021 to Combate
\nGlobal.<\/p>\n
CONTACT:
\nMike Afromowitz \u2013 COMBATE GLOBAL
\nMikeA@CombateGlobal.com
\n917-566-8754<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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