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SATURDAY’S ‘MEXICO VS. USA’ CARD TO STREAM LIVE, GLOBALLY
IN ENGLISH ON COMBATE GLOBAL’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL
THAT HAS HISTORICALLY STREAMED ALL SPANISH CONTENT
VETERAN ANNOUNCERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA SENSATIONS
BEN “THE BANE” DAVIS AND ALEX WENDLING
WILL CALL THE LIVE COMBATE GLOBAL ACTION WITH
GUEST ANNOUNCER AND UNDEFEATED MMA STAR JADEN ORTEGA
THE FIVE-FIGHT COMBATE GLOBAL SHOW ON SATURDAY, APRIL 11

ALSO AIRS LIVE IN SPANISH ON ESTRELLATV IN THE U.S., AND ON SAMSUNG TV PLUS IN THE U.S. AND MEXICO

 

BURBANK, CALIF. – April 7, 2025 – Today, COMBATE GLOBAL announced that, for the first time in history, the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) franchise will stream live with English language commentary on its YouTube channel with the ‘Mexico vs. USA’ showdown on Saturday, April 11 at EstrellaTV’s studios in Burbank.

 

The live COMBATE GLOBAL television show featuring a minimum of four bouts begins at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT. Historically, COMBATE GLOBAL has streamed content with all Spanish commentary on its YouTube channel.

 

MMA experts and popular social media figures Ben “The Bane” Davis and Alex Wendling will call the action live in English and be joined on the air by undefeated COMBATE GLOBAL welterweight phenom, Jaden Ortega. The Saturday night English distribution experiment represents a data-driven decision by the company, which has witnessed worldwide Spanish-speaking audiences, ages 18 and under, adopt English language content on YouTube at an increasing rate. In addition, 75 percent of Hispanic people in the U.S. speak English proficiently, further validating this decision. COMBATE GLOBAL CEO Campbell McLaren commented, “At COMBATE GLOBAL, we have found that culture matters more than language. We are the salsa of MMA, and everyone loves salsa!”

 

Above: Gianni “Kriptonita” Vazquez (right) headlines the Combate Global live televised MMA fight card on Saturday, April 11. Photo credit: Scott Hirano/Combate Global. The “COMBATE GLOBAL: Mexico vs. USA” fight card also marks the promotion’s 2026 debut on a Saturday night, with all remaining 18 live events in 2026 taking place on Saturdays. In addition to the live worldwide stream on YouTube, the event will air live in English in the U.S. on Samsung TV Plus.

 

The show airs live in Spanish in the U.S. on EstrellaTV, as well as on Samsung TV Plus (COMBATE GLOBAL has both an English-language channel and a Spanish-language channel on Samsung TV Plus), and live in Mexico on Samsung TV Plus. In the previously announced COMBATE GLOBAL bantamweight (135 pounds) main event, Gianni “Kriptonita” Vazquez (13-5-1) of Mexico City, Mexico via Irvine, Calif., will square off with American star, Alvin “The Anvil” Welch (6-1) of Spokane, Wash. Priced from $30, tickets for the COMBATE GLOBAL event on April 11 are on sale at Ticketon.com. Additional information about COMBATE GLOBAL and its athletes can be found on www.CombateGlobal.com as well as on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

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About Combate Global
Combate Global is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise that is rapidly becoming the number two sport after soccer for Spanish speaking fans worldwide, and that consistently garners television ratings that are superior to those of other major, longer established sports television properties.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. 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.

CONTACT:
Mike Afromowitz – COMBATE GLOBAL
MikeA@CombateGlobal.com
917-566-8754